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Cubs
@ Dodgers
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
July 23, 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 July 23, 1959 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Game Summary
| Date | July 23, 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 | July 23, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Moe Drabowsky |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Larry Sherry |
| Ballpark | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
| City | Los Angeles |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 21,418 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 47 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Sudol 1B: Tom Gorman 2B: Stan Landes 3B: Dusty Boggess |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Taylor | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Third Baseman |
| Jim Marshall | First Baseman |
| Ernie Banks | Shortstop |
| Irv Noren | Center Fielder |
| Walt Moryn | Left Fielder |
| Sammy Taylor | Catcher |
| George Altman | Right Fielder |
| Moe Drabowsky | Pitcher |
| Bob Scheffing | Manager |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Gilliam | Third Baseman |
| Charlie Neal | Second Baseman |
| Wally Moon | Left Fielder |
| Duke Snider | Right Fielder |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Don Demeter | Center Fielder |
| John Roseboro | Catcher |
| Maury Wills | Shortstop |
| Larry Sherry | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Dodgers
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
July 23, 1959
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Sherry
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Sherry
Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Sherry
Marshall hits a popup towards short. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Drabowsky
Gilliam hits a line drive into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Drabowsky
Neal hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Drabowsky
Moon takes first base on ball four. Neal moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Snider vs. Drabowsky
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. Neal moves to third. Moon moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hodges vs. Drabowsky
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Sherry
Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Noren vs. Sherry
Noren hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sherry fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Moryn vs. Sherry
Moryn hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Sherry
Taylor hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Moon. Taylor reaches second base with a double. Noren moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Altman vs. Sherry
Altman is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Drabowsky vs. Sherry
Drabowsky strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Demeter vs. Drabowsky
Demeter strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Drabowsky
Roseboro hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Drabowsky
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Sherry vs. Drabowsky
Sherry hits a line drive into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Sherry
Taylor hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Sherry
Dark strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Sherry
Marshall hits a fly ball into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Drabowsky
Gilliam hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Taylor reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Drabowsky
Neal 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: 2-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Drabowsky
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drabowsky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Sherry
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Noren vs. Sherry
Noren hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Sherry
Moryn hits a popup towards short. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Drabowsky
Snider takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Drabowsky
Hodges hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Demeter vs. Drabowsky
Demeter strikes out. Taylor drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Demeter out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Drabowsky
Roseboro hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Drabowsky
There goes Roseboro. The throw from Taylor and he is out, Banks applying the tag. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Drabowsky
Wills hits a line drive into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Sherry
Taylor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Altman vs. Sherry
Altman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Taylor moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Long vs. Sherry
Dale Long pinch hits for Moe Drabowsky.
Long strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Taylor vs. Sherry
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to second for the out. Taylor scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Sherry
Sherry fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Sherry. Taylor moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Sherry
Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sherry vs. Henry
Bill Henry now pitching.
Sherry hits a fly ball into center field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Henry
Gilliam hits a popup towards third. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Henry
Neal hits a fly ball into center field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Sherry
Marshall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Sherry
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards second. Neal scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Noren vs. Sherry
Noren hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Henry
Moon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Henry
Snider strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Henry
Hodges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Demeter vs. Henry
Demeter hits a fly ball towards center. Noren catches it and throws to first to double up Hodges. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Sherry
Norm Larker now playing first base.
Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larker scoops it up and throws to first, with Sherry covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Sherry
Taylor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Altman vs. Sherry
Altman takes first base on ball four. Taylor moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Averill vs. Sherry
Earl Averill pinch hits for Bill Henry.
Averill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Elston
Don Elston now pitching.
Roseboro takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Elston
Wills hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Roseboro moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sherry vs. Elston
There goes Roseboro. The throw from Taylor and he is safe. Roseboro steals third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Sherry vs. Elston
Sherry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Roseboro scores. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gilliam vs. Elston
Gilliam bunts towards the mound. Elston fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Wills moves to third. Sherry moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Neal vs. Elston
Neal strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Moon vs. Elston
Moon takes first base on ball four. Wills scores. Sherry moves to third. Gilliam moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Snider vs. Elston
Snider strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Larker vs. Elston
Larker hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Sherry
Don Zimmer now playing second base.
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Sherry
Dark hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Moon. Dark reaches second base with a double. Taylor moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Marshall vs. Sherry
Marshall hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Banks vs. Sherry
Banks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Taylor scores. Dark scores. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Noren vs. Drysdale
Don Drysdale now pitching.
Noren hits a fly ball into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moryn vs. Drysdale
Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Demeter vs. Elston
Demeter strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Elston
Roseboro hits a line drive into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Elston
Wills strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Drysdale
Taylor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Altman vs. Drysdale
Altman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schult vs. Drysdale
Art Schult pinch hits for Don Elston.
Schult hits a fly ball into right field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Drysdale
The ball gets by Roseboro for a passed ball. Taylor moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Taylor vs. Drysdale
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Taylor moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Taylor vs. Drysdale
Taylor hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/23/1959 -- Chicago at Los Angeles (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI
Taylor T, 2b 5 1 1 1 Gilliam J, 3b 4 0 1 0
Dark A, 3b 4 1 1 0 Neal C, 2b 4 0 1 0
Marshall J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Zimmer D, 2b 0 0 0 0
Banks E, ss 4 0 2 2 Moon W, lf 2 1 1 2
Noren I, cf 4 0 0 0 Snider D, rf 3 1 0 0
Moryn W, lf 4 0 0 0 Hodges G, 1b 2 1 1 2
Taylor S, c 3 1 3 0 Larker N, 1b 1 0 0 0
Altman G, rf 2 0 1 0 Demeter D, cf 4 0 0 0
Drabowsky M, p 1 0 0 0 Roseboro J, c 3 1 2 0
Long D, ph 1 0 0 0 Wills M, ss 4 1 1 0
Henry B, p 0 0 0 0 Sherry L, p 3 0 1 1
Averill E, ph 1 0 0 0 Drysdale D, p 0 0 0 0
Elston D, p 0 0 0 0
Schult A, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 3 8 3 30 5 8 5
Chicago 000 010 020 -- 3
Los Angeles 000 201 20x -- 5
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Drabowsky M (L) 4.0 4 2 2 2 2
Henry B 2.0 1 1 1 1 1
Elston D 2.0 3 2 2 2 4
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Sherry L (W) 7.1 7 3 3 4 3
Drysdale D (S) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Sherry L
DP -- Chicago 1, Los Angeles 2
LOB -- Chicago 7, Los Angeles 6
2B -- Taylor S, Dark A
HR -- Hodges G, Moon W
SB -- Roseboro J
CS -- Roseboro J
PB -- Roseboro J
T -- 2:47
A -- 21418
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