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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs

1959-06-18 Β· Day game Β· Wrigley Field Β· 13 innings Β· Att: 7562 Β· 3:04

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Chicago Cubs 4–2. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 2 in the 7th. Roy Face earned the win. Dick Stuart went 1-for-1 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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PIT000000200000249
CHN000010010000025

W: Roy Face   L: Bill Henry   SV: (none)

Umpires β€” HP: Vic Delmore Β· 1B: Al Barlick Β· 2B: Bill Jackowski Β· 3B: Shag Crawford Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Dick Schofield400020
Dick Groat602001
Danny Kravitz611000
Ted Kluszewski611001
Bob Skinner501110
Bill Virdon500100
Don Hoak612000
Roman Mejias200001
Ron Kline301001
Dick Stuart111200
Joe Christopher100000
Harry Bright100000
Roy Face100000

Chicago Cubs β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Tony Taylor000000
Al Dark601001
Lee Walls500012
Ernie Banks400011
Dale Long501001
Sammy Taylor400010
Walt Moryn512101
George Altman500001
Moe Drabowsky200001
Johnny Goryl200020
Jim Marshall111100
Bill Henry200001
Irv Noren100000

Pittsburgh Pirates β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Ron Kline8.0255
Roy Face5.0304

Chicago Cubs β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Moe Drabowsky6.2423
Don Elston1.1011
Bill Henry4.2500
Glen Hobbie0.1000

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Dick Schofield: 43
  • Dick Groat: 63
  • Danny Kravitz: 31

Bot 1

  • Tony Taylor: HP
  • Al Dark: K+SB2
  • Lee Walls: K
  • Ernie Banks: W
  • Dale Long: K

Top 2

  • Ted Kluszewski: 43
  • Bob Skinner: 3/G
  • Bill Virdon: 13

Bot 2

  • Sammy Taylor: W
  • Walt Moryn: 46(1)3/GDP
  • George Altman: 43

Top 3

  • Don Hoak: 53
  • Roman Mejias: K/C
  • Ron Kline: 3E1
  • Dick Schofield: E4/G.1-2
  • Dick Groat: 43

Bot 3

  • Moe Drabowsky: K/C
  • Johnny Goryl: 43
  • Al Dark: 9

Top 4

  • Danny Kravitz: 7
  • Ted Kluszewski: 7
  • Bob Skinner: 63

Bot 4

  • Lee Walls: 53
  • Ernie Banks: 63
  • Dale Long: 43

Top 5

  • Bill Virdon: 63
  • Don Hoak: 63
  • Roman Mejias: 8

Bot 5

  • Sammy Taylor: 63
  • Walt Moryn: HR
  • George Altman: 8/8XD
  • Moe Drabowsky: 9/L

Top 6

  • Ron Kline: K
  • Dick Schofield: W
  • Dick Groat: K
  • Danny Kravitz: S9/L.1-3
  • Ted Kluszewski: 63

Bot 6

  • Johnny Goryl: W
  • Al Dark: 3/FL
  • Lee Walls: CS2(24)
  • Lee Walls: W
  • Ernie Banks: 8

Top 7

  • Bob Skinner: 9/L
  • Bill Virdon: 43
  • Don Hoak: S8/89
  • Dick Stuart: HR/7D.1-H
  • Ron Kline: S
  • Dick Schofield: W.1-2
  • Dick Groat: 31

Bot 7

  • Dale Long: 43
  • Sammy Taylor: 3/G
  • Walt Moryn: K

Top 8

  • Danny Kravitz: 8
  • Ted Kluszewski: K
  • Bob Skinner: W
  • Bill Virdon: 13

Bot 8

  • George Altman: 9
  • Jim Marshall: HR
  • Johnny Goryl: W
  • Al Dark: 46(1)/FO
  • Lee Walls: 8

Top 9

  • Don Hoak: S
  • Joe Christopher: 34/SH.1-2
  • Harry Bright: 3/P
  • Dick Schofield: 4/L

Bot 9

  • Ernie Banks: 4/P
  • Dale Long: S
  • Sammy Taylor: 6/P
  • Walt Moryn: 6/P

Top 10

  • Dick Groat: S
  • Danny Kravitz: 3/P
  • Ted Kluszewski: 36(1)3/GDP

Bot 10

  • George Altman: K
  • Bill Henry: K
  • Johnny Goryl: 63

Top 11

  • Bob Skinner: 8
  • Bill Virdon: 7
  • Don Hoak: 63

Bot 11

  • Al Dark: S
  • Lee Walls: 16(1)/FO/BG.B-1
  • Ernie Banks: K
  • Dale Long: 5/FL

Top 12

  • Joe Christopher: 53
  • Roy Face: 163
  • Dick Schofield: 43

Bot 12

  • Sammy Taylor: 43
  • Walt Moryn: S
  • George Altman: 5/FL
  • Bill Henry: 13

Top 13

  • Dick Groat: S
  • Danny Kravitz: 16(1)/FO/BG.B-1
  • Ted Kluszewski: S3/G.1-2
  • Bob Skinner: S7/7S.2-H;1-3(E7/TH);B-2
  • Bill Virdon: 7/SF.3-H(UR)
  • Don Hoak: 9

Bot 13

  • Irv Noren: 3/G
  • Al Dark: 1/P
  • Lee Walls: K

Notes & reviews

  • Tony Taylor hit on the face and carried off on a stretcher