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August 25, 1959

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Top 8 R H E
Giants 8 11 1
Pirates 2 6 0
Top 8 R H E
Giants 8 11 1
Pirates 2 6 0

Willie Mays Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .306
OBP .500 .367
At Bats 4 468
Hits 2 143
• Singles 0 83
• Doubles 2 34
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 21
Walks 0 48
RBI’s 1 78

Bob Porterfield Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 2 1
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Forbes Field - August 25, 1959
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Walk
Bob Porterfield
Hank Foiles
Dick Stuart
Dick Schofield
Don Hoak
Dick Groat
Bob Skinner
Roman Mejias
Roberto Clemente
Willie Mays
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Mays takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Brandt hits a fly ball into center field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Antonelli hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 8 Bressoud hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Foiles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Roman Mejias now playing center field. Landrith takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Roman Mejias pinch hits for Bill Virdon. Mejias 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 7 Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell juggles the ball. That's an error on O'Connell. Stuart moves to second.
Bottom 7 Hoak strikes out.
Bottom 7 Foiles hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Danny O'Connell now playing third base. Jackie Brandt now playing right field. Stuart hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Felipe Alou pinch hits for Willie Kirkland. Bob Porterfield now pitching. Leon Wagner pinch hits for Felipe Alou. Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brandt scores. McCovey moves to third. Cepeda moves to second.
Top 7 Cepeda is walked intentionally.
Top 7 McCovey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brandt moves to third. McCovey moves to second.
Top 7 Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Brandt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Clemente 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 6 Groat 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 6 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Antonelli hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Spencer scores. There goes Bressoud trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.
Top 6 Bressoud is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Landrith strikes out.
Top 6 Spencer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skinner. Spencer reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Fred Green now pitching. Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Harry Bright pinch hits for Don Gross. Bright hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Virdon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Schofield 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 5 Hoak hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Cepeda hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 McCovey hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mays hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Mays reaches second base with a double. Virdon throws the ball in to Gross who tags Mays trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Brandt goes all the way around to score.
Top 5 Brandt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Foiles strikes out.
Bottom 4 Stuart hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 4 Clemente hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kirkland. Clemente reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards second. Spencer scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 4 Skinner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Antonelli hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bressoud hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Landrith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Spencer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Kirkland hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Gross is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Virdon strikes out.
Bottom 3 Antonelli fires to first and has Schofield trapped. There's the throw to Bressoud who tags Schofield for the out.
Bottom 3 Schofield hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 McCovey strikes out.
Top 3 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Hoak hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Foiles hits a popup towards short. Bressoud settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Brandt hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Antonelli strikes out.
Top 2 Bressoud hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brandt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brandt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Skinner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Landrith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Landrith strikes out.
Top 1 Spencer is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Don Gross now pitching. Kirkland hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schofield settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cepeda hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brandt scores. Mays scores. McCovey moves to second.
Top 1 McCovey takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Mays hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skinner. Mays reaches second base with a double. Brandt moves to third.
Top 1 Brandt takes first base on ball four.