Chicago Cubs (10) Pittsburgh Pirates (5)
| 1959
Date of Game: Friday, June 05, 1959
Stadium: Forbes Field
Stadium: Forbes Field
| Chicago Cubs (NL) | Pittsburgh Pirates (NL) |
| Record: 25-24 | Record: 28-24 |
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Attendance: 27,335
Time of Game: 2:58
Game Notes:
Tony Taylor - 4 hits
Best at-bats
Dick Stuart HR in 1st inning (18.91)
Alvin Dark 3B in 1st inning (14.79)
Ernie Banks HR in 2nd inning (11.09)
Increased the win probability by their team by x%.
Game Notes:
Best at-bats
Increased the win probability by their team by x%.
GAME INFORMATION
| Team Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||||
| Chicago Cubs | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 0 | ||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 1 |
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 | 23.169 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .296 | 45 | 182 | 2 | 13 | 7 |
| Alvin Dark | 3b | 37.149 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .259 | 43 | 1234 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| Ernie Banks | ss | 28.125 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .286 | 50 | 711 | 13 | 48 | 0 |
| Dale Long | 1b | 33.119 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .278 | 38 | 534 | 7 | 15 | 0 |
| Bobby Thomson | rf-lf | 35.224 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .242 | 40 | 1078 | 5 | 20 | 0 |
| Walt Moryn | lf | 33.054 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .237 | 50 | 511 | 6 | 16 | 0 |
| Lee Walls | rf | 26.150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .246 | 43 | 417 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| George Altman | cf | 26.077 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .217 | 42 | 42 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| Sammy Taylor | c | 26.098 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .231 | 35 | 128 | 3 | 13 | 1 |
| Glen Hobbie | p | 23.042 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .138 | 15 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Elston | p | 30.060 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .167 | 23 | 126 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals: | 41 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 7 | .415 | 424 | 5033 | |||||
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 |
| Bill Virdon | cf | 27.362 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .277 | 47 | 558 | 3 | 15 | 2 |
| Dick Groat | ss | 28.213 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .269 | 45 | 585 | 3 | 21 | 0 |
| Smoky Burgess | c | 32.099 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .380 | 41 | 799 | 5 | 22 | 0 |
| Don Williams | p | 27.265 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Stuart | 1b | 26.210 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .273 | 34 | 98 | 7 | 19 | 1 |
| Bob Skinner | lf | 27.246 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .296 | 41 | 483 | 10 | 28 | 3 |
| Bill Mazeroski | 2b | 22.273 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .249 | 49 | 392 | 5 | 23 | 0 |
| Don Hoak | 3b | 31.121 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .273 | 48 | 596 | 5 | 21 | 4 |
| Roman Mejias | rf | 28.300 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .235 | 31 | 212 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| Ron Blackburn | p | 24.043 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 14 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Schofield | ph | 24.149 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .296 | 26 | 243 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Bob Smith | p | 28.124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 16 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rocky Nelson | ph | 34.199 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .184 | 34 | 262 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Al Jackson | p | 23.163 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Kravitz | ph-c | 28.166 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .467 | 10 | 94 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals: | 38 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 7 | .368 | 444 | 4460 | |||||
Game Stats |
2B: Dick Groat (4), Don Hoak (7), Dale Long (5), Tony Taylor (8), Bill Virdon (14)
3B: George Altman (3), Alvin Dark (5)
HR: Ernie Banks (13), Dale Long (7), Dick Stuart (7)
RBIs: Ernie Banks 3 (48), Alvin Dark 2 (15), Don Elston (1), Dick Groat (21), Dale Long (15), Walt Moryn (16), Bob Skinner 2 (28), Dick Stuart 2 (19), Tony Taylor 2 (13)
SB: Alvin Dark (1)
SF: Ernie Banks (4)
GDP: Dick Groat 2 (9), Don Hoak (7), Dale Long (3)
3B: George Altman (3), Alvin Dark (5)
HR: Ernie Banks (13), Dale Long (7), Dick Stuart (7)
RBIs: Ernie Banks 3 (48), Alvin Dark 2 (15), Don Elston (1), Dick Groat (21), Dale Long (15), Walt Moryn (16), Bob Skinner 2 (28), Dick Stuart 2 (19), Tony Taylor 2 (13)
SB: Alvin Dark (1)
SF: Ernie Banks (4)
GDP: Dick Groat 2 (9), Don Hoak (7), Dale Long (3)
Chicago Cubs Pitching Stats |
| Chicago Cubs | Age | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | WHIP | Pit | Str | Bal | S-G# | C-G# |
| Glen Hobbie (W 6-5) | 23.042 | 6.2 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3.86 | 1.31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 71 |
| Don Elston (Sv 9) | 30.060 | 2.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 1.19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 126 |
| Pitching Totals: | 9 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 197 | |||
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 (L 5-2) | 29.085 | 1.2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.29 | 1.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 208 |
| Ron Blackburn | 24.043 | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.71 | 1.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 51 |
| Bob Smith | 28.124 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.67 | 1.52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 77 |
| Al Jackson | 23.163 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5.00 | 1.78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Don Williams | 27.265 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.88 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| Pitching Totals: | 9 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 346 | |||
Other Game Information |
Wild Pitches: Vern Law;
Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Glen Hobbie 0-0-0; Don Elston 0-0-0; Vern Law 0-0-0; Ron Blackburn 0-0-0; Bob Smith 0-0-0; Al Jackson 0-0-0; Don Williams 0-0-0;
Batters Faced: Glen Hobbie 33; Don Elston 10; Vern Law 11; Ron Blackburn 3; Bob Smith 10; Al Jackson 16; Don Williams 7;
Time of Game: 2:58 Attendance: 27,335
Umpires: Home: Hal Dixon 1B Vinnie Smith 2B Frank Dascoli 3B Frank Secory
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