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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 13, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds, played on May 13, 1959 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 13, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 13, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Purkey |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Glen Hobbie |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 3,705 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tom Gorman 1B: Dusty Boggess 2B: Stan Landes 3B: Ed Sudol |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Vada Pinson | Center Fielder |
| Jerry Lynch | Left Fielder |
| Frank Robinson | First Baseman |
| Gus Bell | Right Fielder |
| Frank Thomas | Third Baseman |
| Ed Bailey | Catcher |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Bob Purkey | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Taylor | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Third Baseman |
| Ernie Banks | Shortstop |
| Walt Moryn | Left Fielder |
| Dale Long | First Baseman |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Lee Walls | Right Fielder |
| Sammy Taylor | Catcher |
| Glen Hobbie | Pitcher |
| Bob Scheffing | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 13, 1959
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Hobbie
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Hobbie
Pinson hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Hobbie
Lynch takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Hobbie
Robinson 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 1
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Purkey
Taylor hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Purkey
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Purkey
Banks hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Hobbie
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Hobbie
Thomas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Hobbie
Bailey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thomas moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McMillan vs. Hobbie
McMillan strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Purkey vs. Hobbie
Purkey 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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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Purkey
Moryn hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Purkey
Long hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Purkey
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Hobbie
Temple hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Hobbie
Pinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynch vs. Hobbie
Lynch strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Hobbie
There goes Pinson. The throw from Taylor and he is safe. Pinson steals second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Hobbie
Robinson 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
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Purkey
Walls hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Purkey
Taylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Walls moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hobbie vs. Purkey
Hobbie takes first base on ball four. Taylor moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Taylor vs. Purkey
Taylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Walls scores. Taylor moves to third. Hobbie moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dark vs. Purkey
Dark hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Taylor scores. Hobbie moves to third. Taylor moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Banks vs. Purkey
Banks hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Schmidt
Willard Schmidt now pitching.
Moryn hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Schmidt
Long takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Schmidt
Thomson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lynch. Thomson reaches second base with a double. Long goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walls vs. Schmidt
Walls strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Taylor vs. Schmidt
Taylor hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Hobbie
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops it up and throws to first, with Hobbie covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Hobbie
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Hobbie
Bailey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Hobbie
McMillan hits a popup towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobbie vs. Schmidt
Hobbie strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Schmidt
Taylor strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Schmidt
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Hobbie
Jim Pendleton pinch hits for Willard Schmidt.
Pendleton is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Hobbie
Temple hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moryn. Temple reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pinson vs. Hobbie
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lynch vs. Hobbie
Lynch hits a popup, foul, towards third. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Rudolph
Don Rudolph now pitching.
Banks hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Rudolph
Moryn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson. Moryn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Long vs. Rudolph
Long hits a popup towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Rudolph
Thomson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Moryn moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Walls vs. Rudolph
Walls hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Hobbie
Robinson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Hobbie
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Hobbie
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Rudolph
Taylor hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobbie vs. Rudolph
Hobbie hits a popup, foul, towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Rudolph
Taylor is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Hobbie
Bailey hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Hobbie
McMillan hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newcombe vs. Hobbie
Don Newcombe pinch hits for Don Rudolph.
Newcombe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Hobbie
Temple hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. O'Toole
Jim O'Toole now pitching.
Dark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. O'Toole
Banks hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moryn vs. O'Toole
Moryn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Long vs. O'Toole
Long strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomson vs. O'Toole
The ball gets by Bailey for a passed ball. Dark scores. Moryn moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. O'Toole
Thomson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walls vs. O'Toole
Walls hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Hobbie
Pinson hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Hobbie
Lynch hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Hobbie
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. O'Toole
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Taylor for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobbie vs. O'Toole
Hobbie hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. O'Toole
Taylor hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson who is chasing the ball. Taylor reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dark vs. O'Toole
Dark hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell who is chasing the ball. Dark reaches third base with a triple. Taylor scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Banks vs. O'Toole
Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dark scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moryn vs. O'Toole
Moryn strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Hobbie
Bell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Hobbie
Thomas hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Hobbie
Bailey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Hobbie
McMillan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/13/1959 -- Cincinnati at Chicago (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Temple J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Taylor T, 2b 5 2 2 1
Pinson V, cf 3 0 0 0 Dark A, 3b 5 3 3 2
Lynch J, lf 3 0 0 0 Banks E, ss 5 1 2 5
Robinson F, 1b 4 0 0 0 Moryn W, lf 5 0 2 0
Bell G, rf 4 0 0 0 Long D, 1b 3 1 0 0
Thomas F, 3b 3 0 0 0 Thomson B, cf 3 0 2 1
Bailey E, c 3 0 2 0 Walls L, rf 4 1 1 0
McMillan R, ss 4 0 0 0 Taylor S, c 4 1 1 0
Purkey B, p 1 0 0 0 Hobbie G, p 3 1 0 0
Schmidt W, p 0 0 0 0
Pendleton J, ph 1 0 0 0
Rudolph D, p 0 0 0 0
Newcombe D, ph 0 0 0 0
O'Toole J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 0 3 0 37 10 13 9
Cincinnati 000 000 000 -- 0
Chicago 007 000 12x -- 10
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Purkey B (L)* 2.0 5 6 6 1 0
Schmidt W 2.0 1 1 1 1 3
Rudolph D 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
O'Toole J 2.0 5 3 2 1 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Hobbie G (W) 9.0 3 0 0 5 6
* Pitched to 6 batters in 3rd
LOB -- Cincinnati 8, Chicago 6
2B -- Thomson B, Temple J, Moryn W
3B -- Taylor T, Dark A
HR -- Banks E
SB -- Pinson V
PB -- Bailey E
T -- 2:26
A -- 3705
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