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August 24, 1959

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Top 9 R H E
Giants 0 12 0
Pirates 6 13 1
Top 9 R H E
Giants 0 12 0
Pirates 6 13 1

Willie McCovey Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .388
OBP .250 .435
At Bats 4 85
Hits 1 33
• Singles 1 21
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 0 6
RBI’s 0 22

Bob Friend Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 15 0
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Forbes Field - August 24, 1959
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Strikeout
Bob Friend
Smoky Burgess
Rocky Nelson
Dick Schofield
Don Hoak
Dick Groat
Bob Skinner
Bill Virdon
Roberto Clemente
Willie McCovey
Willie Mays
Jackie Brandt
Felipe Alou

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
San Francisco Giants 0 12 0 12
Pittsburgh Pirates 6 13 1 6
Winning Pitcher Bob Friend
Losing Pitcher Sam Jones
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bill Virdon
Attendance 23,617
Time of Game 2 hours 47 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

McCovey strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Mays hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Alou moves to third. Brandt moves to second.
Top 9 Brandt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Alou moves to second.
Top 9 Felipe Alou pinch hits for Bud Byerly. Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schofield fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Jose Pagan pinch runs for Hobie Landrith. Bressoud hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Landrith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Friend hits a popup towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Virdon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Schofield hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brandt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Spencer strikes out.
Top 8 Kirkland strikes out.
Top 8 Cepeda hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 McCovey strikes out.
Bottom 7 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with Byerly covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Nelson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Bud Byerly now pitching. Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Mays hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Brandt hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Leon Wagner pinch hits for Eddie Fisher. Wagner hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bressoud hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Skinner hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Friend hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fisher fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Landrith hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first, with Friend covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Schofield is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Nelson scores.
Bottom 5 Burgess hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Nelson moves to third.
Bottom 5 Eddie Fisher now pitching. Nelson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 McCovey strikes out.
Top 5 Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Antonelli moves to third.
Top 5 Johnny Antonelli pinch runs for Dusty Rhodes. Brandt takes first base on ball four. Antonelli moves to second.
Top 5 Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Mike McCormick. Rhodes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Clemente hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Groat hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kirkland who is chasing the ball. Groat reaches third base with a triple. Virdon goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 4 Skinner is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Friend bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Bottom 4 Mike McCormick now pitching. Virdon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Bressoud hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Landrith is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Spencer is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Kirkland hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Schofield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Burgess trying to get to home. Mays throws the ball in to Landrith who tags Burgess who's trying to score from second, for the out.
Bottom 3 There's a wild pitch. Burgess moves to second.
Bottom 3 Hoak hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Burgess hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Nelson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 3 Clemente strikes out.
Bottom 3 Groat hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Cepeda hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 McCovey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 3 Brandt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Friend strikes out.
Bottom 2 There goes Virdon. The throw from Landrith and he is safe. Virdon steals second.
Bottom 2 Virdon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hoak scores.
Bottom 2 Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hoak moves to third.
Bottom 2 Hoak hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Hoak reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Bressoud strikes out.
Top 2 Landrith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Spencer moves to second.
Top 2 Spencer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards first. Nelson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kirkland for the out.
Bottom 1 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brandt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nelson for the out. Groat moves to third. Clemente moves to second.
Bottom 1 Clemente hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Groat moves to second.
Bottom 1 Groat hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Skinner hits a popup towards short. Bressoud settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Mays hits a line drive into center field. Virdon picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Virdon. Mays moves to second.
Top 1 Brandt hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.