Top 1

• Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Davenport vs. Drabowsky
  
  Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mays vs. Drabowsky
  
  Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McCovey vs. Drabowsky
  
  McCovey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mays moves to third. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Cepeda vs. Drabowsky
  
  Cepeda hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Moryn throws the ball in to Banks who tags Cepeda trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Mays scores. McCovey moves to third. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Kirkland vs. Drabowsky
  
  Kirkland strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Taylor vs. Sanford
  
  Taylor hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Altman vs. Sanford
  
  Altman takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Noren vs. Sanford
  
  Noren hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Banks vs. Sanford
  
  Banks is hit by the pitch. Altman moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Long vs. Sanford
  
  Long hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Altman scores. Banks moves to third. Long moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Moryn vs. Sanford
  
  Moryn takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Taylor vs. Sanford
  
  Taylor strikes out. View Play 

Top 2

• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Spencer vs. Drabowsky
  
  Spencer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Landrith vs. Drabowsky
  
  Landrith takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bressoud vs. Drabowsky
  
  Bressoud hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Landrith moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Sanford vs. Drabowsky
  
  Sanford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drabowsky fields it and throws to first for the out. Landrith moves to third. Bressoud moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Davenport vs. Drabowsky
  
  Davenport hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dark vs. Sanford
  
  Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Drabowsky vs. Sanford
  
  Drabowsky strikes out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Taylor vs. Sanford
  
  Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mays vs. Drabowsky
  
  Mays hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McCovey vs. Drabowsky
  
  McCovey 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 
• Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cepeda vs. Drabowsky
  
  Cepeda hits a popup, foul, towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kirkland vs. Drabowsky
  
  Kirkland hits a fly ball into left field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Altman vs. Sanford
  
  Altman strikes out. View Play 
• Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Noren vs. Sanford
  
  Noren takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Banks vs. Sanford
  
  Banks takes first base on ball four. Noren moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Long vs. Sanford
  
  Long takes first base on ball four. Noren moves to third. Banks moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Moryn vs. Sanford
  
  Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Noren scores. Banks moves to third. Long moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Taylor vs. Sanford
  
  Taylor strikes out. View Play 

Top 4

• Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Spencer vs. Drabowsky
  
  Spencer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Landrith vs. Drabowsky
  
  Landrith hits a fly ball into left field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bressoud vs. Drabowsky
  
  Bressoud 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 
• Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sanford vs. Drabowsky
  
  Sanford is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dark vs. Sanford
  
  Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Drabowsky vs. Sanford
  
  Drabowsky is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Taylor vs. Sanford
  
  Taylor takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Altman vs. Sanford
  
  Altman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Davenport settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Davenport vs. Drabowsky
  
  Davenport hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mays vs. Drabowsky
  
  Mays hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Davenport moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  McCovey vs. Drabowsky
  
  McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long juggles the ball. That's an error on Long. Davenport scores. Mays goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play 
• Giants, 5 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cepeda vs. Drabowsky
  
  Cepeda strikes out. View Play 
• Giants, 5 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kirkland vs. Drabowsky
  
  Kirkland strikes out. View Play 
• Giants, 5 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Spencer vs. Drabowsky
  
  There goes McCovey. The throw from Taylor and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play 
• Giants, 5 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Spencer vs. Drabowsky
  
  Spencer hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Giants, 5 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Noren vs. Sanford
  
  Noren hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sanford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 5 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Banks vs. Sanford
  
  Banks is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Giants, 5 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Long vs. Sanford
  
  Long hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Giants, 5 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Landrith vs. Drabowsky
  
  Landrith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Giants, 5 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bressoud vs. Drabowsky
  
  Bressoud hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drabowsky fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 5 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sanford vs. Drabowsky
  
  Sanford is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Giants, 5 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Davenport vs. Drabowsky
  
  Davenport hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Giants, 5 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Moryn vs. Sanford
  
  Moryn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Giants, 5 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Williams vs. Sanford
  
  Billy Williams pinch hits for Sammy Taylor.
  
  Williams strikes out. View Play 
• Giants, 5 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Dark vs. Sanford
  
  Dark hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cepeda who is chasing the ball. Dark reaches third base with a triple. Moryn goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Giants, 5 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Marshall vs. Sanford
  
  Jim Marshall pinch hits for Moe Drabowsky.
  
  Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Marshall for the out. Dark scores. View Play 
• Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Taylor vs. Sanford
  
  Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mays vs. Buzhardt
  
  Cal Neeman now catching. John Buzhardt now pitching. Earl Averill now playing second base. Tony Taylor now playing shortstop.
  
  Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McCovey vs. Buzhardt
  
  McCovey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Giants, 6 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cepeda vs. Buzhardt
  
  Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 6 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kirkland vs. Buzhardt
  
  Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark juggles the ball. That's an error on Dark. View Play 
• Giants, 6 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Spencer vs. Buzhardt
  
  Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Averill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Giants, 6 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Altman vs. Sanford
  
  Jackie Brandt now playing left field.
  
  Altman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 6 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Noren vs. Sanford
  
  Noren strikes out. Landrith drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Noren out. View Play 
• Giants, 6 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Averill vs. Sanford
  
  Averill hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Averill for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Giants, 6 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Landrith vs. Buzhardt
  
  Landrith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Averill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 6 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bressoud vs. Buzhardt
  
  Bressoud strikes out. View Play 
• Giants, 6 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sanford vs. Buzhardt
  
  Sanford is called out on strikes. View Play 

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         Game of 8/15/1959 -- San Francisco at Chicago (D)

  San Francisco      AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Davenport J, 3b       4  1  1  0   Taylor T, 2b-ss       3  0  0  0   
Mays W, cf            3  3  2  1   Altman G, cf          3  1  0  0   
McCovey W, 1b         4  1  2  1   Noren I, lf           3  1  0  0   
Cepeda O, lf          4  0  1  1   Banks E, ss           1  0  0  0   
Brandt J, lf          0  0  0  0   Averill E, 2b         1  0  0  0   
Kirkland W, rf        4  0  0  0   Long D, 1b            2  0  1  1   
Spencer D, 2b         4  1  1  1   Moryn W, rf           2  1  1  1   
Landrith H, c         3  0  1  0   Taylor S, c           2  0  0  0   
Bressoud E, ss        4  0  1  0   Williams B, ph        1  0  0  0   
Sanford J, p          4  0  0  0   Neeman C, c           0  0  0  0   
                                   Dark A, 3b            3  1  1  1   
                                   Drabowsky M, p        2  0  0  0   
                                   Marshall J, ph        1  0  0  1   
                                   Buzhardt J, p         0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  6  9  4                        24  4  3  4

San Francisco    101 120 10 --  6
Chicago          101 002 0x --  4

  San Francisco        IP  H  R ER BB SO
Sanford J (W)         7.0  3  4  4  6  8

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Drabowsky M (L)       6.0  8  5  3  2  5
Buzhardt J            2.0  1  1  1  0  2

E -- Long D, Taylor S, Dark A
LOB -- San Francisco 6, Chicago 6
3B -- Dark A
HR -- Mays W, Spencer D, McCovey W
SB -- McCovey W
HBP -- by Sanford J (Banks E)
T -- 2:30
A -- 24070

    

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