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Pirates 5 @ Cubs 3
Wrigley Field
August 9, 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 August 9, 1959 at Wrigley Field. The home team Cubs were bested by the visiting Pirates with a score of 5 to 3.

Game Summary

DateAugust 9, 1959 
Visiting Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 5 H: 9 E: 1 LOB: 7
Runs: 5
Hits: 9
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 7
Home Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 3 H: 11 E: 1 LOB: 7
Runs: 3
Hits: 11
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 7
Winning Pitcher—Roy Face  
Losing Pitcher—Don Elston  
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Game Winning RBI—Dick Groat 

Game Info

DateAugust 9, 1959 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / NightD 
Visiting TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Home TeamChicago Cubs 
Visiting Starting PitcherVern Law  
Home Starting PitcherDave Hillman  
BallparkWrigley Field 
CityChicago 
StateIL 
Attendance19,138 
Time of Game2 hours 38 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Stan Landes
1B: Tom Gorman
2B: Dusty Boggess
3B: Ed Sudol

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bob Skinner  Left Fielder 
Dick Groat  Shortstop 
Roberto Clemente  Right Fielder 
Rocky Nelson  First Baseman 
Danny Kravitz  Catcher 
Don Hoak  Third Baseman 
Bill Mazeroski  Second Baseman 
Bill Virdon  Center Fielder 
Vern Law  Pitcher 
Danny Murtaugh  Manager 

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Tony Taylor  Second Baseman 
Billy Williams  Left Fielder 
Jim Marshall  First Baseman 
Ernie Banks  Shortstop 
Sammy Taylor  Catcher 
Walt Moryn  Right Fielder 
Earl Averill  Third Baseman 
Bobby Thomson  Center Fielder 
Dave Hillman  Pitcher 
Bob Scheffing  Manager 

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Pirates 5 @ Cubs 3
Wrigley Field
August 9, 1959

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         Game of 8/9/1959 -- Pittsburgh at Chicago (D)

  Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Skinner B, lf         4  1  0  0   Taylor T, 2b          5  1  1  0   
Groat D, ss           5  1  3  2   Williams B, lf        5  0  2  0   
Clemente R, rf        5  1  2  1   Marshall J, 1b        5  1  2  1   
Nelson R, 1b          4  0  1  1   Banks E, ss           4  1  1  1   
Kravitz D, c          3  0  0  0   Taylor S, c           4  0  1  1   
Bright H, ph          0  0  0  0   Moryn W, rf           4  0  1  0   
Burgess S, ph-c       1  0  0  1   Walls L, rf           0  0  0  0   
Hoak D, 3b            4  0  2  0   Averill E, 3b         3  0  2  0   
Mazeroski B, 2b       4  0  0  0   Dark A, 3b            1  0  1  0   
Virdon B, cf          2  1  0  0   Thomson B, cf         4  0  0  0   
Kluszewski T, ph      1  0  0  0   Hillman D, p          3  0  0  0   
Mejias R, cf          1  1  1  0   Henry B, p            0  0  0  0   
Law V, p              1  0  0  0   Elston D, p           0  0  0  0   
Stuart D, ph          1  0  0  0   Hobbie G, p           0  0  0  0   
Face R, p             0  0  0  0   Ceccarelli A, p       0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     36  5  9  5                        38  3 11  3

Pittsburgh       000 001 002 2 --  5
Chicago          010 001 010 0 --  3

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Law V                 7.0  7  2  2  0  4
Face R (W)            3.0  4  1  0  1  2

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hillman D*            8.0  4  3  2  1  4
Henry B+              0.0  1  0  0  0  0
Elston D (L)          1.1  3  2  2  1  0
Hobbie G#             0.0  1  0  0  0  0
Ceccarelli A          0.2  0  0  0  1  0
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
  + Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
  # Pitched to 1 batter in 10th

E -- Taylor T, Groat D
DP -- Pittsburgh 2, Chicago 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 7, Chicago 7
2B -- Groat D
HR -- Banks E, Marshall J
SH -- Law V, Elston D, Face R
SF -- Burgess S
T -- 2:38
A -- 19138

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