Pirates @ Reds
September 26, 1959

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Top 9 R H E
Pirates 6 8 0
Reds 5 7 0
Top 9 R H E
Pirates 6 9 0
Reds 5 7 0

Bill Virdon Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .254
OBP .000 .329
At Bats 0 507
Hits 0 129
• Singles 0 96
• Doubles 0 24
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 0 55
RBI’s 0 40

Bob Purkey Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
12 18 0
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Crosley Field - September 26, 1959
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Single
Bob Purkey
Ed Bailey
Frank Thomas
Johnny Temple
Cliff Cook
Eddie Kasko
Jim Pendleton
Vada Pinson
Gus Bell
Bill Virdon
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cook fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Foiles hits a fly ball into left field. Pendleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Jim Pendleton now playing left field. Gus Bell now playing right field. Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cook fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Cook strikes out.
Bottom 8 Bailey hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Don Gross now pitching. Roman Mejias now playing left field. Bill Virdon now playing center field. Jim Pendleton pinch hits for Buddy Gilbert. Pendleton 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 8 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cook fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Mejias hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bob Purkey now pitching. Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lockman scores.
Bottom 7 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens scoops it up and throws to first, with Umbricht covering, for the out. Lockman moves to third.
Bottom 7 Temple hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Whitey Lockman pinch hits for Willard Schmidt. Lockman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mejias. Lockman reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Stevens hits a fly ball into right field. Gilbert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Hamlin hits a popup towards short. Kasko settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Cook hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stuart. Cook reaches second base with a double. Bailey goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 6 Bailey takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Gilbert 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 6 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamlin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Umbricht hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Foiles hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Mazeroski hits a popup towards short. Kasko settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Hoak hits a fly ball into right field. Gilbert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Umbricht, and towards Hoak, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Temple hits a popup towards short. Hamlin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mejias hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cook fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Clemente hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Stevens hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Willard Schmidt now pitching. Hamlin hits a popup towards third. Cook settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Jerry Lynch pinch hits for Jim O'Toole. Lynch hits a line drive towards third. Hoak reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Kasko hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cook moves to second.
Bottom 4 Cook takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Bailey hits a fly ball into center field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Gilbert is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Umbricht hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cook fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Foiles strikes out.
Top 4 Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hoak hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Bell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Pinson 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 3 Mejias strikes out.
Top 3 Stuart hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Clemente scores.
Top 3 Clemente hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bell. Clemente reaches second base with a double. Foiles scores. Stevens goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 Stevens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Foiles moves to second.
Top 3 Hamlin hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Umbricht hits a fly ball into right field. Gilbert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Foiles takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 O'Toole strikes out.
Bottom 2 Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamlin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cook fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Mejias hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. O'Toole fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Stuart hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Cook is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Bailey takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Gilbert hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Thomas hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bell for the out.
Bottom 1 Pinson hits a fly ball into center field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 R C Stevens now playing first base. Temple hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Clemente hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 R C Stevens pinch hits for Bob Skinner. Stevens hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Hamlin hits a line drive towards first. Thomas reaches out and makes the catch for the out.