June 7, 1959 Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 9
BOS 4 BOS 4
@CHW 2 CLE 7
NYY 5 NYY 4
@CLE 3 DET 6
WSH 4 BAL 3
@KCA 0 SFG 5
@CIN 3 CIN 7
SFG 1 MLN 8
LAD 2 PHI 11
STL 9 STL 2
@PHI 0 CHC 4
@PIT 2 CHC 1
@PIT 0

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Forbes Field, Attendance: 32,078

Sunday, June 7, 1959
Time of Game: 0:00

Cubs

28-25

Won 5

3rd, 4 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1  5  1
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  3  0

W: E Singleton (2-1), L: B Friend (2-8), S: D Elston (10)

Pirates

28-26

Lost 4

4th, 4½ GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Taylor 2B                   2   0   0   0    2   1  .303  .770    0    4   5   
G Altman CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .213  .668    0    2   0   
L Walls RF                    4   0   1   0    0   3  .253  .696    0    4   0   2B
E Banks SS                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .904    0    2   3   
D Long 1B                     4   1   2   0    0   2  .278  .862    0   10   0   2B
W Moryn LF                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .232  .708    0    0   0   2B
  B Thomson LF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .252  .789         0   0   
S Taylor C                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .234  .641    0    5   0   
J Goryl 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .231  .704    0    0   2   GDP
E Singleton P                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  B Henry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334         0   0   
  D Elston P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334         0   0   
Totals                       31   1   5   1    2  11                    27  11

BATTING

2B: L Walls (10, off R Face); W Moryn (8, off B Friend); D Long (6, off B Friend).

TB: D Long 3; L Walls 2; W Moryn 2; S Taylor.

GIDP: J Goryl (3).

RBI: W Moryn (19).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Goryl-T Taylor-D Long.

E: D Long (3).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Mejias RF                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .227  .606    0    0   0   
  S Burgess PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .348 1.035    0    0   0   
  J Christopher RF            0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .083         0   0   
  T Kluszewski PH             0   0   0   0    1   0  .338  .908    0    0   0   
  V Law PR                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .207  .578         0   0   
  R Face P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .400  .800         0   0   
B Virdon CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .684    0    1   0   
D Groat SS                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .265  .643    0    2   5   
D Stuart 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .242  .845    0    7   0   GDP
B Skinner LF                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .287  .854    0    1   0   
  H Bright LF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .891    0    0   0   
B Mazeroski 2B                3   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .677    0    3   4   SH
D Hoak 3B                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .287  .799    0    1   1   
H Foiles C                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .163  .496    0   11   0   
B Friend P                    1   0   0   0    1   0  .292  .638    0    0   0   
  R Nelson PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .196  .620    0    0   0   
  D Schofield PR-RF           0   0   0   0    0   0  .308  .793         1   0   
Totals                       29   0   3   0    3   4                    27  10

BATTING

SH: B Mazeroski (5, off E Singleton).

TB: B Skinner; D Groat; D Hoak.

GIDP: D Stuart (2).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Groat-B Mazeroski-D Stuart.

PITCHING

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
E Singleton, W (2-1)           7.1   3   0   0    3   4   0   1.59   28     -       ·  ·      9· 7· 2· 3     73    -     1.50   0.39
B Henry, H (1)                 0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.90    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    5.12   0.12
D Elston, S (10)               1.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.83    4     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 0          2-0    3.27   0.32
Totals                         9     3   0   0    3   4   0          33     -       ·  ·     11·10· 2· 3          4-0

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Friend, L (2-8)              8     4   1   1    2  10   0   5.64   29     -       ·  ·     10· 3· 0· 4     78    -     0.98   0.29
R Face                         1     1   0   0    0   1   0   1.62    4     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 1· 1          0-0    0.90   0.04
Totals                         9     5   1   1    2  11   0          33     -       ·  ·     10· 4· 1· 5           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Frank Secory, 1B - Hal Dixon, 2B - Vinnie Smith, 3B - Frank Dascoli.

Time of Game: 0:00.

