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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
June 10, 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 June 10, 1959 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | June 10, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 10, 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 | 7,657 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 32 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Augie Donatelli 1B: Jocko Conlan 2B: Ken Burkhart 3B: Tony Venzon |
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 |
| Ed Bailey | Catcher |
| Frank Thomas | Third Baseman |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Bob Purkey | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Taylor | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Third Baseman |
| Lee Walls | Right Fielder |
| Ernie Banks | Shortstop |
| Dale Long | First Baseman |
| Bobby Thomson | Left Fielder |
| George Altman | Center Fielder |
| Sammy Taylor | Catcher |
| Glen Hobbie | Pitcher |
| Bob Scheffing | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
June 10, 1959
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Hobbie
Temple hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Hobbie
Pinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Temple moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lynch vs. Hobbie
Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out. Temple moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Hobbie
Robinson takes first base on ball four. Lynch moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bell vs. Hobbie
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bailey vs. Hobbie
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bailey 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 ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first 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 short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Purkey
Walls hits a popup towards short. McMillan 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: ---
Thomas vs. Hobbie
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Hobbie
McMillan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Purkey vs. Hobbie
Purkey is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Purkey
Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson 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 line drive into left field. Lynch settles under the ball 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 line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson. Thomson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Altman vs. Purkey
Altman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch 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 takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Hobbie
There goes Temple. The throw from Taylor and he is safe. Temple steals second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pinson vs. Hobbie
Pinson hits a line drive into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lynch vs. Hobbie
Lynch is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Hobbie
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Temple scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Hobbie
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bailey vs. Hobbie
Bailey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walls. Bailey reaches second base with a double. Robinson scores. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thomas vs. Hobbie
Thomas strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Purkey
Taylor hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobbie vs. Purkey
Hobbie hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Bailey scoops up the ball and tags Hobbie for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Purkey
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Hobbie
McMillan 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 -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Purkey vs. Hobbie
Purkey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Hobbie
Temple bunts towards the mound. Hobbie picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Hobbie. Purkey moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pinson vs. Hobbie
Pinson takes first base on ball four. Temple moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lynch vs. Singleton
Elmer Singleton now pitching.
Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor fields it and throws to second for the out. Purkey scores. Temple moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Singleton
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Temple scores. Lynch moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Singleton
Bell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Purkey
Dark hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Dark reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walls vs. Purkey
Walls hits a line drive towards short. McMillan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Banks vs. Purkey
Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Long vs. Purkey
Long hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Singleton
Bailey hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Singleton
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Singleton
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Purkey
Thomson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Purkey
Altman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Purkey
Taylor hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noren vs. Purkey
Irv Noren pinch hits for Elmer Singleton.
Noren strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Purkey
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Purkey vs. Drott
Dick Drott now pitching.
Purkey strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Drott
Temple hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Drott
Pinson is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Purkey
Dark hits a popup towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Purkey
Walls hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Purkey
Banks hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Drott
Lynch hits a popup, foul, towards third. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Drott
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Drott
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Drott
There goes Robinson. The throw from Taylor and he is safe. Robinson steals second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bailey vs. Drott
Bailey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Purkey
Frank Robinson now playing left field. Walt Dropo now playing first base.
Long 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, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Purkey
Thomson hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Purkey
Altman hits a popup towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Drott
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Drott
McMillan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Purkey vs. Drott
Purkey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Drott
Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Drott
Pinson hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Purkey
Eddie Kasko now playing third base.
Taylor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Pena
Jim Marshall pinch hits for Dick Drott. Orlando Pena now pitching.
Marshall strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Pena
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, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Pena
Dark strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Hillman
Dave Hillman now pitching.
Dropo hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Hillman
Robinson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Hillman
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first, with Hillman covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Hillman
Bailey 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 9
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Reds, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Pena
Walls hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Pena
Banks hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Pena
Long 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, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Pena
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kasko fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Pena
Altman is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/10/1959 -- Cincinnati at Chicago (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Temple J, 2b 4 2 2 0 Taylor T, 2b 4 0 0 0
Pinson V, cf 4 0 1 0 Dark A, 3b 4 0 1 0
Lynch J, lf 4 0 0 1 Walls L, rf 4 1 1 0
Dropo W, 1b 1 0 0 0 Banks E, ss 4 1 1 2
Robinson F, 1b-lf 4 2 4 3 Long D, 1b 4 0 0 0
Bell G, rf 5 0 1 0 Thomson B, lf 4 0 1 0
Bailey E, c 5 0 1 1 Altman G, cf 4 1 1 0
Thomas F, 3b 4 0 0 0 Taylor S, c 2 1 1 2
Kasko E, 3b 0 0 0 0 Hobbie G, p 1 0 0 0
McMillan R, ss 4 1 1 1 Singleton E, p 0 0 0 0
Purkey B, p 3 1 1 0 Noren I, ph 1 0 0 0
Pena O, p 0 0 0 0 Drott D, p 0 0 0 0
Marshall J, ph 1 0 0 0
Hillman D, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 6 11 6 33 4 6 4
Cincinnati 002 200 011 -- 6
Chicago 000 020 002 -- 4
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Purkey B (W)* 7.0 4 2 2 1 2
Pena O (S) 2.0 2 2 2 0 3
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Hobbie G (L) 3.1 6 4 4 4 6
Singleton E 1.2 1 0 0 0 1
Drott D 3.0 3 1 1 0 3
Hillman D 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Hobbie G
LOB -- Cincinnati 9, Chicago 3
2B -- Thomson B, Bailey E, Dark A
HR -- Taylor S, McMillan R, Robinson F, Banks E
SB -- Temple J, Robinson F
T -- 2:32
A -- 7657
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