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Cubs
@ Braves
County Stadium
June 27, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Milwaukee Braves and the Chicago Cubs, played on June 27, 1959 at County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 27, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
Milwaukee Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 27, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Milwaukee Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Glen Hobbie |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Carl Willey |
| Ballpark | County Stadium |
| City | Milwaukee |
| State | WI |
| Attendance | 26,881 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Secory 1B: Hal Dixon 2B: Vinnie Smith 3B: Frank Dascoli |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Taylor | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Third Baseman |
| Lee Walls | Right Fielder |
| Ernie Banks | Shortstop |
| Dale Long | First Baseman |
| Walt Moryn | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Sammy Taylor | Catcher |
| Glen Hobbie | Pitcher |
| Bob Scheffing | Manager |
Milwaukee Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
| Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
| Hank Aaron | Right Fielder |
| Wes Covington | Left Fielder |
| Joe Adcock | First Baseman |
| Del Crandall | Catcher |
| Johnny Logan | Shortstop |
| Felix Mantilla | Second Baseman |
| Carl Willey | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Braves
County Stadium
June 27, 1959
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Willey
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Willey
Dark hits a line drive into left field. Covington picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Covington. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walls vs. Willey
Walls strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Banks vs. Willey
Banks hits a popup towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Hobbie
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Hobbie
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Hobbie
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Willey
Long hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mantilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Willey
Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mantilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Willey
Thomson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Thomson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Taylor vs. Willey
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mantilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Covington vs. Hobbie
Covington hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Hobbie
Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Hobbie
Crandall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Logan vs. Hobbie
Logan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Crandall moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mantilla vs. Hobbie
Mantilla hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Crandall moves to third. Logan moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Willey vs. Hobbie
Willey strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobbie vs. Willey
Hobbie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Willey
Taylor hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Willey
Dark hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Taylor moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walls vs. Willey
Walls takes first base on ball four. Taylor moves to third. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Banks vs. Willey
Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Taylor tags and scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Long vs. Willey
Long hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops it up and throws to first, with Willey covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Hobbie
Bruton hits a popup towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Hobbie
Mathews 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, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Hobbie
Aaron hits a popup towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Willey
Moryn hits a popup towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Willey
Thomson hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Willey
Taylor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Aaron throws the ball in to Mantilla who tags Taylor trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Covington vs. Hobbie
Covington hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Hobbie
Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Hobbie
Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobbie vs. Willey
Hobbie strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Willey
Taylor hits a popup towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Willey
Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Hobbie
Logan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantilla vs. Hobbie
Mantilla 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 -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Willey vs. Hobbie
Willey strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Willey
Walls hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Willey
Banks hits a popup in front of the plate. Crandall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Willey
Long hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Willey
Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mantilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Willey
Thomson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Thomson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Taylor vs. Willey
Taylor is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hobbie vs. Willey
Hobbie hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Thomson scores. Taylor moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Taylor vs. Willey
Taylor hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Taylor scores. Hobbie moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dark vs. Jay
Joey Jay now pitching.
Dark hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Hobbie
Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Hobbie
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hobbie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Hobbie
Aaron hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Jay
Walls hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Jay
Banks hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Jay
Long hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Jay
Moryn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Jay
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Covington vs. Hobbie
George Altman now playing center field. Bobby Thomson now playing left field.
Covington hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hobbie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Hobbie
Adcock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crandall vs. Hobbie
Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Jay
Taylor hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobbie vs. Jay
Hobbie hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Jay
There's a wild pitch. Hobbie moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Taylor vs. Jay
Taylor hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Taylor reaches second base with a double. Hobbie scores. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Jay
Dark hits a line drive towards third. Mathews catches it and throws to second to double up Taylor. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 7 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Hobbie
Logan hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Hobbie
Frank Torre pinch hits for Felix Mantilla.
Torre 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, 7 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Hobbie
Mickey Vernon pinch hits for Joey Jay.
Vernon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Altman. Vernon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bruton vs. Hobbie
Bruton hits a popup towards third. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mathews vs. Hobbie
Mathews strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 7 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. McMahon
Mel Roach now playing second base. Don McMahon now pitching.
Walls hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. McMahon
Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. McMahon
Long hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roach scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 7 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Hobbie
Aaron takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Covington vs. Hobbie
Covington hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adcock vs. Hobbie
Adcock hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crandall vs. Hobbie
Crandall takes first base on ball four. Aaron moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Logan vs. Hobbie
Logan hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/27/1959 -- Chicago at Milwaukee (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI Milwaukee AB R H RBI
Taylor T, 2b 5 1 3 2 Bruton B, cf 4 0 0 0
Dark A, 3b 5 0 2 0 Mathews E, 3b 4 0 0 0
Walls L, rf 4 1 1 0 Aaron H, rf 3 0 0 0
Banks E, ss 4 1 1 2 Covington W, lf 4 0 0 0
Long D, 1b 5 1 1 2 Adcock J, 1b 4 0 1 0
Moryn W, lf 3 0 0 0 Crandall D, c 2 0 0 0
Altman G, cf 0 0 0 0 Logan J, ss 4 1 3 1
Thomson B, cf-lf 4 1 2 0 Mantilla F, 2b 2 0 1 0
Taylor S, c 3 1 2 0 Torre F, ph 1 0 0 0
Hobbie G, p 4 1 1 1 Roach M, 2b 0 0 0 0
Willey C, p 2 0 0 0
Jay J, p 0 0 0 0
Vernon M, ph 1 0 1 0
McMahon D, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 7 13 7 31 1 6 1
Chicago 001 004 110 -- 7
Milwaukee 000 000 010 -- 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Hobbie G (W) 9.0 6 1 1 3 3
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO
Willey C (L) 5.2 10 5 5 2 2
Jay J 2.1 3 2 2 1 0
McMahon D 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Covington W
DP -- Chicago 2, Milwaukee 1
LOB -- Chicago 7, Milwaukee 6
2B -- Thomson B 2, Taylor T, Vernon M
HR -- Long D, Banks E, Logan J
SF -- Banks E
WP -- Jay J
T -- 2:12
A -- 26881
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