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June 5, 1959

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 10 17 0
Pirates 5 14 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 10 17 0
Pirates 5 14 1

Don Hoak Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .289
OBP .250 .379
At Bats 4 190
Hits 1 55
• Singles 0 39
• Doubles 1 10
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 28
RBI’s 0 21

Don Elston Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 1 8
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Forbes Field - June 5, 1959
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Don Elston
Sammy Taylor
Dale Long
Tony Taylor
Al Dark
Ernie Banks
Bobby Thomson
George Altman
Lee Walls
Don Hoak
Bill Mazeroski
Bob Skinner

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 10 17 0 10
Pittsburgh Pirates 5 14 1 11
Winning Pitcher Glen Hobbie
Losing Pitcher Vern Law
Save Don Elston
Game Winning RBI Al Dark
Attendance 27,335
Time of Game 2 hours 58 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Elston fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Mazeroski takes first base on ball four. Skinner moves to second.
Bottom 9 Skinner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Lee Walls now playing right field. Bobby Thomson now playing left field. Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Dark 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 9 Taylor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Taylor scores. Elston moves to second.
Top 9 Elston hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Altman scores. Taylor moves to second.
Top 9 Taylor is walked intentionally.
Top 9 Altman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon who is chasing the ball. Altman reaches third base with a triple.
Top 9 Moryn hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Danny Kravitz now catching. Don Williams now pitching. Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Groat hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Thomson. Groat reaches second base with a double. Virdon scores.
Bottom 8 Virdon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Thomson. Virdon reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Danny Kravitz pinch hits for Al Jackson. Kravitz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Elston fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Mejias hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Long hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Banks is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Dark strikes out.
Top 8 Burgess fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Burgess. Taylor moves to third.
Top 8 Taylor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Don Elston now pitching. Hoak hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Mazeroski takes first base on ball four. Stuart moves to third. Skinner moves to second.
Bottom 7 Skinner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Groat scores. Stuart moves to second.
Bottom 7 Stuart hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Groat moves to second.
Bottom 7 Burgess hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Groat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Virdon 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 7 Hobbie strikes out.
Top 7 Taylor 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 7 Altman strikes out.
Bottom 6 Jackson strikes out.
Bottom 6 Mejias strikes out.
Bottom 6 Hoak hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Moryn strikes out.
Top 6 Thomson is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Long hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mejias. Long reaches second base with a double. Banks moves to third.
Top 6 Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Dark strikes out.
Top 6 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Skinner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Burgess scores. Stuart moves to second.
Bottom 5 Stuart takes first base on ball four. Burgess moves to second.
Bottom 5 Burgess hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Virdon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Hobbie hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Taylor strikes out.
Top 5 Al Jackson now pitching. Altman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops it up and throws to first, with Jackson covering, for the out.
Bottom 4 Rocky Nelson pinch hits for Bob Smith. Nelson strikes out.
Bottom 4 Mejias hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Hoak strikes out.
Bottom 4 Mazeroski hits a line drive into right field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Moryn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Long scores. There goes Thomson trying to get to third. Virdon throws the ball in to Hoak, who tags Thomson for the out.
Top 4 Thomson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Long moves to second.
Top 4 Long hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Banks hits a popup into right field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Skinner strikes out.
Bottom 3 Stuart takes first base on ball four. Burgess moves to second.
Bottom 3 Burgess hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hobbie fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Virdon takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Mazeroski fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 3 Hobbie hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to third for the out. Taylor moves to second.
Top 3 Taylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moryn moves to second.
Top 3 Altman strikes out.
Top 3 Bob Smith now pitching. Moryn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Dick Schofield pinch hits for Ron Blackburn. Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Mejias strikes out.
Bottom 2 Hoak hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moryn. Hoak reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Mazeroski hits a popup into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Thomson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Long takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Banks hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 2 Ron Blackburn now pitching. There goes Dark. The throw from Burgess and he is safe. Dark steals second.
Top 2 Dark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Taylor scores.
Top 2 There's a wild pitch. Taylor moves to third.
Top 2 Taylor hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mejias. Taylor reaches second base with a double. Altman goes all the way around to score.
Top 2 Hobbie hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Taylor hits a popup towards first. Stuart settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Altman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Skinner hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Stuart hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Burgess hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Virdon strikes out.
Top 1 Moryn hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Long hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Banks hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dark tags and scores.
Top 1 Dark hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon who is chasing the ball. Dark reaches third base with a triple. Taylor goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 Taylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.