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» Philadelphia Phillies 10 Pittsburgh Pirates 5

Date: April 26, 1959
Stadium: Shibe Park (Philadelphia,PA)

PIT:	5-8	Prev Game (PHI)	Next Game (LAN)
PHI:	5-7	Prev Game (PIT)	Next Game (LAN)

Game Notes:
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Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	1	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	5	8	2
PHI	0	0	3	0	0	2	5	0	x	10	10	0

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

1. Bill Virdon	cr	cf	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	.189
2. Roberto Clemente	cr	rf	5	1	1	0	0	1	0	.246
3. Hank Foiles	cr	c	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.191
Rocky Nelson	cr	ph	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333
4. Dick Stuart	cr	1b	2	2	2	2	3	0	0	.333
5. Don Hoak	cr	3b	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.317
Harry Bright	cr	ph-3b	4	1	3	3	1	1	0	.500
6. Bill Mazeroski	cr	2b	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.280
7. Dick Groat	cr	ss	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	.239
8. Roman Mejias	cr	lf	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.200
9. Bob Friend	cr	p	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.167
Bob Porterfield	cr	p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	--
Smoky Burgess	cr	ph	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.433
Ron Blackburn	cr	p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Totals - 14 players			33	5	8	5	7	5	0	.269

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

1. Richie Ashburn	cr	cf	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	.196
2. Harry Hanebrink	cr	rf	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.111
Bob Bowman	cr	rf	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083
3. Dave Philley	cr	1b	4	2	2	5	0	0	0	.273
4. Harry Anderson	cr	lf	4	2	4	1	0	0	0	.310
5. Willie Jones	cr	3b	4	2	2	3	0	0	0	.368
6. Gene Freese	cr	2b	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.286
Sparky Anderson	cr	2b	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222
7. Chico Fernandez	cr	ss	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.259
8. Valmy Thomas	cr	c	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200
9. Chris Short	cr	p	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Jack Meyer	cr	p	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	.500

Totals - 12 players			35	10	10	9	1	3	0	.241

E: Roman Mejias (1), Dick Stuart (1)

2B: Harry Bright (1), Dick Stuart (4)
3B: None
HR: Harry Bright (1), Dick Stuart (2)

RBI: Harry Bright 3(3), Dick Stuart 2(6)

SB: Bill Virdon (1)
CS: None

S: Bob Friend (1)
SF: None
HP: None
IBB: None
GDP: Roman Mejias (1)

E: None

2B: Harry Anderson 2(3), Dave Philley (2)
3B: None
HR: Willie Jones (3), Dave Philley (1)

RBI: Harry Anderson (5), Willie Jones 3(7), Dave Philley 5(7)

SB: None
CS: None

S: None
SF: None
HP: Valmy Thomas (1)
IBB: None
GDP: None

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

Bob Friend L (0-3)	cr	6.2	8	9	5	1	2	1	0-0	9.00
Bob Porterfield	cr	0.1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0-0	2.08
Ron Blackburn	cr	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0-0	1.69

Totals - 3 pitcher(s)		8.0	10	10	5	1	3	2	--	4.96

WP: Bob Friend 3(3)
BK: None
TBF: Bob Friend 31, Bob Porterfield 2, Ron Blackburn 4
GB/FB: Bob Friend 9-10, Bob Porterfield 0-1, Ron Blackburn 1-1

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

Chris Short	cr	6	8	5	5	6	3	2	0-0	9.31
Jack Meyer W (1-1)	cr	2.2	0	0	0	1	2	0	0-0	5.40

Totals - 2 pitcher(s)		8.2	8	5	5	7	5	2	--	5.13

WP: Chris Short 2(2)
BK: None
TBF: Chris Short 32, Jack Meyer 9
GB/FB: Chris Short 8-7, Jack Meyer 0-6

Umpires: H: delmv901 1B: barla901 2B: jackb901 3B: craws901
Time of game: 2:52
Attendance: 19,266
Temperature: 0 degrees F - 0
Wind: -1 mph -

Streaks in Progress: Harry Bright 1, Roberto Clemente 1, Bob Friend 1, Roman Mejias 3, Dick Stuart 1

Streaks Ended: Bill Mazeroski 5

Streaks in Progress: Harry Anderson 2, Chico Fernandez 2, Willie Jones 1, Jack Meyer 1, Dave Philley 1

Streaks Ended:

Milestones

None

Milestones

Chris Short struck out for the 1st time in his career.
Chris Short allowed his 1st career home run.
Chris Short started his 1st game as a pitcher in his career.
Chris Short threw his 1st wild pitch in his career.

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