Dodgers @ Pirates
August 23, 1959

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Bottom 2	R	H	E
Dodgers	1	1	1
Pirates	0	1	0

Bottom 2	R	H	E
Dodgers	1	1	1
Pirates	0	1	0

Smoky Burgess Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.299
OBP	.000	.349
At Bats	0	288
Hits	0	86
• Singles	0	47
• Doubles	0	27
• Triples	0	5
• Home Runs	0	7
Walks	0	22
RBI’s	0	45

Don Drysdale Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
15	7	2

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Forbes Field - August 23, 1959

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Don Drysdale

Joe Pignatano

Gil Hodges

Charlie Neal

Jim Gilliam

Maury Wills

Wally Moon

Rip Repulski

Chuck Essegian

Smoky Burgess

Count: - , 0 Outs

Count: - , 1 Out

Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 2 Pignatano hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Repulski hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Top 2 Essegian hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Hodges hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Nelson hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Clemente hits a line drive into left field. Moon picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Moon. Clemente moves to second.

Bottom 1 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Skinner hits a line drive towards short. Wills reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Moon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Nelson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moon for the out.

Top 1 Neal hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Gilliam hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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