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Cubs
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
June 7, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs, played on June 7, 1959 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | June 7, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 7, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Elmer Singleton |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Friend |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 32,078 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Secory 1B: Hal Dixon 2B: Vinnie Smith 3B: Frank Dascoli |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Taylor | Second Baseman |
| George Altman | Center Fielder |
| Lee Walls | Right Fielder |
| Ernie Banks | Shortstop |
| Dale Long | First Baseman |
| Walt Moryn | Left Fielder |
| Sammy Taylor | Catcher |
| Johnny Goryl | Third Baseman |
| Elmer Singleton | Pitcher |
| Bob Scheffing | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roman Mejias | Right Fielder |
| Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
| Dick Groat | Shortstop |
| Dick Stuart | First Baseman |
| Bob Skinner | Left Fielder |
| Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
| Don Hoak | Third Baseman |
| Hank Foiles | Catcher |
| Bob Friend | Pitcher |
| Danny Murtaugh | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
June 7, 1959
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Friend
Taylor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Altman vs. Friend
Altman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walls vs. Friend
Walls strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Friend
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Singleton
Mejias hits a line drive into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Singleton
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long juggles the ball. That's an error on Long. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Singleton
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Goryl fields it and throws to first for the out. Virdon moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stuart vs. Singleton
Stuart hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Friend
Long hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skinner. Long reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moryn vs. Friend
Moryn strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Taylor vs. Friend
Taylor hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Goryl vs. Friend
Goryl strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Singleton
Skinner strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Singleton
Mazeroski hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Singleton
Hoak hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Friend
Singleton strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Friend
Taylor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Altman vs. Friend
Altman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walls vs. Friend
Walls strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foiles vs. Singleton
Foiles strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Friend vs. Singleton
Friend hits a popup towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Singleton
Mejias strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Friend
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Friend
Long hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moryn vs. Friend
Moryn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skinner. Moryn reaches second base with a double. Long goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Taylor vs. Friend
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Taylor for the out. Moryn moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Goryl vs. Friend
Goryl hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Singleton
Virdon hits a line drive into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Singleton
Groat hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Singleton
Stuart strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Friend
Singleton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Friend
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Friend
Altman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Singleton
Skinner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazeroski vs. Singleton
Mazeroski bunts towards the mound. Singleton fields it and throws to first for the out. Skinner moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hoak vs. Singleton
Hoak hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Skinner moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Foiles vs. Singleton
Foiles hits a popup towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Friend vs. Singleton
Friend takes first base on ball four. Hoak moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Burgess vs. Singleton
Smoky Burgess pinch hits for Roman Mejias.
Burgess 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 6
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Friend
Joe Christopher now playing right field.
Walls strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Friend
Banks strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Friend
Long strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Singleton
Virdon 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 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Singleton
Groat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stuart vs. Singleton
Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Goryl fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Friend
Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Friend
Taylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goryl vs. Friend
Goryl hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Singleton
Skinner 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 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Singleton
Mazeroski hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Singleton
Hoak 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, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Friend
Harry Bright now playing left field.
Singleton strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Friend
Taylor strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Friend
Altman hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foiles vs. Singleton
Foiles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Singleton
Rocky Nelson pinch hits for Bob Friend.
Nelson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Singleton
Dick Schofield pinch runs for Rocky Nelson. Ted Kluszewski pinch hits for Joe Christopher.
Kluszewski takes first base on ball four. Schofield moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Virdon vs. Henry
Vern Law pinch runs for Ted Kluszewski. Bill Henry now pitching.
Virdon hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Groat vs. Elston
Don Elston now pitching.
Groat 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, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Face
Dick Schofield now playing right field. Roy Face now pitching.
Walls hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bright. Walls reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Banks vs. Face
Banks hits a line drive into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Long vs. Face
Long strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moryn vs. Face
Moryn hits a fly ball into right field. Schofield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Elston
Bobby Thomson now playing left field.
Stuart hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bright vs. Elston
Bright hits a popup into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Elston
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/7/1959, game 2 -- Chicago at Pittsburgh (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Taylor T, 2b 2 0 0 0 Mejias R, rf 2 0 0 0
Altman G, cf 4 0 0 0 Burgess S, ph 1 0 0 0
Walls L, rf 4 0 1 0 Christopher J, rf 0 0 0 0
Banks E, ss 4 0 0 0 Kluszewski T, ph 0 0 0 0
Long D, 1b 4 1 2 0 Law V, pr 0 0 0 0
Moryn W, lf 4 0 1 1 Face R, p 0 0 0 0
Thomson B, lf 0 0 0 0 Virdon B, cf 4 0 0 0
Taylor S, c 3 0 1 0 Groat D, ss 4 0 1 0
Goryl J, 3b 3 0 0 0 Stuart D, 1b 4 0 0 0
Singleton E, p 3 0 0 0 Skinner B, lf 3 0 1 0
Henry B, p 0 0 0 0 Bright H, lf 1 0 0 0
Elston D, p 0 0 0 0 Mazeroski B, 2b 3 0 0 0
Hoak D, 3b 3 0 1 0
Foiles H, c 3 0 0 0
Friend B, p 1 0 0 0
Nelson R, ph 0 0 0 0
Schofield D, pr-rf 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 1 5 1 29 0 3 0
Chicago 000 100 000 -- 1
Pittsburgh 000 000 000 -- 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Singleton E (W) 7.1 3 0 0 3 4
Henry B 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Elston D (S) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Friend B (L) 8.0 4 1 1 2 10
Face R 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Long D
DP -- Chicago 1, Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Chicago 5, Pittsburgh 6
2B -- Long D, Moryn W, Walls L
SH -- Mazeroski B
T -- 2:20
A -- 32078
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