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» Pittsburgh Pirates 8 Philadelphia Phillies 5

Date: April 24, 1959
Stadium: Shibe Park (Philadelphia,PA)

PIT:	3-7	Prev Game (CIN)	Next Game (PHI)
PHI:	4-5	Prev Game (MLN)	Next Game (PIT)

Game Notes:
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Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	8	12	0
PHI	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	0	5	11	2

Pittsburgh Pirates	Career	Pos	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	PIT	AVG

1. Bill Virdon	cr	cf	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	.180
2. Roberto Clemente	cr	rf	5	3	2	0	0	0	0	.286
3. Smoky Burgess	cr	c	5	0	1	2	0	0	0	.333
Dick Schofield	cr	pr	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	--
Rocky Nelson	cr	1b	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667
4. Dick Stuart	cr	1b	5	2	2	2	0	1	0	.333
Hank Foiles	cr	c	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235
5. Don Hoak	cr	3b	2	1	2	1	2	0	0	.303
6. Bill Mazeroski	cr	2b	4	0	3	2	0	0	0	.282
7. Dick Groat	cr	ss	4	0	1	1	1	0	0	.194
8. Roman Mejias	cr	lf	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111
9. Ron Kline	cr	p	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000
Bob Porterfield	cr	p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	--
Bob Smith	cr	p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Roy Face	cr	p	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500

Totals - 15 players			37	8	12	8	3	3	0	.258

Philadelphia Phillies	Career	Pos	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	PIT	AVG

1. Richie Ashburn	cr	cf	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206
2. Granny Hamner	cr	ss-3b	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	.182
3. Ed Bouchee	cr	1b	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	.313
4. Wally Post	cr	rf	5	1	1	2	0	2	0	.281
5. Harry Anderson	cr	lf	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	.226
6. Willie Jones	cr	3b	3	0	3	0	1	0	0	.357
Chico Fernandez	cr	pr-ss	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	.261
7. Joe Koppe	cr	2b	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000
Harry Hanebrink	cr	ph	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.250
Sparky Anderson	cr	2b	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267
Gene Freese	cr	ph-2b	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	.667
8. Carl Sawatski	cr	c	3	0	1	2	1	1	0	.250
9. Jim Owens	cr	p	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.167
Dave Philley	cr	ph	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333
Al Schroll	cr	p	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250
Turk Farrell	cr	p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	--
Jack Meyer	cr	p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	--

Totals - 17 players			38	5	11	5	4	6	0	.251

E: None

2B: Smoky Burgess (4)
3B: None
HR: Dick Stuart (1)

RBI: Smoky Burgess 2(5), Dick Groat (4), Don Hoak (6), Bill Mazeroski 2(5), Dick Stuart 2(4)

SB: None
CS: None

S: Ron Kline (2), Bill Mazeroski (1)
SF: Don Hoak (2)
HP: Roman Mejias (2)
IBB: None
GDP: Smoky Burgess (1)

E: Granny Hamner 2(2)

2B: Granny Hamner (1), Carl Sawatski (1)
3B: Ed Bouchee (1)
HR: Wally Post (1)

RBI: Ed Bouchee (5), Wally Post 2(8), Carl Sawatski 2(2)

SB: None
CS: None

S: None
SF: None
HP: Richie Ashburn (1)
IBB: Carl Sawatski (1)
GDP: None

PIT Pitchers	Car	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PIT/Str	ERA

Ron Kline	cr	5.2	5	3	3	2	6	1	0-0	5.56
Bob Porterfield	cr	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0-0	2.25
Bob Smith	cr	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	1.04
Roy Face W (2-0)	cr	2.1	4	2	2	1	0	0	0-0	2.70

Totals - 4 pitcher(s)		9.0	11	5	5	4	6	1	--	5.50

WP: Bob Porterfield (1)
BK: None
TBF: Ron Kline 24, Bob Porterfield 2, Bob Smith 4, Roy Face 13
GB/FB: Ron Kline 5-6, Bob Porterfield 0-0, Bob Smith 1-2, Roy Face 3-4

PHI Pitchers	Car	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PIT/Str	ERA

Jim Owens	cr	6	5	4	0	2	2	1	0-0	3.86
Al Schroll L (1-1)	cr	2	5	3	3	1	1	0	0-0	8.68
Turk Farrell	cr	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0-0	12.27
Jack Meyer	cr	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	12.00

Totals - 4 pitcher(s)		9.0	12	8	4	3	3	1	--	4.80

WP: Turk Farrell (1)
BK: None
TBF: Jim Owens 28, Al Schroll 11, Turk Farrell 3, Jack Meyer 2
GB/FB: Jim Owens 13-5, Al Schroll 3-1, Turk Farrell 0-1, Jack Meyer 0-2

Umpires: H: barla901 1B: jackb901 2B: craws901 3B: delmv901
Time of game: 2:53
Attendance: 15,675
Temperature: 0 degrees F - 0
Wind: -1 mph -

Streaks in Progress: Smoky Burgess 1, Roberto Clemente 2, Dick Groat 2, Don Hoak 1, Bill Mazeroski 3, Dick Stuart 3, Bill Virdon 1

Streaks Ended:

Streaks in Progress: Harry Anderson 1, Ed Bouchee 1, Chico Fernandez 1, Granny Hamner 2, Harry Hanebrink 1, Willie Jones 3, Wally Post 1, Carl Sawatski 1

Streaks Ended:

Milestones

Ron Kline struck out the 400th batter of his career.

Milestones

Granny Hamner scored his 700th career run.
Al Schroll lost his 1st career game.

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