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Giants 8 @ Cubs 9
Wrigley Field
September 23, 1959

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the San Francisco Giants, played on September 23, 1959 at Wrigley Field. The home team Cubs beat the visiting Giants with a score of 9 to 8.

Game Summary

DateSeptember 23, 1959 
Visiting Team
San Francisco Giants
R: 8 H: 16 E: 0 LOB: 8
Runs: 8
Hits: 16
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 9 H: 14 E: 0 LOB: 13
Runs: 9
Hits: 14
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 13
Winning PitcherDon Elston  
Losing PitcherEddie Fisher  
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Game Winning RBICal Neeman 

Game Info

DateSeptember 23, 1959 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamSan Francisco Giants 
Home TeamChicago Cubs 
Visiting Starting PitcherJohnny Antonelli  
Home Starting PitcherBob Anderson  
BallparkWrigley Field 
CityChicago 
StateIL 
Attendance4,940 
Time of Game3 hours 44 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Jocko Conlan
1B: Hal Dixon
2B: Tony Venzon
3B: Frank Dascoli

San Francisco Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jose Pagan  Third Baseman 
Felipe Alou  Right Fielder 
Willie Mays  Center Fielder 
Willie McCovey  First Baseman 
Orlando Cepeda  Left Fielder 
Daryl Spencer  Second Baseman 
Hobie Landrith  Catcher 
Eddie Bressoud  Shortstop 
Johnny Antonelli  Pitcher 
Bill Rigney  Manager 

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Tony Taylor  Second Baseman 
George Altman  Center Fielder 
Lee Walls  Right Fielder 
Ernie Banks  Shortstop 
Bobby Thomson  Left Fielder 
Art Schult  First Baseman 
Earl Averill  Catcher 
Al Dark  Third Baseman 
Bob Anderson  Pitcher 
Bob Scheffing  Manager 

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Giants 8 @ Cubs 9
Wrigley Field
September 23, 1959

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         Game of 9/23/1959 -- San Francisco at Chicago (D)

  San Francisco      AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Pagan J, 3b           5  1  2  0   Taylor T, 2b          5  1  2  1   
Alou F, rf            4  2  2  1   Altman G, cf          6  1  2  1   
Mays W, cf            5  2  3  2   Walls L, rf           4  2  1  2   
McCovey W, 1b         5  1  2  2   Banks E, ss           6  2  3  2   
Cepeda O, lf          4  1  1  2   Thomson B, lf         5  0  3  1   
Spencer D, 2b         5  0  1  0   Schult A, 1b          1  0  1  0   
Landrith H, c         3  0  1  0   Marshall J, ph-1b     3  0  1  1   
Schmidt B, ph-c       2  0  0  0   Neeman C, ph-c        2  1  1  1   
Bressoud E, ss        5  1  3  0   Averill E, c          1  0  0  0   
Antonelli J, p        1  0  0  0   Taylor S, ph-c        1  1  0  0   
Miller S, p           0  0  0  0   Jackson R, ph         1  0  0  0   
Rhodes D, ph          1  0  0  0   Long D, 1b            0  0  0  0   
Jones G, p            0  0  0  0   Dark A, 3b            3  0  0  0   
Worthington A, p      0  0  0  0   Anderson B, p         2  1  0  0   
Wagner L, ph          1  0  0  0   Henry B, p            1  0  0  0   
Byerly B, p           0  0  0  0   Elston D, p           0  0  0  0   
Brandt J, ph          1  0  1  1                                      
McCormick M, p        0  0  0  0                                      
Kirkland W, ph        1  0  0  0                                      
Fisher E, p           0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     43  8 16  8                        41  9 14  9

San Francisco    300 010 211 0 --  8
Chicago          202 210 010 1 --  9
  2 outs when winning run was scored.

  San Francisco        IP  H  R ER BB SO
Antonelli J           2.2  5  4  4  1  1
Miller S              0.1  1  0  0  1  0
Jones G*              0.0  2  2  2  2  0
Worthington A         2.0  1  1  1  1  0
Byerly B              2.0  1  0  0  1  0
McCormick M           2.0  3  1  1  2  2
Fisher E (L)          0.2  1  1  1  0  0

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Anderson B            6.1 12  6  6  0  2
Henry B               2.0  4  2  2  2  2
Elston D (W)          1.2  0  0  0  0  0
  * Pitched to 4 batters in 4th

LOB -- San Francisco 8, Chicago 13
2B -- McCovey W 2, Schult A, Alou F, Taylor T, Pagan J
3B -- Brandt J
HR -- Cepeda O, Banks E, Walls L, Mays W 2, Altman G, Neeman C
SH -- Elston D
SF -- Thomson B, Alou F
WP -- McCormick M
Balk -- Anderson B
T -- 3:44
A -- 4940

    

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