Chicago Cubs vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 24, 1958 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 24, 1958 at Connie Mack Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies 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)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Chicago Cubs 4, Philadelphia Phillies 5

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Goryl 2b 3 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 0 0
Dark 3b 5 1 2 1
Banks ss 5 1 2 2
Moryn lf 3 0 1 1
Walls rf 4 0 1 0
Thomson cf 3 0 0 0
Long 1b 4 0 1 0
Neeman c 3 0 1 0
  Tanner ph 1 0 0 0
  Tappe c 0 0 0 0
Drott p 2 1 0 0
  Adams ph 1 1 1 0
  Elston p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 9 4
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 2 1 1 0
Essegian lf 4 1 1 2
Anderson 1b 1 1 1 1
Repulski rf 4 0 0 0
Hamner 2b 4 2 2 0
Lopata c 3 0 1 0
Jones 3b 3 0 1 2
Fernandez ss 4 0 1 0
Simmons p 2 0 0 0
  Farrell p 1 0 0 0
Totals 28 5 8 5
Chicago 003 000 100490
Philadelphia 110 020 01x581
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Drott   6.0 4 4 4 4 6
  Elston  L (5-1) 2.0 4 1 1 2 3
Totals
8.0
8
5
5
6
9
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Simmons   6.2 8 4 1 2 2
  Farrell  W (1-1) 2.1 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
4
1
3
4

  E–Hamner (3).  DP–Chicago 1. Neeman-Goryl.  2B–Chicago Dark (2,off Simmons); Banks (9,off Simmons)..  3B–Chicago Banks (3,off Simmons), Philadelphia Hamner (3,off Drott).  HR–Philadelphia H. Anderson (4,1st inning off Drott 0 on 2 out); Essegian (4,5th inning off Drott 1 on 2 out)..  SH–Goryl (2,off Simmons); Ashburn (2,off Elston).  Team LOB–9.  SF–Jones (1,off Drott).  IBB–H. Anderson (3,by Elston).  Team–7.  SB–Long (1,2nd base off Simmons/Lopata); Ashburn (8,2nd base off Drott/Neeman); Fernandez (2,2nd base off Elston/Neeman).  CS–Lopata (2,2nd base by Drott/Neeman).  U-HP–Vinnie Smith, 1B–Frank Dascoli, 2B–Augie Donatelli, 3B–Shag Crawford.  T–2:38.  A–5,210.
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