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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs

1958-08-20 · Day game · Wrigley Field · 2:39

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Chicago Cubs 4–2. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 2 in the 4th. Ron Kline earned the win and Roy Face picked up the save. Dick Stuart went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	4	9
CHN	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	9

W: Ron Kline L: Dave Hillman SV: Roy Face

Umpires — HP: Frank Dascoli · 1B: Augie Donatelli · 2B: Shag Crawford · 3B: Vinnie Smith · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Bill Virdon	4	0	0	0	1
Roberto Clemente	4	1	1	0	1
Dick Stuart	4	1	2	2	1
Bob Skinner	4	0	0	0	1
Frank Thomas	4	1	2	0	0
Bill Mazeroski	3	1	1	0	0
Dick Groat	4	0	2	2	0
Bill Hall	3	0	1	0	1
Ron Kline	3	0	0	0	0
Ted Kluszewski	1	0	0	0	0
Roman Mejias	1	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tony Taylor	5	0	2	0	0	0
Al Dark	5	0	2	0	0	0
Lee Walls	5	0	1	0	0	0
Ernie Banks	3	1	1	0	1	1
Walt Moryn	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Thomson	3	0	1	1	1	0
Dale Long	2	0	0	0	2	0
Sammy Taylor	3	1	1	1	0	1
Dave Hillman	2	0	0	0	0	1
Chuck Tanner	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Bolger	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Adams	1	0	1	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ron Kline	7.2	8	4	3
Don Gross	0.1	0	0	0
Roy Face	1.0	1	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	SO
Dave Hillman	7.0	7	5
Don Elston	1.1	2	0
Bill Henry	0.2	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bill Virdon: 43
Roberto Clemente: K
Dick Stuart: K

Bot 1

Tony Taylor: 4/P
Al Dark: 53
Lee Walls: S7
Ernie Banks: 8

Top 2

Bob Skinner: 7
Frank Thomas: 63
Bill Mazeroski: 7

Bot 2

Walt Moryn: 8
Bobby Thomson: 43
Dale Long: 63

Top 3

Dick Groat: 63
Bill Hall: S8
Ron Kline: 2/P
Bill Virdon: 5/FL

Bot 3

Sammy Taylor: K
Dave Hillman: K
Tony Taylor: S7
Al Dark: S8.1-3
Lee Walls: 3/FL

Top 4

Roberto Clemente: D7
Dick Stuart: HR/7.2-H
Bob Skinner: 43
Frank Thomas: D7/7S
Bill Mazeroski: 7
Dick Groat: 63

Bot 4

Ernie Banks: K
Walt Moryn: 8
Bobby Thomson: W
Dale Long: W.1-2
Sammy Taylor: 43

Top 5

Bill Hall: K
Ron Kline: 63
Bill Virdon: 43

Bot 5

Dave Hillman: 13
Tony Taylor: S5/BG
Al Dark: 3/FL
Lee Walls: 53

Top 6

Roberto Clemente: 63
Dick Stuart: S7
Bob Skinner: K
Frank Thomas: WP.1-2#
Frank Thomas: 3/P

Bot 6

Ernie Banks: D7/7D
Walt Moryn: 6
Bobby Thomson: S7.2-H;BX2(74)
Dale Long: 6

Top 7

Bill Mazeroski: D8
Dick Groat: S9/P.2-H
Bill Hall: 13.1-2
Ron Kline: 53
Bill Virdon: K

Bot 7

Sammy Taylor: HR
Chuck Tanner: 63
Tony Taylor: 9
Al Dark: S
Lee Walls: 8

Top 8

Roberto Clemente: 63
Dick Stuart: 7
Bob Skinner: 43

Bot 8

Ernie Banks: W
Walt Moryn: 7
Bobby Thomson: 8
Dale Long: W.1-2
Jim Bolger: 9/F

Top 9

Frank Thomas: S
Bill Mazeroski: 34/SH.1-2
Dick Groat: S9/P.2-H
Ted Kluszewski: 7
Roman Mejias: 13

Bot 9

Bobby Adams: S
Tony Taylor: 4
Al Dark: 2
Lee Walls: 53

Notes & reviews

Bill Hall and Dick Stuart collided; Stuart knocked out temporarily but held the ball
Cal Neeman and Cubs Manager Bob Scheffing ejected by HP umpire Frank Dascoli

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