Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 5, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 5, 1959 at Forbes Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Chicago Cubs 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Goryl 2b 5 0 2 2
Marshall 1b 3 0 2 2
Walls rf 5 0 0 0
Banks ss 4 0 0 0
Altman cf 4 1 1 1
Moryn lf 4 1 2 0
  Eaddy pr 0 1 0 0
  Thomson lf 0 0 0 0
Dark 3b 4 1 2 0
Taylor c 3 2 1 1
Hobbie p 4 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 10 6
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Hoak 3b 3 1 0 0
Clemente rf 4 0 1 1
Burgess c 3 1 1 0
  Schofield pr 0 0 0 0
  Foiles c 0 0 0 0
Stuart 1b 4 0 1 1
Skinner lf 4 0 0 0
Mazeroski 2b 4 0 0 0
Groat ss 3 1 1 0
Virdon cf 4 0 2 0
Friend p 2 0 0 1
  Kluszewski ph 1 0 0 0
  Giel p 0 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 6 3
Chicago 030 001 002–6101
Pittsburgh 000 120 000–360
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hobbie  W (3-2) 9.0 6 3 3 3 7
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
3
7
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Friend  L (0-5) 7.0 6 4 4 2 3
  Giel   1.2 4 2 2 0 1
  Smith   0.1 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
3
5
  E–Dark (5).  DP–Chicago 1. Altman-Goryl-Marshall.  2B–Chicago Dark (3,off Friend); Moryn (4,off Giel)..  3B–Pittsburgh Burgess (2,off Hobbie).  HR–Chicago Altman (3,6th inning off Friend 0 on 1 out).  IBB–S. Taylor (2,by Friend).  Team LOB–6.  Team–5.  U-HP–Vic Delmore, 1B–Al Barlick, 2B–Bill Jackowski, 3B–Shag Crawford.  T–2:39.  A–17,429.
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