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August 14, 1959

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Willie McCovey Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .391
OBP .500 .472
At Bats 2 46
Hits 1 18
• Singles 1 10
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 6
RBI’s 1 12

Glen Hobbie Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
11 9 0
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Wrigley Field - August 14, 1959
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Home Run
Glen Hobbie
Earl Averill
Jim Marshall
Tony Taylor
Al Dark
Ernie Banks
Irv Noren
George Altman
Walt Moryn
Willie McCovey
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

McCovey hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 5 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Averill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Moryn hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Noren hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Davenport strikes out.
Top 4 Jones takes first base on ball four. Bressoud moves to second.
Top 4 Bressoud hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Landrith is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Earl Averill now catching. Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Marshall takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Altman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Taylor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Kirkland is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hobbie fields it and throws to first for the out. McCovey moves to second.
Top 3 Hobbie spins and fires to second and Taylor drops the ball. That's an error on Taylor. Mays moves to third.
Top 3 McCovey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Davenport scores.
Top 3 Mays hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Noren. Mays reaches second base with a double. Davenport moves to third.
Top 3 Davenport hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bressoud scores.
Top 3 Jones bunts towards the mound. Hobbie fields it and throws to first for the out. Bressoud moves to third.
Top 3 Bressoud hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Noren. Bressoud reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Hobbie hits a popup towards short. Bressoud settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Taylor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Noren scores.
Bottom 2 Moryn hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Noren hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kirkland. Noren reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Landrith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Kirkland strikes out.
Bottom 1 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Altman is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 1 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Cepeda strikes out.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Davenport moves to second.
Top 1 McCovey hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Mays strikes out.
Top 1 Davenport takes first base on ball four.