Pirates @ Reds
May 31, 1959

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Top 8 R H E
Pirates 5 11 0
Reds 2 8 1
Top 8 R H E
Pirates 5 11 0
Reds 2 8 1

Vern Law Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .214
OBP .000 .241
At Bats 2 28
Hits 0 6
• Singles 0 4
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 1
RBI’s 0 3

Joe Nuxhall Season Stats

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2 3 0
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Crosley Field - May 31, 1959
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Out
Joe Nuxhall
Ed Bailey
Frank Robinson
Johnny Temple
Frank Thomas
Roy McMillan
Jerry Lynch
Vada Pinson
Gus Bell
Vern Law
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Law hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Mejias hits a popup, foul, towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Hoak hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Nuxhall hits a line drive towards short. Groat reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 McMillan hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Bailey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Skinner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Nelson moves to second.
Top 7 Nelson takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Nuxhall covering. It's a double play.
Top 7 Groat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Robinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Lynch hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Virdon hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Law hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. Mejias moves to second.
Top 6 Mejias hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nuxhall fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Hoak hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Pinson hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Nuxhall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Mazeroski hits a line drive towards short. McMillan reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Skinner hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Nelson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Law spins and fires to second, with Groat covering, and Bailey is picked off.
Bottom 4 McMillan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bailey moves to second.
Bottom 4 Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Nelson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Joe Nuxhall now pitching. Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first, with Nuxhall covering, for the out.
Top 4 Groat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mejias scores.
Top 4 Virdon hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Law bunts towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out. Mejias moves to second.
Top 4 Mejias hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Hoak hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Law fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Lynch hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pinson scores.
Bottom 3 Pinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skinner. Pinson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Temple hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Mazeroski hits a line drive towards the mound. Purkey reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Nelson strikes out.
Top 3 Burgess hits a line drive into center field. Pinson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Pinson. Groat goes all the way around to score. Burgess moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Groat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Purkey strikes out.
Bottom 2 McMillan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Bailey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Bailey reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Thomas hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Bell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Virdon for the out.
Top 2 Law hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mejias moves to second.
Top 2 Mejias takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Hoak 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 1 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Lynch hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Pinson tags and scores.
Bottom 1 Pinson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon who is chasing the ball. Pinson reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 1 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Skinner takes first base on ball four. Nelson moves to second.
Top 1 Nelson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Burgess hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Groat hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Virdon is called out on strikes.