Attendance: 32,078.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. T Taylor             2B    1. R Mejias             RF 
2. G Altman             CF    2. B Virdon             CF 
3. L Walls              RF    3. D Groat              SS 
4. E Banks              SS    4. D Stuart             1B 
5. D Long               1B    5. B Skinner            LF 
6. W Moryn              LF    6. B Mazeroski          2B 
7. S Taylor             C     7. D Hoak               3B 
8. J Goryl              3B    8. H Foiles             C  
9. E Singleton          P     9. B Friend             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   1  0-0  1--      14%  65% W Moryn         B Friend        Double to LF; Long Scores
   b 8   2  1-0  12-      12%  84% D Groat         D Elston        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   b 8   1  1-0  12-      12%  72% B Virdon        B Henry         Flyball: RF; Schofield stays at 2B
   b 5   2  1-0  123      11%  67% S Burgess       E Singleton     Groundout: 2B-1B
   b 5   1  1-0  1-3      10%  59% H Foiles        E Singleton     Flyball: 1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Friend facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  T Taylor        Walk
   O      1--      50%  G Altman        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      47%  L Walls         Strikeout
   O      1--      45%  E Banks         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Elmer Singleton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  R Mejias        Lineout: CF
          ---      45%  B Virdon        Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Virdon to 1B
   O      1--      47%  D Groat         Groundout: 3B-1B; Virdon to 2B
   O      -2-      50%  D Stuart        Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Friend facing 5-6-7
          ---      56%  D Long          Double to LF
   O      -2-      52%  W Moryn         Strikeout
   O      -2-      48%  S Taylor        Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      45%  J Goryl         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Elmer Singleton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  B Skinner       Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  B Mazeroski     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  D Hoak          Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Friend facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      48%  E Singleton     Strikeout
          ---      50%  T Taylor        Walk
   O      1--      47%  G Altman        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      45%  L Walls         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Elmer Singleton facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  H Foiles        Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  B Friend        Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      50%  R Mejias        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Friend facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  E Banks         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  D Long          Single
   R      1--      65%  W Moryn         Double to LF; Long Scores
   O      -2-      62%  S Taylor        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Moryn to 3B
   O      --3      58%  J Goryl         Flyball: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Elmer Singleton facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      61%  B Virdon        Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---      63%  D Groat         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---      64%  D Stuart        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Friend facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      62%  E Singleton     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      60%  T Taylor        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      59%  G Altman        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Elmer Singleton facing 5-6-7
          ---      54%  B Skinner       Single to RF
   O      1--      56%  B Mazeroski     Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Skinner to 2B
          -2-      49%  D Hoak          Single to LF; Skinner to 3B
   O      1-3      59%  H Foiles        Flyball: 1B
          1-3      55%  B Friend        Walk; Hoak to 2B
                  Smoky Burgess pinch hits for Roman Mejias batting 1st
   O      123      67%  S Burgess       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Friend facing 3-4-5
                  Joe Christopher replaces Smoky Burgess playing RF batting 1st
   O      ---      64%  L Walls         Strikeout
   O      ---      62%  E Banks         Strikeout
   O      ---      61%  D Long          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Elmer Singleton facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      65%  B Virdon        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      61%  D Groat         Single to CF
   OO     1--      70%  D Stuart        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Friend facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      67%  W Moryn         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      70%  S Taylor        Single to CF
   OO     1--      64%  J Goryl         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Elmer Singleton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      69%  B Skinner       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      73%  B Mazeroski     Flyball: SS
   O      ---      75%  D Hoak          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Friend facing 9-1-2
                  Harry Bright replaces Bob Skinner playing LF batting 5th
   O      ---      73%  E Singleton     Strikeout
   O      ---      71%  T Taylor        Strikeout
   O      ---      70%  G Altman        Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Elmer Singleton facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      76%  H Foiles        Groundout: SS-1B
                  Rocky Nelson pinch hits for Bob Friend batting 9th
          ---      69%  R Nelson        Walk
                  Ted Kluszewski pinch hits for Joe Christopher batting 1st; Dick Schofield pinch runs for Rocky Nelson batting 9th
          1--      60%  T Kluszewski    Walk; Schofield to 2B
                  Bill Henry replaces Elmer Singleton pitching and batting 9th; Vern Law pinch runs for Ted Kluszewski batting 1st
   O      12-      72%  B Virdon        Flyball: RF; Schofield stays at 2B
                  Don Elston replaces Bill Henry pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      84%  D Groat         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Roy Face facing 3-4-5
                  Roy Face replaces Vern Law pitching and batting 1st; Dick Schofield moves to RF
          ---      89%  L Walls         Double to LF
   O      -2-      86%  E Banks         Lineout: CF
   O      -2-      83%  D Long          Strikeout
   O      -2-      80%  W Moryn         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Don Elston facing 4-5-6
                  Bobby Thomson replaces Walt Moryn playing LF batting 6th
   O      ---      89%  D Stuart        Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      95%  H Bright        Popfly: RF
   O      ---     100%  B Mazeroski     Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 0.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation