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Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 7, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on August 7, 1959 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | August 7, 1959 |
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Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 7, 1959 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ron Kline |
Home Starting Pitcher | Moe Drabowsky |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 7,434 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 1 minute |
Umpires | HP: Dusty Boggess 1B: Ed Sudol 2B: Stan Landes 3B: Tom Gorman |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bob Skinner | Left Fielder |
Dick Groat | Shortstop |
Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
Rocky Nelson | First Baseman |
Smoky Burgess | Catcher |
Don Hoak | Third Baseman |
Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
Ron Kline | Pitcher |
Danny Murtaugh | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tony Taylor | Second Baseman |
Jim Marshall | First Baseman |
Billy Williams | Left Fielder |
Ernie Banks | Shortstop |
Art Schult | Right Fielder |
Earl Averill | Third Baseman |
Sammy Taylor | Catcher |
Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
Moe Drabowsky | Pitcher |
Bob Scheffing | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 7, 1959
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Drabowsky
Skinner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Averill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Drabowsky
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Drabowsky
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Averill fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Kline
Taylor hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skinner who is chasing the ball. Taylor reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Marshall vs. Kline
Marshall hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Kline
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kline fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Banks vs. Kline
Banks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schult vs. Kline
Schult hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Drabowsky
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Drabowsky
Burgess takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. Drabowsky
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Kline
Averill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Kline
Taylor hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Averill moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomson vs. Kline
Thomson hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Drabowsky vs. Kline
Drabowsky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Averill scores. Taylor moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Taylor vs. Kline
Taylor hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Taylor tags and scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Kline
Marshall hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Drabowsky
Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Drabowsky
Virdon strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kline vs. Drabowsky
Kline hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Kline
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Kline
Banks hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schult vs. Kline
Schult hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Kline
Averill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Kline
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Drabowsky
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Marshall scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Skinner for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Drabowsky
Groat strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Drabowsky
Clemente hits a fly ball into right field. Schult settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Green
Fred Green now pitching.
Thomson strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drabowsky vs. Green
Drabowsky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Green
Taylor strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Drabowsky
Nelson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Taylor reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Drabowsky
Burgess hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Drabowsky
Hoak hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Hoak reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mazeroski vs. Drabowsky
Mazeroski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Green
Marshall is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Green
Williams is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Green
Banks hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Drabowsky
Virdon hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Drabowsky
Green is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Drabowsky
Skinner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Schult. Skinner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Groat vs. Drabowsky
Groat takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clemente vs. Drabowsky
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Averill fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schult vs. Green
Schult hits a line drive towards third. Hoak reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Green
Averill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Green
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards first. Nelson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Taylor for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Drabowsky
Nelson hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Drabowsky
Burgess hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. Drabowsky
Hoak hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Burgess moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mazeroski vs. Drabowsky
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Green
Thomson hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drabowsky vs. Green
Drabowsky hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Green
Taylor hits a line drive towards the mound. Green reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Drabowsky
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schofield vs. Drabowsky
Dick Schofield pinch hits for Fred Green.
Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Drabowsky
Skinner strikes out. Taylor drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Skinner out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Gross
Don Gross now pitching.
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Nelson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Marshall for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Gross
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Gross
Banks strikes out. Burgess drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Banks out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Drabowsky
Groat hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Drabowsky
Clemente strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Drabowsky
Nelson hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Drabowsky
Burgess hits a fly ball into right field. Schult settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/7/1959 -- Pittsburgh at Chicago (D) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Skinner B, lf 4 0 1 0 Taylor T, 2b 3 0 1 1 Groat D, ss 3 0 1 0 Marshall J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Clemente R, rf 4 0 0 0 Williams B, lf 4 0 0 0 Nelson R, 1b 4 0 0 0 Banks E, ss 3 1 1 1 Burgess S, c 3 0 1 0 Schult A, rf 3 1 1 1 Hoak D, 3b 3 0 2 0 Averill E, 3b 2 1 0 0 Mazeroski B, 2b 3 0 0 0 Taylor S, c 3 1 1 0 Virdon B, cf 3 0 0 0 Thomson B, cf 3 0 0 0 Kline R, p 1 0 0 0 Drabowsky M, p 3 0 1 1 Green F, p 1 0 0 0 Schofield D, ph 1 0 0 0 Gross D, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 0 5 0 28 4 5 4 Pittsburgh 000 000 000 -- 0 Chicago 022 000 00x -- 4 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Kline R (L) 3.0 5 4 4 2 0 Green F 4.0 0 0 0 0 4 Gross D 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Drabowsky M (W) 9.0 5 0 0 2 6 DP -- Chicago 2 LOB -- Pittsburgh 5, Chicago 3 2B -- Hoak D, Skinner B 3B -- Taylor T HR -- Banks E, Schult A SF -- Taylor T T -- 2:01 A -- 7434
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