Cardinals @ Pirates
August 19, 1959

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Top 9 R H E
Cardinals 2 7 1
Pirates 4 7 1
Top 9 R H E
Cardinals 2 7 1
Pirates 4 7 1

George Crowe Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .329
OBP .000 .363
At Bats 0 85
Hits 0 28
• Singles 0 15
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 0 5
RBI’s 0 25

Vern Law Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
12 7 1
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Forbes Field - August 19, 1959
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Vern Law
Smoky Burgess
Rocky Nelson
Dick Schofield
Don Hoak
Dick Groat
Bob Skinner
Bill Virdon
Roberto Clemente
George Crowe

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 2 7 1 7
Pittsburgh Pirates 4 7 1 7
Winning Pitcher Vern Law
Losing Pitcher Bob Gibson
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Smoky Burgess
Attendance 19,075
Time of Game 2 hours 10 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

George Crowe pinch hits for Marshall Bridges. Crowe hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Stan Musial pinch hits for JW Porter. Musial is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Grammas hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Gino Cimoli now playing left field. Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Wally Shannon pinch hits for Gene Oliver. Shannon strikes out.
Top 8 Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schofield fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Burgess hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Marshall Bridges now pitching. Nelson takes first base on ball four. Clemente moves to second.
Bottom 7 Clemente hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Groat moves to third.
Bottom 7 Groat hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Skinner bunts towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. Virdon scores.
Bottom 7 Law bunts towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. Virdon moves to third.
Bottom 7 There's a wild pitch. Virdon moves to second.
Bottom 7 Virdon takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Flood hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schofield fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Blasingame hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Hoak takes first base on ball four. Burgess moves to second.
Bottom 6 Burgess hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clemente scores.
Bottom 6 Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nelson for the out. Groat scores. Clemente moves to third.
Bottom 6 Clemente hits a line drive into right field. Cunningham picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Cunningham. Groat moves to third. Clemente moves to second.
Bottom 6 Groat hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Gibson strikes out.
Top 6 Porter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat misplays the ball. That's an error on Groat. Grammas moves to second.
Top 6 Grammas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Law strikes out.
Bottom 5 Virdon hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hoak tags and scores.
Bottom 5 Schofield hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cunningham. Schofield reaches second base with a double. Hoak moves to third.
Bottom 5 Hoak takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 White takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Flood hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Law fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Gibson strikes out.
Top 4 Porter hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Grammas hits a line drive towards short. Groat reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Skinner is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Law hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Oliver strikes out.
Top 3 Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Boyer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 White hits a line drive into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Virdon hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Schofield hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hoak takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Burgess hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Flood hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Blasingame takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Gibson bunts in front of the plate. Burgess fields it and throws to first for the out. Porter moves to second.
Top 2 Porter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schofield fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Grammas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Nelson hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Groat moves to second.
Bottom 1 Groat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Oliver hits a popup, foul, towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cunningham hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Boyer takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Blasingame scores. Flood moves to second.
Top 1 Flood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blasingame moves to third.
Top 1 Blasingame hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skinner. Blasingame reaches second base with a double.