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August 29, 1959

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Top 2	R	H	E
Phillies	0	0	0
Pirates	3	5	0

Top 2	R	H	E
Phillies	0	0	0
Pirates	3	5	0

Gene Freese Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.271
OBP	.000	.345
At Bats	0	317
Hits	0	86
• Singles	0	52
• Doubles	0	12
• Triples	0	4
• Home Runs	0	18
Walks	0	33
RBI’s	0	55

Bob Friend Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
7	15	0

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Forbes Field - August 29, 1959

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Bob Friend

Smoky Burgess

Rocky Nelson

Dick Schofield

Don Hoak

Dick Groat

Bob Skinner

Bill Virdon

Roberto Clemente

Gene Freese

Count: - , 1 Out

Count: - , 2 Outs

Freese hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Schofield reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 2 Anderson hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Schofield hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Anderson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Hoak hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Burgess hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

Bottom 1 The umpire calls a balk on Roberts Nelson moves to third.

Bottom 1 There goes Clemente. The throw from Sawatski and he is out, Freese applying the tag. Nelson moves to second.

Bottom 1 Nelson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clemente moves to second.

Bottom 1 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe fields it and throws to second for the out. Skinner scores.

Bottom 1 Groat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Skinner moves to third.

Bottom 1 Skinner hits a line drive beyond second. Anderson can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit.

Top 1 Post hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schofield settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Bouchee hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Koppe strikes out.

Top 1 There goes Drake. The throw from Burgess and he is safe. Drake steals second.

Top 1 Drake takes first base on ball four.

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