St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs
August 9, 1958 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 1958 at Wrigley Field. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 3, Chicago Cubs 2

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Blasingame 2b 5 0 1 1
Freese ss 5 1 1 0
  Amaro ss 0 0 0 0
Musial 1b 5 0 0 0
  Noren lf 0 0 0 0
Boyer 3b 4 0 2 0
Moon rf,lf,rf 4 0 0 0
Ennis lf 4 0 1 0
  Kasko pr 0 0 0 0
  Paine p 1 0 0 0
Green c 5 0 1 0
Flood cf 3 2 2 1
Maglie p 2 0 0 0
  Cunningham ph,rf,1b 2 0 0 0
Totals 40 3 8 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Tanner rf 4 0 1 0
Dark 3b 2 1 0 0
Banks ss 4 1 1 2
Moryn lf 3 0 0 0
  Thomson cf 1 0 0 0
Long 1b 3 0 0 0
Jackson cf,lf 4 0 1 0
Thacker c 3 0 0 0
  Walls ph 1 0 0 0
Goryl 2b 4 0 1 0
Hobbie p 2 0 0 0
  Henry p 1 0 0 0
  Bolger ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 4 2
St. Louis 100 100 000 1380
Chicago 200 000 000 0245
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Maglie   7.0 4 2 2 1 3
  Paine  W (5-1) 3.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
10.0
4
2
2
1
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hobbie   7.0 7 2 1 3 3
  Henry  L (4-2) 3.0 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
10.0
8
3
2
3
4

  E–Dark 3 (15), Banks 2 (25).  DP–Chicago 1. Banks-Goryl-Long.  2B–St. Louis Flood (16,off Hobbie), Chicago Tanner (2,off Maglie).  HR–St. Louis Flood (8,10th inning off Henry 0 on 2 out), Chicago Banks (32,1st inning off Maglie 1 on 1 out).  SH–Maglie (1,off Hobbie); Flood (4,off Hobbie).  Team LOB–12.  HBP–Dark 2 (4,by Maglie,by Paine).  Team–4.  U-HP–Tom Gorman, 1B–Hal Dixon, 2B–Dusty Boggess, 3B–Ken Burkhart.
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