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Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
June 8, 1958
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on June 8, 1958 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | June 8, 1958 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 8, 1958 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ron Kline |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Moe Drabowsky |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 15,670 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ken Burkhart 1B: Dusty Boggess 2B: Ed Sudol 3B: Tom Gorman |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
| Bob Skinner | Left Fielder |
| Dick Groat | Shortstop |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Frank Thomas | Third Baseman |
| Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
| Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
| Hank Foiles | Catcher |
| Ron Kline | Pitcher |
| Danny Murtaugh | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Adams | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Third Baseman |
| Lee Walls | Right Fielder |
| Ernie Banks | Shortstop |
| Walt Moryn | Left Fielder |
| Dale Long | First Baseman |
| Sammy Taylor | Catcher |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Moe Drabowsky | Pitcher |
| Bob Scheffing | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
June 8, 1958
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Drabowsky
Virdon hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Drabowsky
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Drabowsky
Groat hits a popup towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Kline
Adams hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon who is chasing the ball. Adams reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dark vs. Kline
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Walls vs. Kline
Walls strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Banks vs. Kline
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Drabowsky
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Drabowsky
Thomas takes first base on ball four. Kluszewski moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clemente vs. Drabowsky
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Kluszewski moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mazeroski vs. Drabowsky
Mazeroski hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Kline
Moryn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Kline
Long strikes out. There goes Moryn. The throw from Foiles to Groat, and Moryn is out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Kline
Taylor strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foiles vs. Drabowsky
Foiles hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kline vs. Drabowsky
Kline strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Drabowsky
Virdon hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Kline
Thomson strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drabowsky vs. Kline
Drabowsky hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Kline
Adams hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Drabowsky
Skinner hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Drabowsky
Groat hits a popup towards third. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Drabowsky
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops it up and throws to first, with Drabowsky covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Kline
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Kline
Walls hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Kline
Banks hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Kline
Moryn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Kline
Long hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Drabowsky
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Drabowsky
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks misplays the ball. That's an error on Banks. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazeroski vs. Drabowsky
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Kline
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Kline
Thomson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Thomson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Drabowsky vs. Kline
Drabowsky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adams vs. Kline
Adams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foiles vs. Drabowsky
Foiles hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kline vs. Drabowsky
Kline strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Drabowsky
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams misplays the ball. That's an error on Adams. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Drabowsky
Skinner hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Kline
Dark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walls vs. Kline
Walls takes first base on ball four. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Banks vs. Kline
Banks hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moryn vs. Kline
Moryn hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Long vs. Kline
Long hits a popup towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Drabowsky
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Drabowsky
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Drabowsky
Thomas strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Kline
Taylor hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Kline
Thomson strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drabowsky vs. Kline
Drabowsky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Kline
Adams strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Drabowsky
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Drabowsky
Mazeroski hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foiles vs. Drabowsky
Foiles strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Kline
Dark strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Kline
Walls hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Kline
Banks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moryn vs. Kline
Moryn hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Kline
Long hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Long reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Taylor vs. Smith
Bob Smith now pitching.
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas juggles the ball. That's an error on Thomas. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. Smith
Thomson is hit by the pitch. Long moves to third. Taylor moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Drabowsky vs. Smith
There's a wild pitch. Long scores. Taylor moves to third. Thomson moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Drabowsky vs. Smith
Drabowsky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powers vs. Drabowsky
John Powers pinch hits for Bob Smith.
Powers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops it up and throws to first, with Drabowsky covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Drabowsky
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Drabowsky
Skinner strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/8/1958 -- Pittsburgh at Chicago (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Virdon B, cf 4 0 0 0 Adams B, 2b 4 0 1 0
Skinner B, lf 4 0 0 0 Dark A, 3b 3 0 0 0
Groat D, ss 3 0 0 0 Walls L, rf 3 0 0 0
Kluszewski T, 1b 3 0 1 0 Banks E, ss 3 2 1 1
Thomas F, 3b 2 0 0 0 Moryn W, lf 4 1 3 2
Clemente R, rf 3 0 0 0 Long D, 1b 4 1 1 0
Mazeroski B, 2b 3 0 0 0 Taylor S, c 4 0 0 0
Foiles H, c 3 0 0 0 Thomson B, cf 3 0 1 0
Kline R, p 2 0 0 0 Drabowsky M, p 4 0 1 0
Smith B, p 0 0 0 0
Powers J, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
28 0 1 0 32 4 8 3
Pittsburgh 000 000 000 -- 0
Chicago 000 100 03x -- 4
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Kline R (L) 7.2 8 4 3 3 7
Smith B 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Drabowsky M (W) 9.0 1 0 0 1 5
E -- Banks E, Adams B, Thomas F
DP -- Pittsburgh 1, Chicago 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 2, Chicago 8
2B -- Thomson B, Long D
3B -- Adams B
HR -- Banks E, Moryn W
HBP -- by Smith B (Thomson B)
WP -- Smith B
T -- 2:20
A -- 15670
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