Pittsburgh Pirates (5) Chicago Cubs (3)
| 1959
Date of Game: Sunday, August 09, 1959
Stadium: Wrigley Field
Stadium: Wrigley Field
| Pittsburgh Pirates (NL) | Chicago Cubs (NL) |
| Record: 53-58 | Record: 50-54 |
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Attendance: 19,138
Time of Game: 2:38
Game Notes:
Billy Williams - 1st career hit
Best at-bats
Dick Groat 1B in 10th inning (32.4)
Sammy Taylor 1B in 8th inning (18.67)
Don Hoak 1B in 9th inning (17.99)
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Game Notes:
Best at-bats
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GAME INFORMATION
| Team Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | ||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 | ||||
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates Batting Stats |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | Pos | Age | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg | S-G# | C-G# | S-HR | S-RBI | S-SB |
| Bob Skinner | lf | 27.311 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .280 | 93 | 535 | 10 | 41 | 8 |
| Dick Groat | ss | 28.278 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .274 | 100 | 640 | 5 | 42 | 0 |
| Roberto Clemente | rf | 24.356 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .283 | 58 | 502 | 3 | 25 | 1 |
| Rocky Nelson | 1b | 34.264 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .237 | 61 | 289 | 2 | 18 | 0 |
| Danny Kravitz | c | 28.231 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | 41 | 125 | 2 | 17 | 0 |
| Harry Bright | ph | 29.321 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 | 28 | 43 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Smoky Burgess | ph-c | 32.164 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .318 | 72 | 830 | 6 | 36 | 0 |
| Don Hoak | 3b | 31.186 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .286 | 103 | 651 | 8 | 49 | 8 |
| Bill Mazeroski | 2b | 22.338 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .255 | 97 | 440 | 5 | 44 | 0 |
| Bill Virdon | cf | 28.061 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .249 | 100 | 611 | 5 | 28 | 5 |
| Ted Kluszewski | ph | 34.333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | 54 | 1117 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| Roman Mejias | cf | 28.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .241 | 72 | 253 | 5 | 21 | 1 |
| Vern Law | p | 29.150 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .197 | 25 | 219 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Dick Stuart | ph | 26.275 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .309 | 81 | 145 | 18 | 55 | 1 |
| Roy Face | p | 31.171 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | 42 | 258 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals: | 36 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 4 | .250 | 1027 | 6658 | |||||
Chicago Cubs Batting Stats |
| Chicago Cubs | Pos | Age | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg | S-G# | C-G# | S-HR | S-RBI | S-SB |
| Tony Taylor | 2b | 23.234 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 | 96 | 233 | 2 | 19 | 16 |
| Billy Williams | lf | 21.055 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .125 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Marshall | 1b | 28.076 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .244 | 67 | 176 | 8 | 27 | 0 |
| Ernie Banks | ss | 28.190 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .315 | 101 | 762 | 29 | 92 | 1 |
| Sammy Taylor | c | 26.163 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .252 | 74 | 167 | 7 | 28 | 1 |
| Walt Moryn | rf | 33.119 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .228 | 80 | 541 | 9 | 26 | 0 |
| Lee Walls | rf | 26.215 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .256 | 87 | 461 | 5 | 26 | 0 |
| Earl Averill | 3b | 27.335 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .235 | 45 | 104 | 8 | 26 | 0 |
| Alvin Dark | 3b | 37.214 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .252 | 87 | 1278 | 1 | 27 | 1 |
| Bobby Thomson | cf | 35.289 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .242 | 85 | 1123 | 8 | 40 | 1 |
| Dave Hillman | p | 31.330 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .130 | 27 | 104 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Henry | p | 31.299 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .150 | 40 | 156 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Don Elston | p | 30.125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | 41 | 144 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Glen Hobbie | p | 23.107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .133 | 30 | 85 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Art Ceccarelli | p | 29.129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .118 | 7 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals: | 38 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 6 | .289 | 871 | 5396 | |||||
Game Stats |
2B: Dick Groat (17)
HR: Ernie Banks (29), Jim Marshall (8)
RBIs: Ernie Banks (92), Smoky Burgess (36), Roberto Clemente (25), Dick Groat 2 (42), Jim Marshall (27), Rocky Nelson (18), Sammy Taylor (28)
SH: Don Elston (2), Roy Face (2), Vern Law (3)
SF: Smoky Burgess (2)
GDP: Bill Mazeroski (12), Billy Williams (1)
HR: Ernie Banks (29), Jim Marshall (8)
RBIs: Ernie Banks (92), Smoky Burgess (36), Roberto Clemente (25), Dick Groat 2 (42), Jim Marshall (27), Rocky Nelson (18), Sammy Taylor (28)
SH: Don Elston (2), Roy Face (2), Vern Law (3)
SF: Smoky Burgess (2)
GDP: Bill Mazeroski (12), Billy Williams (1)
Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching Stats |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | Age | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | WHIP | Pit | Str | Bal | S-G# | C-G# |
| Vern Law | 29.150 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3.17 | 1.15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 220 |
| Roy Face (W 14-0) | 31.171 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.09 | 1.10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 256 |
| Pitching Totals: | 10 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 476 | |||
Chicago Cubs Pitching Stats |
| Chicago Cubs | Age | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | WHIP | Pit | Str | Bal | S-G# | C-G# |
| Dave Hillman | 31.330 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3.17 | 1.05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 101 |
| Bill Henry | 31.299 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.63 | 1.05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 156 |
| Don Elston (L 6-5) | 30.125 | 1.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.60 | 1.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 144 |
| Glen Hobbie | 23.107 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.78 | 1.32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 87 |
| Art Ceccarelli | 29.129 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.51 | 1.07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 61 |
| Pitching Totals: | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 549 | |||
Other Game Information |
Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Vern Law 0-0-0; Roy Face 0-0-0; Dave Hillman 0-0-0; Bill Henry 0-0-0; Don Elston 0-0-0; Glen Hobbie 0-0-0; Art Ceccarelli 0-0-0;
Batters Faced: Vern Law 27; Roy Face 13; Dave Hillman 30; Bill Henry 1; Don Elston 7; Glen Hobbie 1; Art Ceccarelli 3;
Time of Game: 2:38 Attendance: 19,138
Umpires: Home: Stan Landes 1B Tom Gorman 2B Dusty Boggess 3B Ed Sudol
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