Pirates @ Phillies
April 24, 1959

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Pirates 8 12 0
Phillies 5 9 2
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Pirates 8 12 0
Phillies 5 9 2

Dick Groat Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .200
OBP .500 .263
At Bats 3 35
Hits 1 7
• Singles 1 6
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 1 3
RBI’s 1 4

Jack Meyer Season Stats

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0 1 0
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Connie Mack Stadium - April 24, 1959
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Out
Jack Meyer
Carl Sawatski
Ed Bouchee
Gene Freese
Granny Hamner
Chico Fernandez
Harry Anderson
Richie Ashburn
Wally Post
Dick Groat
Bill Mazeroski
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Jack Meyer now pitching. Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stuart scores. Mazeroski moves to second.
Top 9 There's a wild pitch. Stuart moves to second.
Top 9 Hoak hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Schofield tags and scores.
Top 9 Dick Schofield pinch runs for Smoky Burgess. Turk Farrell now pitching. Stuart hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Schofield moves to third.
Top 9 Burgess hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Post. Burgess reaches second base with a double. Virdon scores. Clemente goes all the way around to score.
Top 9 Clemente hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Virdon moves to second.
Top 9 Chico Fernandez now playing shortstop. Granny Hamner now playing third base. Gene Freese now playing second base. Virdon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Hamner hits a fly ball into left field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Ashburn is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 8 Schroll hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Burgess fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Sawatski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Sawatski reaches second base with a double. Fernandez scores. Freese goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 8 Chico Fernandez pinch runs for Willie Jones. Gene Freese pinch hits for Sparky Anderson. Freese takes first base on ball four. Fernandez moves to second.
Bottom 8 Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Anderson hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Face hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schroll fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Mejias hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Groat takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Mazeroski bunts in front of the plate. Sawatski fields it and throws to first for the out. Hoak moves to second.
Top 8 Hoak hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Roy Face now pitching. Post hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bouchee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Hamner hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Stuart strikes out.
Top 7 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Top 7 Al Schroll now pitching. Sparky Anderson now playing second base. Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Dave Philley pinch hits for Jim Owens. Bob Smith now pitching. Philley hits a line drive into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Sawatski is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 There's a wild pitch. Hanebrink moves to second.
Bottom 6 Bob Porterfield now pitching. Harry Hanebrink pinch hits for Joe Koppe. Hanebrink hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jones moves to third.
Bottom 6 Jones takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Anderson hits a line drive towards short. Groat reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Post hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 6 Bouchee hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente who is chasing the ball. Bouchee reaches third base with a triple. Hamner scores.
Bottom 6 Hamner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Hamner reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Ashburn hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Koppe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Kline is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Mejias hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Owens hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops it up and throws to first, with Kline covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Sawatski is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Koppe strikes out.
Bottom 5 Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hoak moves to second.
Top 5 Hoak takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Koppe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Anderson 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 Post is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Bouchee hits a line drive into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Koppe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Koppe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Kline strikes out.
Bottom 3 Hamner hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Ashburn hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Owens is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Mejias hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Koppe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Groat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hoak scores. Mazeroski moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Mazeroski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clemente scores. Hoak moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Hoak hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Clemente moves to third.
Top 3 Stuart hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Burgess hits a line drive into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner misplays the ball. That's an error on Hamner.
Bottom 2 Sawatski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sawatski for the out.
Bottom 2 Koppe strikes out.
Bottom 2 Jones hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Anderson moves to third.
Bottom 2 Anderson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Post is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Virdon for the out.
Top 2 Kline bunts towards the mound. Owens fields it and throws to first for the out. Mejias moves to second.
Top 2 Mejias is hit by the pitch.
Top 2 Groat hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bouchee hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hamner 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 1 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ashburn for the out.
Top 1 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Owens fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Hoak takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Stuart hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned.
Top 1 Burgess hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Clemente moves to third.
Top 1 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Hamner. Clemente moves to second.
Top 1 Virdon hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.