Chicago Cubs vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 23, 1958 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 1958 at Connie Mack Stadium. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 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 11, Philadelphia Phillies 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Goryl 2b 5 2 1 0
Dark 3b 3 1 3 3
Banks ss 5 1 2 2
Moryn lf 4 1 0 0
Walls rf 5 2 2 1
Long 1b 4 1 1 0
Thomson cf 5 0 3 2
Tappe c 5 1 1 1
Hobbie p 5 2 1 0
Totals 41 11 14 9
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 3 0 1 0
Essegian lf 5 0 3 2
Anderson 1b 5 1 1 0
Repulski rf 4 1 1 0
Hamner 2b 4 0 1 1
Lopata c 3 0 0 1
Jones 3b 4 0 0 0
Fernandez ss 2 1 0 0
  Philley ph 1 0 0 0
Semproch p 1 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Morehead p 0 0 0 0
  Post ph 1 1 1 0
  Gray p 0 0 0 0
  Hemus ph 1 0 1 0
  Hacker p 0 0 0 0
  Bowman ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 35 4 10 4
Chicago 100 070 01211141
Philadelphia 000 021 0104102
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hobbie  W (3-4) 9.0 10 4 4 3 5
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
3
5
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Semproch  L (4-4) 4.1 6 6 4 2 2
  Miller   0.0 2 2 2 2 0
  Morehead   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Gray   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Hacker   2.0 5 3 2 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
11
8
5
5

  E–Tappe (2), Hamner (2), Fernandez (6).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Hamner-Fernandez-H. Anderson.  PB–Lopata (7).  2B–Chicago Thomson (9,off Miller), Philadelphia Repulski (5,off Hobbie); Hemus (1,off Hobbie); H. Anderson (4,off Hobbie); Bowman (2,off Hobbie).  3B–Chicago Dark (1,off Semproch); Long (2,off Hacker)., Philadelphia Ashburn (3,off Hobbie).  HR–Chicago Banks (9,5th inning off Semproch 1 on 1 out); Walls (12,9th inning off Hacker 0 on 0 out).  IBB–Long (6,by Miller).  Team LOB–8.  SF–Lopata (2,off Hobbie).  Team–8.  U-HP–Shag Crawford, 1B–Vinnie Smith, 2B–Frank Dascoli, 3B–Augie Donatelli.  T–2:49.  A–10,664.
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