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Phillies 4 @ Cubs 5
Wrigley Field
September 18, 1959

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on September 18, 1959 at Wrigley Field. The home team Cubs beat the visiting Phillies with a score of 5 to 4.

Game Summary

DateSeptember 18, 1959 
Visiting Team
Philadelphia Phillies
R: 4 H: 8 E: 1 LOB: 8
Runs: 4
Hits: 8
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 5 H: 10 E: 0 LOB: 7
Runs: 5
Hits: 10
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 7
Winning PitcherDave Hillman  
Losing PitcherBob Bowman  
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Game Winning RBIIrv Noren 

Game Info

DateSeptember 18, 1959 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamPhiladelphia Phillies 
Home TeamChicago Cubs 
Visiting Starting PitcherJim Owens  
Home Starting PitcherArt Ceccarelli  
BallparkWrigley Field 
CityChicago 
StateIL 
Attendance971 
Time of Game2 hours 45 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Ed Sudol
1B: Stan Landes
2B: Ken Burkhart
3B: Tony Venzon

Philadelphia Phillies Lineup 

Name  Position 
Solly Drake  Center Fielder 
Joe Koppe  Shortstop 
Dave Philley  First Baseman 
Wally Post  Right Fielder 
Gene Freese  Third Baseman 
Harry Anderson  Left Fielder 
Sparky Anderson  Second Baseman 
Joe Lonnett  Catcher 
Jim Owens  Pitcher 
Eddie Sawyer  Manager 

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Tony Taylor  Second Baseman 
George Altman  Center Fielder 
Irv Noren  Right Fielder 
Ernie Banks  Shortstop 
Walt Moryn  Left Fielder 
Dale Long  First Baseman 
Sammy Taylor  Catcher 
Al Dark  Third Baseman 
Art Ceccarelli  Pitcher 
Bob Scheffing  Manager 

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Phillies 4 @ Cubs 5
Wrigley Field
September 18, 1959

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 9/18/1959 -- Philadelphia at Chicago (D)

  Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Drake S, cf           6  1  1  0   Taylor T, 2b          5  2  1  0   
Koppe J, ss           6  1  2  0   Altman G, cf          6  0  2  1   
Philley D, 1b         6  0  1  0   Noren I, rf           6  1  1  1   
Post W, rf            4  1  1  3   Banks E, ss           5  0  2  0   
Freese G, 3b          5  1  3  1   Moryn W, lf           5  0  0  1   
Anderson H, lf        6  0  0  0   Long D, 1b            4  0  0  0   
Anderson S, 2b        5  0  0  0   Taylor S, c           5  2  3  1   
Lonnett J, c          3  0  0  0   Dark A, 3b            5  0  1  0   
Hanebrink H, ph       1  0  0  0   Ceccarelli A, p       2  0  0  0   
Thomas V, c           1  0  0  0   Marshall J, ph        1  0  0  0   
Owens J, p            3  0  0  0   Elston D, p           1  0  0  0   
Bolger J, ph          1  0  0  0   Henry B, p            0  0  0  0   
Meyer J, p            0  0  0  0   Averill E, ph         1  0  0  0   
Bowman B, ph-p        0  0  0  0   Hillman D, p          0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     47  4  8  4                        46  5 10  4

Philadelphia     010 003 000 000 0 --  4
Chicago          001 100 020 000 1 --  5
  0 outs when winning run was scored.

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Owens J               9.0  7  4  4  1  3
Meyer J               2.0  1  0  0  0  2
Bowman B (L)          1.0  2  1  0  1  0

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Ceccarelli A          8.0  6  4  4  1  7
Elston D              2.1  1  0  0  2  2
Henry B               1.2  0  0  0  1  2
Hillman D (W)         1.0  1  0  0  0  0

E -- Anderson S
LOB -- Philadelphia 8, Chicago 7
2B -- Taylor S 2, Freese G, Philley D, Taylor T, Koppe J, Dark A
HR -- Freese G, Post W, Taylor S
WP -- Owens J, Elston D
T -- 2:45
A -- 971

    

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