Phillies @ Cubs
August 24, 1958

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Bottom 8 R H E
Phillies 5 8 0
Cubs 3 10 3
Bottom 8 R H E
Phillies 5 8 0
Cubs 3 10 3

Bobby Thomson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .285
OBP .333 .351
At Bats 3 442
Hits 1 126
• Singles 1 82
• Doubles 0 24
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 17
Walks 0 46
RBI’s 0 69

Curt Simmons Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 12 0
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Wrigley Field - August 24, 1958
Out
Curt Simmons
Stan Lopata
Ed Bouchee
Solly Hemus
Willie Jones
Chico Fernandez
Harry Anderson
Richie Ashburn
Wally Post
Bobby Thomson
Walt Moryn
Al Dark

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Philadelphia Phillies 5 8 0 8
Chicago Cubs 3 10 3 6
Winning Pitcher Jack Sanford
Losing Pitcher Dave Hillman
Save Curt Simmons
Game Winning RBI Wally Post
Attendance 24,572
Time of Game 2 hours 23 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Thomson hits a line drive into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Moryn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dark moves to third.
Bottom 8 Banks hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Curt Simmons now pitching. Marshall hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Dark hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Walls scores.
Bottom 8 Lee Walls pinch hits for Tony Taylor. Walls hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Post. Walls reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Sanford strikes out.
Top 8 Lopata is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks misplays the ball. That's an error on Banks. Jones moves to third. Fernandez moves to second.
Top 8 Jones hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Anderson scores. Post scores.
Top 8 Glen Hobbie now pitching. Bouchee is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Post hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Ashburn scores. Hemus scores. Anderson moves to third.
Top 8 Anderson bunts towards the mound. Hillman juggles the ball. That's an error on Hillman. Ashburn moves to third. Hemus moves to second.
Top 8 Hemus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ashburn moves to second.
Top 8 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Hillman strikes out.
Bottom 7 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.
Bottom 7 Stan Lopata now catching. Jack Sanford now pitching. Tanner hits a fly ball into left field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Repulski hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Rip Repulski pinch hits for John Anderson. There's a wild pitch. Jones moves to third.
Top 7 Dave Philley pinch hits for Jim Hegan. Philley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Fernandez bunts towards the mound. Hillman fields it and throws to first for the out. Jones moves to second.
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 home run.
Bottom 6 Thomson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Moryn hits a fly ball into left field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Anderson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Marshall strikes out.
Top 6 Post hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hillman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Hemus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Dark hits a popup towards first. Bouchee settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Taylor hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hillman bunts towards first. Bouchee scoops it up and throws to first, with Hemus covering, for the out. Taylor moves to second.
Bottom 5 Taylor hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Hegan hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Tanner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Thomson hits a popup into center field for a base hit. Ashburn throws the ball in to Jones who tags Thomson trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 4 Moryn 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 4 Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Jones hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 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 4 Post hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Marshall hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 3 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. Hillman moves to third.
Bottom 3 Taylor hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Hegan fields it and throws to first for the out. Hillman moves to second.
Bottom 3 Hillman bunts towards third. Jones fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Anderson strikes out.
Top 3 Hemus hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Taylor reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor fields it and throws to second for the out. Hegan moves to third.
Top 3 Anderson takes first base on ball four. Hegan moves to second.
Top 3 Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor misplays the ball. That's an error on Taylor.
Bottom 2 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Tanner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Thomson hits a line drive towards short. Fernandez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Moryn hits a line drive into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Fernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Tanner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Tanner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Bouchee strikes out.
Top 2 Post hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Marshall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Anderson 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 1 Hemus 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 1 Ashburn hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.