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Phillies
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 21, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on May 21, 1959 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 21, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
|
| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 21, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ruben Gomez |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Anderson |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 3,725 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 51 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Jackowski 1B: Shag Crawford 2B: Vic Delmore 3B: Al Barlick |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Richie Ashburn | Center Fielder |
| Chico Fernandez | Shortstop |
| Ed Bouchee | First Baseman |
| Wally Post | Right Fielder |
| Harry Anderson | Left Fielder |
| Willie Jones | Third Baseman |
| Sparky Anderson | Second Baseman |
| Jim Hegan | Catcher |
| Ruben Gomez | Pitcher |
| Eddie Sawyer | 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 |
| Bob Anderson | Pitcher |
| Bob Scheffing | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 21, 1959
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Anderson
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Anderson
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bouchee vs. Anderson
There goes Fernandez. The throw from Taylor and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bouchee vs. Anderson
Bouchee hits a line drive towards the mound. Anderson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Post vs. Anderson
Post is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Gomez
Taylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Gomez
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gomez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Gomez
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Anderson
Anderson strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Anderson
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Anderson
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Gomez
Moryn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Gomez
Long hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moryn moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. Gomez
Thomson hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Moryn moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Walls vs. Gomez
Walls is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Taylor vs. Gomez
Taylor hits a line drive into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Anderson
Hegan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Anderson
Gomez bunts towards the mound. Anderson fields it and throws to first for the out. Hegan moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ashburn vs. Anderson
Ashburn hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fernandez vs. Anderson
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Gomez
Anderson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Anderson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Gomez
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Gomez
Dark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Gomez
Banks hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bouchee vs. Anderson
Bouchee 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 -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Anderson
Post is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Anderson
Anderson hits a line drive into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Gomez
Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Gomez
Long hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Anderson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Gomez
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Anderson
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Anderson
Anderson bunts towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Anderson for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Anderson
Hegan hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Gomez
Walls hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Gomez
Taylor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. Gomez
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Anderson
Gomez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Anderson
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Anderson
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops it up and throws to first, with Anderson covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Gomez
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Gomez
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Gomez
Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bouchee vs. Anderson
Bouchee 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 -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Anderson
Post hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Anderson
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Anderson for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Gomez
Moryn hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Gomez
Long hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Gomez
Thomson hits a popup towards first. Bouchee settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Anderson
Jones hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. Anderson
Anderson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walls. Anderson reaches second base with a double. Jones moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hegan vs. Anderson
Hegan hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jones tags and scores. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gomez vs. Anderson
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Anderson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Anderson moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ashburn vs. Anderson
Ashburn hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Anderson tags and scores. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Anderson
Fernandez 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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Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noren vs. Gomez
Irv Noren pinch hits for Lee Walls.
Noren hits a popup towards first. Bouchee settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Gomez
Taylor is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Gomez
George Altman pinch hits for Bob Anderson.
Altman strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bouchee vs. Buzhardt
Irv Noren now playing right field. John Buzhardt now pitching.
Bouchee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Post vs. Buzhardt
There goes Bouchee. The throw from Taylor to Banks and they have Bouchee trapped. There's the throw over to Taylor, covering first, who applies the tag for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Buzhardt
Post hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson who is chasing the ball. Post reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Anderson vs. Buzhardt
Anderson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jones vs. Buzhardt
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Post tags and scores. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. Buzhardt
Anderson hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Gomez
Taylor hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Gomez
Jim Marshall pinch hits for Al Dark.
Marshall hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Gomez
Banks hits a fly ball into left field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/21/1959 -- Philadelphia at Chicago (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Ashburn R, cf 3 0 0 1 Taylor T, 2b 4 0 1 0
Fernandez C, ss 4 0 1 0 Dark A, 3b 2 0 0 0
Bouchee E, 1b 4 0 1 0 Marshall J, ph 1 0 0 0
Post W, rf 4 1 1 0 Banks E, ss 4 0 0 0
Anderson H, lf 3 0 0 0 Moryn W, lf 3 0 1 0
Jones W, 3b 3 1 1 1 Long D, 1b 3 0 1 0
Anderson S, 2b 4 1 1 0 Thomson B, cf 3 0 0 0
Hegan J, c 2 0 1 1 Walls L, rf 2 0 0 0
Gomez R, p 2 0 1 0 Noren I, ph-rf 1 0 0 0
Taylor S, c 3 0 1 0
Anderson B, p 2 0 0 0
Altman G, ph 1 0 0 0
Buzhardt J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 3 7 3 29 0 4 0
Philadelphia 000 000 021 -- 3
Chicago 000 000 000 -- 0
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Gomez R (W) 9.0 4 0 0 1 3
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Anderson B (L) 8.0 5 2 2 0 4
Buzhardt J 1.0 2 1 1 1 0
E -- Taylor S
DP -- Philadelphia 2
LOB -- Philadelphia 4, Chicago 3
2B -- Anderson S
3B -- Post W
SB -- Fernandez C
CS -- Bouchee E
SH -- Gomez R
SF -- Hegan J, Ashburn R, Jones W
T -- 1:51
A -- 3725
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