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Pittsburgh Pirates @ 
Chicago Cubs
1959-06-17 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 10230 · 2:25
Chicago Cubs defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 5–2. Chicago Cubs put up 3 in the 8th. Bill Henry earned the win. Cal Neeman went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | |
| CHN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
W: Bill Henry L: Harvey Haddix SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Shag Crawford · 1B: Vic Delmore · 2B: Al Barlick · 3B: Bill Jackowski · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Pittsburgh Pirates — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bill Virdon | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dick Groat | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Smoky Burgess | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Dick Stuart | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Skinner | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dick Schofield | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Don Hoak | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Roman Mejias | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Harvey Haddix | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tony Taylor | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Al Dark | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Lee Walls | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ernie Banks | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bobby Thomson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Cal Neeman | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Dale Long | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 George Altman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 John Buzhardt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Randy Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Earl Averill | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Irv Noren | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jim Marshall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey Haddix | 8.0 | 10 | 2 | 8 |
Chicago Cubs — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Buzhardt | 7.2 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
 Bill Henry | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Bill Virdon: 43
- Dick Groat: 43
- Smoky Burgess: 6/P
Bot 1
- Tony Taylor: 53
- Al Dark: 7
- Lee Walls: HR/7LD
- Ernie Banks: S7
- Bobby Thomson: 9
Top 2
- Dick Stuart: 63
- Bob Skinner: 63
- Dick Schofield: 43
Bot 2
- Cal Neeman: 9
- Dale Long: S8
- George Altman: 6(1)3/GDP
Top 3
- Don Hoak: 9
- Roman Mejias: S
- Harvey Haddix: 64(1)3/GDP
Bot 3
- John Buzhardt: K
- Tony Taylor: S
- Al Dark: K
- Lee Walls: SB2
- Lee Walls: 9
Top 4
- Bill Virdon: S
- Dick Groat: T7.1-H
- Smoky Burgess: 43.3-H
- Dick Stuart: S
- Bob Skinner: 64(1)/FO
- Dick Schofield: CS2(26)
Bot 4
- Ernie Banks: 13
- Bobby Thomson: K
- Cal Neeman: 3/L
Top 5
- Dick Schofield: 9
- Don Hoak: W
- Roman Mejias: S.1-2
- Harvey Haddix: 8(B)6(2)/DP
Bot 5
- Dale Long: K
- George Altman: K
- John Buzhardt: K
Top 6
- Bill Virdon: 43
- Dick Groat: 4/L
- Smoky Burgess: 6/L
Bot 6
- Tony Taylor: K
- Al Dark: S
- Lee Walls: 6/P
- Ernie Banks: S7.1-2
- Bobby Thomson: K/C
Top 7
- Dick Stuart: K/C
- Bob Skinner: 43
- Dick Schofield: W
- Don Hoak: 6/L
Bot 7
- Cal Neeman: S
- Randy Jackson: 14/SH.1-2
- Earl Averill: S8/78.2-H
- John Buzhardt: 34/SH.1-2
- Tony Taylor: 63
Top 8
- Roman Mejias: 6/P
- Harvey Haddix: 63
- Bill Virdon: S
- Dick Groat: S.1-3
- Smoky Burgess: K
Bot 8
- Al Dark: 43
- Lee Walls: 4/P
- Ernie Banks: S7.B-2(E7)
- Bobby Thomson: IW
- Cal Neeman: HR7/7/IPHR.2-H;1-H;B-H
- Irv Noren: W
- Jim Marshall: 8
Top 9
- Dick Stuart: S9/9S
- Bob Skinner: 43.1-2
- Dick Schofield: S3.2-3
- Don Hoak: K
- Roman Mejias: 4/P
Notes & reviews
- the Pirates argued the HR was foul