Mobile Site You Are Here > Home > Box Scores > 1959 > Aug 13, 1959, Giants at Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

View a short video showing advanced box score features / click orange/red text for additional info

Scores
Standings
CHW
@DET		9
0
CLE
@KCA		7
5
WSH
@NYY		5
2
SFG
@CHC		9
20
MLN
@CIN		8
9
LAD
@STL		7
6
Thursday, August 13, 1959
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 17,963, Time of Game: 3:50
Giants
9
65-48
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
1st
 at Cubs
20
55-57
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
4th, 9½ GB
W: Ed Donnelly (1-1)
L: Eddie Fisher (2-3)
S: Don Elston (12)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          3  1  3   0  0  2   0  0  0    9 12  0
Cubs            2  2  2   4  0  2   6  2  X   20 19  1

San Francisco Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jackie Brandt LF 3 2 2 3 2 0 .255 .704 0.281 1.15 0.323 -0.042 2.9 2 1 HR,2B
   Mike McCormick P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136 .347 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Jim Davenport 3B 5 1 1 1 0 0 .250 .622 0.020 0.98 0.147 -0.126 0.1 0 0 3B,GDP
Willie Mays CF 3 2 2 2 2 0 .303 .901 0.177 0.61 0.177 0.000 1.7 2 0 HR,3B
Orlando Cepeda 1B-LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 .316 .908 0.082 0.99 0.134 -0.052 0.7 8 0
Willie Kirkland RF 5 1 1 3 0 1 .280 .855 0.057 1.16 0.159 -0.103 0.6 2 0 HR
Daryl Spencer 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .279 .711 -0.006 0.25 0.000 -0.006 -0.1 0 0
   Danny O'Connell 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 .229 .457 0.006 0.56 0.020 -0.015 0.2 3 1
   Willie McCovey PH-1B 1 0 1 0 1 0 .386 1.266 0.042 0.46 0.042 0.000 0.8 2 1
Eddie Bressoud SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 .244 .718 -0.076 0.73 0.000 -0.076 -1.2 1 4
Bob Schmidt C 2 1 1 0 0 0 .224 .639 -0.004 0.65 0.023 -0.027 -0.2 1 1
   Hobie Landrith PH-C 2 0 0 0 1 0 .241 .671 0.021 0.71 0.045 -0.023 -0.1 2 0
Jack Sanford P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .122 .326 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Gordon Jones P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.016 1.10 0.000 -0.016 -0.2 0 0 SH
   Eddie Fisher P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .143 -0.014 0.48 0.000 -0.014 -0.2 0 0
   Stu Miller P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .050 .123 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Dusty Rhodes PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 .233 .624 0.039 0.60 0.039 0.000 0.4 2B
   Al Worthington P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .250 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bud Byerly P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Leon Wagner PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .234 .818 -0.051 2.29 0.000 -0.051 -0.5
   Jose Pagan 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2 0 0
Team Totals 38 9 12 9 6 3 .316 1.120 0.558 0.85 1.109 -0.551 4.6 24 9
2B: D Rhodes (2, off D Elston); J Brandt (13, off A Ceccarelli).
3B: W Mays (5, off E Donnelly); J Davenport (3, off A Ceccarelli).
HR: W Mays (19, off A Ceccarelli; 1st inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF); J Brandt (10, off D Elston; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF); W Kirkland (20, off A Ceccarelli; 3rd inn, 2 on, 0 outs to LF).
SH: G Jones (1, off A Ceccarelli).
TB: W Mays 7; J Brandt 6; W Kirkland 4; J Davenport 3; O Cepeda 2; D Rhodes 2; D O'Connell; W McCovey; B Schmidt.
GIDP: J Davenport (5).
RBI: J Brandt 3 (42); W Kirkland 3 (58); W Mays 2 (73); J Davenport (31).
2-out RBI: J Brandt.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 4 for 10.
Fielding
Outfield Assists: J Brandt (A Dark at 2nd base).

