San Francisco Giants vs Chicago Cubs
August 5, 1958 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 5, 1958 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 9, Chicago Cubs 10

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Bressoud 2b,3b 6 1 1 0
Kirkland rf 4 2 1 1
Mays cf 5 2 3 1
Wagner lf 4 2 2 2
Cepeda 1b 4 1 1 4
Jablonski 3b 3 0 0 0
  Gomez pr 0 1 0 0
  Antonelli p 0 0 0 0
Schmidt c 2 0 0 0
  White ph 1 0 1 0
  Thomas c 2 0 1 0
Davenport ss 2 0 0 0
  Sauer ph 1 0 0 0
  Spencer ss 1 0 0 0
Miller p 2 0 0 0
  Monzant p 0 0 0 0
  Lockman ph 1 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Speake ph 1 0 1 0
  Grissom p 0 0 0 0
  Alou ph 1 0 0 0
  O'Connell 3b,2b 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 9 11 8
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Taylor 2b 5 1 1 1
  Goryl ph 1 1 1 0
Dark 3b 4 1 1 0
Banks ss 6 2 4 3
Moryn lf 4 0 3 2
  Bolger lf 0 0 0 0
Walls rf 5 0 0 0
Long 1b 5 1 1 0
Thomson cf 5 1 2 0
Thacker c 4 2 1 1
Hillman p 3 1 2 3
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
  Elston p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson ph 1 0 0 0
  Hobbie p 1 0 0 0
Totals 44 10 16 10
San Francisco 200 001 501 09111
Chicago 200 115 000 110161
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Miller   5.1 9 8 8 2 5
  Monzant   0.2 2 1 1 1 0
  Johnson   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Grissom   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Antonelli  L (11-10) 1.1 2 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.1
16
10
10
4
9
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hillman   6.2 7 6 6 4 6
  Henry   0.0 2 2 2 0 0
  Elston   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Hobbie  W (9-6) 3.0 2 1 1 2 1
Totals
10.0
11
9
9
7
7

  E–Spencer (22), Thacker (1).  DP–San Francisco 1. Spencer-Bressoud-Cepeda.  2B–San Francisco Kirkland (14,off Hillman); Speake (3,off Hobbie)., Chicago Moryn 2 (22,off Miller 2); Thomson (24,off Miller); Hillman (2,off Miller).  HR–San Francisco Wagner (6,1st inning off Hillman 1 on 2 out); Cepeda (21,7th inning off Henry 2 on 2 out), Chicago Thacker (2,4th inning off Miller 0 on 2 out); Banks (31,5th inning off Miller 0 on 2 out).  HBP–Jablonski (2,by Hobbie).  IBB–Spencer (3,by Hobbie); Thacker (1,by Miller).  Team LOB–9.  Team–10.  SB–T. Taylor (12,2nd base off Monzant/Thomas).  U-HP–Tony Venzon, 1B–Jocko Conlan, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Ed Sudol.  T–3:30.  A–14,713.
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