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Message #: 6688
(By mutual agreement, the series is being played by the road manager.) There is no lead so large that the Chicago Cubs cannot choke on it, as we once again tried - but fortunately failed - to prove in game 1 of the 1959 World Series, nearly wasting a record-setting performance in the process.... NYA starter Whitey Ford got into - and out of - immediate trouble in the CHN first: the Cubs loaded the bases with only one out, but Ford fanned Pinson & Francona to terminate the threat. The Yanks got 2 runners into scoring position with one out in their 2nd, but Pascual showed that he could be as tough as Whitey. CHN left fielder Lee Walls led off with a home run in the CHN 3rd, but the Cubs gave the lead right back when Yogi Berra doubled home Billy Klaus with 2 outs in the NYA 3rd. Luckily for Chicago, Lee Walls was just getting warmed up. Walls delivered another HR in CHN's 4-run 5th, then keyed a 6-run 6th with yet another homer, all on rolls of 1-5 and all with fortuitous split cards. Harry Chiti capped the rally by narrowly missing a split card chance at a Grand Slam, settling for a double. Walls hit a slump in the 7th, rolling a 1-6 and setting for a mere double. A pair of errors in the 9th gave the visitors a 12-2 lead, and even the Cubs couldn't possibly blow one THAT large, could they? No, not this time, but it sure wasn't for lack of effort. Pascual was opened up for surgery, as the Yankees led off their 9th with a walk, single, gopher, double, gopher, and in the blink of an eye that 12-2 lead was 12-7. Don Elston finally arrived from the bullpen, and although everyone hit the ball hard off him, nobody got a hit and the game ended without further damage. Game 2 to follow.... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOXSCORE: 1959 Chicago NL Cubs At 1959 New York AL Yankees 10/1/1959 Cubs AB R H RBI AVG Yankees AB R H RBI AVG E.Kasko 3B 6 2 3 0 .500 B.Richardson 2B 5 0 1 0 .200 L.Walls LF 6 3 5 6 .833 M.Mantle CF 3 0 0 1 .000 C.Neal 2B 5 1 2 1 .400 Y.Berra C 5 0 1 1 .200 E.Banks SS 5 2 2 0 .400 H.Bauer RF 5 0 1 0 .200 V.Pinson CF 5 0 0 0 .000 N.Siebern LF 3 1 1 0 .333 T.Francona 1B 3 1 1 1 .333 B.Skowron 1B 4 1 2 0 .500 G.Bell RF 4 1 1 1 .250 W.Ford P 2 0 0 0 .000 H.Chiti C 5 1 2 3 .400 B.Grim P 0 0 0 0 ---- C.Pascual P 4 1 1 0 .250 A-L.Wagner PH 1 0 0 0 .000 D.Elston P 0 0 0 0 ---- B.Shantz P 0 0 0 0 ---- B-M.Throneberry PH 1 1 1 31.000 T.Kubek SS 4 2 1 0 .250 B.Klaus 3B 3 2 1 2 .333 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 43 12 17 12 Totals 36 7 9 7 A-Pinch Hit For Grim In 6th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Shantz In 9th Inning Cubs............ 0 0 1 0 4 6 0 0 1 - 12 17 1 Yankees......... 