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Philadelphia Phillies @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1959-08-28 · Night game · Forbes Field · Att: 20926 · 2:26

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Philadelphia Phillies 9–0. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 5 in the 4th. Vern Law earned the win. Smoky Burgess went 4-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PHI	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5
PIT	2	0	1	5	0	1	0	0		9	10

W: Vern Law L: Ed Keegan SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Jackowski · 1B: Shag Crawford · 2B: Vic Delmore · 3B: Al Barlick · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	H	SO
Richie Ashburn	4	0	1
Joe Koppe	4	0	1
Ed Bouchee	4	0	1
Wally Post	3	3	0
Harry Anderson	3	1	0
Gene Freese	3	0	1
Sparky Anderson	3	1	0
Joe Lonnett	1	0	0
Ed Keegan	1	0	1
Carl Sawatski	2	0	2
Harry Hanebrink	1	0	0
Bob Bowman	1	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bob Skinner	5	0	0	0	0	1
Dick Groat	3	1	0	0	2	1
Roberto Clemente	5	1	1	1	0	1
Rocky Nelson	4	3	2	1	1	1
Smoky Burgess	5	2	4	2	0	0
Don Hoak	4	1	1	0	1	0
Dick Schofield	2	1	1	2	2	0
Bill Virdon	1	0	0	0	3	0
Vern Law	4	0	1	2	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ed Keegan	3.2	8	6	2
Jack Meyer	1.1	1	2	2
Bob Bowman	3.0	1	1	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Vern Law	9.0	5	0	7

Play-by-play

Top 1

Richie Ashburn: 7
Joe Koppe: 8
Ed Bouchee: 7/7D

Bot 1

Bob Skinner: K
Dick Groat: W
Roberto Clemente: 8/8D
Rocky Nelson: S9.1-3
Smoky Burgess: S7.3-H;1-3
Don Hoak: W.1-2
Dick Schofield: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Bill Virdon: 4/P

Top 2

Wally Post: S7
Harry Anderson: 6(1)3/GDP
Gene Freese: K/C

Bot 2

Vern Law: 7
Bob Skinner: 43
Dick Groat: 53

Top 3

Sparky Anderson: S7/G
Joe Lonnett: 64(1)3/GDP
Ed Keegan: K

Bot 3

Roberto Clemente: 63
Rocky Nelson: W
Smoky Burgess: S8.1-H(E8)(NR);B-2
Don Hoak: 53.2-3
Dick Schofield: W
Bill Virdon: W.1-2
Vern Law: 9

Top 4

Richie Ashburn: 9
Joe Koppe: 13
Ed Bouchee: K

Bot 4

Bob Skinner: 6/P
Dick Groat: K/C
Roberto Clemente: HR8/8XD/IPHR
Rocky Nelson: HR/9D
Smoky Burgess: S9
Don Hoak: S8.1-2
Dick Schofield: D9.2-H;1-3
Bill Virdon: W
Vern Law: S9.3-H;2-H;1-3
Bob Skinner: 5/FL

Top 5

Wally Post: S7
Harry Anderson: S7/78.1-3
Gene Freese: 7/7S
Sparky Anderson: 4(1)3/GDP

Bot 5

Dick Groat: W
Roberto Clemente: K/C
Rocky Nelson: OA.1X2(24)
Rocky Nelson: K

Top 6

Carl Sawatski: K
Harry Hanebrink: 8
Richie Ashburn: 9

Bot 6

Smoky Burgess: HR/9D
Don Hoak: 8
Dick Schofield: 53
Bill Virdon: W
Vern Law: 3

Top 7

Joe Koppe: 63
Ed Bouchee: 8/L
Wally Post: S7
Harry Anderson: 13

Bot 7

Bob Skinner: 5/P
Dick Groat: 7
Roberto Clemente: 9

Top 8

Gene Freese: 5/L
Sparky Anderson: E6/G
Carl Sawatski: K
Bob Bowman: 43

Bot 8

Rocky Nelson: 9
Smoky Burgess: 13
Don Hoak: 43

Top 9

Richie Ashburn: K
Joe Koppe: K
Ed Bouchee: 53