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Cubs
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
June 29, 1958
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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 29, 1958 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | June 29, 1958 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 29, 1958 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | John Briggs |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Don Gross |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 28,968 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 57 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tom Gorman 1B: Ken Burkhart 2B: (none) 3B: Dusty Boggess |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Taylor | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Third Baseman |
| Jim Bolger | Left Fielder |
| Ernie Banks | Shortstop |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Lee Walls | Right Fielder |
| Dale Long | First Baseman |
| Cal Neeman | Catcher |
| John Briggs | Pitcher |
| Bob Scheffing | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
| Bob Skinner | Left Fielder |
| Dick Groat | Shortstop |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Frank Thomas | Third Baseman |
| Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
| Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
| Hank Foiles | Catcher |
| Don Gross | Pitcher |
| Danny Murtaugh | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
June 29, 1958
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Gross
Taylor is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Gross
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolger vs. Gross
Bolger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Gross
Banks strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Briggs
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Briggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Briggs
Skinner hits a fly ball into left field. Bolger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Briggs
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Gross
Thomson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walls vs. Gross
Walls hits a popup towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Gross
Long takes first base on ball four. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Neeman vs. Gross
Neeman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Briggs vs. Gross
Briggs is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Briggs
Kluszewski 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 -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Briggs
Thomas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Briggs
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Gross
John Powers now playing right field.
Taylor hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Gross
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolger vs. Gross
Bolger strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Gross
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Briggs
Mazeroski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foiles vs. Briggs
Foiles hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Briggs
Gross strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Briggs
Virdon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Gross
Thomson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Gross
Walls hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Walls reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Long vs. Gross
Long hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neeman vs. Gross
Neeman hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Briggs vs. Gross
Briggs strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Briggs
Skinner hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Briggs
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Briggs
Kluszewski hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Gross
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Gross
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolger vs. Gross
Bolger hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Briggs
Thomas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powers vs. Briggs
Powers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bolger throws the ball in to Dark who relays the ball to Taylor who tags Powers trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mazeroski vs. Briggs
Mazeroski bunts towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out. Thomas moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Foiles vs. Briggs
Foiles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thomas scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Briggs
Gross strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Gross
Banks hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Gross
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Banks moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walls vs. Gross
Walls hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Foiles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Long vs. Gross
Long hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Banks scores. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Neeman vs. Gross
Neeman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Briggs
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Briggs
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Skinner for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Briggs
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Briggs vs. Gross
Briggs strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Gross
Taylor strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Gross
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Briggs
Kluszewski 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 -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Briggs
Thomas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Henry
Bill Henry now pitching. Gene Baker pinch hits for John Powers.
The ball gets by Neeman for a passed ball. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baker vs. Henry
Baker hits a fly ball into left field. Bolger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mazeroski vs. Henry
The ball gets by Neeman for a passed ball. Thomas moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mazeroski vs. Henry
Mazeroski hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolger vs. Gross
Gene Baker now playing third base. Frank Thomas now playing right field.
Bolger hits a popup towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Gross
Banks hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Virdon who is chasing the ball. Banks reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thomson vs. Porterfield
Bob Porterfield now pitching.
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Walls vs. Porterfield
Walls hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Banks scores. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Porterfield
Long hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skinner. Long reaches second base with a double. Walls goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Neeman vs. Porterfield
Neeman is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foiles vs. Henry
Foiles is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Henry
Roman Mejias pinch hits for Bob Porterfield.
Mejias hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Virdon vs. Henry
Virdon strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Henry
Skinner strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henry vs. Blackburn
Ron Blackburn now pitching.
Henry hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Blackburn
Taylor bunts towards the mound. Blackburn fields it and throws to first for the out. Henry moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Blackburn
Dark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bolger vs. Blackburn
Bolger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Henry scores. Dark moves to third. Bolger moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Banks vs. Blackburn
Banks is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thomson vs. Blackburn
Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dark tags and scores. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walls vs. Blackburn
Walls hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bolger scores. Banks moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Long vs. Blackburn
Long hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 8 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Henry
Groat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Henry
Kluszewski strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Henry
Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Henry
Baker takes first base on ball four. Groat moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mazeroski vs. Henry
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Groat scores. Baker moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foiles vs. Henry
Foiles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Henry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/29/1958, game 2 -- Chicago at Pittsburgh (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Taylor T, 2b 4 0 1 0 Virdon B, cf 4 0 0 0
Dark A, 3b 4 1 0 0 Skinner B, lf 4 0 0 0
Bolger J, lf 5 1 2 1 Groat D, ss 4 1 1 0
Banks E, ss 4 2 2 0 Kluszewski T, 1b 4 0 0 0
Thomson B, cf 4 0 1 1 Thomas F, 3b-rf 4 1 3 0
Walls L, rf 5 2 3 2 Clemente R, rf 1 0 0 0
Long D, 1b 4 1 3 4 Powers J, rf 1 0 1 0
Neeman C, c 4 0 0 0 Baker G, ph-3b 1 0 0 0
Briggs J, p 3 0 0 0 Mazeroski B, 2b 3 0 1 1
Henry B, p 1 1 1 0 Foiles H, c 4 1 2 2
Gross D, p 2 0 0 0
Porterfield B, p 0 0 0 0
Mejias R, ph 1 0 1 0
Blackburn R, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 8 13 8 33 3 9 3
Chicago 000 201 023 -- 8
Pittsburgh 001 010 001 -- 3
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Briggs J (W) 6.1 6 2 2 0 2
Henry B (S) 2.2 3 1 1 1 4
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Gross D (L) 7.1 8 4 4 1 9
Porterfield B 0.2 2 1 1 0 1
Blackburn R 1.0 3 3 3 2 0
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Chicago 8, Pittsburgh 5
2B -- Walls L, Long D
3B -- Banks E
HR -- Foiles H, Long D
SH -- Mazeroski B, Taylor T
SF -- Thomson B
PB -- Neeman C 2
T -- 2:57
A -- 28968
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