Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Francisco Giants
May 4, 1958 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 4, 1958 at Seals Stadium. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Pittsburgh Pirates 3, San Francisco Giants 4

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Mejias cf 5 0 1 0
Groat ss 4 1 1 1
Skinner lf 5 1 1 0
Kluszewski 1b 4 0 1 0
Thomas 3b 5 0 2 1
Clemente rf 4 1 1 0
Mazeroski 2b 5 0 1 0
Peterson c 2 0 1 0
  Foiles c 1 0 0 0
Smith p 2 0 1 1
  Blackburn p 0 0 0 0
  Freese ph 1 0 0 0
  Face p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 3 10 3
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Taussig rf,lf 4 1 2 0
Mays cf 5 0 1 0
Spencer ss 5 1 2 0
Jablonski 3b 4 0 0 0
Sauer lf 3 0 1 0
  Speake pr 0 0 0 0
  Schmidt c 1 0 0 0
Cepeda 1b 4 2 3 2
Thomas c 1 0 0 0
  King ph 0 0 0 0
  Bressoud 2b 2 0 1 1
O'Connell 2b 2 0 0 0
  Lockman ph 1 0 0 0
  Worthington p 1 0 0 0
Crone p 1 0 0 0
  Finigan ph 1 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Kirkland ph,rf 2 0 1 0
Totals 37 4 11 3
Pittsburgh 100 110 000 03100
San Francisco 110 010 000 14110
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Smith   6.0 6 3 2 2 1
  Blackburn   2.0 1 0 0 3 1
  Face  L (0-1) 1.2 4 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.2
11
4
3
6
2
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Crone   5.0 8 3 3 2 0
  Miller   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Worthington  W (1-1) 3.0 1 0 0 2 1
Totals
10.0
10
3
3
4
2

  E–None.  DP–Pittsburgh 2. Groat-Mazeroski-Kluszewski, Groat-Kluszewski.  PB–Peterson (1).  2B–Pittsburgh Skinner (6,off Crone).  HR–Pittsburgh Groat (2,5th inning off Crone 0 on 0 out).  SF–B. Smith (1,off Crone).  Team LOB–10.  SB–Cepeda (2,2nd base off Face/Foiles).  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Shag Crawford, 2B–Vinnie Smith, 3B–Frank Dascoli.  T–3:04.  A–22,721.
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