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San Francisco Giants @ Chicago Cubs

1959-08-13 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 17963 · 3:50

Chicago Cubs defeated San Francisco Giants 20–9. Chicago Cubs put up 6 in the 7th. Ed Donnelly earned the win and Don Elston picked up the save. George Altman went 5-for-6 with 2 HR and 5 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SFN	3	1	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	9	12
CHN	2	2	2	4	0	2	6	2		20	19

W: Ed Donnelly L: Eddie Fisher SV: Don Elston

Umpires — HP: Hal Dixon · 1B: Vinnie Smith · 2B: Frank Dascoli · 3B: Frank Secory · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

San Francisco Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jackie Brandt	3	2	2	3	2	0
Jim Davenport	5	1	1	1	0	0
Willie Mays	3	2	2	2	2	0
Orlando Cepeda	5	1	2	0	0	1
Willie Kirkland	5	1	1	3	0	1
Daryl Spencer	1	0	0	0	0	0
Eddie Bressoud	5	0	0	0	0	1
Bob Schmidt	2	1	1	0	0	0
Gordon Jones	0	0	0	0	0	0
Danny O'Connell	2	0	1	0	0	0
Eddie Fisher	1	0	0	0	0	0
Hobie Landrith	2	0	0	0	1	0
Dusty Rhodes	1	1	1	0	0	0
Willie McCovey	1	0	1	0	1	0
Leon Wagner	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jose Pagan	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tony Taylor	4	3	3	3	3	0
George Altman	6	3	5	5	0	0
Jim Marshall	4	1	2	0	1	0
Ernie Banks	2	2	1	0	4	0
Sammy Taylor	4	0	0	1	0	0
Irv Noren	4	3	2	0	2	1
Walt Moryn	2	2	0	1	1	0
Al Dark	4	2	1	4	2	0
Art Ceccarelli	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dale Long	1	1	1	2	0	0
Art Schult	1	0	1	2	0	0
Don Elston	3	1	1	0	0	0
Earl Averill	2	1	1	1	0	0
Bobby Thomson	2	1	1	1	0	0
Lee Walls	1	0	0	0	0	1

San Francisco Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jack Sanford	0.0	1	1	0
Gordon Jones	1.2	3	3	0
Eddie Fisher	1.1	3	0	0
Stu Miller	2.0	1	5	0
Al Worthington	0.2	3	1	1
Bud Byerly	0.1	0	0	0
Mike McCormick	2.0	8	3	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Art Ceccarelli	2.0	5	2	0
John Buzhardt	1.0	1	0	0
Ed Donnelly	1.0	1	1	1
Don Elston	5.0	5	3	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jackie Brandt: W
Jim Davenport: T/89.1-H
Willie Mays: HR/7.3-H
Orlando Cepeda: 13
Willie Kirkland: 43
Daryl Spencer: 63

Bot 1

Tony Taylor: W
George Altman: HR/7.1-H
Jim Marshall: W
Ernie Banks: 2
Sammy Taylor: 9
Irv Noren: S.1-3
Walt Moryn: 43

Top 2

Eddie Bressoud: 8
Bob Schmidt: S7
Gordon Jones: 31/SH.1-2
Jackie Brandt: D9.2-H
Jim Davenport: 7

Bot 2

Al Dark: 63
Art Ceccarelli: 4
Tony Taylor: W
George Altman: HR/9.1-H
Jim Marshall: D9
Ernie Banks: IW
Sammy Taylor: 7

Top 3

Willie Mays: W
Orlando Cepeda: 5E3.1-3
Willie Kirkland: HR/7.3-H;1-H(UR)
Danny O'Connell: S8
Eddie Bressoud: 143.1-2
Bob Schmidt: FC1.2X3(1)
Eddie Fisher: 6(1)/FO

Bot 3

Irv Noren: 8
Walt Moryn: HP
Al Dark: 4
Dale Long: HR/9.1-H
Tony Taylor: 9

Top 4

Jackie Brandt: W
Jim Davenport: 54(1)3/GDP
Willie Mays: T9
Orlando Cepeda: K

Bot 4

George Altman: S9
Jim Marshall: S9.1-3;B-2(TH)
Ernie Banks: IW
Sammy Taylor: 3/G.1-2;2-3;3-H
Irv Noren: IW
Walt Moryn: 3/G.1-2;2-3;3-H
Al Dark: IW
Art Schult: S7.3-H;2-H;1X2(726)

Top 5

Willie Kirkland: 6
Danny O'Connell: 63
Eddie Bressoud: 2

Bot 5

Tony Taylor: W
George Altman: 13/SH.1-2
Jim Marshall: 3/G.2-3
Ernie Banks: W
Sammy Taylor: 64(1)/FO

Top 6

Hobie Landrith: 7
Dusty Rhodes: D8
Jackie Brandt: HR/7.2-H
Jim Davenport: 8
Willie Mays: W
Orlando Cepeda: S7.1-2
Willie Kirkland: 3/G

Bot 6

Irv Noren: K
Walt Moryn: W
Al Dark: 8
Don Elston: S/89.1-2
Tony Taylor: S9.1-3;2-H
George Altman: S8.1-3;3-H
Jim Marshall: 7

Top 7

Willie McCovey: S9
Eddie Bressoud: K
Hobie Landrith: W.1-2
Leon Wagner: 8
Jackie Brandt: 7

Bot 7

Ernie Banks: D7
Earl Averill: S7.2-H
Irv Noren: W.1-2
Bobby Thomson: S.1-2;2-3
Al Dark: HR/7.3-H;2-H;1-H
Don Elston: 7
Tony Taylor: HR/7
George Altman: S9
Lee Walls: WP.1-2
Lee Walls: WP.2-3
Lee Walls: K
Ernie Banks: W
Earl Averill: 7

Top 8

Jim Davenport: 53
Willie Mays: 63
Orlando Cepeda: S8
Willie Kirkland: K23

Bot 8

Irv Noren: T8
Bobby Thomson: 63.3-H
Al Dark: W
Don Elston: 63.1-2
Tony Taylor: T7.2-H
George Altman: 31

Top 9

Willie McCovey: W
Eddie Bressoud: 7
Hobie Landrith: 8
Jose Pagan: 8

Notes & reviews

Protest=V
Daryl Spencer and Jack Sanford ejected by HP umpire Hal Dixon after ball 3 to Jim Marshall
Cubs Manager Bob Scheffing ejected by 1B umpire Vinnie Smith
Ernie Banks hit a grounder that was fielded by the runner on 3B, Tony Taylor; the Giants protested the game, claiming that Taylor should be out

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