Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds
August 2, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 2, 1959 at Crosley 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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Chicago Cubs 0, Cincinnati Reds 2

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Taylor T. 2b 4 0 1 0
Dark 3b 4 0 0 0
Marshall 1b 3 0 1 0
Banks ss 3 0 1 0
Moryn lf,rf 3 0 0 0
Taylor S. c 3 0 1 0
Walls rf 2 0 0 0
  Noren ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Altman cf 3 0 0 0
Hillman p 1 0 0 0
  Long ph 1 0 1 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
  Averill ph 1 0 0 0
  Ceccarelli p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 5 0
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 4 0 0 0
Pinson cf 4 1 1 1
Bell rf 4 0 2 0
Lockman 1b 4 0 0 0
Lynch lf 4 0 2 0
  Pendleton lf 0 0 0 0
Bailey c 4 0 2 0
McMillan ss 3 0 0 0
Kasko 3b 2 1 1 0
Hook p 2 0 0 0
  Lawrence p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 8 1
Chicago 000 000 000052
Cincinnati 002 000 00x280
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hillman  L (5-9) 5.0 6 2 2 0 2
  Henry   2.0 2 0 0 1 2
  Ceccarelli   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
2
2
1
4
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Hook  W (2-1) 6.2 3 0 0 4 3
  Lawrence  SV (1) 2.1 2 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
4
6

  E–Dark (15), Altman (3).  DP–Cincinnati 2. Lockman-McMillan-Hook, Kasko-Temple.  2B–Chicago Long (10,off Hook); Banks (16,off Lawrence).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Hook (2,off Hillman); McMillan (2,off Henry).  IBB–Kasko (5,by Henry).  Team–8.  SB–T. Taylor (17,2nd base off Hook/E. Bailey); Pinson (16,Home off Hillman/S. Taylor); Bell (2,2nd base off Hillman/S. Taylor).  CS–Banks (2,2nd base by Hook/E. Bailey).  U–Shag Crawford, Ed Sudol, Stan Landes.  T–2:12.  A–15,750.
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