Phillies @ Cubs
August 24, 1958

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Bottom 9 R H E
Phillies 13 15 0
Cubs 8 13 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Phillies 13 15 0
Cubs 8 13 1

Bobby Thomson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .750 .285
OBP .750 .352
At Bats 4 438
Hits 3 125
• Singles 3 81
• Doubles 0 24
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 17
Walks 0 46
RBI’s 1 69

Jack Meyer Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 6 0
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Wrigley Field - August 24, 1958
Jack Meyer
Stan Lopata
Ed Bouchee
Bobby Young
Ted Kazanski
Chico Fernandez
Harry Anderson
Richie Ashburn
Wally Post
Bobby Thomson
Walt Moryn
Al Dark

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Philadelphia Phillies 13 15 0 7
Chicago Cubs 8 13 1 7
Winning Pitcher Jim Hearn
Losing Pitcher Bill Henry
Save Jack Meyer
Game Winning RBI Rip Repulski
Attendance
Time of Game 3 hours 11 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Thomson is called out on strikes.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Moryn takes first base on ball four. Dark moves to second.
Bottom 9 Banks hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Jack Meyer now pitching. Marshall hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Dark takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Dale Long pinch hits for Tony Taylor. Long hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 9 Bobby Young now playing second base. Lee Walls pinch hits for Bob Anderson. Walls hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Hemus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Ashburn takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Farrell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Anderson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Lopata strikes out.
Bottom 8 Taylor hits a line drive into left field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Tanner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ashburn. Tanner reaches second base with a double. Thomson goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 8 Thomson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Moryn strikes out.
Bottom 8 Banks hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hemus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Ted Kazanski now playing third base. Marshall hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Anderson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Bob Anderson now pitching. Jones hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson. Jones reaches second base with a double. Bouchee scores.
Top 8 Bouchee hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Thomson who is chasing the ball. Bouchee reaches third base with a triple. Post scores.
Top 8 Post hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Tanner who is chasing the ball. Post reaches third base with a triple. Farrell scores. Hemus goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 Anderson strikes out.
Top 8 Hemus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. Farrell moves to third.
Top 8 Ashburn is hit by the pitch. Farrell moves to second.
Top 8 Marcelino Solis now pitching. Farrell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Dark hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hemus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Turk Farrell now pitching. Bobby Adams pinch hits for Don Elston. Adams takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Lopata hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Fernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Bouchee hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Top 7 Don Elston now pitching. Post takes first base on ball four. Anderson moves to second.
Top 7 Anderson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ashburn moves to third.
Top 7 Hemus bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Bill Henry now pitching. Rip Repulski pinch hits for Jim Hearn. Repulski hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 7 Lopata takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Fernandez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moryn. Fernandez reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Taylor hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Tanner hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Moryn strikes out.
Top 6 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Bouchee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Post hits a line drive into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Banks strikes out.
Bottom 5 Marshall strikes out.
Bottom 5 There goes Dark. The throw from Lopata and he is safe. Dark steals second.
Bottom 5 Dark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Taylor hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Lopata trying to get to home. Taylor throws to Taylor who tags Lopata for the out. Hemus moves to second.
Top 5 Hemus takes first base on ball four. Lopata moves to second.
Top 5 Ashburn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Hearn hits a line drive into right field. Tanner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Lopata hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Drott strikes out.
Bottom 4 Taylor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tanner moves to second.
Bottom 4 Jim Hearn now pitching. Tanner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hemus fields it and throws to second for the out. Moryn scores.
Bottom 4 Thomson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Banks scores. Moryn moves to third.
Bottom 4 Moryn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Banks moves to second.
Bottom 4 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. Dark scores.
Bottom 4 Marshall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dark moves to third.
Bottom 4 Dark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Fernandez hits a popup towards first. Marshall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Jones hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bouchee strikes out.
Bottom 3 Taylor strikes out.
Bottom 3 Drott is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Post hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Anderson strikes out.
Top 3 Hemus hits a popup, foul, towards third. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Tanner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Moryn hits a fly ball into left field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Ashburn hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Semproch hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Lopata is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Banks strikes out.
Bottom 1 Marshall hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Dark hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Jones hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Post moves to third. Jones moves to second.
Top 1 Bouchee hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Post hits a ball on the ground for an out. Hemus scores.
Top 1 Anderson takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Hemus hits a line drive into right field. Tanner picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Tanner. Ashburn goes all the way around to score. Hemus moves to third.
Top 1 Ashburn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.