Giants @ Pirates
June 8, 1959

Back Home
Visual
Play By Play
Text
Play By Play
Audio
Play By Play
Box
Score
Lineups
and Summary
Top 9 R H E
Giants 9 16 1
Pirates 9 14 0
Top 9 R H E
Giants 9 17 1
Pirates 9 14 0

Willie Mays Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .324
OBP 1.000 .376
At Bats 1 216
Hits 1 70
• Singles 1 42
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 9
Walks 0 18
RBI’s 0 43

Roy Face Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 0 5
 FIRSTPLAY/PAUSE  REPLAYLAST/BOX  
Close
1 ▲ ▼ 2 ▲ ▼ 3 ▲ ▼ 4 ▲ ▼ 5 ▲ ▼ 6 ▲ ▼ 7 ▲ ▼ 8 ▲ ▼ 9 ▲ ▼ 10 ▲ ▼ 11 ▲ ▼
Forbes Field - June 8, 1959
•
Single
Roy Face
Danny Kravitz
Dick Stuart
Bill Mazeroski
Don Hoak
Dick Groat
Bob Skinner
Bill Virdon
Roman Mejias
Willie Mays
Bob Speake
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Bob Speake pinch runs for Bob Schmidt. Mays hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Speake trying to get to second. Virdon throws the ball in to Mazeroski who tags Speake for the out.

Return to all plays in text
PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Schmidt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Roy Face now pitching. Roman Mejias now playing right field. Rodgers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Mike McCormick now pitching. Skinner is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Stuart hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 8 Kravitz hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Christopher tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 8 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers misplays the ball. That's an error on Rodgers. Groat scores. Christopher moves to third.
Bottom 8 Joe Christopher pinch runs for Ted Kluszewski. Al Worthington now pitching. Schofield strikes out.
Bottom 8 Ted Kluszewski pinch hits for Ron Blackburn. Kluszewski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hoak scores. Groat moves to third.
Bottom 8 Groat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hoak moves to second.
Bottom 8 Willie Mays now playing center field. Jackie Brandt now playing left field. Dom Zanni now pitching. Hoak hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Ron Blackburn now pitching. Spencer takes first base on ball four. Kirkland moves to third. Cepeda moves to second.
Top 8 Cepeda hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Kirkland moves to second.
Top 8 Kirkland takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Alou is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Davenport hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Davenport reaches second base with a double. Virdon throws the ball in to Hoak who tags Davenport trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Rodgers scores. Schmidt scores. Mays goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 Willie Mays pinch hits for Gordon Jones. Mays hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rodgers moves to third. Schmidt moves to second.
Top 8 Schmidt bunts towards the mound. Daniels fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rodgers moves to second.
Top 8 Rodgers hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Skinner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou who is chasing the ball. Skinner reaches third base with a triple. Stuart goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 7 Stuart takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Kravitz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Virdon hits a fly ball into center field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Brandt 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 7 Spencer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Schofield who is chasing the ball. Spencer reaches third base with a triple. Cepeda scores.
Top 7 There goes Cepeda. The throw from Kravitz and he is safe. Cepeda steals second.
Top 7 Cepeda hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Alou scores.
Top 7 The ball gets by Kravitz for a passed ball. Alou moves to third.
Top 7 There goes Alou. The throw from Kravitz and he is safe. Alou steals second.
Top 7 Kirkland hits a popup, foul, towards first. Stuart settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Alou hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Schofield strikes out.
Bottom 6 Daniels is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Groat bunts in front of the plate. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. Hoak moves to second.
Bottom 6 Hoak hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Schmidt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rodgers moves to second.
Top 6 Rodgers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Brandt 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 Spencer hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards second. Spencer scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 5 Skinner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Davenport settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Stuart hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Cepeda strikes out.
Top 5 Kirkland hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Alou hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Davenport hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Gordon Jones now pitching. Kravitz hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Rodgers fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 4 Virdon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Daniels scores. Schofield moves to third.
Bottom 4 Schofield takes first base on ball four. Daniels moves to second.
Bottom 4 Daniels hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Bob Schmidt now catching. Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Bennie Daniels now pitching. Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Wagner is walked intentionally.
Top 4 Leon Wagner pinch hits for Hobie Landrith. There's a wild pitch. Spencer scores. Brandt moves to third. Rodgers moves to second.
Top 4 Rodgers takes first base on ball four. Brandt moves to second.
Top 4 Brandt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Spencer moves to third.
Top 4 Spencer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Cepeda strikes out.
Top 4 Kirkland hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Skinner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Landrith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Stuart hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Kravitz hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Virdon hits a fly ball into left field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Alou is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Davenport strikes out.
Top 3 Miller is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Schofield is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Kline hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Groat moves to second.
Bottom 2 Groat hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Skinner scores.
Bottom 2 Hoak hits a popup towards short. Rodgers settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. Skinner moves to second.
Bottom 2 Skinner takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Landrith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Rodgers strikes out.
Top 2 Danny Kravitz now catching. Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brandt for the out.
Bottom 1 Danny Kravitz pinch runs for Smoky Burgess. Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Virdon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Spencer hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cepeda strikes out.
Top 1 Kirkland hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Alou hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 Davenport takes first base on ball four.