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tony Taylor 2B 4 3 3 3 3 0 .281 .724 0.163 0.52 0.176 -0.013 3.9 1 3 HR,3B
George Altman CF 6 3 5 5 0 0 .246 .706 0.463 0.57 0.468 -0.005 5.0 5 0 2·HR,SH
Jim Marshall 1B 4 1 2 0 1 0 .251 .742 0.174 0.89 0.203 -0.029 0.9 7 1 2B
   Lee Walls RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .253 .704 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 -0.6 0 0
Ernie Banks SS 2 2 1 0 4 0 .312 1.005 0.025 0.92 0.060 -0.035 1.0 2 3 2B,2·IW
Sammy Taylor C 4 0 0 1 0 0 .257 .721 -0.073 1.64 0.021 -0.094 -1.1 3 0
   Earl Averill PH-C 2 1 1 1 0 0 .250 .775 0.017 0.13 0.017 0.000 0.3 0 1
Irv Noren LF-1B 4 3 2 0 2 1 .324 .865 -0.001 0.76 0.043 -0.044 1.5 5 0 3B,IW
Walt Moryn RF-LF 2 2 0 1 1 0 .227 .675 0.020 1.52 0.071 -0.051 0.1 1 0 HBP
   Bobby Thomson PH-LF 2 1 1 1 0 0 .247 .700 0.007 0.09 0.007 0.000 0.7 1 0
Al Dark 3B 4 2 1 4 2 0 .260 .686 -0.058 0.86 0.021 -0.079 1.8 0 3 HR,IW
Art Ceccarelli P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .105 .211 -0.017 0.67 0.000 -0.017 -0.2 1 1
   John Buzhardt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 .226 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 1
   Dale Long PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 .254 .786 0.184 0.77 0.184 0.000 1.9 HR
   Ed Donnelly P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Art Schult PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 .289 .749 0.134 2.63 0.134 0.000 1.2
   Don Elston P 3 1 1 0 0 0 .214 .429 0.018 0.26 0.018 0.000 -0.2 0 0
Team Totals 41 20 19 20 13 2 .463 1.576 1.056 0.80 1.423 -0.367 16.1 27 13
2B: E Banks (20, off M McCormick); J Marshall (7, off G Jones).
3B: T Taylor (6, off M McCormick); I Noren (2, off M McCormick).
HR: G Altman 2 (7, 1 off J Sanford, 1 off G Jones; 1st inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF; 2nd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF); T Taylor (5, off M McCormick; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); A Dark (4, off M McCormick; 7th inn, 3 on, 0 outs to LF); D Long (13, off E Fisher; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).
SH: G Altman (2, off S Miller).
IBB: E Banks 2 (16, by S Miller, by G Jones); A Dark (4, by S Miller); I Noren (1, by S Miller).
HBP: W Moryn (3, by E Fisher).
TB: G Altman 11; T Taylor 8; I Noren 4; D Long 4; A Dark 4; J Marshall 3; E Banks 2; B Thomson; A Schult; E Averill; D Elston.
RBI: G Altman 5 (24); A Dark 4 (34); T Taylor 3 (28); D Long 2 (34); A Schult 2 (7); E Averill (28); B Thomson (42); W Moryn (28); S Taylor (32).
2-out RBI: G Altman 3; A Schult 2; T Taylor 2; D Long 2.
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 7 for 18.
Fielding
DP: 1. A Dark-T Taylor-J Marshall.
E: J Marshall (2).

San Francisco Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jack Sanford 0 1 2 2 2 0 1 3.06 3 38 -0.223 1.06 -2.4
Gordon Jones 1.2 3 2 2 2 0 1 4.11 10 1 0 -0.122 1.00 -1.1
Eddie Fisher, L (2-3) 1.1 3 4 4 0 0 1 5.68 8 2 0 -0.291 1.12 -2.6
Stu Miller, BS (3) 2 1 2 2 5 0 0 3.17 11 2 2 -0.210 1.54 -1.5
Al Worthington 0.2 3 2 2 1 1 0 4.02 6 0 0 -0.171 0.98 -2.0
Bud Byerly 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1 2 0 0.017 0.61 0.5
Mike McCormick 2 8 8 8 3 1 2 4.03 17 0 0 -0.055 0.05 -7.0
Team Totals 8 19 20 20 13 2 5 22.50 56 38 7 2 -1.055 0.85 -16.1
J Sanford faced 2 batters in the 1st inning.
E Fisher faced 2 batters in the 4th inning.

