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Chicago Cubs @ Philadelphia Phillies

1959-08-20 · Day game · Shibe Park · 2:30

Philadelphia Phillies defeated Chicago Cubs 8–5. Philadelphia Phillies put up 3 in the 4th. Ruben Gomez earned the win. Carl Sawatski went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	5	11
PHI	1	0	0	3	0	0	2	2		8	8

W: Ruben Gomez L: Moe Drabowsky SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Tom Gorman · 1B: Ed Sudol · 2B: (none) · 3B: Stan Landes · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tony Taylor	5	1	3	1	0	0
George Altman	5	0	3	1	0	1
Jim Marshall	5	1	1	1	0	1
Ernie Banks	4	0	0	0	0	0
Earl Averill	3	0	0	0	1	2
Bobby Thomson	3	2	1	0	1	1
Billy Williams	3	0	1	0	1	0
Sammy Taylor	4	1	2	1	0	0
Moe Drabowsky	3	0	0	0	0	1
Irv Noren	1	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Richie Ashburn	3	1	1	0	2	0
Sparky Anderson	4	0	0	0	0	1
Ed Bouchee	2	1	1	0	1	0
Wally Post	3	1	1	2	1	0
Gene Freese	4	1	0	1	0	1
Harry Anderson	3	1	2	0	1	0
Joe Koppe	4	2	1	1	0	0
Carl Sawatski	3	1	2	4	1	0
Ruben Gomez	4	0	0	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Moe Drabowsky	8.0	8	6	3

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ruben Gomez	9.0	11	3	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Tony Taylor: S8/G
George Altman: CS2(26)
George Altman: K
Jim Marshall: K/C

Bot 1

Richie Ashburn: W
Sparky Anderson: 53.1-2
Ed Bouchee: W
Wally Post: W.2-3;1-2
Gene Freese: 64(1)/FO.3-H;2-3
Harry Anderson: 9/L

Top 2

Ernie Banks: 7/FL
Earl Averill: K23
Bobby Thomson: E5/TH
Billy Williams: S8/G.1-3
Sammy Taylor: S8/G.3-H(UR);1-2
Moe Drabowsky: 4/P

Bot 2

Joe Koppe: 9
Carl Sawatski: 7/7D
Ruben Gomez: 8

Top 3

Tony Taylor: HR/7D
George Altman: S7
Jim Marshall: 16(1)3/GDP
Ernie Banks: 63

Bot 3

Richie Ashburn: 63
Sparky Anderson: K
Ed Bouchee: 63

Top 4

Earl Averill: 53
Bobby Thomson: W
Billy Williams: 36(1)1/GDP

Bot 4

Wally Post: 53
Gene Freese: E4/G
Harry Anderson: S8.1-2
Joe Koppe: WP.2-3;1-2
Joe Koppe: S7.3-H(UR);2-3
Carl Sawatski: D8/78D.3-H;1-H
Ruben Gomez: 9/9S
Richie Ashburn: S9/G.2XH(92)

Top 5

Sammy Taylor: D8/78D
Moe Drabowsky: K/C
Tony Taylor: 53.2-2
George Altman: S8/G.2-H
Jim Marshall: 7

Bot 5

Sparky Anderson: 63
Ed Bouchee: S9
Wally Post: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 6

Ernie Banks: 53
Earl Averill: W
Bobby Thomson: K/C
Billy Williams: 8

Bot 6

Gene Freese: K/C
Harry Anderson: W
Joe Koppe: SB2
Joe Koppe: 9
Carl Sawatski: IW
Ruben Gomez: K/C

Top 7

Sammy Taylor: 31
Moe Drabowsky: 3/P
Tony Taylor: S6
George Altman: SB2
George Altman: 4/P

Bot 7

Richie Ashburn: W
Sparky Anderson: 3(B)3(1)/LDP
Ed Bouchee: HP
Wally Post: HR/8XD.1-H
Gene Freese: 7

Top 8

Jim Marshall: HR/9D
Ernie Banks: 4/P
Earl Averill: K
Bobby Thomson: D7
Billy Williams: W
Sammy Taylor: WP.2-3;1-2
Sammy Taylor: 3E1.3-H(NR)(UR);2XH(12);B-1

Bot 8

Harry Anderson: S9/G
Joe Koppe: 16(1)/FO/BG
Carl Sawatski: HR/9D.1-H
Ruben Gomez: 9
Richie Ashburn: 5/FL

Top 9

Irv Noren: 7
Tony Taylor: 13
George Altman: D9
Jim Marshall: BK.2-3
Jim Marshall: 8