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May 22, 1959

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Reds 3 8 0
Pirates 3 8 1
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Reds 3 8 0
Pirates 3 8 1

John Powers Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .400
OBP .000 .455
At Bats 0 10
Hits 0 4
• Singles 0 3
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 1
RBI’s 0 1

Vern Law Season Stats

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3 1 0
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Forbes Field - May 22, 1959
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Strikeout
Vern Law
Smoky Burgess
Rocky Nelson
Bill Mazeroski
Don Hoak
Dick Schofield
Bob Skinner
Bill Virdon
Roman Mejias
John Powers
Roy McMillan
Ed Bailey
Gus Bell
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

John Powers pinch hits for Bob Purkey. Powers strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 McMillan is walked intentionally.
Top 9 Thomas bunts towards the mound. Law fields it and throws to first for the out. Bell moves to third. Bailey moves to second.
Top 9 Bailey bunts towards the mound. Law fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bell moves to second.
Top 9 Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Mejias hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Hoak hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Skinner hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Lynch hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Nelson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pinson for the out.
Bottom 7 Nelson strikes out. Bailey drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Nelson out.
Bottom 7 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out.
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.