Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds
April 30, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 30, 1959 at Crosley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 3, Cincinnati Reds 2

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Taylor T. 2b 5 0 0 0
Altman cf 5 2 3 1
Banks ss 5 1 3 2
Moryn lf 4 0 1 0
Walls rf 4 0 0 0
Long 1b 5 0 0 0
Dark 3b 3 0 0 0
Taylor S. c 4 0 2 0
Anderson p 4 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 3 9 3
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 2 0 1 1
Pinson cf 5 0 0 0
Lynch lf 4 1 2 1
  Dropo ph 1 0 0 0
Robinson 1b 5 0 0 0
Bell rf 5 0 1 0
Thomas 3b 5 1 1 0
Bailey c 3 0 1 0
McMillan ss 4 0 1 0
Purkey p 2 0 1 0
  Powers ph 1 0 0 0
  Acker p 0 0 0 0
  Kasko pr 0 0 0 0
  Mabe p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 2 8 2
Chicago 101 000 000 1390
Cincinnati 000 110 000 0281
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Anderson   8.2 7 2 2 5 5
  Henry  W (2-0) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
10.0
8
2
2
5
7
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Purkey   7.0 8 2 2 3 3
  Acker   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Mabe  L (1-1) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
10.0
9
3
3
3
4

  E–Robinson (6).  DP–Chicago 1. Banks-T. Taylor-Long.  2B–Chicago Altman (2,off Purkey), Cincinnati McMillan (6,off Anderson).  HR–Chicago Altman (2,3rd inning off Purkey 0 on 0 out); Banks (5,10th inning off Mabe 0 on 0 out)., Cincinnati Lynch (3,4th inning off Anderson 0 on 1 out).  SH–Walls (2,off Mabe).  Team LOB–10.  Team–10.  SB–Robinson (4,2nd base off Anderson/S. Taylor).  U-HP–Frank Dascoli, 1B–Frank Secory, 2B–Hal Dixon, 3B–Vinnie Smith.  T–2:45.  A–3,377.
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