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Cubs
@ Giants
Seals Stadium
April 14, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Chicago Cubs, played on April 14, 1959 at Seals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 14, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 14, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave Hillman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jack Sanford |
| Ballpark | Seals Stadium |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 22,522 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Vic Delmore 1B: Al Barlick 2B: Bill Jackowski 3B: Shag Crawford |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Taylor | Second Baseman |
| George Altman | Center Fielder |
| Ernie Banks | Shortstop |
| Walt Moryn | Left Fielder |
| Earl Averill | Third Baseman |
| Dale Long | First Baseman |
| Bobby Thomson | Right Fielder |
| Sammy Taylor | Catcher |
| Dave Hillman | Pitcher |
| Bob Scheffing | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Davenport | Third Baseman |
| Jackie Brandt | Left Fielder |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
| Felipe Alou | Right Fielder |
| Daryl Spencer | Second Baseman |
| Andre Rodgers | Shortstop |
| Bob Schmidt | Catcher |
| Jack Sanford | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Giants
Seals Stadium
April 14, 1959
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Sanford
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Sanford
Altman hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Sanford
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Hillman
Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards third. Averill fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Averill. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brandt vs. Hillman
Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hillman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Hillman
Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Sanford
Moryn strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Sanford
Averill strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Sanford
Long hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Hillman
Cepeda hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Hillman
Alou hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Hillman
Spencer strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodgers vs. Hillman
Rodgers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Hillman
Schmidt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rodgers moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sanford vs. Hillman
There goes Rodgers. The throw from Taylor and he is out, Averill applying the tag. Schmidt moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sanford vs. Hillman
Sanford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hillman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Sanford
Thomson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Sanford
Taylor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hillman vs. Sanford
Hillman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sanford fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Sanford
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Rodgers fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Hillman
Davenport hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brandt vs. Hillman
Brandt hits a popup, foul, towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Hillman
Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Hillman
Cepeda is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Sanford
Altman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Sanford
Banks hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Sanford
Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Sanford
Averill strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Sanford
Long hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou who is chasing the ball. Long reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thomson vs. Sanford
Thomson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Taylor vs. Sanford
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sanford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Hillman
Alou hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Hillman
Spencer hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodgers vs. Hillman
Rodgers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops it up and throws to first, with Hillman covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hillman vs. Sanford
Hillman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Rodgers. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Sanford
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Sanford
Altman hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Hillman
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hillman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanford vs. Hillman
Sanford hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Hillman
Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Sanford
Banks strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Sanford
Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Sanford
Averill hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Averill reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Long vs. Sanford
Long takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. Sanford
Thomson is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Hillman
Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Averill fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Hillman
Mays hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Hillman
Cepeda hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Hillman
Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Sanford
Taylor hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hillman vs. Sanford
Hillman strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Sanford
Taylor hits a popup towards short. Rodgers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Hillman
Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodgers vs. Hillman
Rodgers hits a fly ball into right field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Hillman
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Averill fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Sanford
Altman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Sanford
Banks hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Sanford
Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Sanford
Averill hits a popup, foul, towards third. Davenport settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Sanford
Long hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Sanford
Thomson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Hillman
Leon Wagner pinch hits for Jack Sanford.
Wagner hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Hillman
Davenport hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brandt vs. Hillman
Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Averill fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Worthington
Al Worthington now pitching.
Taylor is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hillman vs. Worthington
There goes Taylor. The throw from Schmidt and he is safe. Taylor steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hillman vs. Worthington
Hillman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Taylor vs. Worthington
There's a wild pitch. Taylor moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Taylor vs. Worthington
Taylor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Altman vs. Worthington
Altman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda makes the out and then fumbles the ball. That's an error on Cepeda. Taylor scores. Taylor moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Banks vs. Worthington
Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Hillman
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Hillman
Cepeda hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Elston
Don Elston now pitching.
Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cepeda moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Spencer vs. Elston
Spencer strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rodgers vs. Elston
Rodgers is hit by the pitch. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Schmidt vs. Elston
Schmidt is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/14/1959 -- Chicago at San Francisco (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
Taylor T, 2b 4 0 0 0 Davenport J, 3b 4 0 2 0
Altman G, cf 4 2 1 1 Brandt J, lf 4 0 0 0
Banks E, ss 5 2 2 4 Mays W, cf 4 0 1 0
Moryn W, lf 4 0 0 0 Cepeda O, 1b 4 1 2 0
Averill E, 3b 4 0 1 0 Alou F, rf 4 1 2 2
Long D, 1b 3 0 2 0 Spencer D, 2b 4 0 0 0
Thomson B, rf 3 0 0 0 Rodgers A, ss 3 0 1 0
Taylor S, c 2 1 0 0 Schmidt B, c 4 0 1 0
Hillman D, p 4 0 0 0 Sanford J, p 2 0 0 0
Elston D, p 0 0 0 0 Wagner L, ph 1 0 0 0
Worthington A, p 0 0 0 0
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33 5 6 5 34 2 9 2
Chicago 000 200 021 -- 5
San Francisco 020 000 000 -- 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Hillman D (W) 8.1 8 2 2 0 2
Elston D (S) 0.2 1 0 0 0 2
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Sanford J (L) 8.0 6 4 4 4 7
Worthington A 1.0 0 1 1 1 1
E -- Averill E, Rodgers A, Cepeda O
DP -- Chicago 2, San Francisco 1
LOB -- Chicago 7, San Francisco 6
2B -- Averill E
3B -- Long D
HR -- Alou F, Banks E 2
SB -- Taylor S
HBP -- by Worthington A (Taylor S), by Elston D (Rodgers A)
WP -- Worthington A
T -- 2:37
A -- 22522
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