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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 17, 1958
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the San Francisco Giants, played on May 17, 1958 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 17, 1958 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 17, 1958 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ruben Gomez |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Glen Hobbie |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 17,419 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Vic Delmore 1B: Al Barlick 2B: Bill Jackowski 3B: Stan Landes |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Davenport | Third Baseman |
| Willie Kirkland | Right Fielder |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
| Daryl Spencer | Shortstop |
| Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
| Bob Schmidt | Catcher |
| Danny O'Connell | Second Baseman |
| Ruben Gomez | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Taylor | Second Baseman |
| Lee Walls | Right Fielder |
| Ernie Banks | Shortstop |
| Dale Long | First Baseman |
| Jim Bolger | Center Fielder |
| Walt Moryn | Left Fielder |
| Sammy Taylor | Catcher |
| Bobby Thomson | Third Baseman |
| Glen Hobbie | Pitcher |
| Bob Scheffing | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 17, 1958
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Hobbie
Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Hobbie
Kirkland hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Hobbie
Mays hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kirkland moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cepeda vs. Hobbie
Cepeda hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spencer vs. Hobbie
Spencer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Gomez
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Gomez
Walls hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Gomez
Banks hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Hobbie
Sauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Hobbie
Schmidt hits a popup towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Connell vs. Hobbie
O'Connell takes first base on ball four. Sauer moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gomez vs. Hobbie
Gomez hits a line drive towards third. Thomson catches it and races to tag Sauer, for the double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Gomez
Long strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolger vs. Gomez
Bolger hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Gomez
Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moryn for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Hobbie
Davenport hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkland vs. Hobbie
Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Hobbie
Mays takes first base on ball four. Kirkland moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cepeda vs. Hobbie
Cepeda hits a popup, foul, towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spencer vs. Hobbie
Spencer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Hobbie
Sauer is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Gomez
Taylor strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Gomez
Thomson hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobbie vs. Gomez
Hobbie strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Hobbie
Schmidt is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Hobbie
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks misplays the ball. That's an error on Banks. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Hobbie
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. O'Connell moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davenport vs. Hobbie
Davenport hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Gomez
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Gomez
Walls hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Gomez
Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Hobbie
Kirkland hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Hobbie
Mays hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Hobbie
Cepeda hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Hobbie
Spencer hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Gomez
Long strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolger vs. Gomez
Bolger hits a line drive into center field. Mays picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Mays. Bolger moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moryn vs. Gomez
Moryn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kirkland. Moryn reaches second base with a double. Bolger scores. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Taylor vs. Gomez
Taylor hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Gomez
Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Moryn scores. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tanner vs. Gomez
Chuck Tanner pinch hits for Glen Hobbie.
Tanner takes first base on ball four. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Gomez
Paul Smith pinch hits for Tony Taylor.
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Freeman
Hersh Freeman now pitching. Johnny Goryl now playing second base.
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Freeman
Schmidt hits a fly ball into center field. Bolger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Freeman
O'Connell hits a popup towards third. Thomson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Gomez
Walls hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Gomez
Banks hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Gomez
Long hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Walls moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bolger vs. Gomez
Bolger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Freeman
Gomez hits a fly ball into center field. Bolger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Freeman
Davenport hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Freeman
Kirkland hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Gomez
Moryn hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Gomez
Taylor strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Gomez
Thomson is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Freeman
Mays hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Freeman
Cepeda strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Freeman
Spencer strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Freeman
Sauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Freeman
Don Taussig pinch runs for Hank Sauer.
Schmidt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Taussig moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
O'Connell vs. Freeman
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Taussig scores. Schmidt moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gomez vs. Freeman
Gomez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moryn. Gomez reaches second base with a double. Schmidt scores. O'Connell goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davenport vs. Nichols
Dolan Nichols now pitching.
Davenport hits a fly ball into center field. Bolger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goryl vs. Gomez
Don Taussig now playing left field.
Goryl hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Gomez
Bobby Adams pinch hits for Dolan Nichols.
Adams hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Adams reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walls vs. Gomez
Walls is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Banks vs. Gomez
Banks hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Fodge
Gene Fodge now pitching.
Kirkland hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Fodge
Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Fodge
Cepeda hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Fodge
Spencer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thomson settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Thomson. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Fodge
Spencer hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 9 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Gomez
Long hits a fly ball into left field. Taussig settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolger vs. Gomez
Bolger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moryn vs. Gomez
Moryn takes first base on ball four. Bolger moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Taylor vs. Gomez
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bolger moves to third. Moryn moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thomson vs. Gomez
Thomson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bolger scores. Moryn scores. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Goryl vs. Gomez
Goryl strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/17/1958 -- San Francisco at Chicago (D)
San Francisco AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Davenport J, 3b 5 0 1 0 Taylor T, 2b 2 0 0 0
Kirkland W, rf 5 1 1 0 Smith P, ph 1 0 0 0
Mays W, cf 4 2 2 1 Freeman H, p 0 0 0 0
Cepeda O, 1b 5 2 2 2 Nichols D, p 0 0 0 0
Spencer D, ss 5 1 1 3 Adams B, ph 1 0 1 0
Sauer H, lf 4 0 2 0 Fodge G, p 0 0 0 0
Taussig D, pr-lf 0 1 0 0 Walls L, rf 4 0 1 0
Schmidt B, c 4 1 1 0 Banks E, ss 4 0 0 0
O'Connell D, 2b 3 1 1 1 Long D, 1b 4 0 1 0
Gomez R, p 4 0 1 2 Bolger J, cf 3 2 1 0
Moryn W, lf 3 2 1 1
Taylor S, c 4 0 0 0
Thomson B, 3b 4 0 2 3
Hobbie G, p 1 0 0 0
Tanner C, ph 0 0 0 0
Goryl J, 2b 2 0 0 0
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39 9 12 9 33 4 7 4
San Francisco 003 010 041 -- 9
Chicago 000 020 002 -- 4
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Gomez R (W) 9.0 7 4 4 3 8
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Hobbie G (L) 5.0 6 4 4 2 3
Freeman H 2.2 5 4 4 0 2
Nichols D 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Fodge G 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
E -- Banks E, Mays W, Thomson B
DP -- San Francisco 1, Chicago 1
LOB -- San Francisco 5, Chicago 5
2B -- Moryn W, Gomez R, Adams B
HR -- Spencer D, Cepeda O 2, Mays W
T -- 2:20
A -- 17419
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