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May 8, 1959

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Bottom 9 R H E
Phillies 8 13 1
Pirates 1 6 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Phillies 8 13 1
Pirates 1 6 0

Dick Groat Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .265
OBP .333 .330
At Bats 3 83
Hits 1 22
• Singles 1 18
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 8
RBI’s 0 12

Turk Farrell Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 2 0
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Forbes Field - May 8, 1959
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Turk Farrell
Carl Sawatski
Ed Bouchee
Sparky Anderson
Willie Jones
Granny Hamner
Harry Anderson
Richie Ashburn
Wally Post
Dick Groat
Ted Kluszewski
Smoky Burgess

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Philadelphia Phillies 8 13 1 12
Pittsburgh Pirates 1 6 0 6
Winning Pitcher Gene Conley
Losing Pitcher Red Witt
Save Turk Farrell
Game Winning RBI Sparky Anderson
Attendance 17,691
Time of Game 2 hours 36 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Groat hits a fly ball into left field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Mazeroski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sawatski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Skinner hits a line drive into left field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Turk Farrell now pitching. Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Bouchee. Burgess moves to second.
Bottom 9 Burgess hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Hamner hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Ashburn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Ashburn reaches second base with a double. Sawatski scores. Conley goes all the way around to score.
Top 9 Conley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sawatski moves to second.
Top 9 Sawatski takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Ron Blackburn now pitching. Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Clemente strikes out.
Bottom 8 Hoak hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Groat tags and scores. Virdon tags and moves to third.
Bottom 8 Rocky Nelson pinch hits for Bob Smith. Nelson hits a popup towards first. Bouchee settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Virdon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Anderson. Virdon reaches second base with a double. Groat moves to third.
Bottom 8 Groat hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Anderson for the out.
Top 8 Post takes first base on ball four. Sawatski scores. Ashburn moves to third. Bouchee moves to second.
Top 8 Bouchee takes first base on ball four. Sawatski moves to third. Ashburn moves to second.
Top 8 Hamner hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Ashburn takes first base on ball four. Sawatski moves to second.
Top 8 Conley strikes out.
Top 8 Sawatski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Skinner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Anderson. Skinner reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Kluszewski hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Burgess hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Anderson hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Bob Smith now pitching. Anderson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Dick Schofield pinch hits for Paul Giel. Schofield is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Post hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bouchee is walked intentionally. Ashburn moves to second.
Top 6 Hamner hits a line drive into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sawatski moves to third.
Top 6 Conley bunts towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Mazeroski covering, for the out. Sawatski moves to second.
Top 6 Sawatski takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee scoops it up and throws to first, with Conley covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Groat is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Mazeroski hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ashburn. Mazeroski reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Skinner hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Jones takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Anderson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skinner. Anderson reaches second base with a double. Post scores.
Top 5 Post hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Post reaches second base with a double. Hamner goes all the way around to score.
Top 5 Bouchee hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Hamner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Kluszewski hits a fly ball into left field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Burgess strikes out.
Bottom 4 Clemente strikes out.
Top 4 Paul Giel now pitching. Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Conley hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Anderson scores. Sawatski moves to second.
Top 4 Sawatski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Post scores. Anderson moves to third.
Top 4 Anderson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bouchee scores. Post moves to second.
Top 4 Jones hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Anderson hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bouchee moves to third.
Top 4 Post is hit by the pitch. Bouchee moves to second.
Top 4 Bouchee hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Hoak hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Witt strikes out.
Bottom 3 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee scoops it up and throws to first, with Conley covering, for the out.
Top 3 Hamner hits a line drive into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Ashburn hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Conley strikes out.
Bottom 2 Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Mazeroski strikes out.
Bottom 2 Skinner hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Sawatski is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Jones takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Kluszewski hits a popup towards short. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Burgess hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Hoak hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Anderson strikes out.
Top 1 Post strikes out.
Top 1 There goes Ashburn. The throw from Burgess and he is safe. Ashburn steals third.
Top 1 Bouchee hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Hamner hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Ashburn moves to second.
Top 1 Ashburn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.