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 - 7 9 2 Cubs (1-0) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET C.Pascual WIN(1-0) 8 9 7 6 2 5 2 128 6.75 A1 D9 D.Elston 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 0.00 E1 Totals 9 9 7 6 3 5 2 Yankees (0-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET W.Ford LOSS(0-1) 5 12 8 8 2 3 3 110 14.40 A1 D2 B.Grim 1 2 3 3 1 2 0 27 27.00 D3 D9 B.Shantz 3 3 1 0 0 5 0 38 0.00 E1 Totals 9 17 12 11 3 10 3 ATTENDANCE- 48,653 DATE- Thursday, October 1st 1959 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average T- 3:16 LEFT ON BASE- Cubs:10 Yankees: 6 DOUBLE PLAYS- Cubs: 0 Yankees: 0 ERRORS- T.Francona, B.Skowron, B.Shantz DOUBLES- E.Kasko(1st), L.Walls(1st), E.Banks(1st), H.Chiti-2(2nd), Y.Berra(1st), B.Skowron(1st), T.Kubek(1st) HOME RUNS- L.Walls-3(3rd), M.Throneberry(1st), B.Klaus(1st) SACRIFICE HITS- C.Neal SACRIFICE FLIES- T.Francona, M.Mantle WALKS- E.Banks, T.Francona, C.Pascual, M.Mantle, N.Siebern, B.Klaus HIT BY PITCH- G.Bell STRIKE OUTS- E.Kasko, E.Banks, V.Pinson-3, T.Francona-2, G.Bell, C.Pascual-2, M.Mantle, N.Siebern, B.Skowron, W.Ford-2 Lee Walls smashed 3 homeruns and had 6 RBI as the Chicago NL Cubs outscored the New York AL Yankees 12 to 7. Walls was unconscious all day. The New York AL fans hated to see him approaching the batter's box as he just kept delivering base hits! He banged out a single in the 1st inning, smashed a solo-shot out of the park in the 3rd inning, popped a two-run clout over the fence in the 5th inning, rifled a three-run blast (his 3rd of the season) in the 6th inning and doubled in the 7th inning. Chicago NL had 17 hits for the game and New York AL had 9. The winning pitcher was Camilo Pascual(1-0) who allowed 7 runs in 8 innings. Whitey Ford(0-1) was given the loss. He allowed 3 homeruns in 5 innings of work. Walls was jubilant after the game 'Let me see a box-score' he joked, 'I want to see how that game looks on paper.' SCORESHEET: 1959 Chicago NL Cubs at 1959 New York AL Yankees E.Kasko-A1 A1:Si B1:F/9 *5*:Do D1:Si>12 *7*:K F1:F/8 L.Walls-A1 A2:Si>12 *3*:HR>b# C2:HR>2# D2:HR>2# E2:Do F2:E/1>23 b# 1# b# C.Neal-A1 A3:Sac/34 B3:G/53 C3:Si D3:L/5 E3:G/63 F3:Si+E/3 >2312 >3#13 E.Banks-A1 A4:W>b1 B4:G/53 C4:Do>13 D4:Si E4:K F4:L/5 V.Pinson-A1 A5:K B5:G/43 C5:F/9 D5:K *8*:K T.Franco-A1 A6:K *4*:Si C6:SF/9>3 D6:W>12 b E6:K # 1 G.Bell-A1 *2*:G/63 B7:K C7:Si>2# D7:HBP>23 E7:P/6 12 H.Chiti-A1 A8:L/4 B8:F/7>12 C8:F/7 D8:Do>3# *9*:Do 2# 1# C.Pascua-A1 A9:W>b1 B9:F/8 *6*:Si D9:K E9:K D.Elston-F5 B.Richar-A1 A1:G/63 B1:FO/2 C1:Si>13 D1:G/53 E1:L/6 M.Mantle-A1 A2:G/43 B2:L/6 C2:SF/8>3 *8*:K E2:W>b1 # Y.Berra-A1 A3:F/9 B3:Do>1# C3:G/31 D3:G/53 E3:L/4 H.Bauer-A1 *2*:Si B4:F/8 *6*:G/53 D4:F/8 E4:F/7 N.Sieber-A1 A5:Si>12 *4*:F/9 C5:K *9*:W>b1 B.Skowro-A1 A6:G/3>23 B6:K C6:Do D6:Si>13 12 W.Ford-A1 A7:K B7:K C7:G/3 D7:HR>3# B.Grim-C4 1# b# L.Wagner-C7+ T.Kubek-A1 A8:F/8 *5*:E/3 *7*:F/8 D8:Do B.Klaus-A1 *3*:W>b1 B9:F/9 C9:G/3 D9:HR>2# b# *** TOP OF INNING 1 *** 0 E.Kasko 1 Single b-1 0 1 L.Walls 3 Single 1-2 b-1 0 12 C.Neal 4 Sac Bunt 2-3 1-2 b-0 1 23 E.Banks 4 Walk b-1 1 123 V.Pinson 6 Strike Out b-0 2 123 T.Francona 5 Strike Out b-0 *** BOTTOM