San Francisco Giants vs Chicago Cubs
July 3, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 3, 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."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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San Francisco Giants 4, Chicago Cubs 0

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Davenport 3b 4 0 0 0
Mays cf 4 0 1 0
Kirkland rf 4 1 1 1
Cepeda 1b 3 2 1 1
Spencer 2b 4 0 0 0
Brandt lf 4 1 2 1
Landrith c 3 0 1 0
Bressoud ss 4 0 2 1
Antonelli p 4 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Taylor 2b 4 0 3 0
Dark 3b 2 0 0 0
Walls rf 4 0 1 0
Banks ss 4 0 0 0
Thomson cf 4 0 0 0
Averill lf 4 0 1 0
Neeman c 4 0 0 0
Long 1b 4 0 0 0
Hillman p 2 0 0 0
  Goryl ph 1 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 0 5 0
San Francisco 100 000 210482
Chicago 000 000 000051
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Antonelli  W (12-4) 9.0 5 0 0 1 5
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
1
5
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hillman  L (3-7) 7.0 7 3 3 1 5
  Henry   2.0 1 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
2
6

  E–Spencer 2 (14), Neeman (1).  DP–Chicago 1. Long-Banks-Long.  HR–San Francisco Kirkland (14,1st inning off Hillman 0 on 2 out); Cepeda (17,8th inning off Henry 0 on 2 out).  Team LOB–5.  HBP–Dark (2,by Antonelli).  Team–9.  SB–Mays (11,2nd base off Hillman/Neeman); Cepeda (11,2nd base off Hillman/Neeman).  U-HP–Tony Venzon, 1B–Augie Donatelli, 2B–Ken Burkhart, 3B–Jocko Conlan.  T–2:35.  A–19,386.
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