Los Angeles Dodgers vs Chicago Cubs
September 21, 1958 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 21, 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."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Chicago Cubs 1

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lillis ss 3 1 2 0
Cimoli lf 5 0 1 1
Fairly cf 2 0 1 0
  Furillo rf 2 0 1 1
Gentile 1b 3 0 0 0
  Hodges pr,1b 0 0 0 0
Demeter rf,cf 4 0 0 0
Roseboro c 4 0 2 0
Neal 2b 3 1 1 0
Robinson 3b 3 0 0 0
Koufax p 2 0 0 0
  Craig p 0 0 0 0
  Kipp p 1 0 1 0
  Bessent p 0 0 0 0
  Klippstein p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 9 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
King cf 3 0 1 0
  Will ph 0 0 0 0
Dark 3b 2 0 0 0
  Taylor T. pr,3b 0 0 0 0
  Gabler ph 1 0 0 0
Banks ss 5 0 4 1
Moryn lf 3 0 0 0
  Jackson pr,rf 1 0 0 0
Thomson rf,lf 5 0 1 0
Long 1b,c 3 0 0 0
Neeman c 2 0 1 0
  Taylor S. ph 0 0 0 0
  Ernaga ph 1 0 0 0
  Marshall 1b 0 0 0 0
Kindall 2b 2 0 0 0
  Adams ph,2b 2 1 1 0
Anderson p 2 0 0 0
  Bolger ph 1 0 0 0
  Elston p 0 0 0 0
  Tanner ph 0 0 0 0
  Hillman pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 8 1
Los Angeles 000 000 200290
Chicago 000 000 001180
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Koufax  W (11-10) 7.0 6 0 0 5 6
  Craig   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Kipp   0.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Bessent   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Klippstein  SV (9) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
8
8
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Anderson  L (3-2) 7.0 8 2 2 5 8
  Elston   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
5
10

  E–None.  DP–Los Angeles 2. Neal-Lillis-Gentile, Cimoli-Roseboro, Chicago 1. Kindall-Long.  PB–Long (1).  3B–Chicago Adams (4,off Kipp).  SH–Koufax (4,off Anderson); Lillis (1,off Elston)..  IBB–Gentile (1,by Anderson).  Team LOB–10.  Team–13.  CS–Roseboro (8,2nd base by Anderson/Neeman).  U-HP–Tony Venzon, 1B–Frank Secory, 2B–Jocko Conlan, 3B–Ed Sudol.  T–3:04.  A–12,411.
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