OF INNING 1 *** 0 B.Richardson 6 Ground Out b-0 1 M.Mantle 2 Ground Out b-0 2 Y.Berra 6 Fly Out b-0 *** TOP OF INNING 2 *** 0 G.Bell 1 Ground Out b-0 1 H.Chiti 6 Line Out b-0 2 C.Pascual 4 Walk b-1 2 1 E.Kasko 3 Fly Out b-0 *** BOTTOM OF INNING 2 *** 0 H.Bauer 4 Single b-1 0 1 N.Siebern 4 Single 1-2 b-1 0 12 B.Skowron 2 Ground Out 2-3 1-2 b-0 1 23 W.Ford 3 Strike Out b-0 2 23 T.Kubek 3 Fly Out b-0 *** TOP OF INNING 3 *** 0 L.Walls 1 Home Run b-H 0 C.Neal 3 Ground Out b-0 1 E.Banks 5 Ground Out b-0 2 V.Pinson 5 Ground Out b-0 *** BOTTOM OF INNING 3 *** 0 B.Klaus 5 Walk b-1 0 1 B.Richardson 1 Foul Out b-0 1 1 M.Mantle 3 Line Out b-0 2 1 Y.Berra 4 Double 1-H b-2 2 2 H.Bauer 5 Fly Out b-0 *** TOP OF INNING 4 *** 0 T.Francona 1 Single b-1 0 1 G.Bell 4 Strike Out b-0 1 1 H.Chiti 3 Fly Out 1-2 b-0 2 2 C.Pascual 4 Fly Out b-0 *** BOTTOM OF INNING 4 *** 0 N.Siebern 4 Fly Out b-0 1 B.Skowron 3 Strike Out b-0 2 W.Ford 4 Strike Out b-0 *** TOP OF INNING 5 *** 0 E.Kasko 5 Double b-2 0 2 L.Walls 4 Home Run 2-H b-H 0 C.Neal 6 Single b-1 0 1 E.Banks 5 Double 1-3 b-2 0 23 V.Pinson 6 Fly Out b-0 1 23 T.Francona 4 Sac Fly 3-H b-0 2 2 G.Bell 5 Single 2-H b-1 2 1 H.Chiti 1 Fly Out b-0 *** BOTTOM OF INNING 5 *** 0 T.Kubek 2 1 Base Error - 1B b-1 0 1 B.Klaus 3 Fly Out b-0 1 1 B.Richardson 1 Single 1-3 b-1 1 1 3 M.Mantle 3 Sac Fly 3-H b-0 2 1 Y.Berra 3 Ground Out b-0 *** TOP OF INNING 6 *** 0 C.Pascual 3 Single b-1 0 1 E.Kasko 5 Single 1-2 b-1 0 12 L.Walls 3 Home Run 2-H 1-H b-H SUBSTITUTE P - Bob Grim 0 C.Neal 5 Line Out b-0 1 E.Banks 2 Single b-1 1 1 V.Pinson 3 Strike Out b-0 2 1 T.Francona 9 Walk 1-2 b-1 2 12 G.Bell 2 HBP 2-3 1-2 b-1 2 123 H.Chiti 3 Double 3-H 2-H 1-H b-2 2 2 C.Pascual 3 Strike Out b-0 *** BOTTOM OF INNING 6 *** 0 H.Bauer 2 Ground Out b-0 1 N.Siebern 3 Strike Out b-0 2 B.Skowron 2 Double b-2 SUBSTITUTE PH- Leon Wagner 2 2 L.Wagner 3 Ground Out b-0 *** TOP OF INNING 7 *** SUBSTITUTE P - Bobby Shantz 0 E.Kasko 3 Strike Out b-0 1 L.Walls 1 Double b-2 1 2 C.Neal 3 Ground Out b-0 2 2 E.Banks 3 Strike Out b-0 *** BOTTOM OF INNING 7 *** 0 T.Kubek 4 Fly Out b-0 1 B.Klaus 3 Ground Out b-0 2 B.Richardson 4 Ground Out b-0 *** TOP OF INNING 8 *** 0 V.Pinson 3 Strike Out b-0 1 T.Francona 3 Strike Out b-0 2 G.Bell 5 Pop Out b-0 *** BOTTOM OF INNING 8 *** 0 M.Mantle 5 Strike Out b-0 1 Y.Berra 5 Ground Out b-0 2 H.Bauer 5 Fly Out b-0 *** TOP OF INNING 9 *** 0 H.Chiti 4 Double b-2 0 2 C.Pascual 3 Strike Out b-0 1 2 E.Kasko 3 Fly Out b-0 2 2 L.Walls 1 1 Base Error - P 2-3 b-1 2 1 3 C.Neal 5 Single & Error - 1B 3-H 1-3 b-2 2 23 E.Banks 1 Line Out b-0 *** BOTTOM OF INNING 9 *** 0 N.Siebern 7 Walk b-1 0 1 B.Skowron 5 Single 1-3 b-1 SUBSTITUTE PH- Marv Throneberry 0 1 3 M.Throneberry 4 Home Run 3-H 1-H b-H 0 T.Kubek 2 Double b-2 0 2 B.Klaus 3 Home Run 2-H b-H SUBSTITUTE P - Don Elston 0 B.Richardson 5 Line Out b-0 1 M.Mantle 5 Walk b-1 1 1 Y.Berra 3 Line Out b-0 2 1 H.Bauer 3 Fly Out b-0 |
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