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Cubs
@ Dodgers
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
April 17, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs, played on April 17, 1959 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Game Summary
| Date | April 17, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 17, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dick Drott |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Stan Williams |
| Ballpark | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
| City | Los Angeles |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 19,894 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 14 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Shag Crawford 1B: Vic Delmore 2B: Al Barlick 3B: Bill Jackowski |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Taylor | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Third Baseman |
| George Altman | Center Fielder |
| Ernie Banks | Shortstop |
| Walt Moryn | Left Fielder |
| Dale Long | First Baseman |
| Lee Walls | Right Fielder |
| Sammy Taylor | Catcher |
| Dick Drott | Pitcher |
| Bob Scheffing | Manager |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wally Moon | Left Fielder |
| John Roseboro | Catcher |
| Norm Larker | First Baseman |
| Don Demeter | Center Fielder |
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| Charlie Neal | Second Baseman |
| Don Zimmer | Shortstop |
| Jim Baxes | Third Baseman |
| Stan Williams | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Dodgers
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
April 17, 1959
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Williams
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baxes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Williams
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baxes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Williams
Altman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Drott
Moon hits a line drive into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Drott
Roseboro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Drott
Larker 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
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Williams
Banks strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Williams
Moryn hits a fly ball into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Williams
Long hits a fly ball into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Demeter vs. Drott
Demeter strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Drott
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Drott
Neal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Zimmer vs. Drott
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Neal moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Baxes vs. Drott
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Baxes vs. Drott
Baxes hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Williams
Walls hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Williams
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drott vs. Williams
Drott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Drott
Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Drott
Moon strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Drott
Roseboro hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Roseboro for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Williams
Taylor hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Williams
Dark hits a popup towards short. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Altman vs. Williams
Altman hits a fly ball into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Williams
Banks hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Drott
Larker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Demeter vs. Drott
Demeter strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Drott
Furillo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Larker moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Neal vs. Drott
Neal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out. Larker scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmer vs. Drott
There goes Neal. The throw from Taylor and he is out, Taylor applying the tag. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Williams
Moryn hits a fly ball into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Long vs. Williams
Long hits a fly ball into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Williams
Walls hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Williams
Taylor strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Drott
Zimmer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Baxes vs. Drott
Baxes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Zimmer moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Drott
Williams bunts towards the mound. Drott juggles the ball. That's an error on Drott. Baxes moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Moon vs. Henry
Bill Henry now pitching.
Moon takes first base on ball four. Zimmer scores. Baxes moves to third. Williams moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Roseboro vs. Henry
Roseboro hits a popup towards third. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Larker vs. Henry
Larker hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Demeter vs. Henry
Demeter hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Henry vs. Williams
Henry hits a fly ball into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Williams
Taylor hits a fly ball into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Williams
Dark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Altman vs. Williams
Altman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Henry
Furillo hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Henry
Neal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Zimmer vs. Henry
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Neal moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Baxes vs. Henry
Baxes strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Henry
Williams hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Neal scores. Zimmer moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Moon vs. Henry
Moon 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
Top 7
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Williams
Banks hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Williams
Moryn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Williams
Long hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Demeter who is chasing the ball. Long reaches third base with a triple. Moryn goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Walls vs. Labine
Clem Labine now pitching.
Walls hits a line drive into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Long tags and scores. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Labine
Taylor hits a fly ball into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Henry vs. Labine
Henry strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Henry
Roseboro hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Henry
Gil Hodges pinch hits for Norm Larker.
Hodges strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Demeter vs. Henry
There's a wild pitch. Roseboro moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Demeter vs. Henry
Demeter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Henry
Furillo 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
Top 8
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Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Labine
Gil Hodges now playing first base.
Taylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Labine
Dark bunts in front of the plate. Roseboro fields it and throws to first for the out. Taylor moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Altman vs. Labine
Altman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Taylor scores. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Labine
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baxes fields it and throws to first for the out. Altman moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Moryn vs. Podres
Johnny Podres now pitching.
Moryn hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Long vs. Podres
Long hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 7 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Henry
Neal hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmer vs. Henry
Zimmer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Baxes vs. Henry
Baxes hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Repulski vs. Henry
Rip Repulski pinch hits for Johnny Podres.
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 7 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Drysdale
Don Drysdale now pitching.
Walls is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Drysdale
Taylor hits a fly ball into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Henry vs. Drysdale
Henry bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Roseboro settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Drysdale
Taylor hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Walls moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Dark vs. Drysdale
The ball gets by Roseboro for a passed ball. Walls moves to third. Taylor moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Dark vs. Drysdale
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baxes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Walls scores. Taylor moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Altman vs. Drysdale
Altman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Taylor scores. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Banks vs. Drysdale
Banks hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 9 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Henry
Jim Gilliam pinch hits for Wally Moon.
Gilliam hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gray vs. Henry
Dick Gray pinch hits for John Roseboro.
Gray strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Henry
Hodges hits a popup, foul, towards third. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/17/1959 -- Chicago at Los Angeles (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI
Taylor T, 2b 5 2 3 0 Moon W, lf 3 0 0 1
Dark A, 3b 4 0 2 1 Gilliam J, ph 1 0 0 0
Altman G, cf 5 1 2 2 Roseboro J, c 4 0 1 0
Banks E, ss 5 1 1 1 Gray D, ph 1 0 0 0
Moryn W, lf 3 2 1 2 Larker N, 1b 2 1 0 0
Long D, 1b 4 1 1 1 Hodges G, ph-1b 2 0 0 0
Walls L, rf 2 2 1 2 Demeter D, cf 4 0 0 0
Taylor S, c 4 0 0 0 Furillo C, rf 4 0 1 0
Drott D, p 1 0 0 0 Neal C, 2b 2 2 1 1
Henry B, p 3 0 0 0 Zimmer D, ss 3 1 2 0
Baxes J, 3b 4 0 1 0
Williams S, p 2 0 1 1
Labine C, p 0 0 0 0
Podres J, p 0 0 0 0
Repulski R, ph 1 0 0 0
Drysdale D, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 9 11 9 33 4 7 3
Chicago 000 010 332 -- 9
Los Angeles 010 111 000 -- 4
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Drott D* 4.0 3 3 2 4 3
Henry B (W) 5.0 4 1 1 1 3
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Williams S+ 6.0 5 4 4 1 3
Labine C (L) 1.2 2 2 2 0 1
Podres J 0.1 1 1 1 0 0
Drysdale D 1.0 3 2 2 0 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 5th
+ Pitched to 3 batters in 7th
E -- Drott D
LOB -- Chicago 4, Los Angeles 8
3B -- Long D
HR -- Walls L, Banks E, Moryn W
SB -- Zimmer D, Neal C
CS -- Neal C
SH -- Williams S, Dark A
SF -- Walls L
HBP -- by Drysdale D (Walls L)
WP -- Henry B
PB -- Roseboro J
T -- 3:14
A -- 19894
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