Los Angeles Dodgers vs Chicago Cubs
August 7, 1958 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 7, 1958 at Wrigley Field. The Los Angeles Dodgers 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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Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Chicago Cubs 1

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilliam 3b 4 1 1 0
Reese ss 4 1 1 0
Neal 2b 4 0 2 2
Furillo rf 3 0 1 1
Hodges 1b 4 0 1 0
Cimoli lf 4 0 0 0
Demeter cf 4 0 0 0
Pignatano c 4 0 0 0
Koufax p 2 1 1 0
  Klippstein p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Taylor 2b 2 0 0 0
  Goryl ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Dark 3b 4 0 0 0
Banks ss 3 0 0 0
Thomson cf 3 1 1 1
Walls rf 4 0 1 0
Bolger lf 3 0 1 0
Long 1b 3 0 0 0
Thacker c 2 0 0 0
  Adams ph 0 0 0 0
  Hobbie p 0 0 0 0
Solis p 1 0 0 0
  Elston p 1 0 1 0
  Neeman ph,c 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 4 1
Los Angeles 001 020 000370
Chicago 010 000 000141
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Koufax  W (9-5) 8.1 4 1 1 3 10
  Klippstein  SV (6) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
3
10
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Solis  L (2-2) 4.2 7 3 1 1 0
  Elston   3.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Hobbie   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
3
1
2
1

  E–Dark (12).  DP–Los Angeles 2. Gilliam-Neal-Hodges, Neal-Reese, Chicago 1. Banks-T. Taylor-Long.  2B–Los Angeles Koufax (1,off Solis); Gilliam (20,off Solis)., Chicago Bolger (4,off Koufax).  HR–Chicago Thomson (14,2nd inning off Koufax 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–5.  Team–4.  SB–Neal (4,2nd base off Solis/Thacker).  CS–Reese (2,2nd base by Elston/Thacker).  U-HP–Frank Secory, 1B–Ed Sudol, 2B–Tony Venzon, 3B–Jocko Conlan.  T–2:25.  A–9,913.
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