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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 18, 1958
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the San Francisco Giants, played on May 18, 1958 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 18, 1958 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 18, 1958 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Stu Miller |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Brosnan |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 33,224 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 11 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Jackowski 1B: Stan Landes 2B: Vic Delmore 3B: Al Barlick |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Davenport | Third Baseman |
| Willie Kirkland | Right Fielder |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
| Daryl Spencer | Shortstop |
| Jim King | Left Fielder |
| Danny O'Connell | Second Baseman |
| Valmy Thomas | Catcher |
| Stu Miller | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Taylor | Second Baseman |
| Lee Walls | Right Fielder |
| Ernie Banks | Shortstop |
| Dale Long | First Baseman |
| Walt Moryn | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Sammy Taylor | Catcher |
| Johnny Goryl | Third Baseman |
| Jim Brosnan | Pitcher |
| Bob Scheffing | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 18, 1958
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Brosnan
Davenport hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkland vs. Brosnan
Kirkland hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Davenport moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mays vs. Brosnan
Mays hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cepeda vs. Brosnan
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Goryl fields it and throws to home to get Davenport. Kirkland moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spencer vs. Brosnan
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Spencer vs. Brosnan
Spencer hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Miller
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Miller
Walls hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Miller
Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Brosnan
King is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Brosnan
O'Connell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson who is chasing the ball. O'Connell reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thomas vs. Brosnan
Thomas hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. O'Connell tags and scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Brosnan
Miller is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Miller
Long hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Miller
Moryn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Miller
Thomson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Miller
Taylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moryn moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goryl vs. Miller
Goryl hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Moryn moves to third. Taylor moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brosnan vs. Miller
Brosnan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Brosnan
Davenport hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson. Davenport reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kirkland vs. Brosnan
Kirkland takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mays vs. Brosnan
Mays hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Davenport moves to third. Kirkland moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cepeda vs. Brosnan
Cepeda hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Spencer vs. Brosnan
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Miller
Taylor is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Miller
Walls hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Miller
Banks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Miller
Long hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Brosnan
King takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Connell vs. Brosnan
O'Connell hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Thomson. O'Connell reaches second base with a double. King goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Brosnan
Thomas is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Brosnan
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brosnan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davenport vs. Brosnan
Davenport hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moryn. Davenport reaches second base with a double. O'Connell scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kirkland vs. Brosnan
Kirkland hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Davenport scores. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Hillman
Dave Hillman now pitching.
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Miller
Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Miller
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Miller
Taylor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goryl vs. Miller
The ball gets by Thomas for a passed ball. Taylor moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Goryl vs. Miller
Goryl hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Hillman
Cepeda strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Hillman
Spencer hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Hillman
King hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tanner vs. Miller
Chuck Tanner pinch hits for Dave Hillman.
Tanner strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Miller
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Miller
Walls strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Drott
Dick Drott now pitching.
O'Connell hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Drott
Thomas hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson. Thomas reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Drott
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Thomas moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Davenport vs. Drott
Davenport strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Miller
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Miller
Long hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Miller
Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Drott
Kirkland strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Drott
Mays hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moryn. Mays reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cepeda vs. Drott
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 -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. Drott
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Miller
Thomson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Miller
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goryl vs. Miller
Goryl hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Drott
King hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Drott
O'Connell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Drott
Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Drott
The ball gets by Taylor for a passed ball. O'Connell moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Drott
Miller is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Miller
Don Taussig now playing left field. Paul Smith pinch hits for Dick Drott.
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops it up and throws to first, with Miller covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolger vs. Miller
Jim Bolger pinch hits for Tony Taylor.
Bolger is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Miller
Walls takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Miller
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell misplays the ball. That's an error on O'Connell. Walls moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Long vs. Miller
Long hits a popup towards short. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Elston
Jim Bolger now playing center field. Bobby Thomson now playing third base. Johnny Goryl now playing second base. Don Elston now pitching.
Davenport strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Elston
Kirkland hits a fly ball into center field. Bolger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Elston
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Miller
Moryn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Miller
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Miller
Taylor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goryl vs. Miller
Goryl hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/18/1958, game 2 -- San Francisco at Chicago (D)
San Francisco AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Davenport J, 3b 5 1 3 1 Taylor T, 2b 3 0 0 0
Kirkland W, rf 4 0 2 1 Bolger J, ph-cf 1 0 0 0
Mays W, cf 5 0 2 0 Walls L, rf 3 0 0 0
Cepeda O, 1b 4 0 0 0 Banks E, ss 3 0 0 0
Spencer D, ss 4 0 0 0 Long D, 1b 4 0 0 0
King J, lf 3 1 0 0 Moryn W, lf 3 0 1 0
Taussig D, lf 0 0 0 0 Thomson B, cf-3b 4 0 0 0
O'Connell D, 2b 4 2 3 1 Taylor S, c 2 0 1 0
Thomas V, c 3 0 1 1 Goryl J, 3b-2b 4 0 1 0
Miller S, p 4 0 0 0 Brosnan J, p 1 0 0 0
Hillman D, p 0 0 0 0
Tanner C, ph 1 0 0 0
Drott D, p 0 0 0 0
Smith P, ph 1 0 0 0
Elston D, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 4 11 4 30 0 3 0
San Francisco 010 300 000 -- 4
Chicago 000 000 000 -- 0
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Miller S (W) 9.0 3 0 0 5 5
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Brosnan J (L) 3.2 8 4 4 2 3
Hillman D 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Drott D 3.0 3 0 0 0 3
Elston D 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
E -- O'Connell D
DP -- San Francisco 1, Chicago 1
LOB -- San Francisco 8, Chicago 8
2B -- Davenport J 2, O'Connell D, Thomas V, Mays W
3B -- O'Connell D
SB -- Cepeda O, Kirkland W
SF -- Thomas V
PB -- Thomas V, Taylor S
T -- 2:11
A -- 33224
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