Try this game in our Simulator
Lineups and Summary
(back to top)
Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 4, 1958
(No Comments)
The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the San Francisco Giants, played on August 4, 1958 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 4, 1958 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
|
| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 4, 1958 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike McCormick |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dick Drott |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 15,765 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Sudol 1B: Tony Venzon 2B: Jocko Conlan 3B: Frank Secory |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Bressoud | Second Baseman |
| Willie Kirkland | Right Fielder |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Leon Wagner | Left Fielder |
| Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
| Daryl Spencer | Shortstop |
| Bob Schmidt | Catcher |
| Jim Davenport | Third Baseman |
| Mike McCormick | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Taylor | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Third Baseman |
| Ernie Banks | Shortstop |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Lee Walls | Right Fielder |
| Jim Bolger | Left Fielder |
| Dale Long | First Baseman |
| Moe Thacker | Catcher |
| Dick Drott | Pitcher |
| Bob Scheffing | Manager |
All Plays in Game
(back to top)
Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 4, 1958
Top 1
-
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Drott
Bressoud takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkland vs. Drott
Kirkland hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Drott
Mays hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bressoud moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wagner vs. Drott
There's a wild pitch. Bressoud moves to third. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wagner vs. Drott
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bressoud scores. Mays moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cepeda vs. Drott
Cepeda strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
-
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. McCormick
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. McCormick
Dark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. McCormick
Banks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. McCormick
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards second. Bressoud scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 2
-
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Drott
Spencer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Drott
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Spencer moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davenport vs. Drott
Davenport bunts towards the mound. Drott fields it and throws to first for the out. Spencer moves to third. Schmidt moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McCormick vs. Drott
McCormick strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bressoud vs. Drott
Bressoud hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bolger. Bressoud reaches second base with a double. Spencer scores. Schmidt scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kirkland vs. Drott
Kirkland hits a fly ball into left field. Bolger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
-
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. McCormick
Walls hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bressoud settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolger vs. McCormick
Bolger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCormick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. McCormick
Long hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Wagner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
-
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Drott
Mays hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Drott
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops it up and throws to first, with Drott covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Drott
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Drott
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
-
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thacker vs. McCormick
Thacker hits a fly ball into left field. Wagner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drott vs. McCormick
Drott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. McCormick
Taylor hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Drott moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dark vs. McCormick
There's a wild pitch. Drott moves to third. Taylor moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dark vs. McCormick
Dark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Drott scores. Taylor scores. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. McCormick
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. McCormick
Thomson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Banks moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Walls vs. McCormick
Walls takes first base on ball four. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Moryn vs. Giel
Paul Giel now pitching. Walt Moryn pinch hits for Jim Bolger.
Moryn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Banks scores. Thomson scores. Walls moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Long vs. Giel
Long hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Wagner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
-
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Drott
Walt Moryn now playing left field.
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Drott
Davenport hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Giel vs. Drott
Giel bunts towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Giel for the out. Davenport moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bressoud vs. Drott
Bressoud takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kirkland vs. Drott
Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
-
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thacker vs. Giel
Thacker hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drott vs. Giel
Drott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Giel
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bressoud fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
-
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Drott
Mays hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moryn. Mays reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wagner vs. Drott
Wagner strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cepeda vs. Drott
Cepeda hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. Drott
There goes Mays. The throw from Thacker and he is safe. Mays steals third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Spencer vs. Drott
Spencer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schmidt vs. Drott
Schmidt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mays scores. Spencer moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Davenport vs. Drott
Davenport hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
-
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Giel
Dark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Giel
Banks strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Giel
There goes Dark. The throw from Schmidt and he is out, Bressoud applying the tag. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Giel
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
-
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Giel vs. Drott
Giel hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Drott
Bressoud hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Drott
Kirkland strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
-
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Giel
Walls hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Giel
Moryn hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Giel
Long hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thacker vs. Giel
Thacker strikes out. View Play
Top 7
-
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Drott
Mays hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Drott
Wagner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Drott
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wagner moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. Drott
Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
-
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Giel
Felipe Alou now playing left field. Lou Jackson pinch hits for Dick Drott.
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Giel
Taylor strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Giel
Dark hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Giel
Banks hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
-
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Hobbie
Glen Hobbie now pitching.
Schmidt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davenport vs. Hobbie
Davenport strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Giel vs. Hobbie
Giel is hit by the pitch. Schmidt moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bressoud vs. Hobbie
Bressoud hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Schmidt scores. Giel moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kirkland vs. Hobbie
Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hobbie fields it and throws to second for the out. Giel moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mays vs. Hobbie
Mays hits a popup towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
-
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Giel
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Giel
Walls takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moryn vs. Giel
The umpire calls a balk on Giel Walls moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moryn vs. Giel
Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Walls moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Long vs. Giel
Long hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
-
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Hobbie
Alou strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Hobbie
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hobbie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Hobbie
Spencer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Hobbie
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
-
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Giel
Bobby Adams pinch hits for Moe Thacker.
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Adams for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tanner vs. Giel
Chuck Tanner pinch hits for Glen Hobbie.
Tanner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Neeman vs. Grissom
Marv Grissom now pitching. Cal Neeman pinch hits for Tony Taylor.
Neeman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Audio Play-by-Play
(back to top)
Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.
If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".
If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.
Box Score
(back to top)
Game of 8/4/1958 -- San Francisco at Chicago (D)
San Francisco AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Bressoud E, 2b 3 1 2 3 Taylor T, 2b 4 1 0 0
Kirkland W, rf 5 0 0 0 Neeman C, ph 1 0 0 0
Mays W, cf 5 2 3 1 Dark A, 3b 3 0 3 2
Wagner L, lf 3 0 0 1 Banks E, ss 4 1 1 0
Alou F, lf 1 0 0 0 Thomson B, cf 4 1 1 0
Cepeda O, 1b 5 0 0 0 Walls L, rf 2 0 0 0
Spencer D, ss 2 1 0 0 Bolger J, lf 1 0 0 0
Schmidt B, c 5 2 2 1 Moryn W, ph-lf 3 0 1 2
Davenport J, 3b 3 0 1 0 Long D, 1b 4 0 1 0
McCormick M, p 1 0 0 0 Thacker M, c 3 0 0 0
Giel P, p 1 0 0 0 Adams B, ph 1 0 0 0
Grissom M, p 0 0 0 0 Drott D, p 1 1 1 0
Jackson L, ph 1 0 0 0
Hobbie G, p 0 0 0 0
Tanner C, ph 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 6 8 6 33 4 9 4
San Francisco 121 010 010 -- 6
Chicago 004 000 000 -- 4
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
McCormick M 2.2 5 4 1 1 0
Giel P (W) 5.2 4 0 0 3 4
Grissom M (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Drott D (L) 7.0 6 5 3 5 4
Hobbie G 2.0 2 1 1 1 2
E -- Banks E, Bressoud E
DP -- San Francisco 3
LOB -- San Francisco 10, Chicago 6
2B -- Bressoud E, Mays W
HR -- Mays W
SB -- Mays W
CS -- Dark A
SH -- Davenport J, Giel P
HBP -- by Hobbie G (Giel P)
WP -- Drott D, McCormick M
Balk -- Giel P
T -- 2:45
A -- 15765
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score
