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August 20, 1959

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Cubs 2 5 1
Phillies 4 3 1
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Phillies 4 4 1

Richie Ashburn Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .275
OBP .500 .368
At Bats 1 454
Hits 0 125
• Singles 0 108
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 1 63
RBI’s 0 19

Moe Drabowsky Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 9 0
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Connie Mack Stadium - August 20, 1959
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Single
Moe Drabowsky
Sammy Taylor
Jim Marshall
Tony Taylor
Earl Averill
Ernie Banks
Billy Williams
George Altman
Bobby Thomson
Richie Ashburn
Carl Sawatski
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Ashburn hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. There goes Sawatski trying to get to home. Thomson throws the ball in to Taylor who tags Sawatski who's trying to score from second, for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 4 Gomez hits a fly ball into right field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Sawatski hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Altman. Sawatski reaches second base with a double. Anderson scores. Koppe goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 4 Koppe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Freese scores. Anderson moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 4 There's a wild pitch. Freese moves to third. Anderson moves to second.
Bottom 4 Anderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Freese moves to second.
Bottom 4 Freese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor misplays the ball. That's an error on Taylor.
Bottom 4 Post hits a ball on the ground towards third. Averill fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Gomez covering. It's a double play.
Top 4 Thomson takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Averill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Bouchee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Anderson strikes out.
Bottom 3 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gomez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Altman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Taylor hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Gomez hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Sawatski hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Koppe hits a fly ball into right field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Drabowsky hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Anderson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Taylor hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Thomson scores. Williams moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 2 Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Thomson moves to third.
Top 2 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Freese.
Top 2 Averill strikes out. Sawatski drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Averill out.
Top 2 Banks hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Anderson hits a line drive into right field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Freese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out. Ashburn scores. Bouchee moves to third.
Bottom 1 Post takes first base on ball four. Ashburn moves to third. Bouchee moves to second.
Bottom 1 Bouchee takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Averill fields it and throws to first for the out. Ashburn moves to second.
Bottom 1 Ashburn takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Marshall is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Altman strikes out.
Top 1 There goes Taylor. The throw from Sawatski and he is out, Koppe applying the tag.
Top 1 Taylor hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.