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July 29, 1959

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Bottom 7 R H E
Cubs 5 8 1
Braves 6 8 0
Bottom 7 R H E
Cubs 5 8 1
Braves 7 9 0

Joe Adcock Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .287
OBP .333 .339
At Bats 3 202
Hits 1 58
• Singles 0 40
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 1 1
• Home Runs 0 11
Walks 0 17
RBI’s 0 36

Elmer Singleton Season Stats

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2 1 0
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County Stadium - July 29, 1959
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Double
Elmer Singleton
Sammy Taylor
Jim Marshall
Tony Taylor
Al Dark
Ernie Banks
Walt Moryn
George Altman
Bobby Thomson
Joe Adcock
Eddie Mathews
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Adcock hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Altman. Adcock reaches second base with a double. Mathews scores.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mathews moves to second.
Bottom 7 Elmer Singleton now pitching. Mathews takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Taylor hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Irv Noren pinch hits for Moe Drabowsky. Don McMahon now pitching. Noren strikes out.
Top 7 Altman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Taylor hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Avila hits a popup towards first. Marshall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Burdette hits a fly ball into right field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Banks hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 6 Marshall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Dark hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Taylor moves to second.
Top 6 Taylor hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Logan hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Taylor juggles the ball. That's an error on Taylor. Aaron scores. Covington moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Covington hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mathews scores. Aaron moves to third.
Bottom 5 Adcock hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Aaron hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mathews moves to second.
Bottom 5 Moe Drabowsky now pitching. Mathews takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Art Schult pinch hits for Dave Hillman. Schult hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Altman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops it up and throws to first, with Burdette covering, for the out.
Top 5 Taylor hits a popup towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Avila hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hillman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Burdette hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bruton scores.
Bottom 4 Crandall hits a popup towards third. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 There goes Bruton. The throw from Taylor and he is safe. Bruton steals second.
Bottom 4 Bruton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Logan hits a popup towards first. Marshall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Thomson hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Moryn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Banks hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Marshall hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Covington strikes out.
Bottom 3 Adcock hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Altman who is chasing the ball. Adcock reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 3 Aaron hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hillman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Avila hits a popup towards third. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Taylor hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hillman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Altman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Taylor hits a popup towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Burdette strikes out.
Bottom 2 Crandall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Bruton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Logan hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Moryn hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Covington strikes out.
Bottom 1 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Aaron hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Mathews hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Avila takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Marshall hits a popup towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Dark hits a popup towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Taylor strikes out.