Philadelphia Phillies vs Cincinnati Redlegs
August 29, 1958 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 29, 1958 at Crosley Field. The Cincinnati Redlegs defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 3, Cincinnati Redlegs 5

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 3 1 0 0
Hemus 2b 4 1 3 1
Anderson lf 4 0 1 1
Post rf 4 1 1 0
Bouchee 1b 3 0 0 0
Jones 3b 4 0 2 1
Fernandez ss 3 0 0 0
  Philley ph 1 0 0 0
Lopata c 4 0 1 0
Cardwell p 2 0 0 0
  Hearn p 1 0 0 0
  Repulski ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3
Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 5 1 1 0
Lynch rf 5 2 3 2
Bell lf 4 0 1 1
Robinson cf 3 0 1 2
Crowe 1b 4 0 0 0
Bailey c 4 0 1 0
Grammas 3b 2 0 1 0
McMillan ss 3 1 0 0
Purkey p 2 1 0 0
Totals 32 5 8 5
Philadelphia 010 100 010380
Cincinnati 000 040 10x580
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Cardwell  L (2-3) 4.1 5 4 4 4 4
  Hearn   3.2 3 1 1 2 3
Totals
8.0
8
5
5
6
7
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Purkey  W (15-8) 9.0 8 3 3 2 3
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
2
3

  E–None.  DP–Philadelphia 1. Hemus-Fernandez-Bouchee, Cincinnati 1. Grammas-Temple-Crowe.  PB–Lopata (11).  2B–Philadelphia Post (16,off Purkey); Lopata (9,off Purkey)., Cincinnati Lynch (15,off Hearn).  HR–Philadelphia Hemus (8,4th inning off Purkey 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–6.  Team–9.  U-HP–Shag Crawford, 1B–Vinnie Smith, 2B–Frank Dascoli, 3B–Augie Donatelli.  T–2:38.  A–10,283.
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