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Cubs
@ Dodgers
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
September 6, 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 September 6, 1959 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Game Summary
Date | September 6, 1959 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Home Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 6, 1959 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
Home Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Art Ceccarelli |
Home Starting Pitcher | Sandy Koufax |
Ballpark | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
City | Los Angeles |
State | CA |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 58 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Al Barlick 1B: Bill Jackowski 2B: Shag Crawford 3B: Vic Delmore |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tony Taylor | Second Baseman |
Al Dark | Third Baseman |
Lee Walls | Right Fielder |
Ernie Banks | Shortstop |
Art Schult | First Baseman |
Earl Averill | Left Fielder |
Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
Cal Neeman | Catcher |
Art Ceccarelli | Pitcher |
Bob Scheffing | Manager |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jim Gilliam | Third Baseman |
Charlie Neal | Second Baseman |
Wally Moon | Center Fielder |
Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
Chuck Essegian | Left Fielder |
Joe Pignatano | Catcher |
Maury Wills | Shortstop |
Sandy Koufax | Pitcher |
Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Dodgers
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
September 6, 1959
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Koufax
Taylor hits a popup towards short. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Koufax
Dark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Walls vs. Koufax
Walls hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Banks vs. Koufax
Banks strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schult vs. Koufax
There goes Dark. The slide. Pignatano applies the tag. Dark is out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Ceccarelli
Gilliam hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Neeman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Ceccarelli
Neal hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Ceccarelli
Moon hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Ceccarelli
Hodges strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Schult vs. Koufax
Schult strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Koufax
Averill hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Koufax
Thomson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Neal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Ceccarelli
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Essegian vs. Ceccarelli
Essegian takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Pignatano vs. Ceccarelli
Pignatano hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Essegian moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Wills vs. Ceccarelli
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Taylor fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Essegian moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Koufax vs. Ceccarelli
Koufax 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 3
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Neeman vs. Koufax
Neeman hits a popup towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ceccarelli vs. Koufax
Ceccarelli strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Koufax
Taylor hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo 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. Ceccarelli
Gilliam hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Ceccarelli
Neal hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Ceccarelli
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Koufax
Dark 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: 1-2, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Koufax
Walls 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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Koufax
Banks hits a popup towards third. Gilliam 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: ---
Hodges vs. Ceccarelli
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Ceccarelli
Furillo hits a fly ball into left field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Essegian vs. Ceccarelli
Essegian hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Schult vs. Koufax
Schult hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Essegian. Schult reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Averill vs. Koufax
Averill strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Koufax
Thomson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Neeman vs. Koufax
Neeman strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Ceccarelli vs. Koufax
Ceccarelli strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pignatano vs. Ceccarelli
Pignatano hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Ceccarelli
Wills hits a line drive towards center. Thomson catches it and throws to first to double up Pignatano. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koufax vs. Ceccarelli
Koufax hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ceccarelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Koufax
Taylor strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Koufax
Dark hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Koufax
Walls takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Koufax
The umpire calls a balk on Koufax Walls moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Banks vs. Koufax
Banks is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Schult vs. Koufax
Schult hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Neal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Ceccarelli
Gilliam hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Ceccarelli
Neal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ceccarelli picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Ceccarelli. Neal moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moon vs. Ceccarelli
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 -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Ceccarelli
Hodges strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Koufax
Averill 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: 3-2, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Koufax
Thomson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Neeman vs. Koufax
Neeman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thomson moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Ceccarelli vs. Koufax
Ceccarelli bunts towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Taylor vs. Koufax
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Ceccarelli
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor misplays the ball. That's an error on Taylor. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Essegian vs. Ceccarelli
Don Demeter pinch runs for Carl Furillo.
Essegian takes first base on ball four. Demeter moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Pignatano vs. Ceccarelli
Neeman throws to second, with Banks covering, and has Demeter trapped. There's the throw to Dark who tags Demeter for the out. Essegian moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Pignatano vs. Ceccarelli
Pignatano 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: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Wills vs. Ceccarelli
Wills is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Koufax vs. Ceccarelli
Koufax strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Koufax
Wally Moon now playing right field. Don Demeter now playing center field.
Dark hits a popup towards short. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Koufax
Walls 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: 1-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Koufax
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Ceccarelli
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Ceccarelli
Neal strikes out. Neeman drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Neal out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Ceccarelli
Moon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Ceccarelli
Hodges hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Schult vs. Koufax
Schult strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Koufax
Averill hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Koufax
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam juggles the ball. That's an error on Gilliam. Averill moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Neeman vs. Koufax
Don Eaddy pinch runs for Earl Averill.
Neeman strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Ceccarelli vs. Koufax
Ceccarelli strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Demeter vs. Ceccarelli
Walt Moryn now playing left field.
Demeter strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Essegian vs. Ceccarelli
Essegian takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Pignatano vs. Ceccarelli
Don Zimmer pinch runs for Chuck Essegian.
Pignatano takes first base on ball four. Zimmer moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Repulski vs. Ceccarelli
Rip Repulski pinch hits for Maury Wills.
Repulski strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Koufax vs. Ceccarelli
Koufax strikes out. View Play
Top 10
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Koufax
Don Zimmer now playing shortstop. Rip Repulski now playing left field.
Taylor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Koufax
Dark bunts in front of the plate. Pignatano fields it and throws to first for the out. Taylor moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Walls vs. Koufax
Walls takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Banks vs. Koufax
Banks hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Schult vs. Koufax
Schult hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam juggles the ball. That's an error on Gilliam. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Moryn vs. Koufax
Jim Marshall pinch runs for Art Schult.
Moryn 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 10
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Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Ceccarelli
Jim Marshall now playing first base. George Altman now playing center field. Bobby Thomson now playing left field.
Gilliam hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Ceccarelli
Neal hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Ceccarelli
Moon hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Ceccarelli
Hodges strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/6/1959, game 1 -- Chicago at Los Angeles (D) Chicago AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI Taylor T, 2b 4 1 0 0 Gilliam J, 3b 5 0 0 0 Dark A, 3b 3 0 0 0 Neal C, 2b 5 0 4 0 Walls L, rf 3 1 1 0 Moon W, cf-rf 4 0 0 0 Banks E, ss 4 1 1 3 Hodges G, 1b 5 0 0 0 Schult A, 1b 5 0 1 0 Furillo C, rf 3 0 0 0 Marshall J, pr-1b 0 0 0 0 Demeter D, pr-cf 1 0 0 0 Averill E, lf 4 0 1 0 Essegian C, lf 1 0 0 0 Eaddy D, pr 0 0 0 0 Zimmer D, pr-ss 0 0 0 0 Moryn W, lf 1 0 0 0 Pignatano J, c 3 0 2 0 Altman G, cf 0 0 0 0 Wills M, ss 2 0 0 0 Thomson B, cf-lf 2 0 0 0 Repulski R, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Neeman C, c 4 0 1 0 Koufax S, p 4 0 0 0 Ceccarelli A, p 4 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 3 5 3 34 0 6 0 Chicago 000 000 000 3 -- 3 Los Angeles 000 000 000 0 -- 0 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Ceccarelli A (W) 10.0 6 0 0 6 8 Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO Koufax S (L) 10.0 5 3 3 7 10 E -- Ceccarelli A, Taylor T, Gilliam J 2 DP -- Chicago 2, Los Angeles 1 LOB -- Chicago 9, Los Angeles 10 2B -- Schult A HR -- Banks E SH -- Dark A Balk -- Koufax S T -- 2:58 A -- 0
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