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May 1, 1959

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Cubs 2 4 0
Phillies 4 8 0
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Cubs 2 4 0
Phillies 4 8 0

Sparky Anderson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .225
OBP .333 .311
At Bats 3 40
Hits 1 9
• Singles 1 9
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 5
RBI’s 0 3

Don Elston Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 4
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Connie Mack Stadium - May 1, 1959
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Don Elston
Sammy Taylor
Jim Marshall
Tony Taylor
Al Dark
Ernie Banks
Walt Moryn
George Altman
Lee Walls
Sparky Anderson
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Don Elston now pitching. Anderson hits a line drive towards third. Dark reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Taylor hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Johnny Goryl pinch hits for Bill Henry. Goryl hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bouchee settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Taylor hits a fly ball into left field. Bowman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Jones strikes out.
Bottom 7 Bowman hits a line drive into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Post hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bouchee hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Walls strikes out.
Top 7 Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Anderson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Moryn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Fernandez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Ashburn is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 6 Owens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Sawatski strikes out.
Top 6 Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Altman strikes out.
Top 6 Bob Bowman now playing left field. Dark strikes out. Sawatski drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Dark out.
Bottom 5 Anderson strikes out.
Bottom 5 Jones takes first base on ball four. Bowman moves to second.
Bottom 5 Bob Bowman pinch hits for Harry Anderson. Bowman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Henry fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bouchee moves to third.
Bottom 5 Post hits a popup, foul, towards first. Marshall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bouchee hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walls. Bouchee reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Taylor hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Henry strikes out.
Top 5 Taylor hits a fly ball into left field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Bill Henry now pitching. Owens is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Sawatski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walls. Sawatski reaches second base with a double. Anderson scores. Jones scores. Anderson moves to third.
Bottom 4 Anderson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Anderson moves to third. Jones moves to second.
Bottom 4 Jones takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Anderson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walls. Anderson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Post hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Bouchee hits a ball on the ground towards first. Marshall scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bouchee for the out.
Top 4 Walls hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Anderson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Marshall hits a fly ball into left field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Altman tags and scores.
Top 4 Moryn strikes out.
Top 4 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Owens fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Altman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ashburn who is chasing the ball. Altman reaches third base with a triple. Dark goes all the way around to score.
Top 4 Dark takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Fernandez hits a line drive towards short. Banks reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Ashburn strikes out.
Bottom 3 Owens bunts towards the mound. Hobbie fields it and throws to first for the out. Sawatski moves to second.
Bottom 3 Sawatski takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Hobbie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Taylor hits a line drive into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Anderson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Jones hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Post hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Walls is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Marshall hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Moryn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Anderson. Moryn reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Banks strikes out.
Bottom 1 Bouchee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 1 Fernandez is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Ashburn takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Altman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Altman for the out.
Top 1 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Owens fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Taylor hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.