Pirates @ Phillies
September 5, 1959

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Pirates 6 7 3
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Pirates 6 7 3
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Richie Ashburn Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .267
OBP .250 .363
At Bats 4 505
Hits 1 135
• Singles 1 116
• Doubles 0 16
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 72
RBI’s 0 20

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Connie Mack Stadium - September 5, 1959
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Single
Fred Green
Hank Foiles
Dick Stuart
Bill Mazeroski
Don Hoak
Dick Groat
Bob Skinner
Bill Virdon
Roberto Clemente
Richie Ashburn
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Hank Foiles now catching. Ashburn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Hank Foiles pinch runs for Smoky Burgess. Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. Clemente scores. Stuart moves to third. Foiles moves to second.
Top 8 Turk Farrell now pitching. Burgess is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Stuart hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Anderson. Stuart reaches second base with a double. Clemente moves to third.
Top 8 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 There goes Groat. The throw from Lonnett and he is out, Koppe applying the tag.
Top 8 Joe Lonnett now catching. Groat hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Cardwell strikes out.
Bottom 7 Jim Bolger pinch hits for Carl Sawatski. Bolger is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 Anderson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Post scores. Freese moves to third. Anderson moves to second.
Bottom 7 Freese takes first base on ball four. Post moves to second.
Bottom 7 Anderson hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Post hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Fred Green now pitching. Bouchee hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Skinner hits a fly ball into left field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Rocky Nelson pinch hits for Don Gross. Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nelson for the out.
Top 7 Virdon hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Koppe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Cardwell strikes out.
Bottom 6 Sawatski 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 6 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Hoak hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Stuart hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Clemente hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bouchee settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Anderson hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Freese hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skinner. Freese reaches second base with a double. Bouchee scores. Anderson goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 5 Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart juggles the ball. That's an error on Stuart. Bouchee moves to third.
Bottom 5 Post hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bouchee takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Don Gross now pitching. Koppe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Koppe. Simpson scores. Skinner moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Harry Simpson pinch hits for Ron Kline. Simpson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Anderson. Simpson reaches second base with a double. Mazeroski scores. Virdon goes all the way around to score.
Top 5 Virdon is hit by the pitch. Mazeroski moves to second.
Top 5 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Anderson fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Stuart scores.
Top 5 Hoak takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Stuart moves to third.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Stuart moves to second.
Top 5 Stuart hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Ashburn 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 4 Cardwell hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Sawatski hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Freese scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 4 Anderson bunts towards the mound. Kline fields it and throws to first for the out. Freese moves to third.
Bottom 4 Freese hits a fly ball towards left. Skinner settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Skinner. Freese moves to second.
Top 4 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee scoops it up and throws to first, with Cardwell covering, for the out.
Top 4 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Skinner strikes out.
Bottom 3 Anderson 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 Post takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Bouchee hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops it up and throws to first, with Kline covering, for the out.
Top 3 Kline hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Virdon hits a line drive into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Koppe strikes out.
Bottom 2 Ashburn hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Cardwell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Sawatski hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hoak hits a popup towards short. Koppe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Burgess hits a line drive into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Anderson hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Freese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out. Bouchee scores. Post moves to third.
Bottom 1 Anderson is walked intentionally.
Bottom 1 Post hits a line drive into left field. Skinner picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Skinner. Koppe scores. Bouchee moves to third. Post moves to second.
Bottom 1 Bouchee takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Koppe hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente who is chasing the ball. Koppe reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 1 Ashburn hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Clemente strikes out.
Top 1 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Skinner hits a popup towards short. Koppe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.