1959 – The Giants and Cubs set a record for the longest 9-inning game in history, playing 3 hours and 50 minutes. Chicago wins the marathon at Wrigley Field by a score of 20 – 9, pounding out 19 hits and five home runs. Eddie Fisher takes the loss while Ed Donnelly is the winner.

On August 13, 1959 — 1959 – The Giants and Cubs set a record for the longest 9-inning game in history, playing 3 hours and 50 minutes. Chicago wins the marathon at Wrigley Field by a score of 20 – 9, pounding out 19 hits and five home runs. Eddie Fisher takes the loss while Ed Donnelly is the winner.

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1959 – The Giants and Cubs set a record for the longest 9-inning game in history, playing 3 hours and 50 minutes. Chicago wins the marathon at Wrigley Field by a score of 20 – 9, pounding out 19 hits and five home runs. Eddie Fisher takes the loss while Ed Donnelly is the winner.

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1959 – The Giants and Cubs set a record for the longest 9-inning game in history, playing 3 hours and 50 minutes. Chicago wins the marathon at Wrigley Field by a score of 20 – 9, pounding out 19 hits and five home runs. Eddie Fisher takes the loss while Ed Donnelly is the winner.

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1966 – Jim Gentile drills a homer off Elroy Face in the eleventh inning to drop Pittsburgh, 3-2. John Bateman had earlier gone deep off Vern Law to send the game into overtime. Claude Raymond picks up the win.

The Cards fail to increase their lead as they split with the Phils. In the opener, Dizzy Dean wins his 25th game, but the Birds lose, 4 – 2, in the nightcap when they strand 16 runners. St. Louis outhits the Phils, 13 to 4. Rain washes out the Cubs game at Wrigley Field.

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