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Art Ceccarelli 2 5 7 6 2 0 2 3.96 14 18 -0.602 0.95 -6.0
John Buzhardt 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.37 4 0 0 0.029 0.64 0.5
Ed Donnelly, W (1-1) 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.45 4 0 0 0.050 1.05 0.5
Don Elston, S (12) 5 5 2 2 3 2 1 3.31 23 0 0 -0.032 0.79 0.4
Team Totals 9 12 9 8 6 3 3 8.00 45 18 0 0 -0.555 0.80 -4.6
A Ceccarelli faced 3 batters in the 3rd inning.
Balks: None.
WP: M McCormick 2 (8).
HBP: E Fisher (1; W Moryn).
IBB: S Miller 3 (11; E Banks, I Noren, A Dark); G Jones (5; E Banks).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Hal Dixon, 1B - Vinnie Smith, 2B - Frank Dascoli, 3B - Frank Secory.
Time of Game: 3:50.
Attendance: 17,963.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

San Francisco Giants         Chicago Cubs
1 Jackie Brandt LF 1 Tony Taylor 2B
2 Jim Davenport 3B 2 George Altman CF
3 Willie Mays CF 3 Jim Marshall 1B
4 Orlando Cepeda 1B 4 Ernie Banks SS
5 Willie Kirkland RF 5 Sammy Taylor C
6 Daryl Spencer 2B 6 Irv Noren LF
7 Eddie Bressoud SS 7 Walt Moryn RF
8 Bob Schmidt C 8 Al Dark 3B
9 Jack Sanford P 9 Art Ceccarelli P

Win Probability Chart

Explanation of WPA  · Mouse over chart for play descriptions  · See below chart for tools  · Direct Link in URL Bar

Clear Chart
Big Plays
Scoring Plays
Fix Chart in View While Scrolling

Hold mouse over play on chart to see description of play.
Leverage is shown below the chart Low to High.

Top 5 Plays

View Pitches · wWE and wWPA Explanation
Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b2 2-4 2 1-- RR CHC G. Altman G. Jones 20% 51% Home Run; Taylor Scores
b3 4-7 2 1-- RR CHC D. Long E. Fisher 18% 39% Home Run; Moryn Scores
t3 4-4 0 1-3 RRR SFG W. Kirkland A. Ceccarelli -16% 20% Home Run; Mays Scores; Cepeda Scores/unER
t6 7-10 1 -2- RR SFG J. Brandt D. Elston -15% 70% Home Run; Rhodes Scores
b1 0-3 0 1-- RR CHC G. Altman J. Sanford 15% 44% Home Run; Taylor Scores

