Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs
July 18, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 18, 1959 at Wrigley Field. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 5, Chicago Cubs 1

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 3 1 0 0
Pinson cf 4 1 1 1
Bell rf 4 1 2 2
Robinson 1b 4 0 1 1
Lynch lf 4 0 0 0
  Pendleton lf 0 0 0 0
Bailey c 4 0 1 0
Jones 3b 3 1 2 0
Kasko ss 4 1 1 0
Hook p 3 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 8 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Taylor T. 2b 4 0 0 0
Dark 3b 4 0 0 0
Walls rf 3 0 1 0
Banks ss 4 0 0 0
Thomson lf 4 0 1 0
Marshall 1b 2 0 0 0
Taylor S. c 4 0 1 0
Altman cf 4 1 3 1
Buzhardt p 1 0 0 0
  Noren ph 0 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
  Long ph 1 0 0 0
  Elston p 0 0 0 0
  Moryn ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1
Cincinnati 003 001 010580
Chicago 001 000 000160
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Hook  W (1-0) 9.0 6 1 1 4 7
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
4
7
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Buzhardt  L (4-5) 5.0 4 3 3 1 1
  Henry   2.0 2 1 1 0 1
  Elston   2.0 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
2
3

  E–None.  DP–Cincinnati 1. Pinson-Robinson, Chicago 1. Dark-Marshall.  2B–Cincinnati Jones (12,off Buzhardt).  HR–Cincinnati Bell (13,6th inning off Henry 0 on 0 out), Chicago Altman (4,3rd inning off Hook 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–3.  Team–8.  SB–Pinson (13,2nd base off Elston/S. Taylor).  CS–Robinson (5,2nd base by Elston/S. Taylor).  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Ken Burkhart, 2B–Jocko Conlan, 3B–Tony Venzon.  T–2:15.  A–10,417.
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