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Cubs 10 @ Pirates 5
Forbes Field
June 5, 1959

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs, played on June 5, 1959 at Forbes Field. The home team Pirates were bested by the visiting Cubs with a score of 10 to 5.

Game Summary

DateJune 5, 1959 
Visiting Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 10 H: 17 E: 0 LOB: 10
Runs: 10
Hits: 17
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 10
Home Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 5 H: 14 E: 1 LOB: 11
Runs: 5
Hits: 14
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 11
Winning PitcherGlen Hobbie  
Losing PitcherVern Law  
SaveDon Elston  
Game Winning RBIAl Dark 

Game Info

DateJune 5, 1959 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamChicago Cubs 
Home TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Visiting Starting PitcherGlen Hobbie  
Home Starting PitcherVern Law  
BallparkForbes Field 
CityPittsburgh 
StatePA 
Attendance27,335 
Time of Game2 hours 58 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Hal Dixon
1B: Vinnie Smith
2B: Frank Dascoli
3B: Frank Secory

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Tony Taylor  Second Baseman 
Al Dark  Third Baseman 
Ernie Banks  Shortstop 
Dale Long  First Baseman 
Bobby Thomson  Right Fielder 
Walt Moryn  Left Fielder 
George Altman  Center Fielder 
Sammy Taylor  Catcher 
Glen Hobbie  Pitcher 
Bob Scheffing  Manager 

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bill Virdon  Center Fielder 
Dick Groat  Shortstop 
Smoky Burgess  Catcher 
Dick Stuart  First Baseman 
Bob Skinner  Left Fielder 
Bill Mazeroski  Second Baseman 
Don Hoak  Third Baseman 
Roman Mejias  Right Fielder 
Vern Law  Pitcher 
Danny Murtaugh  Manager 

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Cubs 10 @ Pirates 5
Forbes Field
June 5, 1959

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 6/5/1959 -- Chicago at Pittsburgh (N)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI
Taylor T, 2b          6  2  4  2   Virdon B, cf          4  1  2  0   
Dark A, 3b            6  2  2  2   Groat D, ss           5  1  2  1   
Banks E, ss           3  1  2  3   Burgess S, c          5  2  3  0   
Long D, 1b            4  2  3  1   Williams D, p         0  0  0  0   
Thomson B, rf-lf      4  0  1  0   Stuart D, 1b          3  1  2  2   
Moryn W, lf           4  0  1  1   Skinner B, lf         5  0  3  2   
Walls L, rf           0  0  0  0   Mazeroski B, 2b       3  0  0  0   
Altman G, cf          5  2  2  0   Hoak D, 3b            5  0  1  0   
Taylor S, c           4  1  1  0   Mejias R, rf          4  0  1  0   
Hobbie G, p           4  0  0  0   Law V, p              0  0  0  0   
Elston D, p           1  0  1  1   Blackburn R, p        0  0  0  0   
                                   Schofield D, ph       1  0  0  0   
                                   Smith B, p            0  0  0  0   
                                   Nelson R, ph          1  0  0  0   
                                   Jackson A, p          1  0  0  0   
                                   Kravitz D, ph-c       1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     41 10 17 10                        38  5 14  5

Chicago          340 100 002 -- 10
Pittsburgh       200 010 110 --  5

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hobbie G (W)          6.2 11  4  4  4  7
Elston D (S)          2.1  3  1  1  1  0

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Law V (L)             1.2  6  6  6  0  0
Blackburn R           0.1  1  1  1  1  0
Smith B               2.0  4  1  1  1  1
Jackson A             4.0  3  0  0  2  6
Williams D            1.0  3  2  2  1  0

E -- Burgess S
DP -- Chicago 3, Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Chicago 10, Pittsburgh 11
2B -- Taylor T, Hoak D, Long D, Virdon B, Groat D
3B -- Dark A, Altman G
HR -- Long D, Stuart D, Banks E
SB -- Dark A
SF -- Banks E
WP -- Law V
T -- 2:58
A -- 27335

    

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