Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs
September 9, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 9, 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 7, Chicago Cubs 2

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 3 0 0 0
Pinson cf 2 2 1 1
Bell lf 3 1 1 1
Robinson 1b 3 1 1 3
Gilbert rf 2 1 0 0
Bailey c 3 1 2 2
Cook 3b 2 0 0 0
Kasko ss 2 0 1 0
Hook p 1 0 0 0
  Nuxhall p 1 1 1 0
Totals 22 7 7 7
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Taylor T. 2b 3 0 0 0
Altman cf 3 0 1 0
Noren rf 3 0 1 0
Banks ss 3 0 0 0
Moryn lf 2 1 2 1
Long 1b 1 0 0 0
  Schult ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Taylor S. c 1 1 0 0
Jackson R. 3b 1 0 0 0
Hillman p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson L. ph 1 0 1 1
  Buzhardt p 1 0 0 0
Totals 20 2 5 2
Cincinnati 120 04770
Chicago 020 00250
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Hook   1.1 3 2 2 2 0
  Nuxhall  W (8-9) 3.2 2 0 0 2 2
Totals
5.0
5
2
2
4
2
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hillman  L (6-11) 2.0 3 3 3 1 1
  Buzhardt   3.0 4 4 4 1 2
Totals
5.0
7
7
7
2
3

  E–None.  2B–Cincinnati Nuxhall (3,off Buzhardt).  HR–Cincinnati Pinson (18,1st inning off Hillman 0 on 1 out); E. Bailey (11,2nd inning off Hillman 1 on 0 out); Robinson (35,5th inning off Buzhardt 2 on 1 out)., Chicago Moryn (12,2nd inning off Hook 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–2.  Team–7.  U-HP–Tom Gorman, 1B–Ed Sudol, 2B–Dusty Boggess, 3B–Stan Landes.  T–1:38.  A–5,552.
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