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Retrosheet Boxscore: Chicago Cubs 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 5

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Chicago Cubs 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 5

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Game Played on Friday, June 5, 1959 (N) at Forbes Field

CHI N    3  4  0    1  0  0    0  0  2  -  10 17  0
PIT N    2  0  0    0  1  0    1  1  0  -   5 14  1
BATTING
Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
T. Taylor 2b                  6   2   4   2       0   0       0   4
Dark 3b                       6   2   2   2       0   2       0   0
Banks ss                      3   1   2   3       1   0       5   5
Long 1b                       4   2   3   1       1   0       9   0
Thomson rf,lf                 4   0   1   0       1   0       1   0
Moryn lf                      4   0   1   1       1   1       3   0
  Walls rf                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Altman cf                     5   2   2   0       0   2       2   0
S. Taylor c                   4   1   1   0       1   1       7   0
Hobbie p                      4   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
  Elston p                    1   0   1   1       0   0       0   2
Totals                       41  10  17  10       5   7      27  12
FIELDING - 
DP: 3. Hobbie-Banks-Long, T. Taylor-Banks-Long, Elston-Banks-Long.
BATTING - 
2B: T. Taylor (8,off Law); Long (5,off Jackson).
3B: Dark (5,off Law); Altman (3,off Williams).
HR: Long (7,1st inning off Law 0 on 1 out); Banks (13,2nd inning off Blackburn
1 on 2 out).
SF: Banks (4,off Law).
GDP: Long (3,off Jackson).
IBB: Thomson (3,by Jackson); Banks (8,by Jackson); S. Taylor (3,by Williams).
Team LOB: 10.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Dark (1,2nd base off Blackburn/Burgess).
Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Virdon cf                     4   1   2   0       1   1       5   1
Groat ss                      5   1   2   1       0   0       2   1
Burgess c                     5   2   3   0       0   0       8   0
  Williams p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Stuart 1b                     3   1   2   2       2   0       5   1
Skinner lf                    5   0   3   2       0   1       1   0
Mazeroski 2b                  3   0   0   0       2   0       1   3
Hoak 3b                       5   0   1   0       0   1       3   0
Mejias rf                     4   0   1   0       0   2       1   0
Law p                         0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Blackburn p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Schofield ph                1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Smith p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Nelson ph                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Jackson p                   1   0   0   0       0   1       1   1
  Kravitz ph,c                1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       38   5  14   5       5   7      27   8
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Mazeroski-Groat-Stuart.
E: Burgess (4).
BATTING - 
2B: Hoak (10,off Hobbie); Virdon (14,off Elston); Groat (4,off Elston).
HR: Stuart (7,1st inning off Hobbie 1 on 2 out).
GDP: Groat 2 (10,off Hobbie 2); Hoak (7,off Elston).
Team LOB: 11.
PITCHING
Chicago Cubs                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Hobbie W(6-5)                 6.2  11   4   4   4   7   1  33
Elston SV(9)                  2.1   3   1   1   1   0   0  10
Totals                        9    14   5   5   5   7   1  43
Inherited Runners - Scored: Elston 3-0.
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Pittsburgh Pirates           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Law L(5-3)                    1.2   6   6   6   0   0   1  11
Blackburn                     0.1   1   1   1   1   0   1   3
Smith                         2     4   1   1   1   1   0  10
Jackson                       4     3   0   0   2   6   0  16
Williams                      1     3   2   2   1   0   0   7
Totals                        9    17  10  10   5   7   2  47
WP: Law (1).
IBB: Jackson 2 (2,Thomson,Banks); Williams (1,S. Taylor).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Blackburn 1-1.
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Umpires: HP - Hal Dixon, 1B - Vinnie Smith, 2B - Frank Dascoli, 3B - Frank Secory
Time of Game: 2:58   Attendance: 27335
Starting Lineups:

   Chicago Cubs                  Pittsburgh Pirates       
1. T. Taylor           2b        Virdon              cf
2. Dark                3b        Groat               ss
3. Banks               ss        Burgess             c
4. Long                1b        Stuart              1b
5. Thomson             rf        Skinner             lf
6. Moryn               lf        Mazeroski           2b
7. Altman              cf        Hoak                3b
8. S. Taylor           c         Mejias              rf
9. Hobbie              p         Law                 p

CUBS 1ST: T. Taylor singled to center; Dark tripled to center
[T. Taylor scored]; Banks hit a sacrifice fly to left [Dark
scored]; Long homered to right; Thomson flied out to center;
Moryn made an out to third; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Virdon struck out; Groat grounded out (second to
first); Burgess singled to center; Stuart homered to center
[Burgess scored]; Dick Stuart's homer went over the CF wall
at the 457 mark; Skinner flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Pirates 2.

