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May 8, 1959

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Top 5 R H E
Phillies 5 9 0
Pirates 0 1 0
Top 5 R H E
Phillies 5 9 0
Pirates 0 1 0

Sparky Anderson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .175
OBP .500 .246
At Bats 2 63
Hits 1 11
• Singles 1 11
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 6
RBI’s 1 4

Paul Giel Season Stats

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0 0 0
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Forbes Field - May 8, 1959
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Out
Paul Giel
Smoky Burgess
Ted Kluszewski
Bill Mazeroski
Don Hoak
Dick Groat
Bob Skinner
Bill Virdon
Roberto Clemente
Sparky Anderson
Willie Jones
Harry Anderson
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 5 Jones takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Anderson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skinner. Anderson reaches second base with a double. Post scores.
Top 5 Post hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Post reaches second base with a double. Hamner goes all the way around to score.
Top 5 Bouchee hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Hamner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Kluszewski hits a fly ball into left field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Burgess strikes out.
Bottom 4 Clemente strikes out.
Top 4 Paul Giel now pitching. Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Conley hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Anderson scores. Sawatski moves to second.
Top 4 Sawatski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Post scores. Anderson moves to third.
Top 4 Anderson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bouchee scores. Post moves to second.
Top 4 Jones hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Anderson hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bouchee moves to third.
Top 4 Post is hit by the pitch. Bouchee moves to second.
Top 4 Bouchee hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Hoak hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Witt strikes out.
Bottom 3 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee scoops it up and throws to first, with Conley covering, for the out.
Top 3 Hamner hits a line drive into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Ashburn hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Conley strikes out.
Bottom 2 Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Mazeroski strikes out.
Bottom 2 Skinner hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Sawatski is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Jones takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Kluszewski hits a popup towards short. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Burgess hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Hoak hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Anderson strikes out.
Top 1 Post strikes out.
Top 1 There goes Ashburn. The throw from Burgess and he is safe. Ashburn steals third.
Top 1 Bouchee hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Hamner hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Ashburn moves to second.
Top 1 Ashburn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.