Los Angeles Dodgers vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 17, 1958 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 17, 1958 at Busch Stadium I. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Los Angeles Dodgers 1, St. Louis Cardinals 10

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilliam lf 3 1 1 0
Reese 3b 3 0 0 1
Snider rf 4 0 0 0
Larker 1b 4 0 0 0
Roseboro c 4 0 2 0
Neal 2b 3 0 0 0
Cimoli cf 3 0 1 0
Zimmer ss 3 0 0 0
Newcombe p 1 0 0 0
  Bessent p 0 0 0 0
  Koufax p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson ph 1 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Wilson ph 1 0 1 0
  Drysdale p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 5 1
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Schofield ss 5 1 1 0
Blasingame 2b 5 1 3 0
Musial 1b 2 1 2 3
  Flood pr,cf 2 1 1 0
Noren lf 4 1 1 0
Cunningham rf,1b 4 2 2 2
Moon cf,rf 1 2 0 0
Boyer 3b 3 1 1 1
Smith c 4 0 2 4
Jackson p 4 0 0 0
Totals 34 10 13 10
Los Angeles 000 001 000150
St. Louis 000 700 30x10131
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Newcombe  L (0-3) 3.0 5 4 4 1 0
  Bessent   0.0 0 2 2 2 0
  Koufax   1.0 4 1 1 0 0
  Williams   3.0 4 3 3 2 1
  Drysdale   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 8.0 13 10 10 5 1
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson  W (2-1) 9.0 5 1 1 1 6
Totals 9.0 5 1 1 1 6

  E–Schofield (6).  DP–Los Angeles 3. Newcombe-Zimmer-Larker, Koufax-Zimmer, Neal-Zimmer-Larker, St. Louis 2. Boyer-Blasingame-Cunningham, Schofield-Cunningham.  2B–St. Louis Blasingame (5,off Newcombe); Flood (5,off Williams).  3B–Los Angeles Gilliam (3,off Jackson), St. Louis Blasingame (3,off Newcombe); H. Smith (1,off Koufax).  HR–St. Louis Musial (8,4th inning off Newcombe 1 on 0 out); Cunningham (1,7th inning off Williams 1 on 1 out).  SF–Reese (1,off Jackson).  Team LOB–4.  IBB–Musial (6,by Newcombe).  Team–5.  SB–Gilliam (5,2nd base off Jackson/H. Smith).  U-HP–Tony Venzon, 1B–Jocko Conlan, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Hal Dixon.

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