Cincinnati Redlegs vs Los Angeles Dodgers
June 5, 1958 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 5, 1958 at LA Memorial Coliseum. The Cincinnati Redlegs defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Redlegs 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 4

Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 5 1 1 3
Robinson lf 5 1 4 1
Lynch rf 2 1 1 0
  Whisenant ph,rf 3 0 0 0
Crowe 1b 4 0 1 1
Hoak 3b 4 1 1 1
Bailey c 4 0 1 1
Bell cf 4 1 1 0
McMillan ss 4 2 2 0
Purkey p 3 1 1 1
Totals 38 8 13 8
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilliam lf 4 1 1 1
Roseboro c 4 1 3 0
Snider cf 4 0 0 0
Furillo rf 3 0 1 2
Hodges 1b 4 1 1 1
Gray 3b 4 0 0 0
Neal 2b 4 1 1 0
Zimmer ss 4 0 1 0
Erskine p 1 0 0 0
  Bessent p 0 0 0 0
  Kipp p 1 0 0 0
  Valo ph 1 0 0 0
  Roebuck p 0 0 0 0
  Larker ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 8 4
Cincinnati 111 300 1108132
Los Angeles 210 000 001481
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Purkey  W (7-1) 9.0 8 4 4 2 1
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
2
1
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Erskine  L (3-3) 3.1 7 5 4 1 1
  Bessent   0.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Kipp   3.2 3 1 1 0 2
  Roebuck   2.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
8
7
1
3

  E–Temple (5), McMillan (1), Gray (8).  DP–Cincinnati 1. Crowe-McMillan.  2B–Cincinnati Robinson (7,off Erskine); McMillan (2,off Roebuck), Los Angeles Roseboro (3,off Purkey).  3B–Cincinnati Crowe (2,off Erskine); Temple (2,off Bessent).  HR–Cincinnati Purkey (1,2nd inning off Erskine 0 on 2 out); Hoak (3,7th inning off Kipp 0 on 1 out), Los Angeles Hodges (8,9th inning off Purkey 0 on 0 out).  SH–Crowe (1,off Erskine); Purkey (3,off Erskine).  Team LOB–6.  Team–6.  U–Stan Landes, Al Barlick, Bill Jackowski.
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