Pirates @ Cardinals
August 4, 1959

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Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 7 12 0
Cardinals 3 7 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 7 12 0
Cardinals 3 7 1

Wally Shannon Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .417
OBP .500 .417
At Bats 2 24
Hits 1 10
• Singles 1 10
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 0 1

Vern Law Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
11 7 1
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Sportsman's Park - August 4, 1959
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Out
Vern Law
Smoky Burgess
Rocky Nelson
Bill Mazeroski
Don Hoak
Dick Groat
Roman Mejias
Bill Virdon
Roberto Clemente
Wally Shannon

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 7 12 0 9
St. Louis Cardinals 3 7 1 6
Winning Pitcher Vern Law
Losing Pitcher Bob Gibson
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Roberto Clemente
Attendance 10,971
Time of Game 2 hours 36 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off Nelson, and towards Mazeroski, who fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering, for the out.

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Bottom 9 Ray Jablonski pinch hits for Lindy McDaniel. Jablonski strikes out.
Bottom 9 Dick Gray pinch hits for JW Porter. Gray hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Mazeroski hits a line drive into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Hoak takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 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.
Top 9 Nelson strikes out.
Top 9 Clemente hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White who is chasing the ball. Clemente reaches third base with a triple. Groat goes all the way around to score.
Top 9 Groat hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Musial hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards first. Nelson scoops it up and throws to first, with Law covering, for the out.
Bottom 8 Boyer hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Mejias hits a ball on the ground towards short. Shannon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Law hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Lindy McDaniel now pitching. JW Porter now catching. Virdon is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Nelson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out.
Bottom 7 Cimoli hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Nelson scoops it up and throws to first, with Law covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 George Crowe pinch hits for Hal Smith. Crowe hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 7 Curt Flood pinch hits for Marshall Bridges. Flood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Mazeroski strikes out.
Top 7 Hoak hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Burgess is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Musial hits a ball on the ground towards first. Nelson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Musial for the out.
Bottom 6 Cunningham hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 White 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 Nelson strikes out.
Top 6 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out. Mejias moves to third.
Top 6 Groat takes first base on ball four. Mejias moves to second.
Top 6 Mejias hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Wally Shannon now playing shortstop. Marshall Bridges now pitching. Law is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Cimoli hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Blasingame hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Wally Shannon pinch hits for Dean Stone. Shannon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Virdon 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.
Top 5 Mazeroski 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. Nelson scores. Burgess scores. Hoak moves to third.
Top 5 Dean Stone now pitching. Hoak takes first base on ball four. Nelson moves to third. Burgess moves to second.
Top 5 Burgess is hit by the pitch. Nelson moves to second.
Top 5 Nelson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Groat scores.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Groat moves to third.
Top 5 Clemente strikes out.
Top 5 Groat hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Groat reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Grammas 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 4 Musial takes first base on ball four. Cunningham moves to second.
Bottom 4 Cunningham takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Mejias strikes out.
Top 4 Law hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Virdon strikes out.
Top 4 Mazeroski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Cimoli hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Law fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Roman Mejias now playing left field. Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Burgess hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 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.
Top 3 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Grammas 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 Musial hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Cunningham hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Groat hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Skinner takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Law hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Virdon hits a fly ball into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 White 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 1 Cimoli hits a line drive into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Blasingame hits a line drive towards short. Groat reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Hoak hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Burgess scores.
Top 1 Burgess hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Burgess reaches second base with a double. Nelson goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 Nelson takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Clemente hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Skinner tags and scores.
Top 1 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Skinner moves to third.
Top 1 Skinner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cunningham. Skinner reaches second base with a double.