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September 21, 1959

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Bottom 7 R H E
Braves 6 9 1
Pirates 3 7 1
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Braves 6 9 1
Pirates 3 8 1

Dick Groat Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .278
OBP .000 .316
At Bats 3 575
Hits 0 160
• Singles 0 127
• Doubles 0 21
• Triples 0 7
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 32
RBI’s 0 50

Warren Spahn Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
19 15 0
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Forbes Field - September 21, 1959
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Single
Warren Spahn
Del Crandall
Joe Adcock
Bobby Avila
Eddie Mathews
Felix Mantilla
Lee Maye
Al Spangler
Hank Aaron
Dick Groat
Bob Skinner
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Groat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Skinner moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Skinner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 R C Stevens pinch hits for Don Gross. Stevens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mantilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Adcock hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Mathews strikes out.
Bottom 6 Mejias hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mantilla fields it and throws to second for the out. Stuart scores.
Bottom 6 Hoak hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stuart moves to third.
Bottom 6 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Stuart moves to second.
Bottom 6 Stuart hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Spangler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Spahn hits a line drive into center field. Mejias picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Mejias. Crandall goes all the way around to score. Spahn moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Mantilla hits a popup towards first. Stuart settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Crandall is hit by the pitch.
Top 6 Don Gross now pitching. Avila hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Mantilla fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 5 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila misplays the ball. That's an error on Avila.
Bottom 5 Skinner hits a popup, foul, towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Al Spangler now playing center field. Harry Bright pinch hits for Bob Porterfield. Bright hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Maye hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bob Porterfield now pitching. Adcock strikes out.
Top 5 Aaron hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Mathews hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 5 Al Spangler pinch hits for Bill Bruton. Spangler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Spahn moves to second.
Top 5 Spahn bunts towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Mantilla hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Mejias hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Crandall fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Mazeroski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stuart scores. Hoak moves to third.
Bottom 4 Hoak hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stuart moves to second.
Bottom 4 Burgess strikes out.
Bottom 4 Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Clemente hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Avila strikes out.
Top 4 Maye hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Groat hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Skinner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Friend scores.
Bottom 3 Friend hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Maye. Friend reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Mejias hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mantilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mantilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Aaron hits a line drive towards third. Hoak reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Hoak strikes out.
Bottom 2 Burgess hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Crandall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Stuart hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Spahn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Mantilla hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Crandall hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skinner. Crandall reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Groat for the out.
Bottom 1 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Avila hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Maye hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Aaron scores.
Top 1 Adcock strikes out.
Top 1 Aaron hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skinner who is chasing the ball. Aaron reaches third base with a triple. Bruton scores.
Top 1 Mathews hits a fly ball into center field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bruton moves to third.
Top 1 There goes Bruton. The throw from Burgess and he is safe. Bruton steals second.
Top 1 Bruton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.