Los Angeles Dodgers vs Chicago Cubs
September 25, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 25, 1959 at Wrigley Field. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Chicago Cubs 4

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilliam 3b 5 0 0 0
Neal 2b 4 0 0 0
Moon rf,lf 5 1 2 1
Snider cf 1 1 0 0
  Demeter ph,cf 2 0 1 0
Larker lf 2 1 0 0
  Howard ph 1 0 0 0
  Fairly rf 1 0 0 0
Hodges 1b 5 1 2 3
Roseboro c 2 1 0 0
  Essegian ph 1 0 0 0
  Pignatano c 1 0 0 0
Wills ss 5 0 2 0
Drysdale p 2 0 1 1
  McDevitt p 1 0 0 0
  Sherry p 1 0 1 0
Totals 39 5 9 5
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Taylor T. 2b 5 1 1 0
Altman cf 5 0 1 1
Marshall 1b 3 0 0 0
  Schult ph,1b 2 0 1 0
Banks ss 5 1 2 2
Moryn lf 4 0 0 0
Noren rf 3 0 0 0
  Walls ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Taylor S. c 3 1 2 1
  Neeman ph,c 1 0 0 0
Dark 3b 4 1 1 0
Hobbie p 2 0 0 0
  Williams ph 0 0 0 0
  Jackson ph 0 0 0 0
  Eaddy pr 0 0 0 0
  Henry p 1 0 0 0
  Long ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 4 8 4
Los Angeles 100 012 000 01592
Chicago 100 010 110 00480
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Drysdale   6.0 6 3 3 2 3
  McDevitt   3.1 2 1 1 0 2
  Sherry  W (6-2) 1.2 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
11.0
8
4
4
3
7
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hobbie   7.0 4 4 4 5 5
  Henry  L (9-8) 4.0 5 1 1 0 2
Totals
11.0
9
5
5
5
7

  E–Hodges (8), McDevitt (4).  DP–Los Angeles 1. Wills-Neal-Gilliam.  2B–Los Angeles Hodges (19,off Hobbie); Moon (25,off Henry)., Chicago T. Taylor (29,off Drysdale).  HR–Los Angeles Moon (19,1st inning off Hobbie 0 on 2 out); Hodges (25,11th inning off Henry 0 on 1 out)., Chicago S. Taylor (13,7th inning off Drysdale 0 on 0 out); Banks (45,8th inning off McDevitt 0 on 1 out)..  SH–Gilliam (3,off Hobbie); R. Jackson (6,off McDevitt); Neeman (1,off L. Sherry)..  SF–Drysdale (1,off Hobbie).  Team LOB–8.  Team–8.  SB–Roseboro (7,2nd base off Hobbie/S. Taylor); Snider (1,2nd base off Hobbie/S. Taylor).  U-HP–Bill Jackowski, 1B–Al Barlick, 2B–Dusty Boggess, 3B–Shag Crawford.  T–3:12.  A–7,195.
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