Philadelphia Phillies vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 2, 1958 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 2, 1958 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 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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Philadelphia Phillies 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 4 0 1 0
Hemus 2b 2 0 0 1
Bouchee 1b 4 0 1 0
Post rf 4 1 2 1
Anderson lf 4 0 1 0
Kazanski 3b 4 0 0 0
Fernandez ss 3 0 1 0
  Repulski ph 1 0 0 0
Sawatski c 2 0 0 0
  Simmons pr 0 1 0 0
  Hegan c 0 0 0 0
Cardwell p 2 0 0 0
  Philley ph 1 0 1 0
  Hearn p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 7 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Virdon cf 4 1 1 1
Clemente rf 4 1 2 0
Kluszewski 1b 3 0 0 1
Skinner lf 2 0 1 0
Thomas 3b 3 1 1 1
Mazeroski 2b 3 0 1 0
Groat ss 3 0 0 0
Hall c 3 0 0 0
Friend p 3 0 0 0
Totals 28 3 6 3
Philadelphia 000 000 011271
Pittsburgh 000 002 10x360
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Cardwell  L (2-4) 7.0 5 3 3 1 7
  Hearn   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
6
3
3
1
8
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Friend  W (19-13) 9.0 7 2 2 1 7
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
1
7

  E–Hegan (1).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Cardwell-Fernandez, Pittsburgh 1. Groat-Thomas-Kluszewski.  2B–Philadelphia H. Anderson (26,off Friend).  3B–Pittsburgh Clemente (7,off Cardwell).  HR–Philadelphia Post (11,9th inning off Friend 0 on 0 out), Pittsburgh Virdon (8,6th inning off Cardwell 0 on 1 out); Thomas (35,7th inning off Cardwell 0 on 0 out)..  SF–Hemus (2,off Friend); Kluszewski (1,off Cardwell).  HBP–Sawatski (3,by Friend).  Team LOB–5.  Team–3.  U-HP–Al Barlick, 1B–Bill Jackowski, 2B–Vic Delmore, 3B–Stan Landes.  T–2:03.  A–9,911.
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