With two outs in the bottom of the ninth, Glen Hobbie concludes his pitching duel with Vinegar Bend Mizell in dramatic fashion by launching Mizell’s first pitch into the left field bleachers – barely: “A great roar went up from the 11,701 fans when Hobbie connected,” reports Les Biederman of the Pittsburgh Press, “and they were hoping the ball would carry to the bleachers. It went down the line and as Gino Cimoli watched, the ball barely got over the left-field railing into home-run territory.” Hobbie has had the Bucs off-balance all afternoon, striking out nine, six of them looking. Pittsburgh’s only run comes on Roberto Clemente’s 1st-inning RBI single, but Ernie Banks ties it with one swing leading off the bottom of the second. Clemente’s most memorable cut of the game comes later, in the 8th: even though he doesn’t make contact, the handle of his bat breaks off.

On August 25, 1960 — With two outs in the bottom of the ninth, Glen Hobbie concludes his pitching duel with Vinegar Bend Mizell in dramatic fashion by launching Mizell’s first pitch into the left field bleachers – barely: “A great roar went up from the 11,701 fans when Hobbie connected,” reports Les Biederman of the Pittsburgh Press, “and they were hoping the ball would carry to the bleachers. It went down the line and as Gino Cimoli watched, the ball barely got over the left-field railing into home-run territory.” Hobbie has had the Bucs off-balance all afternoon, striking out nine, six of them looking. Pittsburgh’s only run comes on Roberto Clemente’s 1st-inning RBI single, but Ernie Banks ties it with one swing leading off the bottom of the second. Clemente’s most memorable cut of the game comes later, in the 8th: even though he doesn’t make contact, the handle of his bat breaks off.

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