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May 22, 1959

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Bottom 7 R H E
Reds 3 6 0
Pirates 3 7 1
Bottom 7 R H E
Reds 3 6 0
Pirates 3 7 1

Smoky Burgess Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .362
OBP .333 .414
At Bats 3 105
Hits 1 38
• Singles 0 16
• Doubles 1 16
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 10
RBI’s 0 19

Bob Purkey Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 4 0
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Forbes Field - May 22, 1959
Out
Bob Purkey
Ed Bailey
Frank Robinson
Johnny Temple
Frank Thomas
Roy McMillan
Jerry Lynch
Vada Pinson
Gus Bell
Smoky Burgess
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Virdon strikes out.
Top 7 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Purkey strikes out.
Top 7 McMillan hits a fly ball into right field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Schofield hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Law hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Mejias hits a popup, foul, towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Bailey hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out. Virdon scores. Nelson moves to third.
Bottom 5 Skinner takes first base on ball four. Nelson moves to second.
Bottom 5 Nelson is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 5 Burgess hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Virdon moves to third.
Bottom 5 Virdon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson. Virdon reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Lynch hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Pinson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Pinson reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Law hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Mejias hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Purkey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak juggles the ball. That's an error on Hoak.
Top 4 Thomas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bailey hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Mazeroski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Skinner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 3 Burgess hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson. Burgess reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Bell hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Lynch hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 3 Pinson hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Temple hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Virdon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Schofield hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Law hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson. Law reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Mejias strikes out.
Top 2 Purkey strikes out.
Top 2 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Bailey moves to third.
Top 2 Thomas takes first base on ball four. Bailey moves to second.
Top 2 Bailey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Mazeroski hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson. Mazeroski reaches second base with a double. Nelson scores. Skinner moves to third.
Bottom 1 Skinner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Nelson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson. Nelson reaches second base with a double. Virdon goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Burgess hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Virdon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Robinson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Lynch hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Pinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skinner. Pinson reaches second base with a double. Temple goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 Temple hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.