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Cubs
@ Dodgers
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
April 19, 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 19, 1959 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Game Summary
| Date | April 19, 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 19, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave Hillman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Podres |
| Ballpark | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
| City | Los Angeles |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 29,663 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Barlick 1B: Bill Jackowski 2B: Shag Crawford 3B: Vic Delmore |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Taylor | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | First Baseman |
| Lee Walls | Right Fielder |
| Ernie Banks | Shortstop |
| Walt Moryn | Left Fielder |
| Earl Averill | Third Baseman |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Cal Neeman | Catcher |
| Dave Hillman | Pitcher |
| Bob Scheffing | Manager |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wally Moon | Left Fielder |
| John Roseboro | Catcher |
| Duke Snider | Right Fielder |
| Don Demeter | Center Fielder |
| Norm Larker | First Baseman |
| Charlie Neal | Second Baseman |
| Don Zimmer | Shortstop |
| Jim Baxes | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Podres | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Dodgers
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
April 19, 1959
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Podres
Taylor hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Podres
Dark hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Taylor moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Walls vs. Podres
Walls takes first base on ball four. Taylor moves to third. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Banks vs. Podres
Banks hits a fly ball into right field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Taylor tags and scores. Dark tags and moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Moryn vs. Podres
Moryn hits a fly ball into right field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dark tags and scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Averill vs. Podres
There's a wild pitch. Walls moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Averill vs. Podres
Averill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baxes fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Baxes. Walls scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Podres
Thomson hits a fly ball into right field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Hillman
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hillman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Roseboro vs. Hillman
Roseboro takes first base on ball four. Moon moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Snider vs. Hillman
Snider strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Demeter vs. Hillman
Demeter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moon scores. Roseboro moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Larker vs. Hillman
Larker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Neal vs. Hillman
Neal hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Neeman vs. Podres
Neeman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baxes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Hillman vs. Podres
Hillman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Podres
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Podres
There goes Taylor. The throw from Roseboro and he is out, Zimmer applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Hillman
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Averill fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Hillman
Baxes hits a popup, foul, towards third. Averill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Podres vs. Hillman
Podres hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Hillman
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Averill fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Podres
Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Podres
Walls hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Podres
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Walls moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Moryn vs. Podres
Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baxes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Hillman
Roseboro hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Neeman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Hillman
Snider hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Demeter vs. Hillman
Demeter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Averill fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Hillman
Larker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Neal vs. Hillman
Neal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Larker moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Zimmer vs. Hillman
Zimmer strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Podres
Averill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baxes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Podres
Thomson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Neeman vs. Podres
Neeman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Hillman
Baxes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Averill fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Podres vs. Hillman
Podres hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Hillman
Moon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Roseboro vs. Hillman
There goes Moon. The throw from Neeman and he is safe. Moon steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Roseboro vs. Hillman
Roseboro hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hillman vs. Podres
Hillman bunts towards third. Baxes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Podres
Taylor hits a fly ball into right field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Podres
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Hillman
Snider 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 -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Demeter vs. Hillman
Demeter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks misplays the ball. That's an error on Banks. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Larker vs. Hillman
Larker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Larker for the out. Demeter moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Neal vs. Hillman
Neal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Demeter scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Zimmer vs. Hillman
Zimmer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Averill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Podres
Walls hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baxes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Podres
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baxes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Podres
Moryn 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, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Hillman
Baxes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Podres vs. Hillman
Podres bunts towards the mound. Hillman fields it and throws to first for the out. Baxes moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Moon vs. Hillman
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moon for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roseboro vs. Hillman
Roseboro hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Roseboro for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Podres
Averill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Podres
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Neeman vs. Podres
Neeman hits a line drive into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hillman vs. Podres
Hillman is hit by the pitch. Averill moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Taylor vs. Podres
Podres spins and fires to second, with Zimmer covering, and Averill is picked off. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Hillman
Snider 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 -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demeter vs. Hillman
Demeter hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Neeman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Hillman
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 8
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Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Podres
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baxes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Podres
Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Podres
Walls hits a line drive towards short. Zimmer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Hillman
Neal hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmer vs. Hillman
Zimmer bunts between the mound and first base. Hillman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Zimmer for the out. Neal moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Baxes vs. Hillman
Baxes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Podres vs. Martin
Morrie Martin now pitching.
Podres takes first base on ball four. Neal moves to third. Baxes moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Moon vs. Martin
Moon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Neal scores. Baxes scores. Podres moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Gilliam vs. Elston
Carl Furillo pinch hits for John Roseboro. Don Elston now pitching. Jim Gilliam pinch hits for Carl Furillo.
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Podres scores. Moon moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Snider vs. Elston
Snider hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thomson throws the ball in to Taylor who tags Snider trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Moon scores. Gilliam goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Demeter vs. Elston
Demeter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Larker vs. Elston
Larker hits a line drive towards short. Banks reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Podres
Joe Pignatano now catching. Ron Fairly now playing right field. Gil Hodges now playing first base.
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Podres
Moryn 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, 3 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Podres
Averill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/19/1959 -- Chicago at Los Angeles (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI
Taylor T, 2b 4 1 1 0 Moon W, lf 5 2 3 2
Dark A, 1b 4 1 1 0 Roseboro J, c 3 0 0 0
Walls L, rf 3 1 1 0 Furillo C, ph 0 0 0 0
Banks E, ss 3 0 0 1 Gilliam J, ph 1 1 1 1
Moryn W, lf 3 0 0 1 Pignatano J, c 0 0 0 0
Averill E, 3b 3 0 0 0 Snider D, rf 5 1 2 3
Thomson B, cf 3 0 0 0 Fairly R, rf 0 0 0 0
Neeman C, c 3 0 0 0 Demeter D, cf 5 1 2 1
Hillman D, p 1 0 1 0 Larker N, 1b 4 0 0 0
Martin M, p 0 0 0 0 Hodges G, 1b 0 0 0 0
Elston D, p 0 0 0 0 Neal C, 2b 4 1 3 1
Zimmer D, ss 3 0 0 0
Baxes J, 3b 2 1 0 0
Podres J, p 2 1 1 0
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27 3 4 2 34 8 12 8
Chicago 300 000 000 -- 3
Los Angeles 101 010 05x -- 8
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Hillman D (L) 7.1 8 5 4 4 2
Martin M* 0.0 1 2 2 1 0
Elston D 0.2 3 1 1 0 0
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Podres J (W) 9.0 4 3 2 3 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- Baxes J, Banks E
DP -- Los Angeles 1
LOB -- Chicago 3, Los Angeles 9
HR -- Snider D
SB -- Moon W
CS -- Taylor T, Averill E
SH -- Podres J, Zimmer D
SF -- Banks E, Moryn W
HBP -- by Podres J (Hillman D)
WP -- Podres J
T -- 2:25
A -- 29663
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