Reds @ Pirates
May 18, 1962

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Bottom 3 R H E
Reds 1 3 0
Pirates 0 1 2
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Reds 1 3 0
Pirates 1 2 2

Bill Virdon Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .266
OBP .000 .296
At Bats 1 128
Hits 0 34
• Singles 0 24
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 6
RBI’s 0 8

Bob Purkey Season Stats

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6 0 0
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Forbes Field - May 18, 1962
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Home Run
Bob Purkey
Johnny Edwards
Don Pavletich
Cookie Rojas
Eddie Kasko
Leo Cardenas
Wally Post
Vada Pinson
Frank Robinson
Bill Virdon
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Virdon hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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Bottom 3 Haddix strikes out.
Bottom 3 Mazeroski hits a line drive towards third. Kasko reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Pavletich strikes out.
Top 3 Post strikes out.
Top 3 Robinson is walked intentionally. Pinson moves to second.
Top 3 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat misplays the ball. That's an error on Groat. Kasko moves to third.
Top 3 Kasko hits a line drive into left field. Skinner picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Skinner. Kasko moves to second.
Top 3 Cardenas hits a popup towards first. Stuart settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hoak hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Rojas reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Burgess hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Clemente strikes out.
Bottom 2 Stuart takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Purkey strikes out.
Top 2 Rojas hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Skinner strikes out. There goes Groat. The throw from Edwards to Cardenas, and Groat is out.
Bottom 1 Groat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Pavletich strikes out.
Top 1 Post hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Robinson strikes out.
Top 1 Pinson takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Kasko hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Kasko reaches second base with a double. Cardenas goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 Cardenas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.