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Cubs
@ Giants
Seals Stadium
April 16, 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 16, 1959 at Seals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 16, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 16, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Glen Hobbie |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Sam Jones |
| Ballpark | Seals Stadium |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 11,056 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 56 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Jackowski 1B: Shag Crawford 2B: Vic Delmore 3B: Al Barlick |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Taylor | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Third Baseman |
| George Altman | Center Fielder |
| Ernie Banks | Shortstop |
| Walt Moryn | Left Fielder |
| Dale Long | First Baseman |
| Lee Walls | Right Fielder |
| Sammy Taylor | Catcher |
| Glen Hobbie | 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 |
| Sam Jones | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Giants
Seals Stadium
April 16, 1959
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Jones
Taylor hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Jones
Dark hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Dark reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Altman vs. Jones
Altman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Banks vs. Jones
Banks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moryn vs. Jones
Moryn hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Hobbie
Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Hobbie
Brandt hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Hobbie
Mays is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Hobbie
Cepeda 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 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Jones
Long hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walls vs. Jones
Walls hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Jones
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda races to the bag and beats Taylor for the out. There's the throw to second, and Rodgers drops the ball. Long moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hobbie vs. Jones
Hobbie strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Hobbie
Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Hobbie
Spencer hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodgers vs. Hobbie
Rodgers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Jones
Taylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Jones
Dark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Taylor moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Altman vs. Jones
Altman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer misplays the ball. That's an error on Spencer. Taylor scores. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Banks vs. Jones
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to second for the out. Dark scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moryn vs. Jones
Moryn takes first base on ball four. Banks moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Long vs. Jones
Long hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walls vs. Jones
Walls hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Hobbie
Schmidt strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Hobbie
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Hobbie
Davenport hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Jones
Taylor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobbie vs. Jones
Hobbie strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Jones
Taylor strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Jones
Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Hobbie
Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Hobbie
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Hobbie
Cepeda strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Jones
Altman 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, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Jones
Banks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moryn vs. Jones
Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Jones
Long hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Jones
Walls hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Jones
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Hobbie
Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Hobbie
Spencer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Alou trying to get to home. Altman throws the ball in to Banks who relays the ball to Taylor, who tags Alou, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodgers vs. Hobbie
Rodgers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hobbie fields it and throws to first for the out. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schmidt vs. Hobbie
Schmidt hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobbie vs. Jones
Hobbie hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Jones
Taylor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Jones
Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Altman vs. Jones
There goes Taylor. The throw from Schmidt and he is out, Rodgers applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speake vs. Hobbie
Bob Speake pinch hits for Sam Jones.
Speake hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Speake for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Hobbie
Davenport hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Hobbie
Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Miller
Stu Miller now pitching.
Altman strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Miller
Banks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moryn vs. Miller
Moryn strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Miller
Long hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Hobbie
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Hobbie
Cepeda hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Hobbie
Alou takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Hobbie
Spencer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rodgers vs. Hobbie
Rodgers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Miller
Walls hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Miller
Taylor strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobbie vs. Miller
Hobbie hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Walls moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Taylor vs. Miller
Taylor hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dark vs. Miller
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Hobbie
Willie Kirkland pinch hits for Bob Schmidt.
Kirkland takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Hobbie
Leon Wagner pinch hits for Stu Miller.
Wagner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kirkland moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davenport vs. Elston
Don Elston now pitching.
Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Wagner moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brandt vs. Elston
Brandt hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mays vs. Elston
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Barclay
Hobie Landrith now catching. Curt Barclay now pitching.
Altman 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, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Barclay
Banks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moryn vs. Barclay
Moryn hits a line drive off the glove of Cepeda, and into shallow right field. Moryn reaches second base with a double. Banks moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Long vs. Barclay
Long hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer misplays the ball. That's an error on Spencer. Banks scores. Moryn scores. Long moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walls vs. Barclay
Walls takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Taylor vs. Barclay
Taylor hits a line drive to right field. Alou throws towards the infield. Barclay fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Barclay. Long scores. Walls goes all the way around to score. Taylor moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Elston vs. Muffett
Billy Muffett now pitching.
Elston hits a line drive towards short. Rodgers reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Taylor vs. Muffett
Taylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Taylor scores. Taylor moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Muffett
Dark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Taylor scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 10 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Altman vs. Muffett
Altman hits a line drive beyond first. Cepeda can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 10 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Banks vs. Muffett
Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dark scores. Altman moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 11 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moryn vs. Shipley
Joe Shipley now pitching.
Moryn takes first base on ball four. Altman moves to third. Banks moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 11 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Long vs. Shipley
Long hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 11 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Elston
Cepeda hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 11 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Elston
Alou hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 11 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Elston
Spencer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moryn. Spencer reaches second base with a double. Alou moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 11 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rodgers vs. Elston
Rodgers is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 11 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Landrith vs. Elston
Landrith hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Alou tags and scores. Spencer tags and moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 11 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sauer vs. Elston
Hank Sauer pinch hits for Joe Shipley.
Sauer strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/16/1959 -- Chicago at San Francisco (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
Taylor T, 2b 5 2 2 1 Davenport J, 3b 4 0 0 0
Dark A, 3b 6 2 3 1 Brandt J, lf 4 1 1 1
Altman G, cf 6 0 1 0 Mays W, cf 4 0 0 0
Banks E, ss 3 1 2 2 Cepeda O, 1b 4 1 1 1
Moryn W, lf 4 2 1 0 Alou F, rf 3 1 2 0
Long D, 1b 6 2 2 2 Spencer D, 2b 4 0 3 0
Walls L, rf 4 1 2 0 Rodgers A, ss 4 0 0 0
Taylor S, c 5 1 2 1 Schmidt B, c 2 0 0 0
Hobbie G, p 4 0 1 0 Kirkland W, ph 0 0 0 0
Elston D, p 1 0 0 0 Landrith H, c 0 0 0 1
Jones S, p 1 0 0 0
Speake B, ph 1 0 0 0
Miller S, p 0 0 0 0
Wagner L, ph 1 0 1 0
Barclay C, p 0 0 0 0
Muffett B, p 0 0 0 0
Shipley J, p 0 0 0 0
Sauer H, ph 1 0 0 0
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44 11 16 7 33 3 8 3
Chicago 002 020 007 -- 11
San Francisco 100 000 002 -- 3
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Hobbie G (W)* 7.0 5 1 1 2 4
Elston D (S) 2.0 3 2 2 0 2
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Jones S (L) 6.0 8 4 3 3 3
Miller S 2.0 2 0 0 1 3
Barclay C 0.1 2 5 2 2 0
Muffett B 0.1 4 2 0 0 0
Shipley J 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- Rodgers A, Spencer D 3, Barclay C
LOB -- Chicago 13, San Francisco 6
2B -- Dark A, Moryn W, Spencer D
HR -- Brandt J, Long D, Cepeda O
CS -- Taylor T
SF -- Landrith H
T -- 2:56
A -- 11056
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