Chicago Cubs 6 – 8 San Francisco Giants
17 August 1958 · SFO01
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | Lee Walls | 1 in 107 games |
| 26 | final score 8–6 | 1 in 106 games | |
| 17 | 2 home runs | Bobby Thomson | 1 in 259 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| San Francisco Giants | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | 7 | 0 |
Box score
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Taylor | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Jim Bolger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Al Dark | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lee Walls | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ernie Banks | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Walt Moryn | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Dale Long | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | HR |
| Bobby Thomson | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 HR |
| Cal Neeman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Moe Drabowsky | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Lou Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bobby Adams | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sammy Taylor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 35 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moe Drabowsky | 2.1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| John Briggs | 1.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Anderson | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Elston | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
San Francisco Giants batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny O'Connell | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jim Davenport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willie Mays | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | HR |
| Leon Wagner | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | HR |
| Orlando Cepeda | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willie Kirkland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Daryl Spencer | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Valmy Thomas | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Ruben Gomez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Giel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Speake | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 29 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 |
San Francisco Giants pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruben Gomez | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Giel | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Al Worthington | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |