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Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
June 16, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on June 16, 1959 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | June 16, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 16, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Friend |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Hillman |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 10,391 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Jackowski 1B: Shag Crawford 2B: Vic Delmore 3B: Al Barlick |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
| Dick Groat | Shortstop |
| Danny Kravitz | Catcher |
| Dick Stuart | First Baseman |
| Bob Skinner | Left Fielder |
| Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
| Don Hoak | Third Baseman |
| Roman Mejias | Right Fielder |
| Bob Friend | Pitcher |
| Danny Murtaugh | 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 |
| Walt Moryn | Left Fielder |
| George Altman | Center Fielder |
| Sammy Taylor | Catcher |
| Dave Hillman | Pitcher |
| Bob Scheffing | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
June 16, 1959
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Hillman
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Virdon for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Hillman
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hillman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kravitz vs. Hillman
Kravitz hits a popup, foul, towards third. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Friend
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Friend
Dark hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walls vs. Friend
Walls hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Friend
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski misplays the ball. That's an error on Mazeroski. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Long vs. Friend
Long hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Hillman
Stuart hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Hillman
Skinner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazeroski vs. Hillman
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Friend
Moryn hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Friend
Altman hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Friend
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Hillman
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Hillman
Mejias hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Friend vs. Hillman
Friend hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hillman vs. Friend
Hillman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Friend
Taylor hits a line drive towards third. Hoak reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Friend
Dark hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Dark reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walls vs. Friend
Walls hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Hillman
Virdon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Hillman
Groat hits a popup towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kravitz vs. Hillman
Kravitz hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stuart vs. Hillman
Stuart hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Virdon moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Skinner vs. Hillman
Skinner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Moryn throws the ball in to Dark who relays the ball to Taylor who tags Skinner trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Virdon scores. Stuart moves to third. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Friend
Banks hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Friend
Long hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moryn vs. Friend
Moryn hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Altman vs. Friend
Altman hits a fly ball into right field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Friend
Taylor hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Hillman
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Hillman
Hoak hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mejias vs. Hillman
Mejias hits a popup towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Friend vs. Hillman
Friend strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hillman vs. Friend
Hillman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Friend
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Friend
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Hillman
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hillman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Hillman
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kravitz vs. Hillman
Kravitz 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 6
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Friend
Walls hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Friend
Banks hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Friend
Long strikes out. There goes Banks. The throw from Kravitz to Groat, and Banks is out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Hillman
Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Hillman
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops it up and throws to first, with Hillman covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Hillman
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hillman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Friend
Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first, with Friend covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Friend
Altman hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Friend
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hillman vs. Friend
Hillman strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Hillman
Hoak hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mejias vs. Hillman
Mejias bunts between the mound and first base. Hillman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mejias for the out. Hoak moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Friend vs. Hillman
Friend hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Virdon vs. Hillman
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Virdon for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Friend
Taylor is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Friend
Dark bunts towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out. Taylor moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walls vs. Friend
Walls hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Banks vs. Friend
Banks hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Hillman
Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kravitz vs. Hillman
Kravitz is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Hillman
Stuart takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Hillman
Dick Schofield pinch runs for Dick Stuart.
Skinner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Schofield moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mazeroski vs. Elston
Don Elston now pitching.
Mazeroski takes first base on ball four. Schofield moves to third. Skinner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hoak vs. Elston
Hoak hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walls. Hoak reaches second base with a double. Schofield scores. Skinner scores. Mazeroski moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mejias vs. Elston
Mejias is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Friend vs. Elston
Friend hits a line drive into right center field for a base hit. Mazeroski scores. Hoak scores. Mejias moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Virdon vs. Henry
Bill Henry now pitching.
There goes Mejias. The slide. Taylor applies the tag. Mejias is out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Friend
Rocky Nelson now playing first base.
Long hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moryn vs. Friend
Moryn hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Altman vs. Friend
Altman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Nelson juggles the ball. That's an error on Nelson. Long moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Taylor vs. Friend
Taylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Long scores. Altman moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marshall vs. Face
Cal Neeman pinch runs for Sammy Taylor. Roy Face now pitching. Jim Marshall pinch hits for Bill Henry.
Marshall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Taylor vs. Face
Taylor strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/16/1959 -- Pittsburgh at Chicago (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Virdon B, cf 4 1 1 0 Taylor T, 2b 4 0 0 0
Groat D, ss 4 0 0 0 Dark A, 3b 3 0 2 0
Kravitz D, c 4 0 0 0 Walls L, rf 4 0 0 0
Stuart D, 1b 3 0 2 0 Banks E, ss 4 1 2 1
Schofield D, pr 0 1 0 0 Long D, 1b 4 1 2 0
Nelson R, 1b 0 0 0 0 Moryn W, lf 4 0 0 0
Skinner B, lf 4 1 2 1 Altman G, cf 4 0 0 0
Mazeroski B, 2b 3 1 0 0 Taylor S, c 4 0 2 1
Hoak D, 3b 4 1 3 2 Neeman C, pr 0 0 0 0
Mejias R, rf 2 0 0 0 Hillman D, p 2 0 0 0
Friend B, p 4 0 1 2 Elston D, p 0 0 0 0
Face R, p 0 0 0 0 Henry B, p 0 0 0 0
Marshall J, ph 1 0 0 0
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32 5 9 5 34 2 8 2
Pittsburgh 000 100 004 -- 5
Chicago 000 100 001 -- 2
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Friend B (W) 8.1 8 2 1 1 2
Face R (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Hillman D (L) 8.2 7 3 3 1 2
Elston D* 0.0 2 2 2 2 0
Henry B 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 4 batters in 9th
E -- Mazeroski B, Nelson R
DP -- Pittsburgh 2, Chicago 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 4, Chicago 8
2B -- Dark A, Hoak D
HR -- Banks E
CS -- Mejias R
SH -- Mejias R, Dark A
HBP -- by Friend B (Taylor T)
T -- 2:12
A -- 10391
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