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August 27, 1959

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Braves 4 6 0
Cardinals 4 15 0
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Braves 4 6 0
Cardinals 4 16 0

Joe Cunningham Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .750 .347
OBP .750 .446
At Bats 4 383
Hits 3 133
• Singles 2 101
• Doubles 1 23
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 0 67
RBI’s 0 46

Don McMahon Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 1 11
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Sportsman's Park - August 27, 1959
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Triple
Don McMahon
Del Crandall
Frank Torre
Bobby Avila
Eddie Mathews
Johnny Logan
Joe Adcock
Hank Aaron
Andy Pafko
Joe Cunningham
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Cunningham hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Adcock who is chasing the ball. Cunningham reaches third base with a triple.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Torre hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Adcock hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McMahon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 McDaniel hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McMahon fields it and throws to third for the out. Grammas moves to second.
Bottom 7 Grammas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith moves to second.
Bottom 7 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Don McMahon now pitching. Flood hits a line drive into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mathews is thrown out after the base hit.
Top 7 Avila strikes out.
Top 7 Mickey Vernon pinch hits for Bob Rush. Vernon is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Musial hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rush has White trapped. There's the throw to Crandall and over to Mathews, who tags White for the out. Boyer moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 6 White hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Aaron who is chasing the ball. White reaches third base with a triple. Cunningham goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 6 Cunningham hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Frank Torre now playing first base. Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Crandall strikes out.
Top 6 Logan hits a popup towards short. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Pafko hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Lindy McDaniel now pitching. Frank Torre pinch hits for Ray Boone. Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Bob Rush now pitching. George Crowe pinch hits for Dean Stone. Crowe hits a fly ball into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Grammas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith moves to third.
Bottom 5 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Flood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Musial hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Boyer hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 5 White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cunningham moves to third.
Bottom 5 Cunningham hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Aaron. Cunningham reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stone fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Mathews takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Dean Stone now pitching. Avila hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Blasingame hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Wally Shannon pinch hits for Bob Duliba. Shannon hits a fly ball into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Grammas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Flood moves to second.
Bottom 4 Smith hits a popup towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Buhl strikes out.
Top 4 Crandall hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bob Duliba now pitching. Logan hits a line drive towards short. Grammas reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Musial hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boone scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Musial for the out.
Bottom 3 Boyer takes first base on ball four. White moves to second.
Bottom 3 White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cunningham moves to third.
Bottom 3 Cunningham bunts towards the mound. Buhl fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Buhl fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Dick Gray pinch hits for Vinegar Bend Mizell. Gray hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Pafko hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Boone takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Adcock hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 3 Aaron hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Mathews is hit by the pitch.
Top 3 Avila hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Buhl is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Grammas strikes out.
Bottom 2 Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Adcock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Flood hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Adcock. Flood reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Musial hits a line drive into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Pafko hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Boyer strikes out.
Bottom 1 White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boone scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out. Blasingame moves to second.
Bottom 1 Cunningham strikes out.
Bottom 1 Blasingame takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Boone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Adcock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mathews scores. Aaron moves to third.
Top 1 Aaron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mathews moves to second.
Top 1 Mathews takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Avila is called out on strikes.