Philadelphia Phillies vs Pittsburgh Pirates - August 28,1959

Visiting Team

Philadelphia Phillies (55-76)

Home Team

Pittsburgh Pirates (64-61)

Game Date

August 28,1959

Year

1959

Game Type

Regular Season

Innings Played

Ballpark

Forbes Field

Time of Day

Night

Start Time

Attendance

20,926

Time of Game

2:26

Umpires

[HP]: Bill Jackowski [1B]: Shag Crawford [2B]: Vic Delmore [3B]: Al Barlick

Philadelphia Phillies - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi	bb	so	avg	s-g	c-g
1	Richie Ashburn	cf	32.162	L	4	0	0	0	0	1	.278	125	1387
2	Joe Koppe	ss	28.313	R	4	0	0	0	0	1	.264	101	118
3	Ed Bouchee	1b	26.174	L	4	0	0	0	0	1	.278	116	369
4	Wally Post	rf	30.050	R	3	0	3	0	0	0	.254	104	815
5	Harry Anderson	lf	27.352	L	3	0	1	0	0	0	.253	114	373
6	Gene Freese	3b	25.232	R	3	0	0	0	0	1	.271	106	443
7	Sparky Anderson	2b	25.187	R	3	0	1	0	0	0	.205	123	124
8	Joe Lonnett	c	32.202	R	1	0	0	0	0	0	.195	33	133
	Carl Sawatski	c	31.297	L	2	0	0	0	0	2	.271	55	290
9	Ed Keegan	p	20.051	R	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	1	1
	Harry Hanebrink	ph	31.289	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	.286	47	154
	Bob Bowman	p	28.110	R	1	0	0	0	0	0	.128	53	252
Totals

Errors: Richie Ashburn

GDP: Harry Anderson (4), Sparky Anderson (15), Joe Lonnett (2)

Pittsburgh Pirates - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi	bb	so	avg	s-g	c-g
1	Bob Skinner	lf	27.329	L	5	0	0	0	0	1	.264	105	550
2	Dick Groat	ss	28.297	R	3	1	0	0	2	1	.278	112	655
3	Roberto Clemente	rf	25.010	R	5	1	1	1	0	1	.313	72	517
4	Rocky Nelson	1b	34.283	L	4	3	2	1	1	1	.300	73	304
5	Smoky Burgess	c	32.203	L	5	2	4	2	0	0	.315	84	844
6	Don Hoak	3b	31.204	R	4	1	1	0	1	0	.286	115	666
7	Dick Schofield	2b	24.233	B	2	1	1	2	2	0	.238	64	282
8	Bill Virdon	cf	28.080	L	1	0	0	0	3	0	.263	112	626
9	Vern Law	p	29.169	R	4	0	1	2	0	0	.186	28	222
Totals

Errors: Dick Groat

2B: Dick Schofield (7)

HR: Roberto Clemente (4), Rocky Nelson (6), Smoky Burgess (6)

RBI: Roberto Clemente (34), Rocky Nelson (29), Smoky Burgess 2 (42), Dick Schofield 2 (8), Vern Law 2 (8)

Philadelphia Phillies - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr	era	whip	s-g	c-g
1	Ed Keegan	R	L 0-2	3.2	8	8	8	6	2	2	27.00	5.00	2	2
2	Jack Meyer	R		1.1	1	0	0	2	2	0	3.99	1.40	39	184
3	Bob Bowman	R		3.0	1	1	1	1	0	1	3.00	0.67	1	1
Totals				0.0

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Ed Keegan (0-0-0), Jack Meyer (0-0-0), Bob Bowman (0-0-0)

Pittsburgh Pirates - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr	era	whip	s-g	c-g
1	Vern Law	R	W 14-5	9.0	5	0	0	0	7	0	3.21	1.12	25	223
Totals				0.0

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Vern Law (0-0-0)

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team	record		1	2	3		4	5	6		7	8	9		R	H	E		div-rk	lg-rk	mlb-rk	links
Philadelphia Phillies	PHI	55-76		0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0		0	5	1		8	8	15	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page
Pittsburgh Pirates	PIT	64-61		2	0	1		5	0	1		0	0	x		9	10	1		4	4	6	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page

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