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Reds 10 @ Cubs 8
Wrigley Field
May 8, 1958

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds, played on May 8, 1958 at Wrigley Field. The home team Cubs were bested by the visiting Reds with a score of 10 to 8.

Game Summary

DateMay 8, 1958 
Visiting Team
Cincinnati Reds
R: 10 H: 11 E: 0 LOB: 10
Runs: 10
Hits: 11
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 10
Home Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 8 H: 13 E: 1 LOB: 9
Runs: 8
Hits: 13
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 9
Winning PitcherJoe Nuxhall  
Losing PitcherDolan Nichols  
SaveHal Jeffcoat  
Game Winning RBISmoky Burgess 

Game Info

DateMay 8, 1958 
Day of WeekThu 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamCincinnati Reds 
Home TeamChicago Cubs 
Visiting Starting PitcherTom Acker  
Home Starting PitcherDick Drott  
BallparkWrigley Field 
CityChicago 
StateIL 
Attendance5,936 
Time of Game3 hours 4 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Hal Dixon
1B: Tony Venzon
2B: Jocko Conlan
3B: Frank Secory

Cincinnati Reds Lineup 

Name  Position 
Johnny Temple  Second Baseman 
Vada Pinson  Right Fielder 
Frank Robinson  Left Fielder 
George Crowe  First Baseman 
Don Hoak  Third Baseman 
Ed Bailey  Catcher 
Gus Bell  Center Fielder 
Roy McMillan  Shortstop 
Tom Acker  Pitcher 
Birdie Tebbetts  Manager 

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Tony Taylor  Second Baseman 
Lee Walls  Right Fielder 
Ernie Banks  Shortstop 
Walt Moryn  Left Fielder 
Dale Long  First Baseman 
Bobby Thomson  Center Fielder 
Johnny Goryl  Third Baseman 
Sammy Taylor  Catcher 
Dick Drott  Pitcher 
Bob Scheffing  Manager 

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Reds 10 @ Cubs 8
Wrigley Field
May 8, 1958

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 5/8/1958 -- Cincinnati at Chicago (D)

  Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Temple J, 2b          1  1  0  0   Taylor T, 2b          3  2  2  1   
Grammas A, 2b-ss      2  0  1  0   Walls L, rf           4  0  1  0   
Fondy D, ph-lf        1  1  0  0   Banks E, ss           5  0  1  2   
Pinson V, rf          2  0  0  0   Moryn W, lf           3  1  1  2   
Bilko S, ph           0  0  0  0   Long D, 1b            5  2  3  1   
Nuxhall J, p          0  0  0  0   Thomson B, cf         4  0  0  0   
Lynch J, ph-rf        2  1  1  1   Goryl J, 3b           4  2  2  1   
Robinson F, lf-3b     4  1  1  1   Taylor S, c           5  0  1  0   
Crowe G, 1b           5  1  3  2   Drott D, p            1  0  1  0   
Hoak D, 3b-ss         4  1  2  1   Mayer E, p            2  1  1  1   
Bailey E, c           3  0  1  1   Elston D, p           1  0  0  0   
Haddix H, pr          0  1  0  0   Nichols D, p          0  0  0  0   
Jeffcoat H, p         0  0  0  0   Rodriguez F, p        0  0  0  0   
Bell G, cf            5  1  1  1   Hillman D, p          0  0  0  0   
McMillan R, ss        3  0  0  0                                      
Thurman B, ph         1  0  0  0                                      
Hatfield F, 2b        0  0  0  0                                      
Burgess S, ph-c       1  1  1  3                                      
Acker T, p            2  0  0  0                                      
Schmidt W, p          0  0  0  0                                      
Wight B, p            0  0  0  0                                      
Whisenant , ph-rf-2b  1  1  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     37 10 11 10                        37  8 13  8

Cincinnati       200 000 008 -- 10
Chicago          110 051 000 --  8

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Acker T*              4.0  9  4  4  2  4
Schmidt W             0.2  2  3  3  1  0
Wight B               1.1  2  1  1  1  2
Nuxhall J (W)         2.0  0  0  0  0  2
Jeffcoat H (S)        1.0  0  0  0  0  1

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Drott D+              2.0  1  2  2  2  3
Mayer E               4.2  3  0  0  2  2
Elston D#             1.1  3  4  3  2  0
Nichols D (L)         0.1  3  3  3  0  0
Rodriguez F           0.1  1  1  1  1  1
Hillman D             0.1  0  0  0  0  0
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 5th
  + Pitched to 1 batter in 3rd
  # Pitched to 4 batters in 9th

E -- Taylor T
DP -- Cincinnati 1, Chicago 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 10, Chicago 9
2B -- Crowe G, Long D 2, Goryl J, Hoak D
HR -- Moryn W, Long D, Burgess S
SB -- Robinson F, Temple J, Taylor T, Fondy D
CS -- Bell G
SF -- Moryn W, Taylor T
HBP -- by Drott D (Robinson F), by Drott D (Pinson V), by Mayer E (Bailey E), by Schmidt W (Taylor T)
T -- 3:04
A -- 5936

    

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