Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
June 18, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 18, 1959 at Wrigley Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Chicago Cubs 2

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Schofield 2b 4 0 0 0
Groat ss 6 0 2 0
Kravitz c 6 1 1 0
Kluszewski 1b 6 1 1 0
Skinner lf 5 0 1 1
Virdon cf 5 0 0 1
Hoak 3b 6 1 2 0
Mejias rf 2 0 0 0
  Stuart ph 1 1 1 2
  Christopher rf 1 0 0 0
  Nelson rf 0 0 0 0
Kline p 3 0 1 0
  Bright ph 1 0 0 0
  Face p 1 0 0 0
Totals 47 4 9 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Taylor T. 2b 0 0 0 0
  Goryl pr,2b 2 0 0 0
  Noren ph 1 0 0 0
Dark 3b 6 0 1 0
Walls rf 5 0 0 0
Banks ss 4 0 0 0
Long 1b 5 0 1 0
Taylor S. c 4 0 0 0
Moryn lf 5 1 2 1
Altman cf 5 0 0 0
Drabowsky p 2 0 0 0
  Elston p 0 0 0 0
  Marshall ph 1 1 1 1
  Henry p 2 0 0 0
  Hobbie p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 2 5 2
Pittsburgh 000 000 200 000 2490
Chicago 000 010 010 000 0253
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Kline   8.0 2 2 2 5 5
  Face  W (11-0) 5.0 3 0 0 0 4
Totals
13.0
5
2
2
5
9
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Drabowsky   6.2 4 2 2 2 3
  Elston   1.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Henry  L (5-3) 4.2 5 2 1 0 0
  Hobbie   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
13.0
9
4
3
3
4

  E–Goryl (1), Moryn (1), Drabowsky (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Schofield-Groat-Kluszewski, Chicago 1. Long-Banks-Long.  HR–Pittsburgh Stuart (13,7th inning off Drabowsky 1 on 2 out), Chicago Moryn (8,5th inning off Kline 0 on 1 out); Marshall (5,8th inning off Kline 0 on 1 out).  SH–Christopher (1,off Henry).  SF–Virdon (1,off Henry).  Team LOB–9.  HBP–T. Taylor (5,by Kline).  Team–7.  SB–Goryl (1,2nd base off Kline/Kravitz).  CS–Goryl (1,2nd base by Kline/Kravitz).  U-HP–Vic Delmore, 1B–Al Barlick, 2B–Bill Jackowski, 3B–Shag Crawford.  T–3:04.  A–7,562.
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