Reds @ Giants
August 8, 1959

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Bottom 5 R H E
Reds 9 8 1
Giants 3 4 1
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Reds 9 8 1
Giants 4 5 1

Willie McCovey Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .424
OBP .500 .472
At Bats 1 33
Hits 0 14
• Singles 0 7
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 1 3
RBI’s 0 9

Orlando Pena Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 7 3
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Seals Stadium - August 8, 1959
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Home Run
Orlando Pena
Ed Bailey
Frank Robinson
Johnny Temple
Willie Jones
Roy McMillan
Frank Thomas
Vada Pinson
Gus Bell
Willie McCovey
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 5 Pinson hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Al Worthington now pitching. Pena strikes out.
Bottom 4 Alou hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Davenport hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Hank Sauer pinch hits for Stu Miller. Sauer strikes out.
Bottom 4 Bressoud hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Bailey takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Thomas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 4 Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bell moves to third.
Top 4 Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Landrith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Landrith for the out.
Bottom 3 Spencer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Spencer reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Cepeda hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCovey for the out.
Top 3 Temple hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Pena hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cepeda. Pena reaches second base with a double. Jones scores. Bailey goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 McMillan hits a popup towards short. Bressoud settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Bailey takes first base on ball four. Jones moves to second.
Top 3 Jones takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Thomas is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Davenport hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pena fields it and throws to third for the out. Bressoud moves to second.
Bottom 2 Bressoud hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Landrith moves to second.
Bottom 2 Landrith takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Robinson strikes out.
Top 2 Stu Miller now pitching. Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with Miller covering, for the out. Pinson moves to third.
Top 2 Pinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cepeda. Pinson reaches second base with a double. Pena scores. Temple scores.
Top 2 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards second. Spencer picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Spencer. Pena moves to third. Temple moves to second.
Top 2 Pena takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 McMillan hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 1 Kirkland hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Alou tags and scores. McCovey tags and moves to third.
Bottom 1 Orlando Pena now pitching. Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to home. Bailey drops the ball. Davenport scores. Alou moves to third. McCovey moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 1 McCovey takes first base on ball four. Davenport moves to third. Alou moves to second.
Bottom 1 Alou takes first base on ball four. Davenport moves to second.
Bottom 1 Davenport takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Bailey strikes out.
Top 1 Jones hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pinson scores. Robinson scores. Thomas moves to second.
Top 1 Thomas takes first base on ball four. Pinson moves to third. Robinson moves to second.
Top 1 Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Bell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Pinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cepeda. Pinson reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Temple hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.