Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Redlegs
July 23, 1958 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 23, 1958 at Crosley Field. The Cincinnati Redlegs defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 5, Cincinnati Redlegs 6

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Taylor 2b 5 1 2 1
Dark 3b 4 0 2 1
Walls rf 5 0 2 0
Banks ss 4 0 1 1
Thomson cf 4 1 2 1
Bolger lf 5 0 0 0
Long 1b 3 0 0 0
  Adams ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Neeman c 2 2 0 0
Hillman p 1 0 0 0
  Henry p 1 0 0 0
  Goryl ph 1 0 1 1
  Jackson pr 0 1 0 0
  Elston p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 10 5
Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 5 0 0 0
Thurman rf 3 1 1 0
  Whisenant rf 1 0 0 0
  Lynch ph 1 0 0 0
  Bailey c 0 0 0 0
Burgess c 5 0 1 0
  Haddix pr 0 0 0 0
  Miksis rf 0 0 0 0
Crowe 1b 5 1 2 2
Hoak 3b 5 1 1 0
Bell cf 4 1 1 0
  Fondy pr 0 1 0 0
Robinson lf 5 1 2 4
McMillan ss 3 0 2 0
Nuxhall p 4 0 0 0
  Jeffcoat p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 6 10 6
Chicago 100 010 002 15103
Cincinnati 000 040 000 26100
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hillman   4.2 8 4 0 0 0
  Henry   3.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Elston  L (7-6) 1.1 2 2 2 1 1
Totals
9.1
10
6
2
2
2
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Nuxhall   8.1 9 4 4 4 6
  Jeffcoat  W (5-6) 1.2 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
10.0
10
5
5
4
7

  E–T. Taylor 2 (13), Banks (19).  2B–Chicago Dark (12,off Nuxhall); Goryl (9,off Nuxhall)., Cincinnati Robinson (13,off Hillman).  HR–Chicago Thomson (11,10th inning off Jeffcoat 0 on 1 out), Cincinnati Crowe (7,5th inning off Hillman 1 on 2 out); Robinson (13,10th inning off Elston 1 on 1 out).  SH–Hillman (1,off Nuxhall).  SF–Banks (6,off Nuxhall).  Team LOB–8.  IBB–McMillan (4,by Henry).  Team–9.  SB–T. Taylor (11,2nd base off Jeffcoat/Burgess).  U-HP–Ed Sudol, 1B–Ken Burkhart, 2B–Tom Gorman, 3B–Dusty Boggess.  T–2:56.  A–8,953.
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