Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
July 29, 1958 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 29, 1958 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates 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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Chicago Cubs 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 6

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Taylor T. 2b 4 1 1 0
Dark 3b 4 0 1 0
Walls rf 4 1 2 1
Banks ss 4 1 1 2
Long 1b 4 1 2 0
Moryn lf 4 0 0 0
Taylor S. c 2 0 0 0
  Neeman ph,c 2 0 1 0
Thomson cf 4 0 2 1
Briggs p 2 0 0 0
  Elston p 0 0 0 0
  Adams ph 0 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 10 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Virdon cf 3 0 1 0
Clemente rf 5 1 0 0
Stuart 1b 5 0 1 3
Thomas 3b 3 0 0 0
Skinner lf 2 1 0 0
  Mejias lf 0 0 0 0
Mazeroski 2b 4 0 1 0
Groat ss 4 1 3 1
Hall c 4 2 2 1
Friend p 0 0 0 0
  Powers ph 1 1 1 0
  Smith p 1 0 0 0
  Face p 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 9 5
Chicago 100 300 0004103
Pittsburgh 001 040 10x690
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Briggs  L (4-1) 4.1 5 5 4 2 3
  Elston   1.2 1 0 0 2 1
  Henry   2.0 3 1 1 1 3
Totals
8.0
9
6
5
5
7
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Friend  W (13-11) 5.0 7 4 4 0 4
  Smith   1.1 2 0 0 0 0
  Face  SV (12) 2.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
0
5

  E–T. Taylor (14), Dark (9), Moryn (6).  DP–Chicago 1. Banks-T. Taylor-Long, Pittsburgh 2. Thomas-Mazeroski-Stuart, Thomas-Mazeroski-Stuart.  PB–S. Taylor (2); Hall 2 (4).  3B–Pittsburgh Stuart (4,off Briggs).  HR–Chicago Banks (28,4th inning off Friend 1 on 0 out).  SH–Adams (3,off B. Smith); Friend (8,off Briggs).  Team LOB–4.  IBB–Skinner (4,by Elston); Virdon (3,by Elston).  Team–9.  U-HP–Shag Crawford, 1B–Vinnie Smith, 2B–Frank Dascoli, 3B–Augie Donatelli.  T–2:27.  A–20,325.
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