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May 3, 1959

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Top 9 R H E
Cubs 4 8 2
Phillies 5 7 2
Top 9 R H E
Cubs 4 8 2
Phillies 5 7 2

Earl Averill Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .148
OBP .000 .179
At Bats 0 27
Hits 0 4
• Singles 0 2
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 1
RBI’s 0 2

Jack Meyer Season Stats

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2 1 0
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Connie Mack Stadium - May 3, 1959
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Jack Meyer
Jim Hegan
Ed Bouchee
Sparky Anderson
Willie Jones
Chico Fernandez
Harry Anderson
Richie Ashburn
Wally Post
Earl Averill
Jim Marshall
Lee Walls

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 4 8 2 6
Philadelphia Phillies 5 7 2 7
Winning Pitcher Jack Meyer
Losing Pitcher Bill Henry
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Harry Anderson
Attendance 13,660
Time of Game 2 hours 25 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Earl Averill pinch hits for Johnny Goryl. Averill hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Jim Marshall pinch hits for Don Elston. Marshall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Walls moves to second.
Top 9 Taylor hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bouchee settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Walls takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Long is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Meyer strikes out.
Bottom 8 Hegan takes first base on ball four. Jones moves to second.
Bottom 8 Anderson strikes out.
Bottom 8 Don Elston now pitching. Jones bunts towards the mound. Elston fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Anderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Post scores.
Bottom 8 Post hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Altman who is chasing the ball. Post reaches third base with a triple. Bouchee scores.
Bottom 8 Bobby Thomson now playing left field. Bouchee hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Altman who is chasing the ball. Bouchee reaches third base with a triple.
Top 8 There goes Banks. The throw from Hegan and he is out, Fernandez applying the tag.
Top 8 Moryn hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Jim Hegan now catching. Jack Meyer now pitching. Altman is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Fernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Ashburn hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Anderson tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 7 Gene Freese pinch hits for Ruben Gomez. Freese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark juggles the ball. That's an error on Dark. Anderson moves to third.
Bottom 7 Harry Hanebrink pinch hits for Valmy Thomas. Bill Henry now pitching. Bob Bowman pinch hits for Harry Hanebrink. Bowman strikes out.
Bottom 7 Anderson takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Goryl hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Drabowsky strikes out.
Bottom 6 Jones hits a line drive into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Anderson hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Post hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Bouchee hits a line drive into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Taylor hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Long hits a line drive to right field. Post throws towards first. Bouchee fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Bouchee. Banks scores. Long moves all the way to home. Two runs are unearned.
Top 6 Moryn hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Banks hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Anderson. Banks reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Fernandez hits a line drive towards third. Dark reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to third for the out. Anderson scores. Gomez moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 5 Gomez takes first base on ball four. Anderson moves to third. Thomas moves to second.
Bottom 5 Thomas takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 There goes Anderson. The throw from Taylor and he is safe. Anderson steals second.
Bottom 5 Anderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Jones hits a line drive into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Altman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee scoops it up and throws to first, with Gomez covering, for the out.
Top 5 Dark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Drabowsky moves to third. Goryl moves to second.
Top 5 Goryl takes first base on ball four. Drabowsky moves to second.
Top 5 Drabowsky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Taylor hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Walls strikes out.
Top 5 Long hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Anderson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Goryl reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Post strikes out.
Bottom 4 Johnny Goryl now playing second base. Bouchee hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops it up and throws to first, with Drabowsky covering, for the out.
Top 4 Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Banks strikes out.
Top 4 Altman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out. Dark moves to second.
Top 4 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Fernandez.
Bottom 3 Fernandez bunts towards the mound. Drabowsky fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Ashburn hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Gomez hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Taylor for the out.
Top 3 Drabowsky strikes out.
Top 3 Taylor hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Anderson bunts towards first. Long scoops it up and throws to first, with Drabowsky covering, for the out.
Bottom 2 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Long hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Moryn hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Anderson strikes out.
Bottom 1 Post hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Bouchee hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops it up and throws to first, with Drabowsky covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Fernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ashburn tags and scores.
Bottom 1 There goes Ashburn. The throw from Taylor and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Bottom 1 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Banks hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Altman strikes out.
Top 1 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Taylor scores.
Top 1 Taylor hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ashburn who is chasing the ball. Taylor reaches third base with a triple.