CUBS 2ND: Altman singled to left; S. Taylor made an out to
first; Hobbie flied out to center; T. Taylor doubled to right
[Altman scored]; Law threw a wild pitch [T. Taylor to third];
Dark singled to left [T. Taylor scored]; BLACKBURN REPLACED LAW
(PITCHING); Dark stole second; Banks homered to left [Dark
scored]; Long walked; Thomson popped to catcher in foul
territory; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 7, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 2ND: Mazeroski popped to center; Hoak doubled to left;
Mejias struck out; SCHOFIELD BATTED FOR BLACKBURN; Schofield
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
7, Pirates 2.

CUBS 3RD: SMITH REPLACED SCHOFIELD (PITCHING); Moryn walked;
Altman struck out; S. Taylor singled to center [Moryn to
second]; Hobbie forced Moryn (pitcher to third) [S. Taylor to
second]; T. Taylor forced Hobbie (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 7, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Virdon walked; Groat grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Virdon out at second]; Burgess
singled; Stuart walked [Burgess to second]; Skinner struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 7, Pirates 2.

CUBS 4TH: Dark flied out to center; Banks popped to right; Long
singled to center; Thomson singled to center [Long to second];
Moryn singled to center [Long scored, Thomson out at third
(center to third)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 8, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Mazeroski lined to right; Hoak struck out; Mejias
singled to center; NELSON BATTED FOR SMITH; Nelson struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 8, Pirates 2.

CUBS 5TH: JACKSON REPLACED NELSON (PITCHING); Altman grounded
out (first to pitcher); S. Taylor struck out; Hobbie flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 8, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Virdon singled; Groat grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Virdon out at second]; Burgess
singled to right; Stuart walked [Burgess to second]; Skinner
singled to center [Burgess scored, Stuart to second]; Mazeroski
lined to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 8, Pirates 3.

CUBS 6TH: T. Taylor grounded out (pitcher to first); Dark struck
out; Banks singled to left; Long doubled to right [Banks to
third]; Thomson was walked intentionally; Moryn struck out; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 8, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 6TH: Hoak made an out to shortstop; Mejias struck out;
Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 8, Pirates 3.

CUBS 7TH: Altman struck out; S. Taylor grounded out (second to
first); Hobbie struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 8,
Pirates 3.

PIRATES 7TH: Virdon grounded out (second to first); Groat
singled; Burgess flied out to left; Stuart singled to left
[Groat to second]; Skinner singled to right [Groat scored,
Stuart to second]; Mazeroski walked [Stuart to third, Skinner to
second]; ELSTON REPLACED HOBBIE (PITCHING); Hoak made an out to
shortstop; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 8, Pirates 4.

CUBS 8TH: T. Taylor singled to left; T. Taylor safe on a
pick-off error by Burgess [T. Taylor to third]; Dark struck out;
Banks was walked intentionally; Long grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Banks out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 8, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 8TH: Mejias flied out to left; KRAVITZ BATTED FOR
JACKSON; Kravitz grounded out (pitcher to first); Virdon doubled
to right; Groat doubled to right [Virdon scored]; Burgess
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 8,
Pirates 5.

CUBS 9TH: KRAVITZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); WILLIAMS REPLACED
BURGESS (PITCHING); Thomson flied out to center; Moryn made an
out to shortstop; Altman tripled to center; S. Taylor was walked
intentionally; Elston singled to left [Altman scored, S. Taylor
to second]; T. Taylor singled to left [S. Taylor scored, Elston
to second]; Dark grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Cubs 10, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 9TH: WALLS REPLACED MORYN (PLAYING RF); THOMSON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Stuart grounded out (shortstop to
first); Skinner singled to center; Mazeroski walked [Skinner to
second]; Hoak grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop
to first) [Mazeroski out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
10, Pirates 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Cubs            10  17   0   10
 Pirates          5  14   1   11
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