Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
September 16, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 16, 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 3, Chicago Cubs 2

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Skinner lf 4 1 2 0
Groat ss 4 1 1 0
Clemente rf 4 0 2 1
Stuart 1b 4 0 1 0
Burgess c 3 0 1 0
Hoak 3b 4 0 0 1
Mazeroski 2b 4 1 1 1
Virdon cf 4 0 0 0
Law p 4 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 8 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Taylor T. 2b 4 0 0 0
Altman cf 3 0 1 1
Marshall 1b 4 1 1 0
Banks ss 4 0 1 1
Moryn lf 4 0 1 0
Noren rf 4 0 2 0
  Eaddy pr 0 0 0 0
Taylor S. c 4 0 0 0
Dark 3b 4 1 3 0
Anderson p 1 0 0 0
  Long ph 1 0 0 0
  Elston p 0 0 0 0
  Averill ph 0 0 0 0
  Jackson pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 9 2
Pittsburgh 111 000 000381
Chicago 100 010 000291
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Law  W (17-9) 9.0 9 2 1 1 3
Totals
9.0
9
2
1
1
3
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Anderson  L (12-11) 7.0 7 3 3 1 0
  Elston   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
1
1

  E–Mazeroski (13), T. Taylor (24).  2B–Pittsburgh Skinner (16,off Anderson); Clemente (15,off Anderson)..  3B–Chicago Marshall (1,off Law).  HR–Pittsburgh Mazeroski (6,2nd inning off Anderson 0 on 1 out).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Anderson (6,off Law); T. Taylor (6,off Law).  SF–Altman (1,off Law).  Team–8.  U-HP–Stan Landes, 1B–Ken Burkhart, 2B–Tony Venzon, 3B–Ed Sudol.  T–2:01.
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