Play By Play

View Pitches · Box Score Explanation · wWE and wWPA Explanation
Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Art Ceccarelli facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- SFG J. Brandt A. Ceccarelli -4% 46% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- R SFG J. Davenport A. Ceccarelli -15% 32% Triple (CF-RF); Brandt Scores
t1 1-0 0 --3 RR SFG W. Mays A. Ceccarelli -9% 23% Home Run; Davenport Scores
t1 3-0 0 --- O SFG O. Cepeda A. Ceccarelli 1% 24% Groundout: P-1B
t1 3-0 1 --- O SFG W. Kirkland A. Ceccarelli 1% 25% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 3-0 2 --- O SFG D. Spencer A. Ceccarelli 1% 26% Groundout: SS-1B
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Giants' Jack Sanford facing 1-2-3
b1 0-3 0 --- CHC T. Taylor J. Sanford 4% 29% Walk
b1 0-3 0 1-- RR CHC G. Altman J. Sanford 15% 44% Home Run; Taylor Scores
Danny O'Connell replaces Daryl Spencer playing 2B batting 6th
Gordon Jones replaces Jack Sanford pitching and batting 9th (change occurred mid-batter)
b1 2-3 0 --- CHC J. Marshall J. Sanford 4% 48% Walk
b1 2-3 0 1-- O CHC E. Banks G. Jones -4% 45% Flyball: C
b1 2-3 1 1-- O CHC S. Taylor G. Jones -3% 42% Flyball: RF
b1 2-3 2 1-- CHC I. Noren G. Jones 3% 44% Single; Marshall to 3B
b1 2-3 2 1-3 O CHC W. Moryn G. Jones -5% 39% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 3, Cubs 2.
Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-2, Cubs' Art Ceccarelli facing 7-8-9
t2 3-2 0 --- O SFG E. Bressoud A. Ceccarelli 2% 41% Flyball: CF
t2 3-2 1 --- SFG B. Schmidt A. Ceccarelli -2% 39% Single to LF
t2 3-2 1 1-- O SFG G. Jones A. Ceccarelli 2% 41% Bunt Groundout: 1B-P/Sacrifice; Schmidt to 2B
t2 3-2 2 -2- R SFG J. Brandt A. Ceccarelli -10% 31% Double to RF; Schmidt Scores
t2 4-2 2 -2- O SFG J. Davenport A. Ceccarelli 3% 33% Flyball: LF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-4, Giants' Gordon Jones facing 8-9-1
b2 2-4 0 --- O CHC A. Dark G. Jones -2% 31% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 2-4 1 --- O CHC A. Ceccarelli G. Jones -2% 29% Flyball: 2B
b2 2-4 2 --- CHC T. Taylor G. Jones 1% 31% Walk
b2 2-4 2 1-- RR CHC G. Altman G. Jones 20% 51% Home Run; Taylor Scores
b2 4-4 2 --- CHC J. Marshall G. Jones 2% 53% Double to RF
b2 4-4 2 -2- CHC E. Banks G. Jones 1% 54% Intentional Walk
Eddie Fisher replaces Gordon Jones pitching and batting 9th
b2 4-4 2 12- O CHC S. Taylor E. Fisher -4% 50% Flyball: LF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 4, Cubs 4.
Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 4-4, Cubs' Art Ceccarelli facing 3-4-5
t3 4-4 0 --- SFG W. Mays A. Ceccarelli -4% 46% Walk
t3 4-4 0 1-- SFG O. Cepeda A. Ceccarelli -10% 36% Reached on E3 (catch) (Ground Ball to 3B); Mays to 3B
t3 4-4 0 1-3 RRR SFG W. Kirkland A. Ceccarelli -16% 20% Home Run; Mays Scores; Cepeda Scores/unER
John Buzhardt replaces Art Ceccarelli pitching and batting 9th
t3 7-4 0 --- SFG D. O'Connell J. Buzhardt -2% 18% Single to CF
t3 7-4 0 1-- O SFG E. Bressoud J. Buzhardt 1% 19% Groundout: P-2B-1B; O'Connell to 2B
t3 7-4 1 -2- O SFG B. Schmidt J. Buzhardt 3% 21% Fielder's Choice P unassisted; O'Connell out at 3B/P
t3 7-4 2 1-- O SFG E. Fisher J. Buzhardt 1% 23% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 7, Cubs 4.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-7, Giants' Eddie Fisher facing 6-7-8
b3 4-7 0 --- O CHC I. Noren E. Fisher -2% 20% Flyball: CF
b3 4-7 1 --- CHC W. Moryn E. Fisher 3% 23% Hit By Pitch
b3 4-7 1 1-- O CHC A. Dark E. Fisher -3% 20% Flyball: 2B
Dale Long pinch hits for John Buzhardt (P) batting 9th
b3 4-7 2 1-- RR CHC D. Long E. Fisher 18% 39% Home Run; Moryn Scores
b3 6-7 2 --- O CHC T. Taylor E. Fisher -1% 37% Flyball: RF
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 7, Cubs 6.
Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 7-6, Cubs' Ed Donnelly facing 1-2-3
Ed Donnelly replaces Dale Long (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t4 7-6 0 --- SFG J. Brandt E. Donnelly -4% 34% Walk
