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

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 24, 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 5, San Francisco Giants 6

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Taylor 2b 6 0 1 0
Dark 3b,ss 4 0 2 0
Walls rf 2 0 0 0
  Marshall ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Banks ss 1 0 0 0
  Jackson 3b 3 0 0 0
Schult 1b,lf 3 0 1 0
Thomson lf,rf 4 2 1 1
Averill c 3 2 1 2
Altman cf 4 1 2 0
Hillman p 4 0 3 0
  Elston p 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 11 3
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Brandt lf 5 1 2 2
Davenport 3b 6 1 2 1
Kirkland rf 4 0 0 0
  Jones S. p 0 0 0 0
Cepeda 1b 5 1 2 0
Spencer 2b,ss 5 0 2 1
Alou cf,rf 5 0 1 0
Landrith c 3 2 1 1
Bressoud ss 1 0 0 0
  Wagner ph 1 1 1 0
  O'Connell 2b 0 0 0 0
Antonelli p 1 0 1 1
  Jones G. p 1 0 0 0
  Rhodes ph 1 0 0 0
  Rodgers pr 0 0 0 0
  Fisher p 0 0 0 0
  Mays ph,cf 1 0 1 0
Totals 39 6 13 6
Chicago 000 032 000 05114
San Francisco 001 120 010 16131
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hillman   7.1 10 5 3 3 4
  Elston  L (5-3) 2.1 3 1 1 2 5
Totals
9.2
13
6
4
5
9
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Antonelli   4.0 6 3 3 2 1
  Jones G.   2.0 2 2 2 3 0
  Fisher   2.0 2 0 0 2 1
  Jones S.  W (14-10) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
10.0
11
5
5
8
3

  E–R. Jackson 2 (2), Averill 2 (7), Landrith (4).  DP–San Francisco 2. Davenport-Spencer-Cepeda, G. Jones-Landrith-Cepeda.  2B–Chicago Altman (7,off Antonelli), San Francisco Cepeda (25,off Hillman); Davenport (15,off Hillman).  HR–Chicago Thomson (8,5th inning off Antonelli 0 on 0 out); Averill (8,6th inning off G. Jones 1 on 1 out), San Francisco Brandt (9,5th inning off Hillman 0 on 1 out).  SH–Dark (6,off G. Jones); Bressoud 2 (4,off Hillman 2); O'Connell (1,off Elston).  IBB–Marshall (1,by G. Jones); Mays (5,by Elston).  Team LOB–11.  Team–12.  CS–T. Taylor (9,2nd base by Fisher/Landrith); Brandt (2,2nd base by Hillman/Averill).  U-HP–Ken Burkhart, 1B–Jocko Conlan, 2B–Tony Venzon, 3B–Augie Donatelli.  T–3:46.  A–22,865.
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