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Cubs
@ Giants
Seals Stadium
September 4, 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 September 4, 1959 at Seals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 4, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 4, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Glen Hobbie |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jack Sanford |
| Ballpark | Seals Stadium |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 22,850 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 45 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 |
| Jim Marshall | First Baseman |
| Ernie Banks | Shortstop |
| Walt Moryn | Right Fielder |
| Irv Noren | Left Fielder |
| Sammy Taylor | Catcher |
| Al Dark | Third Baseman |
| Glen Hobbie | Pitcher |
| Bob Scheffing | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jackie Brandt | Third Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Orlando Cepeda | Left Fielder |
| Willie Kirkland | Right Fielder |
| Daryl Spencer | Second Baseman |
| Hobie Landrith | Catcher |
| Eddie Bressoud | Shortstop |
| Jack Sanford | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Giants
Seals Stadium
September 4, 1959
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Sanford
Taylor strikes 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: ---
Marshall vs. Sanford
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Marshall for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Hobbie
Brandt hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Hobbie
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Hobbie
McCovey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Altman who is chasing the ball. McCovey reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cepeda vs. Hobbie
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hobbie picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Hobbie. McCovey scores. Cepeda moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kirkland vs. Hobbie
Kirkland hits a popup towards first. Marshall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Sanford
Banks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moryn vs. Sanford
Moryn is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Noren vs. Sanford
Noren hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Banks trying to get to third. Mays throws the ball in to Brandt, who tags Banks for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, 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 and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Hobbie
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Marshall scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Spencer for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Hobbie
Landrith hits a fly ball into left field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Hobbie
Bressoud 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 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Sanford
Dark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobbie vs. Sanford
Hobbie bunts towards the mound. Sanford fields it and throws to first for the out. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Taylor vs. Sanford
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brandt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Altman vs. Sanford
Altman hits a popup towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanford vs. Hobbie
Sanford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brandt vs. Hobbie
Brandt hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Hobbie
Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Hobbie
McCovey hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Sanford
Marshall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Sanford
Banks strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moryn vs. Sanford
Moryn 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
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Hobbie
Cepeda hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkland vs. Hobbie
Kirkland hits a fly ball into left field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Hobbie
There goes Cepeda. The throw from Taylor and he is safe. Cepeda steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. Hobbie
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Marshall scoops it up and throws to first, with Hobbie covering, for the out. Cepeda moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Landrith vs. Hobbie
Landrith hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noren vs. Sanford
Noren hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brandt juggles the ball. That's an error on Brandt. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Sanford
Taylor hits a line drive to right field. Kirkland throws towards third. Brandt fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Brandt. Noren moves to third. Taylor moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dark vs. Sanford
Dark hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Dark reaches second base with a double. Noren scores. Taylor scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hobbie vs. Sanford
Hobbie hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Taylor vs. Sanford
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brandt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Altman vs. Sanford
Altman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marshall vs. Sanford
Marshall 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 5
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Hobbie
Bressoud hits a fly ball into left field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanford vs. Hobbie
Sanford hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Hobbie
Brandt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
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
Top 6
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Sanford
Banks hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Sanford
Moryn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Noren vs. Sanford
Noren hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Sanford
Taylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moryn moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dark vs. Sanford
Dark takes first base on ball four. Moryn moves to third. Taylor moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hobbie vs. Sanford
Hobbie hits a popup towards third. Brandt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Hobbie
McCovey strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Hobbie
Cepeda hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkland vs. Hobbie
Kirkland hits a fly ball into left field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Hobbie
There goes Cepeda. The throw from Taylor and he is out, Taylor applying the tag. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Sanford
Taylor hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Sanford
Altman hits a popup towards short. Bressoud settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Sanford
Marshall strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Hobbie
Spencer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landrith vs. Hobbie
Landrith bunts towards the mound. Hobbie fields it and throws to first for the out. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wagner vs. Hobbie
Leon Wagner pinch hits for Eddie Bressoud.
Wagner strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rhodes vs. Hobbie
Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Jack Sanford.
Rhodes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brandt vs. Hobbie
Jose Pagan pinch runs for Dusty Rhodes.
Brandt hits a fly ball into left field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Jones
Jose Pagan now playing shortstop. Sam Jones now pitching.
Banks strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Jones
Moryn strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noren vs. Jones
Noren hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Hobbie
Lee Walls now playing right field. Bobby Thomson now playing left field.
Mays hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Hobbie
McCovey 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, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Hobbie
Cepeda 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 9
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Jones
Taylor hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Jones
Dark strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobbie vs. Jones
Hobbie 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, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Hobbie
Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards first. Marshall scoops it up and throws to first, with Hobbie covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Hobbie
Spencer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landrith vs. Hobbie
Landrith 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, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Hobbie
Felipe Alou pinch hits for Sam Jones.
Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davenport vs. Hobbie
Jim Davenport pinch hits for Jose Pagan.
Davenport 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 9/4/1959 -- Chicago at San Francisco (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
Taylor T, 2b 4 0 0 0 Brandt J, 3b 3 0 0 0
Altman G, cf 3 0 0 0 Mays W, cf 4 0 1 0
Marshall J, 1b 4 0 1 0 McCovey W, 1b 4 1 1 0
Banks E, ss 3 0 0 0 Cepeda O, lf 4 0 3 1
Moryn W, rf 3 0 0 0 Kirkland W, rf 4 0 0 0
Walls L, rf 0 0 0 0 Spencer D, 2b 3 0 1 0
Noren I, lf 4 1 1 0 Landrith H, c 3 0 0 0
Thomson B, lf 0 0 0 0 Bressoud E, ss 2 0 0 0
Taylor S, c 4 1 2 0 Wagner L, ph 1 0 0 0
Dark A, 3b 2 0 1 2 Jones S, p 0 0 0 0
Hobbie G, p 3 0 0 0 Alou F, ph 1 0 1 0
Sanford J, p 1 0 0 0
Rhodes D, ph 0 0 0 0
Pagan J, pr-ss 0 0 0 0
Davenport J, ph 1 0 0 0
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30 2 5 2 31 1 7 1
Chicago 000 020 000 -- 2
San Francisco 100 000 000 -- 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Hobbie G (W) 9.0 7 1 1 4 2
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Sanford J (L) 7.0 5 2 0 5 4
Jones S 2.0 0 0 0 0 3
E -- Hobbie G, Brandt J 2
DP -- Chicago 1, San Francisco 1
LOB -- Chicago 7, San Francisco 8
2B -- Dark A
3B -- McCovey W
SB -- Cepeda O
CS -- Cepeda O
SH -- Hobbie G, Landrith H
T -- 2:45
A -- 22850
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