Philadelphia Phillies vs Chicago Cubs
July 12, 1958 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 12, 1958 at Wrigley Field. 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)
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Philadelphia Phillies 12, Chicago Cubs 2

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 4 3 4 0
Hemus 2b 5 1 2 0
Bouchee 1b 4 1 2 2
Anderson lf 4 3 3 2
Lopata c 4 2 1 1
Philley rf 4 2 1 1
Kazanski 3b 5 0 2 3
Fernandez ss 5 0 1 3
Semproch p 5 0 0 0
Totals 40 12 16 12
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Taylor T. 2b 4 0 1 0
Dark 3b 4 1 1 0
Walls rf 4 0 1 0
Banks ss 4 1 2 2
Moryn lf 4 0 1 0
Long 1b 4 0 1 0
Taylor S. c 4 0 0 0
Thomson cf 4 0 2 0
Drott p 0 0 0 0
  Henry p 1 0 0 0
  Tanner ph 1 0 0 0
  Nichols p 0 0 0 0
  Hobbie p 0 0 0 0
  Bolger ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 9 2
Philadelphia 400 010 02512162
Chicago 200 000 000290
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Semproch  W (11-5) 9.0 9 2 2 2 3
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
2
3
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Drott  L (4-7) 1.1 6 4 4 1 1
  Henry   5.2 4 1 1 0 3
  Nichols   1.1 5 6 6 3 0
  Hobbie   0.2 1 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
16
12
12
5
5

  E–Ashburn (3), Hemus (4).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Hemus-Fernandez-Bouchee, Chicago 2. T. Taylor-Banks-Long, Dark-T. Taylor-Long.  2B–Philadelphia Philley (7,off Drott); Ashburn (9,off Henry); Lopata (8,off Nichols); Kazanski (6,off Hobbie), Chicago Thomson (21,off Semproch).  HR–Chicago Banks (23,1st inning off Semproch 1 on 2 out).  IBB–H. Anderson (6,by Nichols); Philley (2,by Hobbie).  Team LOB–6.  Team–8.  U-HP–Al Barlick, 1B–Bill Jackowski, 2B–Stan Landes, 3B–Vic Delmore.  T–2:35.  A–17,114.
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