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Dodgers 5 @ Cubs 3
Wrigley Field
April 12, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Los Angeles Dodgers, played on April 12, 1959 at Wrigley Field. The home team Cubs were bested by the visiting Dodgers with a score of 5 to 3.

Game Summary

DateApril 12, 1959 
Visiting Team
Los Angeles Dodgers
R: 5 H: 10 E: 0 LOB: 8
Runs: 5
Hits: 10
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 3 H: 8 E: 0 LOB: 8
Runs: 3
Hits: 8
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 8
Winning Pitcher—Johnny Klippstein  
Losing Pitcher—Taylor Phillips  
Save—Clem Labine  
Game Winning RBI—Don Demeter 

Game Info

DateApril 12, 1959 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / NightD 
Visiting TeamLos Angeles Dodgers 
Home TeamChicago Cubs 
Visiting Starting PitcherSandy Koufax  
Home Starting PitcherTaylor Phillips  
BallparkWrigley Field 
CityChicago 
StateIL 
Attendance10,824 
Time of Game2 hours 48 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Stan Landes
1B: Ed Sudol
2B: Dusty Boggess
3B: Tom Gorman

Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Charlie Neal  Second Baseman 
Don Zimmer  Shortstop 
Don Demeter  Center Fielder 
Carl Furillo  Right Fielder 
Gil Hodges  First Baseman 
Rip Repulski  Left Fielder 
Jim Baxes  Third Baseman 
Norm Sherry  Catcher 
Sandy Koufax  Pitcher 
Walter Alston  Manager 

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Tony Taylor  Second Baseman 
Lee Walls  Right Fielder 
Ernie Banks  Shortstop 
Earl Averill  Third Baseman 
Walt Moryn  Left Fielder 
Bobby Thomson  Center Fielder 
Dale Long  First Baseman 
Cal Neeman  Catcher 
Taylor Phillips  Pitcher 
Bob Scheffing  Manager 

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Dodgers 5 @ Cubs 3
Wrigley Field
April 12, 1959

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         Game of 4/12/1959 -- Los Angeles at Chicago (D)

  Los Angeles        AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Neal C, 2b            4  1  1  0   Taylor T, 2b          4  1  1  0   
Zimmer D, ss          5  0  2  0   Walls L, rf           5  1  2  0   
Demeter D, cf         5  1  2  2   Banks E, ss           4  1  2  2   
Furillo C, rf         5  0  0  0   Averill E, 3b         4  0  0  0   
Hodges G, 1b          4  1  1  0   Moryn W, lf           3  0  2  1   
Repulski R, lf        2  1  0  0   Thomson B, cf         3  0  0  0   
Fairly R, lf          1  0  1  1   Altman G, ph-cf       1  0  1  0   
Baxes J, 3b           3  1  2  0   Long D, 1b            4  0  0  0   
Sherry N, c           3  0  1  2   Neeman C, c           1  0  0  0   
Koufax S, p           1  0  0  0   Taylor S, ph-c        1  0  0  0   
Gray D, ph            0  0  0  0   Phillips T, p         3  0  0  0   
Klippstein J, p       0  0  0  0   Hobbie G, p           0  0  0  0   
Gilliam J, ph         1  0  0  0   Elston D, p           0  0  0  0   
Labine C, p           1  0  0  0   Marshall J, ph        1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     35  5 10  5                        34  3  8  3

Los Angeles      000 200 210 --  5
Chicago          003 000 000 --  3

  Los Angeles          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Koufax S              3.0  5  3  3  2  2
Klippstein J (W)      3.0  1  0  0  1  0
Labine C (S)          3.0  2  0  0  1  1

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Phillips T (L)        7.0  7  4  4  3  1
Hobbie G*             1.0  3  1  1  1  1
Elston D              1.0  0  0  0  0  1
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 9th

DP -- Los Angeles 1, Chicago 2
LOB -- Los Angeles 8, Chicago 8
2B -- Baxes J, Hodges G
3B -- Banks E
HR -- Demeter D
HBP -- by Phillips T (Sherry N)
T -- 2:48
A -- 10824

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