Cincinnati Redlegs vs Chicago Cubs
May 6, 1958 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 6, 1958 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Cincinnati Redlegs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Redlegs 0, Chicago Cubs 4

Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 3 0 0 0
Pinson rf 3 0 0 0
  Bilko ph 0 0 0 0
  Haddix pr 0 0 0 0
  Grammas ss 0 0 0 0
Robinson lf 4 0 1 0
Crowe 1b 3 0 0 0
Hoak 3b 4 0 1 0
Burgess c 4 0 1 0
Bell cf 3 0 0 0
McMillan ss 2 0 1 0
  Lynch ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Nuxhall p 0 0 0 0
  Thurman ph 1 0 0 0
  Freeman p 1 0 0 0
  Schmidt p 0 0 0 0
  Fondy ph 1 0 0 0
  Wight p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 4 0
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Taylor 2b 4 0 0 0
Walls rf 2 0 1 0
Banks ss 4 2 1 0
Moryn lf 4 1 1 0
Thomson cf 4 1 1 3
Goryl 3b 2 0 0 0
Long 1b 2 0 0 0
Tappe c 3 0 1 0
Hobbie p 3 0 0 0
Totals 28 4 5 3
Cincinnati 000 000 000041
Chicago 300 000 01x452
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Nuxhall  L (0-1) 1.0 2 3 3 1 1
  Freeman   5.1 2 0 0 2 5
  Schmidt   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Wight   1.0 1 1 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
5
4
3
4
8
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hobbie  W (2-2) 9.0 4 0 0 4 7
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
4
7

  E–Robinson (1), T. Taylor (4), Tappe (1).  DP–Cincinnati 1. Hoak-Crowe, Chicago 1. T. Taylor-Banks-Long.  2B–Chicago Banks (6,off Nuxhall).  HR–Chicago Thomson (2,1st inning off Nuxhall 2 on 2 out).  Team LOB–8.  Team–4.  SB–Robinson (3,3rd base off Hobbie/Tappe); Crowe (1,2nd base off Hobbie/Tappe).  U-HP–Jocko Conlan, 1B–Frank Secory, 2B–Hal Dixon, 3B–Tony Venzon.  T–2:18.  A–2,631.
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