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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs

1958-08-21 Β· Day game Β· Wrigley Field Β· Att: 10027 Β· 2:19

Chicago Cubs defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 5–3. Chicago Cubs put up 3 in the 3rd. Moe Drabowsky earned the win and Glen Hobbie picked up the save. Ernie Banks went 3-for-3 with 2 HR and 5 RBI.

Line score

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W: Moe Drabowsky   L: Vern Law   SV: Glen Hobbie

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

Pittsburgh Pirates β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Bill Virdon400000
Roberto Clemente400000
Dick Stuart400001
Bob Skinner400000
Frank Thomas311100
Bill Mazeroski300011
Dick Groat300000
Bill Hall311000
Vern Law100000
John Powers100000
Ted Kluszewski101000

Chicago Cubs β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Tony Taylor412001
Chuck Tanner120020
Ernie Banks323510
Sammy Taylor400001
Walt Moryn301010
Bobby Thomson401000
Dale Long400000
Johnny Goryl301000
Moe Drabowsky200000
Jim Bolger100000

Pittsburgh Pirates β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Vern Law5.0531
Bob Smith2.0110
Ron Blackburn1.0201

Chicago Cubs β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Moe Drabowsky7.1312
Glen Hobbie1.2000

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Bill Virdon: 7
  • Roberto Clemente: 43
  • Dick Stuart: K

Bot 1

  • Tony Taylor: K
  • Chuck Tanner: 43
  • Ernie Banks: W
  • Sammy Taylor: 8/8D

Top 2

  • Bob Skinner: 7/7D
  • Frank Thomas: HR/7D
  • Bill Mazeroski: K
  • Dick Groat: 8

Bot 2

  • Walt Moryn: 9/9D
  • Bobby Thomson: S8
  • Dale Long: 9/L
  • Johnny Goryl: 64(1)/FO

Top 3

  • Bill Hall: 8
  • Vern Law: 7/7D
  • Bill Virdon: 53

Bot 3

  • Moe Drabowsky: 63
  • Tony Taylor: S/G
  • Chuck Tanner: W.1-2
  • Ernie Banks: HR/7D.2-H;1-H
  • Sammy Taylor: 8/8D
  • Walt Moryn: 3

Top 4

  • Roberto Clemente: 6
  • Dick Stuart: 13
  • Bob Skinner: 3/G

Bot 4

  • Bobby Thomson: 8/L
  • Dale Long: 4
  • Johnny Goryl: 53

Top 5

  • Frank Thomas: 5/FL
  • Bill Mazeroski: W
  • Dick Groat: 43.1-2
  • Bill Hall: 63

Bot 5

  • Moe Drabowsky: 7
  • Tony Taylor: S9
  • Chuck Tanner: CS2(26)
  • Chuck Tanner: W
  • Ernie Banks: D7.1-H
  • Sammy Taylor: 3/G

Top 6

  • John Powers: 9/9D
  • Bill Virdon: 63
  • Roberto Clemente: 4/L

Bot 6

  • Walt Moryn: W
  • Bobby Thomson: 7/7D
  • Dale Long: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 7

  • Dick Stuart: 2/FL
  • Bob Skinner: 63
  • Frank Thomas: HP
  • Bill Mazeroski: 6/L

Bot 7

  • Johnny Goryl: S7
  • Moe Drabowsky: 34/SH.1-2
  • Tony Taylor: 8/8D
  • Jim Bolger: 9/9D

Top 8

  • Dick Groat: 6
  • Bill Hall: S8
  • Ted Kluszewski: S9.1-3;B-2(E9)
  • Bill Virdon: E3.3-H(NR)(UR);2-3
  • Roberto Clemente: 8
  • Dick Stuart: WP.3-H(UR);1-2
  • Dick Stuart: 8

Bot 8

  • Ernie Banks: HR/7D
  • Sammy Taylor: K
  • Walt Moryn: S8
  • Bobby Thomson: 7
  • Dale Long: 43

Top 9

  • Bob Skinner: 43
  • Frank Thomas: 5
  • Bill Mazeroski: 5