St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Redlegs
April 29, 1958 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 29, 1958 at Crosley Field. The Cincinnati Redlegs defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 2, Cincinnati Redlegs 5

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Blasingame 2b 4 1 2 0
Dark 3b 4 0 2 0
Musial 1b 4 0 3 0
Ennis lf 3 0 1 1
Boyer cf 4 0 0 0
Green rf 4 1 1 1
Smith c 3 0 0 0
  Cunningham ph 1 0 1 0
Kasko ss 3 0 0 0
  Noren ph 1 0 0 0
Mizell p 3 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 10 2
Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 3 2 2 1
Whisenant rf 4 0 1 0
  Pinson pr,rf 0 1 0 0
Robinson lf 4 0 2 0
Bilko 1b 3 0 1 1
Hoak 3b 3 1 0 0
Bell cf 4 1 1 3
McMillan ss 4 0 1 0
Bailey c 3 0 1 0
Purkey p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 9 5
St. Louis 011 000 0002100
Cincinnati 101 000 03x590
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Mizell  L (0-2) 8.0 9 5 5 2 6
Totals
8.0
9
5
5
2
6
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Purkey  W (3-0) 9.0 10 2 2 0 3
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
0
3

  E–None.  DP–Cincinnati 1. McMillan-Temple-Bilko.  2B–St. Louis Musial (6,off Purkey), Cincinnati Bilko (1,off Mizell); Whisenant (1,off Mizell).  HR–St. Louis Green (2,2nd inning off Purkey 0 on 0 out), Cincinnati Temple (1,3rd inning off Mizell 0 on 1 out); Bell (1,8th inning off Mizell 2 on 2 out).  SF–Ennis (2,off Purkey); Bilko (2,off Mizell).  Team LOB–6.  IBB–Hoak (1,by Mizell).  Team–5.  SB–Temple (1,2nd base off Mizell/H. Smith).  U-HP–Tony Venzon, 1B–Jocko Conlan, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Hal Dixon.  T–2:00.  A–5,352.
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