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Cubs
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 21, 1958
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs, played on May 21, 1958 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
Date | May 21, 1958 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 21, 1958 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Taylor Phillips |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Porterfield |
Ballpark | Forbes Field |
City | Pittsburgh |
State | PA |
Attendance | 5,393 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 31 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ken Burkhart 1B: Dusty Boggess 2B: Ed Sudol 3B: Tom Gorman |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tony Taylor | Second Baseman |
Al Dark | Third Baseman |
Ernie Banks | Shortstop |
Walt Moryn | Left Fielder |
Lee Walls | Right Fielder |
Dale Long | First Baseman |
Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
Sammy Taylor | Catcher |
Taylor Phillips | Pitcher |
Bob Scheffing | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
Bob Skinner | Left Fielder |
Dick Groat | Shortstop |
Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
Frank Thomas | Third Baseman |
Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
Hank Foiles | Catcher |
Bob Porterfield | Pitcher |
Danny Murtaugh | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cubs
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 21, 1958
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Porterfield
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Porterfield
Dark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Porterfield
Banks hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moryn vs. Porterfield
There's a wild pitch. Dark moves to third. Banks moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Moryn vs. Porterfield
Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Porterfield covering, for the out. Dark scores. Banks moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Walls vs. Porterfield
Walls is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Phillips
Virdon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Phillips
Skinner hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Phillips
Groat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Virdon moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kluszewski vs. Phillips
Kluszewski takes first base on ball four. Virdon moves to third. Groat moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thomas vs. Phillips
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Clemente vs. Phillips
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Porterfield
Long strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Porterfield
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Porterfield fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Porterfield
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. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Phillips vs. Porterfield
Phillips 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
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Phillips
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foiles vs. Phillips
Foiles hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porterfield vs. Phillips
Porterfield strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Virdon vs. Phillips
Virdon hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Porterfield
Taylor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Porterfield
Dark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Taylor moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Banks vs. Porterfield
Johnny Goryl pinch runs for Tony Taylor.
Banks hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Goryl tags and scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moryn vs. Porterfield
Moryn hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Porterfield
Walls hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Groat. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Porterfield
Long hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Porterfield
There goes Walls. The throw from Foiles and he is out, Mazeroski applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Phillips
Johnny Goryl now playing second base.
Skinner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Phillips
Groat takes first base on ball four. Skinner moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kluszewski vs. Phillips
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Phillips
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Porterfield
Thomson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Porterfield
Taylor hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Porterfield
Phillips strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Phillips
Clemente takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazeroski vs. Phillips
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foiles vs. Phillips
Foiles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Phillips
Gene Baker pinch hits for Bob Porterfield.
Baker hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goryl vs. Blackburn
Ron Blackburn now pitching.
Goryl hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Blackburn
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dark for the out. Goryl moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Banks vs. Blackburn
Banks strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moryn vs. Blackburn
Moryn is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walls vs. Blackburn
Walls is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Phillips
Virdon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Phillips
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Phillips fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Phillips
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Blackburn
Long 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 -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Blackburn
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Blackburn
Taylor hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Phillips
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Phillips
Thomas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Phillips
Clemente hits a line drive towards the mound. Phillips catches it and throws to first to double up Thomas. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Blackburn
Phillips strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goryl vs. Blackburn
Goryl hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Blackburn
Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Phillips
Mazeroski hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foiles vs. Phillips
Foiles hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Phillips
Roman Mejias pinch hits for Ron Blackburn.
Mejias hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Virdon vs. Phillips
Virdon takes first base on ball four. Mejias moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Skinner vs. Phillips
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops it up and throws to first, with Phillips covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Gross
Roman Mejias now playing left field. Don Gross now pitching.
Banks strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Gross
Moryn strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Gross
Walls hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Phillips
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Phillips
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Phillips
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark juggles the ball. That's an error on Dark. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Phillips
Clemente hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mazeroski vs. Phillips
Mazeroski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thomas scores. Clemente moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stevens vs. Phillips
R C Stevens pinch hits for Hank Foiles.
Stevens strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Gross
Danny Kravitz now catching.
Long strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Gross
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Gross
Taylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Gross
Phillips takes first base on ball four. Taylor moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goryl vs. Gross
Goryl takes first base on ball four. Taylor moves to third. Phillips moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dark vs. Gross
The ball gets by Kravitz for a passed ball. Taylor scores. Phillips moves to third. Goryl moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dark vs. Gross
Dark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Banks vs. Gross
Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Phillips
Mejias hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Phillips
Virdon hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Phillips
Gene Freese pinch hits for Don Gross.
Freese strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/21/1958 -- Chicago at Pittsburgh (D) Chicago AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Taylor T, 2b 2 0 1 0 Virdon B, cf 2 0 0 0 Goryl J, pr-2b 2 1 1 0 Skinner B, lf 3 0 0 0 Dark A, 3b 3 2 1 0 Gross D, p 0 0 0 0 Banks E, ss 4 0 1 1 Freese G, ph 1 0 0 0 Moryn W, lf 3 1 1 3 Groat D, ss 3 0 1 0 Walls L, rf 4 0 0 0 Kluszewski T, 1b 3 0 0 0 Long D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Thomas F, 3b 3 1 0 0 Thomson B, cf 4 0 1 0 Clemente R, rf 3 0 1 0 Taylor S, c 4 1 1 0 Mazeroski B, 2b 4 0 2 1 Phillips T, p 3 0 0 0 Foiles H, c 3 0 0 0 Stevens R, ph 1 0 0 0 Kravitz D, c 0 0 0 0 Porterfield B, p 1 0 0 0 Baker G, ph 1 0 0 0 Blackburn R, p 0 0 0 0 Mejias R, ph-lf 2 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 5 7 4 30 1 5 1 Chicago 103 000 001 -- 5 Pittsburgh 000 000 010 -- 1 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Phillips T (W) 9.0 5 1 0 8 4 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Porterfield B (L) 4.0 5 4 4 1 4 Blackburn R 3.0 1 0 0 1 3 Gross D 2.0 1 1 1 3 3 E -- Groat D, Dark A DP -- Chicago 3 LOB -- Chicago 7, Pittsburgh 10 HR -- Moryn W CS -- Walls L SF -- Banks E WP -- Porterfield B PB -- Kravitz D T -- 2:31 A -- 5393
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