San Francisco Giants vs Chicago Cubs
April 24, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 24, 1959 at Wrigley Field. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 4, Chicago Cubs 3

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Davenport 3b 4 2 2 1
Brandt lf 4 0 0 1
Mays cf 4 0 1 1
Cepeda 1b 5 1 2 0
Alou rf 5 0 3 0
Spencer 2b 4 0 0 1
Landrith c 1 0 0 0
  Wagner ph 1 0 0 0
  Schmidt c 2 0 0 0
Bressoud ss 4 1 1 0
Antonelli p 2 0 0 0
  Worthington p 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 1 0 1 0
Totals 37 4 10 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Taylor 2b 6 2 2 0
Dark 3b 5 0 1 1
Walls rf 2 0 1 1
Banks ss 4 0 2 1
Moryn lf 5 0 0 0
Averill c 5 0 0 0
Long 1b 3 0 1 0
  Eaddy pr 0 1 0 0
  Buzhardt p 1 0 0 0
  Hobbie p 0 0 0 0
King cf 3 0 0 0
  Thomson ph 0 0 0 0
  Altman ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Hillman p 2 0 0 0
  Elston p 0 0 0 0
  Marshall ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Totals 40 3 7 3
San Francisco 100 000 020 014102
Chicago 001 000 002 00372
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Antonelli   8.0 4 2 2 5 3
  Worthington   0.2 2 1 1 1 0
  Miller  W (1-0) 2.1 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
11.0
7
3
3
6
6
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hillman   7.1 6 3 3 1 6
  Elston   1.2 1 0 0 0 2
  Buzhardt  L (0-2) 1.1 3 1 1 0 0
  Hobbie   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
11.0
10
4
4
1
8

  E–Davenport (2), Cepeda (4), Dark (2), Averill (3).  DP–Chicago 1. T. Taylor-Banks.  2B–San Francisco Davenport (1,off Hillman); Alou 2 (3,off Hillman,off Buzhardt); Bressoud (1,off Hillman)., Chicago T. Taylor (1,off Antonelli); Walls (2,off Antonelli).  3B–San Francisco Davenport (1,off Hillman).  SH–Antonelli (1,off Hillman); Davenport (4,off Buzhardt).  SF–Mays (1,off Hillman); Brandt (1,off Elston); Spencer (1,off Hobbie).  Team LOB–6.  IBB–Banks (2,by Antonelli).  Team–10.  SB–Cepeda 2 (2,2nd base off Hillman/Averill,2nd base off Buzhardt/Averill).  CS–Mays (1,2nd base by Elston/Averill).  U-HP–Ken Burkhart, 1B–Tony Venzon, 2B–Jocko Conlan, 3B–Augie Donatelli.  T–3:22.  A–3,511.
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