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August 23, 1959

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Dodgers 1 2 1
Pirates 2 5 0
Bottom 3 R H E
Dodgers 1 2 1
Pirates 4 6 0

Bill Virdon Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .239
OBP 1.000 .299
At Bats 1 440
Hits 1 105
• Singles 1 78
• Doubles 0 20
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 39
RBI’s 0 31

Don Drysdale Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
15 7 2
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Forbes Field - August 23, 1959
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Single
Don Drysdale
Joe Pignatano
Gil Hodges
Charlie Neal
Jim Gilliam
Maury Wills
Wally Moon
Rip Repulski
Chuck Essegian
Bill Virdon
Bill Mazeroski
Don Hoak
Smoky Burgess
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Virdon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Burgess scores. Hoak scores. Mazeroski moves to third.

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Bottom 3 Mazeroski takes first base on ball four. Nelson scores. Burgess moves to third. Hoak moves to second.
Bottom 3 Hoak takes first base on ball four. Burgess moves to second.
Bottom 3 Burgess hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clemente scores. Nelson moves to third.
Bottom 3 Nelson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Clemente moves to third.
Bottom 3 Clemente hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Groat strikes out.
Bottom 3 Skinner strikes out.
Top 3 Neal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Gilliam hits a popup towards first. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Drysdale bunts towards first. Nelson scoops it up and throws to first, with Mazeroski covering, for the out. Wills moves to second.
Top 3 Bill Mazeroski now playing second base. Wills hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Haddix strikes out.
Bottom 2 Virdon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Schofield moves to second.
Bottom 2 Schofield takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Hoak strikes out.
Bottom 2 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.
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.