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July 2, 1959

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Bottom 10 R H E
Braves 3 7 4
Pirates 3 5 0
Bottom 10 R H E
Braves 3 7 4
Pirates 3 6 0

Bill Virdon Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .260
OBP .250 .299
At Bats 4 315
Hits 1 82
• Singles 1 62
• Doubles 0 16
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 18
RBI’s 0 23

Don McMahon Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 0 8
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Forbes Field - July 2, 1959
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Single
Don McMahon
Del Crandall
Joe Adcock
Johnny O'Brien
Eddie Mathews
Casey Wise
Wes Covington
Bill Bruton
Hank Aaron
Bill Virdon
Vern Law
Joe Christopher
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Virdon bunts towards third. Mathews fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Christopher moves to third. Law moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 10 Joe Christopher pinch runs for Ted Kluszewski. Law bunts towards the mound. McMahon juggles the ball. That's an error on McMahon. Christopher moves to second.
Bottom 10 Ted Kluszewski pinch hits for Roman Mejias. Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wise misplays the ball. That's an error on Wise.
Top 10 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Law fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Wise hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 McMahon strikes out.
Bottom 9 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wise fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 9 Mazeroski strikes out.
Bottom 9 Skinner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Law fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Hank Foiles now catching. Adcock strikes out.
Bottom 8 Dick Schofield pinch runs for Smoky Burgess. Stuart hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Burgess hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Groat strikes out.
Bottom 8 Don McMahon now pitching. Casey Wise now playing shortstop. Virdon hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Covington 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 Aaron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wise scores. Bruton scores.
Top 8 Mathews hits a popup towards first. Stuart settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 There's a wild pitch. Wise moves to third. Bruton moves to second.
Top 8 Casey Wise pinch runs for Frank Torre. Bruton takes first base on ball four. Wise moves to second.
Top 8 Frank Torre pinch hits for Warren Spahn. Torre hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Mickey Vernon pinch hits for Felix Mantilla. Vernon hits a fly ball into right field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Law hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Mejias hits a line drive towards the mound. Spahn catches it and throws to first to double up Hoak.
Bottom 7 Hoak hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 O'Brien strikes out.
Top 7 Crandall hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Adcock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Covington hits a fly ball into right field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mantilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Skinner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mantilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Mathews hits a fly ball into right field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops it up and throws to first, with Law covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mantilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Law strikes out.
Top 5 Spahn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Mantilla hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Mejias hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Hoak hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Crandall hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Adcock hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Covington hits a fly ball into right field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mantilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Stuart hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops it up and throws to first, with Spahn covering, for the out.
Top 3 Aaron strikes out.
Top 3 Mathews hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mejias who is chasing the ball. Mathews reaches third base with a triple. Spahn scores.
Top 3 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Spahn moves to second.
Top 3 Spahn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Mantilla hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mantilla fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Virdon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Law moves to third.
Bottom 2 Law hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mantilla throws to second for one, and O'Brien throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Mazeroski scores. Hoak scores. Law moves to second. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 2 Mejias hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mantilla misplays the ball. That's an error on Mantilla. Stuart scores. Mazeroski moves to third. Hoak moves to second.
Bottom 2 Hoak takes first base on ball four. Stuart moves to third. Mazeroski moves to second.
Bottom 2 Mazeroski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stuart moves to second.
Bottom 2 Skinner hits a popup towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Stuart takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Law fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Crandall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Adcock hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Groat hits a popup towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Covington 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 1 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Mathews hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Mathews reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops it up and throws to first, with Law covering, for the out.