Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 20, 1958 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 20, 1958 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs 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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Chicago Cubs 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 12

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Taylor T. 2b 5 0 1 1
Dark 3b 5 0 1 0
Banks ss 5 0 1 0
Moryn lf 4 0 1 0
Walls rf 4 0 0 0
Long 1b 4 1 1 0
Thomson cf 4 1 2 0
Taylor S. c 4 0 2 0
Drott p 0 0 0 0
  Mayer p 0 0 0 0
  Hillman p 0 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 1 0
  Freeman p 0 0 0 0
  Tanner ph 0 0 0 0
  Fodge p 0 0 0 0
  Bolger ph 1 1 0 0
  Nichols p 0 0 0 0
  Adams ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 38 3 11 1
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Virdon cf 4 3 1 2
Skinner lf 2 2 1 1
  Mejias lf 1 0 0 0
Groat ss 4 1 1 1
Kluszewski 1b 5 1 3 3
Thomas 3b 4 1 2 3
Clemente rf 5 0 0 0
Mazeroski 2b 5 2 2 0
Foiles c 4 1 2 0
Friend p 4 1 1 1
Totals 38 12 13 11
Chicago 000 000 2013112
Pittsburgh 151 310 01x12131
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Drott  L (1-1) 1.0 1 5 5 5 1
  Mayer   0.0 0 1 1 1 0
  Hillman   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Freeman   2.0 5 4 4 0 2
  Fodge   2.0 4 1 1 0 0
  Nichols   2.0 1 1 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
13
12
11
6
3
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Friend  W (6-2) 9.0 11 3 1 1 5
Totals
9.0
11
3
1
1
5

  E–Dark (4), Banks (6), Thomas (7).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Mazeroski-Groat-Kluszewski.  2B–Chicago Thomson (8,off Friend), Pittsburgh Mazeroski 2 (10,off Drott,off Fodge); Groat (9,off Freeman); Foiles 2 (3,off Freeman,off Fodge).  HR–Pittsburgh Virdon (1,3rd inning off Freeman 0 on 2 out); Thomas (13,4th inning off Freeman 1 on 0 out).  Team LOB–9.  SH–Friend (4,off Drott).  SF–Groat (1,off Hillman).  Team–10.  U-HP–Tom Gorman, 1B–Ken Burkhart, 2B–Dusty Boggess, 3B–Ed Sudol.  T–2:42.  A–15,848.
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