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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
June 11, 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 11, 1959 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | June 11, 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 | June 11, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Newcombe |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Moe Drabowsky |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 5,422 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 21 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jocko Conlan 1B: Ken Burkhart 2B: Tony Venzon 3B: Augie Donatelli |
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 |
| Don Newcombe | 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 |
| Moe Drabowsky | Pitcher |
| Bob Scheffing | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
June 11, 1959
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Drabowsky
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. Drabowsky
Pinson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Taylor reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Drabowsky
Lynch hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Newcombe
Taylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Newcombe
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walls vs. Newcombe
Walls hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Banks vs. Newcombe
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Drabowsky
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 -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Drabowsky
Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Drabowsky
Bailey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Drabowsky
Thomas 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McMillan vs. Drabowsky
McMillan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newcombe vs. Drabowsky
Newcombe 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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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Newcombe
Long hits a line drive into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Newcombe
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Newcombe
Altman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Newcombe
Taylor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Altman moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Drabowsky vs. Newcombe
Drabowsky strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Drabowsky
Temple 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, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Drabowsky
Pinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynch vs. Drabowsky
Lynch hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Drabowsky
There's a wild pitch. Pinson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Drabowsky
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pinson scores. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Drabowsky
Bell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walls. Bell reaches second base with a double. Robinson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bailey vs. Drabowsky
Bailey 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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Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Newcombe
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Newcombe
Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walls vs. Newcombe
Walls hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. Taylor moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Banks vs. Newcombe
Banks hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Drabowsky
Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Drabowsky
McMillan strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newcombe vs. Drabowsky
Newcombe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Drabowsky
Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Newcombe
Long hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Newcombe
Thomson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Newcombe
Altman strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Drabowsky
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Drabowsky
Lynch hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Drabowsky
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Drabowsky
There goes Robinson. The throw from Taylor and he is out, Banks applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Newcombe
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, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noren vs. Newcombe
Irv Noren pinch hits for Moe Drabowsky.
Noren hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Newcombe
Taylor bunts towards third. Thomas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Noren moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dark vs. Newcombe
Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walls vs. Newcombe
Walls is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Hobbie
Glen Hobbie now pitching.
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Hobbie
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Taylor. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Hobbie
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Newcombe
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Newcombe
Long hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first, with Newcombe covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Newcombe
Thomson 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, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Hobbie
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newcombe vs. Hobbie
Newcombe is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, 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
Bottom 7
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Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Newcombe
Altman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first, with Newcombe covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Newcombe
Taylor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Newcombe
Jim Marshall pinch hits for Glen Hobbie.
Marshall hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Newcombe
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Morehead
Seth Morehead now pitching.
Pinson bunts towards the right side of the infield. Taylor fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynch vs. Morehead
Lynch bunts towards the mound. Morehead fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Pinson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Morehead
There goes Pinson. The throw from Taylor and he is safe. Pinson steals third. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Morehead
Robinson takes first base on ball four. Lynch moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bell vs. Morehead
Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pinson scores. Lynch moves to third. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bailey vs. Morehead
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long juggles the ball. That's an error on Long. Lynch scores. Robinson scores. Bell moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomas vs. Hillman
Dave Hillman now pitching.
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McMillan vs. Hillman
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Newcombe
Walt Dropo now playing first base. Frank Robinson now playing left field. Eddie Kasko now playing third base.
Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Newcombe
Walls hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Newcombe
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kasko fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newcombe vs. Hillman
Newcombe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hillman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Hillman
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Hillman
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops it up and throws to first, with Hillman covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Newcombe
Long takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Newcombe
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Altman vs. Newcombe
Altman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Long moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Taylor vs. Newcombe
Taylor hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Moryn vs. Newcombe
Walt Moryn pinch hits for Dave Hillman.
Moryn hits a fly ball into right field. Bell 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 6/11/1959 -- Cincinnati at Chicago (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Temple J, 2b 5 0 0 0 Taylor T, 2b 4 0 3 0
Pinson V, cf 4 2 1 0 Dark A, 3b 4 0 0 0
Lynch J, lf 4 1 1 0 Walls L, rf 4 0 1 0
Dropo W, 1b 0 0 0 0 Banks E, ss 4 0 0 0
Robinson F, 1b-lf 2 2 1 1 Long D, 1b 3 0 0 0
Bell G, rf 4 1 3 2 Thomson B, lf 4 0 0 0
Bailey E, c 4 1 1 0 Altman G, cf 4 0 2 0
Thomas F, 3b 4 0 0 0 Taylor S, c 4 0 2 0
Kasko E, 3b 0 0 0 0 Drabowsky M, p 1 0 0 0
McMillan R, ss 4 1 1 3 Noren I, ph 1 0 1 0
Newcombe D, p 3 0 0 0 Hobbie G, p 0 0 0 0
Marshall J, ph 1 0 0 0
Morehead S, p 0 0 0 0
Hillman D, p 0 0 0 0
Moryn W, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 8 8 6 35 0 9 0
Cincinnati 032 000 030 -- 8
Chicago 000 000 000 -- 0
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Newcombe D (W) 9.0 9 0 0 1 4
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Drabowsky M (L) 5.0 5 5 5 3 1
Hobbie G 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Morehead S* 0.0 3 3 1 1 0
Hillman D 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 5 batters in 8th
E -- Taylor T, Long D
DP -- Cincinnati 1, Chicago 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 3, Chicago 9
2B -- Bell G
HR -- McMillan R
SB -- Pinson V
CS -- Robinson F
WP -- Drabowsky M
T -- 2:21
A -- 5422
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