Phillies @ Reds
May 27, 1959

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Top 9 R H E
Phillies 4 10 0
Reds 10 14 0
Top 9 R H E
Phillies 4 10 0
Reds 10 14 0

Richie Ashburn Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .240
OBP .250 .357
At Bats 4 154
Hits 1 37
• Singles 1 34
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 27
RBI’s 0 5

Bob Purkey Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 5 0
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Crosley Field - May 27, 1959
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Out
Bob Purkey
Ed Bailey
Walt Dropo
Johnny Temple
Eddie Kasko
Roy McMillan
Frank Robinson
Vada Pinson
Gus Bell
Richie Ashburn
Dave Philley
Joe Koppe

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Philadelphia Phillies 4 10 0 6
Cincinnati Reds 10 14 0 6
Winning Pitcher Bob Purkey
Losing Pitcher Robin Roberts
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Frank Robinson
Attendance 5,348
Time of Game 2 hours 18 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Ashburn hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Bob Bowman pinch hits for Jack Meyer. Bowman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Sawatski hits a popup towards third. Kasko settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Joe Koppe pinch runs for Willie Jones. Dave Philley pinch hits for Sparky Anderson. Philley takes first base on ball four. Koppe moves to second.
Top 9 Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Anderson scores.
Top 9 Walt Dropo now playing first base. Frank Robinson now playing left field. Anderson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson. Anderson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Anderson fields it and throws to second for the out. Purkey scores.
Bottom 8 Pinson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Temple hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Purkey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Anderson who is chasing the ball. Purkey reaches third base with a triple.
Top 8 Post hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kasko fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Bouchee hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Fernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Eddie Kasko now playing third base. Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Bailey is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Jack Meyer now pitching. Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Gene Freese pinch hits for Freddy Rodriguez. Freese hits a line drive into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Sawatski hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Anderson hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Bell hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Robinson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Lynch strikes out.
Bottom 6 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Anderson hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Post hits a popup towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bouchee hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Temple for the out.
Bottom 5 Purkey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thomas scores. Bailey scores. McMillan moves to second.
Bottom 5 McMillan is hit by the pitch. Bailey moves to second.
Bottom 5 Bailey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thomas moves to third.
Bottom 5 Thomas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Bell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Anderson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Freddy Rodriguez now pitching. Robinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Anderson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Fernandez hits a line drive into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Harry Hanebrink pinch hits for Curt Simmons. Hanebrink 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 5 Sawatski hits a line drive into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Lynch hits a line drive into left field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Pinson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ashburn who is chasing the ball. Pinson reaches third base with a triple. McMillan scores.
Bottom 4 Temple hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Anderson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Curt Simmons now pitching. Purkey bunts towards the mound. Simmons fields it and throws to first for the out. McMillan moves to second.
Bottom 4 McMillan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Bailey hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Anderson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bell throws the ball in to Temple who tags Anderson trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Jones scores.
Top 4 Jones hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson. Jones reaches second base with a double. Bouchee scores. Anderson scores.
Top 4 Anderson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lynch. Anderson reaches second base with a double. Bouchee moves to third.
Top 4 Post hits a popup, foul, towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bouchee hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Thomas hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Robinson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Lynch strikes out.
Bottom 3 Pinson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Temple hits a fly ball into left field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Roberts 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 3 Sawatski hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Purkey hits a fly ball into left field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 McMillan hits a fly ball into left field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Anderson strikes out.
Bottom 1 Thomas hits a line drive into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Robinson scores.
Bottom 1 The umpire calls a balk on Roberts Robinson moves to second.
Bottom 1 Robinson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Pinson scores.
Bottom 1 Lynch hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sawatski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Pinson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ashburn. Pinson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Temple hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Post hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Bouchee hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Fernandez 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 1 Ashburn hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.