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August 7, 1959

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Orioles 5 9 2

George Strickland Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .258
OBP .250 .328
At Bats 4 330
Hits 1 85
• Singles 1 66
• Doubles 0 14
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 37
RBI’s 1 41

Billy Hoeft Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 5 0
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Memorial Stadium - August 7, 1959
Out
Billy Hoeft
Joe Ginsberg
Bob Boyd
Billy Gardner
Brooks Robinson
Billy Klaus
Gene Woodling
Willie Tasby
Al Pilarcik
George Strickland
Rocky Colavito
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Strickland bunts towards the mound. Hoeft fields it and throws to second for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Colavito takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Tasby strikes out.
Bottom 8 Pilarcik hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Bob Boyd now playing first base. Billy Hoeft now pitching. Held hits a fly ball into right field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Albie Pearson pinch hits for Jack Fisher. Mudcat Grant now pitching. Pearson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Francona scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pearson for the out.
Bottom 7 Klaus takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Ginsberg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Francona scoops it up and throws to first, with Cicotte covering, for the out. Woodling scores. Boyd moves to third.
Bottom 7 Gardner hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bob Boyd pinch hits for Walt Dropo. Boyd hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall. Boyd reaches second base with a double. Woodling moves to third.
Bottom 7 Woodling takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Piersall strikes out.
Top 7 Cicotte is hit by the pitch. Baxes moves to second.
Top 7 Baxes takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nixon for the out.
Top 7 Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fisher fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Tasby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Pilarcik takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Fisher is hit by the pitch.
Top 6 Colavito hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Francona hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Billy Klaus now playing shortstop. Minoso hits a line drive towards short. Klaus reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Billy Klaus pinch hits for Willie Miranda. Klaus strikes out.
Bottom 5 Ginsberg hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Colavito. Ginsberg reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Gardner hits a line drive towards short. Strickland reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Dropo hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Held is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fisher fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Cicotte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Al Cicotte now pitching. Woodling hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Tasby takes first base on ball four. Fisher moves to third. Robinson moves to second.
Bottom 4 Pilarcik strikes out.
Bottom 4 Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Fisher hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Minoso. Fisher reaches second base with a double. Miranda scores.
Bottom 4 Miranda hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall. Miranda reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Ginsberg hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Baxes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo juggles the ball. That's an error on Dropo. Colavito scores. Strickland moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Strickland hits a line drive into left field. Woodling picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Woodling. Francona scores. Colavito moves to third.
Top 4 Colavito takes first base on ball four. Francona moves to second.
Top 4 Francona takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Minoso hits a line drive into right field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Dropo strikes out.
Bottom 3 Woodling hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Nixon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Tasby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pilarcik moves to second.
Bottom 3 Pilarcik takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Jack Fisher now pitching. Held hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Piersall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Baxes scores. Score moves to second.
Top 3 Score hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Baxes moves to second.
Top 3 Baxes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Colavito scores.
Top 3 Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Walker, and towards Miranda, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Francona scores. Colavito moves to third.
Top 3 Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Strickland for the out. Colavito moves to second.
Top 3 Colavito hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Minoso scores. Francona moves to third.
Top 3 Francona hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Minoso moves to third.
Top 3 Minoso hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Robinson hits a popup towards first. Francona settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baxes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Miranda strikes out.
Top 2 Held hits a fly ball into right field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Piersall hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Baxes moves to third.
Top 2 Score takes first base on ball four. Baxes moves to second.
Top 2 Baxes takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Nixon strikes out.
Bottom 1 Ginsberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baxes fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Gardner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Woodling scores. Dropo moves to third.
Bottom 1 Dropo hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Robinson scores. Tasby scores. Woodling moves to second.
Bottom 1 Woodling takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Tasby hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Colavito. Tasby reaches second base with a double. Robinson moves to third.
Bottom 1 Pilarcik is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Robinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to second for the out. Piersall scores. Minoso moves to third.
Top 1 Francona is walked intentionally.
Top 1 Minoso hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woodling. Minoso reaches second base with a double. Piersall moves to third.
Top 1 Held is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Piersall takes first base on ball four.