Cubs @ Braves
July 27, 1958

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Top 9	R	H	E
Cubs	1	5	2
Braves	4	10	1

Top 9	R	H	E
Cubs	1	5	2
Braves	4	10	1

Sammy Taylor Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.288
OBP	.000	.351
At Bats	3	222
Hits	0	64
• Singles	0	46
• Doubles	0	11
• Triples	0	2
• Home Runs	0	5
Walks	0	22
RBI’s	0	32

Don McMahon Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
6	1	5

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County Stadium - July 27, 1958

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Out

Don McMahon

Del Crandall

Frank Torre

Felix Mantilla

Eddie Mathews

Johnny Logan

Wes Covington

Bill Bruton

Hank Aaron

Sammy Taylor

Dale Long

Walt Moryn

Lee Walls

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
Chicago Cubs	1	5	2	6
Milwaukee Braves	4	10	1	8
Winning Pitcher	Carl Willey
Losing Pitcher	Dave Hillman
Save	Don McMahon
Game Winning RBI	Hank Aaron
Attendance	36,433
Time of Game	2 hours 19 minutes

View Box Score

Count: - , 1 Out

Count: - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Don McMahon now pitching. Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 9 Long hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Walls moves to third. Moryn moves to second.

Top 9 Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mantilla misplays the ball. That's an error on Mantilla. Walls moves to second.

Top 9 Banks hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 9 Walls takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 8 Willey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hobbie fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 8 Mantilla hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Glen Hobbie now pitching. Logan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 8 Dark hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Taylor strikes out.

Top 8 Lou Jackson pinch hits for Bill Henry. Jackson strikes out. Crandall drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Jackson out.

Bottom 7 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 7 Covington strikes out.

Bottom 7 Aaron is walked intentionally.

Bottom 7 Bill Henry now pitching. Mathews bunts towards the mound. Henry fields it and throws to first for the out. Torre moves to second.

Bottom 7 Torre takes first base on ball four.

Top 7 Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Taylor for the out.

Top 7 Long hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mantilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bruton for the out.

Bottom 6 Willey strikes out.

Bottom 6 There goes Mantilla. The throw from Taylor and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.

Bottom 6 Mantilla hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 6 Logan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 6 Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mantilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Walls hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 6 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 Crandall hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Covington hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Torre scores. Aaron moves to second. That run is unearned.

Bottom 5 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks misplays the ball. That's an error on Banks. Torre moves to second.

Bottom 5 Mathews hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Torre hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 5 Bruton strikes out.

Top 5 Taylor strikes out.

Top 5 Hillman is called out on strikes.

Top 5 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Willey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 4 Mantilla hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 4 Logan hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Crandall hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Taylor hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Long hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Walls scores.

Top 4 Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops it up and throws to first, with Willey covering, for the out. Walls moves to second.

Top 4 Banks strikes out.

Top 4 Walls hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 3 Covington hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Aaron hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bruton scores.

Bottom 3 Mathews is called out on strikes.

Bottom 3 Torre hits a popup, foul, towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Bruton hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson. Bruton reaches second base with a double.

Top 3 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mantilla fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 3 Taylor takes first base on ball four. Thomson moves to second.

Top 3 Hillman hits a popup in front of the plate. Crandall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Thomson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 2 Willey strikes out.

Bottom 2 Mantilla hits a popup towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Logan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Crandall hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson. Crandall reaches second base with a double.

Top 2 Taylor hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Long hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Moryn hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Covington hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Aaron hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

Bottom 1 Mathews hits a ball on the ground that hits Bruton. Bruton is out and Mathews is safe at first. There goes Bruton trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.

Bottom 1 Torre strikes out.

Bottom 1 Bruton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 1 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 1 Walls takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dark for the out.

Top 1 Taylor hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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