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Retrosheet Boxscore: Chicago Cubs 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

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Chicago Cubs 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

Day

Game Played on Thursday, August 21, 1958 (D) at Wrigley Field

PIT N    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   3  3  0
CHI N    0  0  3    0  1  0    0  1  x  -   5  8  2
BATTING
Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Virdon cf                     4   0   0   0       0   0       4   0
Clemente rf                   4   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
Stuart 1b                     4   0   0   0       0   1       7   1
Skinner lf                    4   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
Thomas 3b                     3   1   1   1       0   0       0   1
Mazeroski 2b                  3   0   0   0       1   1       4   3
Groat ss                      3   0   0   0       0   0       1   3
Hall c                        3   1   1   0       0   0       2   1
Law p                         1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Powers ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  B. Smith p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Kluszewski ph               1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Bright pr                   0   1   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Blackburn p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       31   3   3   1       1   2      24   9
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Groat-Mazeroski-Stuart.
BATTING - 
HR: Thomas (33,2nd inning off Drabowsky 0 on 1 out).
HBP: Thomas (6,by Drabowsky).
Team LOB: 3.
Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
T. Taylor 2b                  4   1   2   0       0   1       1   3
Tanner rf                     1   2   0   0       2   0       1   0
  Bolger ph,rf,lf             1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Banks ss                      3   2   3   5       1   0       3   3
S. Taylor c                   4   0   0   0       0   1       3   0
Moryn lf                      3   0   1   0       1   0       3   0
  Walls rf                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Thomson cf                    4   0   1   0       0   0       4   0
Long 1b                       4   0   0   0       0   0       9   0
Goryl 3b                      3   0   1   0       0   0       3   1
Drabowsky p                   2   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Hobbie p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       29   5   8   5       4   2      27   8
FIELDING - 
E: Bolger (1), Long (9).
BATTING - 
2B: Banks (19,off Law).
HR: Banks 2 (40,3rd inning off Law 2 on 1 out,8th inning off Blackburn 0 on
0 out).
SH: Drabowsky (3,off B. Smith).
GDP: Long (12,off B. Smith).
Team LOB: 5.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: T. Taylor (5,2nd base by Law/Hall).
PITCHING
Pittsburgh Pirates           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Law L(9-11)                   5     5   4   4   3   1   1  22
B. Smith                      2     1   0   0   1   0   0   7
Blackburn                     1     2   1   1   0   1   1   5
Totals                        8     8   5   5   4   2   2  34

Chicago Cubs                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Drabowsky W(9-10)             7.1   3   3   1   1   2   1  28
Hobbie SV(2)                  1.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Totals                        9     3   3   1   1   2   1  33
WP: Hobbie (3).
HBP: Drabowsky (5,Thomas).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Hobbie 2-1.
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Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Vinnie Smith, 2B - Frank Dascoli, 3B - Augie Donatelli
Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 10027
Starting Lineups:

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Chicago Cubs             
1. Virdon              cf        T. Taylor           2b
2. Clemente            rf        Tanner              rf
3. Stuart              1b        Banks               ss
4. Skinner             lf        S. Taylor           c
5. Thomas              3b        Moryn               lf
6. Mazeroski           2b        Thomson             cf
7. Groat               ss        Long                1b
8. Hall                c         Goryl               3b
9. Law                 p         Drabowsky           p

PIRATES 1ST: Virdon flied out to left; Clemente grounded out
(second to first); Stuart struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: T. Taylor struck out; Tanner grounded out (second to
first); Banks walked; S. Taylor flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Skinner flied out to left; Thomas homered to left;
Mazeroski struck out; Groat flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Moryn flied out to right; Thomson singled to center;
Long lined to right; Goryl forced Thomson (shortstop to second);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Hall flied out to center; Law flied out to left;
Virdon grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Drabowsky grounded out (shortstop to first); T. Taylor
singled; Tanner walked [T. Taylor to second]; Banks homered to
left [T. Taylor scored, Tanner scored]; S. Taylor flied out to
center; Moryn made an out to first; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Pirates 1, Cubs 3.

PIRATES 4TH: Clemente made an out to shortstop; Stuart grounded
out (pitcher to first); Skinner grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 3.

CUBS 4TH: Thomson lined to center; Long made an out to second;
Goryl grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Pirates 1, Cubs 3.

PIRATES 5TH: Thomas popped to third in foul territory; Mazeroski
walked; Groat grounded out (second to first) [Mazeroski to
second]; Hall grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 3.

CUBS 5TH: Drabowsky flied out to left; T. Taylor singled to
right; T. Taylor was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Tanner walked; Banks doubled to left [Tanner
scored]; S. Taylor grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 4.

PIRATES 6TH: POWERS BATTED FOR LAW; Powers flied out to right;
Virdon grounded out (shortstop to first); Clemente lined to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 4.

CUBS 6TH: B. SMITH REPLACED POWERS (PITCHING); Moryn walked;
Thomson flied out to left; Long grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Moryn out at second]; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 4.

PIRATES 7TH: Stuart popped to catcher in foul territory; Skinner
grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomas was hit by a pitch;
Mazeroski lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Cubs 4.

CUBS 7TH: Goryl singled to left; Drabowsky out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Goryl to second]; T. Taylor flied out to
center; BOLGER BATTED FOR TANNER; Bolger flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 4.

PIRATES 8TH: BOLGER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Groat made an
out to shortstop; Hall singled to center; KLUSZEWSKI BATTED FOR
B. SMITH; Kluszewski singled to right [Hall to third, Kluszewski
to second (error by Bolger)]; BRIGHT RAN FOR KLUSZEWSKI; Virdon
reached on an error by Long [Hall scored (unearned) (no RBI),
Bright to third]; HOBBIE REPLACED DRABOWSKY (PITCHING); Clemente
flied out to center; Hobbie threw a wild pitch [Bright scored
(unearned), Virdon to second]; Stuart flied out to center; 2 R
(0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cubs 4.

CUBS 8TH: BLACKBURN REPLACED BRIGHT (PITCHING); Banks homered to
left; S. Taylor struck out; Moryn singled to center; Thomson
flied out to left; Long grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cubs 5.

PIRATES 9TH: WALLS REPLACED MORYN (PLAYING RF); BOLGER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Skinner grounded out (second to first);
Thomas made an out to third; Mazeroski made an out to third; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cubs 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Pirates          3   3   0    3
 Cubs             5   8   2    5
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