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May 12, 1959

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Braves 3 7 1
Cubs 2 3 0
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Cubs 2 4 0

Dale Long Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .271
OBP .000 .317
At Bats 2 59
Hits 0 16
• Singles 0 10
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 4
RBI’s 0 7

Lew Burdette Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 1 0
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Wrigley Field - May 12, 1959
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Double
Lew Burdette
Del Crandall
Frank Torre
Johnny O'Brien
Eddie Mathews
Johnny Logan
Wes Covington
Bill Bruton
Hank Aaron
Dale Long
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Long hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Long reaches second base with a double.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 7 Covington hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops it up and throws to first, with Anderson covering, for the out.
Top 7 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Mathews takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Moryn hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it and throws to second for the out. Anderson scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan misplays the ball. That's an error on Logan. Anderson moves to third.
Bottom 6 Taylor is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Anderson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Aaron. Anderson reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Burdette strikes out.
Top 6 O'Brien hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Logan moves to third.
Top 6 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Crandall takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Torre hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Taylor hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Thomson hits a line drive towards short. Logan reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Covington strikes out.
Top 5 Aaron hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mathews hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Long strikes out.
Bottom 4 Moryn hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Banks takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Taylor hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Burdette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Logan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Taylor hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Walls hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Torre hits a line drive into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Covington takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Aaron hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Mathews hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Long hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Moryn hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Burdette bunts towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 O'Brien hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Logan hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Crandall hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Dark hits a line drive into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 The umpire calls a balk on Anderson Aaron moves to third. Covington moves to second.
Top 1 Covington hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Aaron moves to second.
Top 1 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Bruton strikes out.