Reds @ Cubs
June 10, 1959

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Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 6 11 0
Cubs 4 6 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 6 11 0
Cubs 4 6 1

George Altman Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .241
OBP .333 .318
At Bats 3 133
Hits 1 32
• Singles 1 21
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 13
RBI’s 0 14

Orlando Pena Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 3 0
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Wrigley Field - June 10, 1959
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Strikeout
Orlando Pena
Ed Bailey
Walt Dropo
Johnny Temple
Eddie Kasko
Roy McMillan
Frank Robinson
Vada Pinson
Gus Bell
George Altman

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cincinnati Reds 6 11 0 9
Chicago Cubs 4 6 1 3
Winning Pitcher Bob Purkey
Losing Pitcher Glen Hobbie
Save Orlando Pena
Game Winning RBI Frank Robinson
Attendance 7,657
Time of Game 2 hours 32 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Altman is called out on strikes.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kasko fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Long hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Banks hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 9 Walls hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first, with Hillman covering, for the out.
Top 9 Robinson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 9 Dave Hillman now pitching. Dropo hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Dark strikes out.
Bottom 8 Taylor hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Jim Marshall pinch hits for Dick Drott. Orlando Pena now pitching. Marshall strikes out.
Bottom 8 Eddie Kasko now playing third base. Taylor takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Pinson hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Purkey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 McMillan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Altman hits a popup towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Thomson hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Frank Robinson now playing left field. Walt Dropo now playing first base. Long hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Bailey strikes out.
Top 7 There goes Robinson. The throw from Taylor and he is safe. Robinson steals second.
Top 7 Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Lynch hits a popup, foul, towards third. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Banks hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Walls hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Dark hits a popup towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Pinson is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Temple hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Dick Drott now pitching. Purkey strikes out.
Bottom 5 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Irv Noren pinch hits for Elmer Singleton. Noren strikes out.
Bottom 5 Taylor hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 5 Altman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Thomson is called out on strikes.
Top 5 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Bailey hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Long hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Walls hits a line drive towards short. McMillan reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Dark hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Dark reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Bell strikes out.
Top 4 Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Temple scores. Lynch moves to second.
Top 4 Elmer Singleton now pitching. Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor fields it and throws to second for the out. Purkey scores. Temple moves to third.
Top 4 Pinson takes first base on ball four. Temple moves to second.
Top 4 Temple bunts towards the mound. Hobbie picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Hobbie. Purkey moves to third.
Top 4 Purkey takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Hobbie hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Bailey scoops up the ball and tags Hobbie for the out.
Bottom 3 Taylor hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Thomas strikes out.
Top 3 Bailey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walls. Bailey reaches second base with a double. Robinson scores. Bell moves to third.
Top 3 Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson moves to second.
Top 3 Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Temple scores.
Top 3 Lynch is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Pinson hits a line drive into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 There goes Temple. The throw from Taylor and he is safe. Temple steals second.
Top 3 Temple takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Altman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Thomson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson. Thomson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Long hits a line drive into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Purkey is called out on strikes.
Top 2 McMillan is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Thomas strikes out.
Bottom 1 Walls hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bailey for the out.
Top 1 Bell strikes out.
Top 1 Robinson takes first base on ball four. Lynch moves to second.
Top 1 Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out. Temple moves to third.
Top 1 Pinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Temple moves to second.
Top 1 Temple hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.