t4 7-6 0 1-- OO SFG J. Davenport E. Donnelly 7% 41% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t4 7-6 2 --- SFG W. Mays E. Donnelly -3% 38% Triple to RF
t4 7-6 2 --3 O SFG O. Cepeda E. Donnelly 4% 42% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 7, Cubs 6.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 6-7, Giants' Eddie Fisher facing 2-3-4
b4 6-7 0 --- CHC G. Altman E. Fisher 5% 47% Single to RF
b4 6-7 0 1-- CHC J. Marshall E. Fisher 14% 61% Single to RF; Altman to 3B; Marshall to 2B/Adv on throw
Stu Miller replaces Eddie Fisher pitching and batting 9th
b4 6-7 0 -23 CHC E. Banks S. Miller 3% 64% Intentional Walk
b4 6-7 0 123 RO CHC S. Taylor S. Miller 2% 66% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Banks to 2B; Marshall to 3B; Altman Scores
b4 7-7 1 -23 CHC I. Noren S. Miller 1% 67% Intentional Walk
b4 7-7 1 123 RO CHC W. Moryn S. Miller 2% 70% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Noren to 2B; Banks to 3B; Marshall Scores
b4 8-7 2 -23 CHC A. Dark S. Miller 1% 71% Intentional Walk
Art Schult pinch hits for Ed Donnelly (P) batting 9th
b4 8-7 2 123 RRO CHC A. Schult S. Miller 13% 84% Single to LF; Banks Scores; Noren Scores; Dark out at 2B/LF-C-SS
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 7, Cubs 10.
Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 7-10, Cubs' Don Elston facing 5-6-7
Don Elston replaces Art Schult (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t5 7-10 0 --- O SFG W. Kirkland D. Elston 2% 87% Flyball: SS
t5 7-10 1 --- O SFG D. O'Connell D. Elston 1% 88% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 7-10 2 --- O SFG E. Bressoud D. Elston 1% 89% Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 7, Cubs 10.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 10-7, Giants' Stu Miller facing 1-2-3
b5 10-7 0 --- CHC T. Taylor S. Miller 1% 90% Walk
b5 10-7 0 1-- O CHC G. Altman S. Miller -1% 90% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Taylor to 2B
b5 10-7 1 -2- O CHC J. Marshall S. Miller -1% 89% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Taylor to 3B
b5 10-7 2 --3 CHC E. Banks S. Miller 0% 89% Walk
b5 10-7 2 1-3 O CHC S. Taylor S. Miller -2% 87% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 7, Cubs 10.
Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 7-10, Cubs' Don Elston facing 8-9-1
Hobie Landrith pinch hits for Bob Schmidt (C) batting 8th
t6 7-10 0 --- O SFG H. Landrith D. Elston 2% 89% Flyball: LF
Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Stu Miller (P) batting 9th
t6 7-10 1 --- SFG D. Rhodes D. Elston -4% 85% Double to CF
t6 7-10 1 -2- RR SFG J. Brandt D. Elston -15% 70% Home Run; Rhodes Scores
t6 9-10 1 --- O SFG J. Davenport D. Elston 3% 73% Flyball: CF
t6 9-10 2 --- SFG W. Mays D. Elston -2% 71% Walk
t6 9-10 2 1-- SFG O. Cepeda D. Elston -3% 67% Single to LF; Mays to 2B
t6 9-10 2 12- O SFG W. Kirkland D. Elston 7% 74% Groundout: 1B unassisted
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 9, Cubs 10.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 10-9, Giants' Al Worthington facing 6-7-8
Al Worthington replaces Dusty Rhodes (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Hobie Landrith moves from PH to C
b6 10-9 0 --- O CHC I. Noren A. Worthington -2% 72% Strikeout
b6 10-9 1 --- CHC W. Moryn A. Worthington 2% 75% Walk
b6 10-9 1 1-- O CHC A. Dark A. Worthington -3% 72% Flyball: CF
b6 10-9 2 1-- CHC D. Elston A. Worthington 2% 74% Single (CF-RF); Moryn to 2B
b6 10-9 2 12- R CHC T. Taylor A. Worthington 11% 85% Single to RF; Elston to 3B; Moryn Scores
b6 11-9 2 1-3 R CHC G. Altman A. Worthington 7% 92% Single to CF; Taylor to 3B; Elston Scores
Bud Byerly replaces Al Worthington pitching and batting 9th
b6 12-9 2 1-3 O CHC J. Marshall B. Byerly -2% 90% Flyball: LF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 9, Cubs 12.
Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 9-12, Cubs' Don Elston facing 6-7-8
Irv Noren moves from LF to 1B
Walt Moryn moves from RF to LF
