Pirates @ Reds
April 9, 1959

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Top 8 R H E
Pirates 1 6 0
Reds 4 8 0
Top 8 R H E
Pirates 1 6 0
Reds 4 8 0

Roberto Clemente Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .333
OBP .333 .333
At Bats 3 3
Hits 1 1
• Singles 1 1
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 1 1

Bob Purkey Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 0
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Crosley Field - April 9, 1959
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Strikeout
Bob Purkey
Ed Bailey
Frank Robinson
Johnny Temple
Frank Thomas
Roy McMillan
Jerry Lynch
Vada Pinson
Gus Bell
Roberto Clemente
Dick Schofield
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Clemente strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Dick Schofield pinch runs for Smoky Burgess. Virdon hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Smoky Burgess pinch hits for Bob Smith. Burgess hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Burgess reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Foiles hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Bell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pinson for the out.
Bottom 7 Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.
Top 7 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Purkey hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 McMillan hits a line drive towards short. Groat catches it and throws to second to double up Lynch.
Bottom 6 Bob Smith now pitching. Bailey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lynch moves to second.
Bottom 6 Lynch takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Skinner for the out.
Top 6 Clemente hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pinson scores.
Bottom 5 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Pinson moves to second.
Bottom 5 Pinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Purkey scores.
Bottom 5 Temple bunts towards the mound. Kline fields it and throws to first for the out. Purkey moves to third.
Bottom 5 Purkey hits a line drive into center field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.
Top 5 Kline strikes out.
Top 5 Foiles hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Groat hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Bailey is walked intentionally.
Bottom 4 Lynch hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.
Bottom 4 Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Robinson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 4 Bell hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Pinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Hoak hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Stuart hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Temple hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Purkey strikes out.
Bottom 3 McMillan hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Skinner hits a popup, foul, towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Clemente hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Foiles scores.
Top 3 Virdon hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Kline bunts in front of the plate. Bailey fields it and throws to first for the out. Foiles moves to second.
Top 3 Foiles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Bailey strikes out.
Bottom 2 Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lynch for the out. Thomas moves to third.
Bottom 2 Thomas hits a line drive into center field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.
Bottom 2 Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to home to get Stuart. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 2 Hoak hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stuart moves to third. Hoak moves to second.
Top 2 Stuart takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Pinson hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Skinner for the out.
Top 1 Clemente strikes out.
Top 1 Virdon hits a popup towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.