Chicago Cubs vs San Francisco Giants
May 31, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1959 at Seals Stadium. 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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Chicago Cubs 3, San Francisco Giants 6

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Taylor 2b 5 1 2 1
Altman cf 4 0 0 0
Jackson 3b 3 0 0 0
Banks ss 4 1 1 0
Thomson rf 3 1 1 1
Moryn lf 3 0 0 0
Averill c 4 0 1 0
Marshall 1b 2 0 0 0
  Dark ph 0 0 0 0
Hobbie p 1 0 0 0
  Buzhardt p 1 0 0 0
  Goryl ph 1 0 0 0
  Singleton p 0 0 0 0
  Neeman ph 0 0 0 0
  Long ph 1 0 1 1
Totals 32 3 6 3
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Davenport 3b 4 1 2 1
Kirkland rf 3 0 1 0
  Alou rf 0 0 0 0
Mays cf 3 0 1 1
Cepeda 1b 4 0 0 0
Wagner lf 2 0 0 0
  Brandt lf 1 0 0 0
Spencer 2b 3 1 0 0
Rodgers ss 3 1 0 0
Schmidt c 2 2 1 1
Antonelli p 3 1 1 3
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 6 6 6
Chicago 010 000 011360
San Francisco 040 011 00x660
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hobbie  L (5-5) 1.2 3 4 4 3 1
  Buzhardt   5.1 3 2 2 3 2
  Singleton   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
6
6
6
6
5
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Antonelli  W (7-2) 8.2 5 3 3 5 11
  Miller  SV (2) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
5
11

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 2. Banks-T. Taylor-Marshall, R. Jackson-T. Taylor-Marshall, San Francisco 1. Davenport-Spencer-Cepeda.  2B–Chicago Banks (8,off Antonelli); Thomson (7,off Antonelli), San Francisco Antonelli (1,off Hobbie); Davenport (7,off Buzhardt); Mays (13,off Buzhardt).  HR–Chicago T. Taylor (2,8th inning off Antonelli 0 on 1 out), San Francisco Schmidt (4,6th inning off Buzhardt 0 on 1 out).  Team LOB–7.  IBB–Wagner (2,by Buzhardt).  Team–4.  SB–Mays (8,2nd base off Buzhardt/Averill).  U-HP–Stan Landes, 1B–Dusty Boggess, 2B–Ed Sudol, 3B–Tom Gorman.  T–2:25.  A–21,828.
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