Lee Walls replaces Jim Marshall (1B) playing RF batting 3rd
Willie McCovey pinch hits for Danny O'Connell (2B) batting 6th
t7 9-12 0 --- SFG W. McCovey D. Elston -4% 86% Single to RF
t7 9-12 0 1-- O SFG E. Bressoud D. Elston 4% 90% Strikeout
t7 9-12 1 1-- SFG H. Landrith D. Elston -4% 85% Walk; McCovey to 2B
Leon Wagner pinch hits for Bud Byerly (P) batting 9th
t7 9-12 1 12- O SFG L. Wagner D. Elston 5% 90% Flyball: CF
t7 9-12 2 12- O SFG J. Brandt D. Elston 4% 94% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 9, Cubs 12.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 12-9, Giants' Mike McCormick facing 4-5-6
Mike McCormick replaces Jackie Brandt (LF) pitching and batting 1st
Willie McCovey moves from PH to 1B
Jose Pagan replaces Leon Wagner (PH) playing 2B batting 9th
Orlando Cepeda moves from 1B to LF
b7 12-9 0 --- CHC E. Banks M. McCormick 1% 96% Double to LF
Earl Averill pinch hits for Sammy Taylor (C) batting 5th
b7 12-9 0 -2- R CHC E. Averill M. McCormick 2% 98% Single to LF; Banks Scores
b7 13-9 0 1-- CHC I. Noren M. McCormick 1% 98% Walk; Averill to 2B
Bobby Thomson pinch hits for Walt Moryn (LF) batting 7th
b7 13-9 0 12- CHC B. Thomson M. McCormick 1% 99% Single; Noren to 2B; Averill to 3B
b7 13-9 0 123 RRRR CHC A. Dark M. McCormick 1% 100% Home Run; Averill Scores; Noren Scores; Thomson Scores
b7 17-9 0 --- O CHC D. Elston M. McCormick -0% 100% Flyball: LF
b7 17-9 1 --- R CHC T. Taylor M. McCormick 0% 100% Home Run
b7 18-9 1 --- CHC G. Altman M. McCormick 0% 100% Single to RF
b7 18-9 1 1-- CHC L. Walls M. McCormick 0% 100% Wild Pitch; Altman to 2B
b7 18-9 1 -2- CHC L. Walls M. McCormick 0% 100% Wild Pitch; Altman to 3B
b7 18-9 1 --3 O CHC L. Walls M. McCormick -0% 100% Strikeout
b7 18-9 2 --3 CHC E. Banks M. McCormick 0% 100% Walk
b7 18-9 2 1-3 O CHC E. Averill M. McCormick -0% 100% Flyball: LF
6 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 9, Cubs 18.
Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 9-18, Cubs' Don Elston facing 2-3-4
Earl Averill moves from PH to C
Bobby Thomson moves from PH to LF
t8 9-18 0 --- O SFG J. Davenport D. Elston 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 9-18 1 --- O SFG W. Mays D. Elston 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 9-18 2 --- SFG O. Cepeda D. Elston -0% 100% Single to CF
t8 9-18 2 1-- O SFG W. Kirkland D. Elston 0% 100% Strikeout (C-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 9, Cubs 18.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 18-9, Giants' Mike McCormick facing 6-7-8
b8 18-9 0 --- CHC I. Noren M. McCormick 0% 100% Triple to CF
b8 18-9 0 --3 RO CHC B. Thomson M. McCormick 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B; Noren Scores
b8 19-9 1 --- CHC A. Dark M. McCormick 0% 100% Walk
b8 19-9 1 1-- O CHC D. Elston M. McCormick 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B; Dark to 2B
b8 19-9 2 -2- R CHC T. Taylor M. McCormick 0% 100% Triple to LF; Dark Scores
b8 20-9 2 --3 O CHC G. Altman M. McCormick 0% 100% Groundout: 1B-P
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 9, Cubs 20.
Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 9-20, Cubs' Don Elston facing 6-7-8
t9 9-20 0 --- SFG W. McCovey D. Elston 0% 100% Walk
t9 9-20 0 1-- O SFG E. Bressoud D. Elston 0% 100% Flyball: LF
t9 9-20 1 1-- O SFG H. Landrith D. Elston 0% 100% Flyball: CF
t9 9-20 2 1-- O SFG J. Pagan D. Elston 0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 9, Cubs 20.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHN195908130
BackToBaseball.com Game Playback

Play-by-Play Explanation

  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
  • RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • Pit- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

The play-by-play information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet.

In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.

Box scores and play-by-play outputs produced by Sports Reference LLC. All Rights Reserved.