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August 25, 1959

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 8 11 0
Reds 6 10 2
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Cubs 8 11 0
Reds 6 10 2

Frank Robinson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .320
OBP .500 .400
At Bats 4 465
Hits 2 149
• Singles 2 86
• Doubles 0 28
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 31
Walks 0 59
RBI’s 0 112

Don Elston Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 6 13
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Crosley Field - August 25, 1959
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Strikeout
Don Elston
Cal Neeman
Jim Marshall
Tony Taylor
Al Dark
Ernie Banks
Bobby Thomson
George Altman
Art Schult
Frank Robinson

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 8 11 0 6
Cincinnati Reds 6 10 2 7
Winning Pitcher Bill Henry
Losing Pitcher Bob Purkey
Save Don Elston
Game Winning RBI Cal Neeman
Attendance 9,418
Time of Game 3 hours 8 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Robinson strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Bell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Pinson hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Schult hits a popup towards short. Henrich settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Banks takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Marshall for the out.
Top 9 Bobby Henrich now playing shortstop. Orlando Pena now pitching. Altman hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Temple hits a fly ball into right field. Schult settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Whitey Lockman pinch hits for Tom Acker. Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Marshall fields it and throws to second for the out. Bailey moves to third.
Bottom 8 John Powers pinch hits for Eddie Kasko. Powers takes first base on ball four. Bailey moves to second.
Bottom 8 Jones is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Bailey takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Bobby Thomson now playing left field. Art Schult now playing right field. Lynch hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Taylor is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Elston hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Acker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Tom Acker now pitching. Neeman hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Don Elston now pitching. Robinson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Bell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Altman. Bell reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Temple hits a fly ball into left field. Schult settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Jim Pendleton pinch hits for Jim Brosnan. Pendleton hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Dark 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 Noren hits a line drive into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Schult hits a line drive towards third. Jones reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Kasko hits a popup, foul, towards third. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Bailey hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Banks hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Marshall hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Altman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson juggles the ball. That's an error on Robinson. Henry scores. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Taylor bunts towards first. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first, with Temple covering, for the out. Henry moves to second.
Top 6 Henry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Robinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Bell 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 5 Pinson strikes out.
Top 5 Neeman strikes out.
Top 5 Dark hits a popup, foul, towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Jim Brosnan now pitching. Noren strikes out.
Bottom 4 Temple hits a line drive towards third. Dark reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Pete Whisenant pinch hits for Willard Schmidt. Whisenant strikes out.
Bottom 4 Kasko hits a fly ball into right field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Schult hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 There's a wild pitch. Taylor scores. Altman moves to third. Banks moves to second.
Top 4 Banks is walked intentionally.
Top 4 Marshall hits a popup towards short. Kasko settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Altman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Altman reaches second base with a double. Henry scores. Taylor moves to third.
Top 4 Willard Schmidt now pitching. Taylor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Henry moves to second.
Top 4 Henry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Neeman hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 4 Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Noren hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Bailey strikes out.
Bottom 3 Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Schult hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Banks hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lynch. Banks reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Marshall strikes out.
Top 3 Altman hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Robinson strikes out.
Bottom 2 Bell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Altman. Bell reaches second base with a double. Purkey scores. Temple scores.
Bottom 2 Bill Henry now pitching. Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Henry fields it and throws to first for the out. Purkey moves to third. Temple moves to second.
Bottom 2 Temple hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kasko scores. Purkey moves to second.
Bottom 2 Purkey takes first base on ball four. Kasko moves to second.
Bottom 2 Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Jones hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Buzhardt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Neeman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko misplays the ball. That's an error on Kasko.
Top 2 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Noren hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 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.
Bottom 1 Lynch takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 There goes Robinson. The throw from Neeman and he is safe. Robinson steals second.
Bottom 1 Robinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Temple scores.
Bottom 1 Pinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Temple moves to third.
Bottom 1 Temple hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Schult hits a ball on the ground towards second. Temple scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 1 Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Altman tags and scores.
Top 1 Marshall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Taylor scores. Altman moves to third.
Top 1 Altman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Taylor moves to second.
Top 1 Taylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.