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Cubs
@ Reds
Crosley Field
July 23, 1958
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago Cubs, played on July 23, 1958 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 23, 1958 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 23, 1958 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave Hillman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Nuxhall |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 8,953 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 56 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Sudol 1B: Ken Burkhart 2B: Tom Gorman 3B: Dusty Boggess |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Taylor | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Third Baseman |
| Lee Walls | Right Fielder |
| Ernie Banks | Shortstop |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Jim Bolger | Left Fielder |
| Dale Long | First Baseman |
| Cal Neeman | Catcher |
| Dave Hillman | Pitcher |
| Bob Scheffing | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Bob Thurman | Right Fielder |
| Smoky Burgess | Catcher |
| George Crowe | First Baseman |
| Don Hoak | Third Baseman |
| Gus Bell | Center Fielder |
| Frank Robinson | Left Fielder |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Joe Nuxhall | Pitcher |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Reds
Crosley Field
July 23, 1958
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Nuxhall
Taylor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Nuxhall
Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Thurman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walls vs. Nuxhall
Walls hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Taylor moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Banks vs. Nuxhall
Banks hits a fly ball into right field. Thurman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Taylor tags and scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Nuxhall
Thomson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Hillman
Temple hits a popup towards third. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thurman vs. Hillman
Thurman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Hillman
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crowe vs. Hillman
Crowe hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolger vs. Nuxhall
Bolger strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Nuxhall
Long hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neeman vs. Nuxhall
Neeman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Hillman
Hoak hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Hillman
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Hillman
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Bolger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Hillman
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nuxhall vs. Hillman
Nuxhall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hillman vs. Nuxhall
Hillman strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Nuxhall
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Nuxhall
Dark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walls vs. Nuxhall
Walls is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Hillman
Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thurman vs. Hillman
Thurman hits a fly ball into left field. Bolger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Hillman
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor misplays the ball. That's an error on Taylor. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crowe vs. Hillman
Crowe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Burgess moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hoak vs. Hillman
Hoak hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Nuxhall
Banks hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Nuxhall
Thomson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolger vs. Nuxhall
Bolger hits a fly ball into right field. Thurman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Nuxhall
Long hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. McMillan fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Hillman
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bell for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Hillman
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Bolger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Hillman
McMillan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nuxhall vs. Hillman
Nuxhall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neeman vs. Nuxhall
Neeman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hillman vs. Nuxhall
Hillman bunts towards the mound. Nuxhall fields it and throws to first for the out. Neeman moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Taylor vs. Nuxhall
Taylor hits a fly ball into right field. Thurman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Nuxhall
Dark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Neeman scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walls vs. Nuxhall
Walls hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Dark trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Hillman
Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thurman vs. Hillman
Thurman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor misplays the ball. That's an error on Taylor. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Hillman
Burgess hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crowe vs. Hillman
Crowe hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Hillman
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks misplays the ball. That's an error on Banks. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Hillman
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hoak moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Hillman
Robinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bolger. Robinson reaches second base with a double. Hoak scores. Bell goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McMillan vs. Henry
Bill Henry now pitching.
McMillan is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nuxhall vs. Henry
Nuxhall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Nuxhall
Pete Whisenant now playing right field.
Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Nuxhall
Thomson takes first base on ball four. Banks moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bolger vs. Nuxhall
Bolger hits a fly ball into right field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Long vs. Nuxhall
Long hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Neeman vs. Nuxhall
Neeman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Henry
Temple hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whisenant vs. Henry
Whisenant hits a popup towards third. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Henry
Burgess hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henry vs. Nuxhall
Henry strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Nuxhall
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Nuxhall
Dark hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Bell. Dark reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walls vs. Nuxhall
Walls hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowe vs. Henry
Crowe hits a popup towards third. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Henry
Hoak hits a fly ball into left field. Bolger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Henry
Bell strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Nuxhall
Banks strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Nuxhall
Thomson hits a fly ball into right field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolger vs. Nuxhall
Bolger hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Henry
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Henry
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nuxhall vs. Henry
Nuxhall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Henry, and towards Banks, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Nuxhall
Bobby Adams pinch hits for Dale Long.
Adams hits a fly ball into right field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neeman vs. Nuxhall
Neeman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goryl vs. Nuxhall
Johnny Goryl pinch hits for Bill Henry.
Goryl hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Bell. Goryl reaches second base with a double. Neeman goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Taylor vs. Nuxhall
Lou Jackson pinch runs for Johnny Goryl.
Taylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jackson scores. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Jeffcoat
Hal Jeffcoat now pitching.
There goes Taylor. The throw from Burgess and he is safe. Taylor steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Jeffcoat
Dark hits a popup towards first. Crowe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walls vs. Jeffcoat
Walls hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Elston
Bobby Adams now playing first base. Don Elston now pitching.
Temple hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Elston
Jerry Lynch pinch hits for Pete Whisenant.
Lynch strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Elston
Burgess hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crowe vs. Elston
Harvey Haddix pinch runs for Smoky Burgess.
Crowe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Cubs, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Jeffcoat
Ed Bailey now catching. Eddie Miksis now playing right field.
Banks hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Jeffcoat
Thomson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolger vs. Jeffcoat
Bolger is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Jeffcoat
Adams hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Cubs, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Elston
Hoak hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Elston
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Elston
Dee Fondy pinch runs for Gus Bell.
Robinson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/23/1958 -- Chicago at Cincinnati (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Taylor T, 2b 5 1 2 1 Temple J, 2b 5 0 0 0
Dark A, 3b 4 0 2 1 Thurman B, rf 3 1 1 0
Walls L, rf 5 0 2 0 Whisenant P, rf 1 0 0 0
Banks E, ss 4 0 1 1 Lynch J, ph 1 0 0 0
Thomson B, cf 4 1 2 1 Bailey E, c 0 0 0 0
Bolger J, lf 5 0 0 0 Burgess S, c 5 0 1 0
Long D, 1b 3 0 0 0 Haddix H, pr 0 0 0 0
Adams B, ph-1b 2 0 0 0 Miksis E, rf 0 0 0 0
Neeman C, c 2 2 0 0 Crowe G, 1b 5 1 2 2
Hillman D, p 1 0 0 0 Hoak D, 3b 5 1 1 0
Henry B, p 1 0 0 0 Bell G, cf 4 1 1 0
Goryl J, ph 1 0 1 1 Fondy D, pr 0 1 0 0
Jackson L, pr 0 1 0 0 Robinson F, lf 5 1 2 4
Elston D, p 0 0 0 0 McMillan R, ss 3 0 2 0
Nuxhall J, p 4 0 0 0
Jeffcoat H, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 5 10 5 41 6 10 6
Chicago 100 010 002 1 -- 5
Cincinnati 000 040 000 2 -- 6
1 out when winning run was scored.
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Hillman D 4.2 8 4 0 0 0
Henry B 3.1 0 0 0 1 1
Elston D (L) 1.1 2 2 2 1 1
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Nuxhall J 8.1 9 4 4 4 6
Jeffcoat H (W) 1.2 1 1 1 0 1
E -- Taylor T 2, Banks E
LOB -- Chicago 8, Cincinnati 9
2B -- Robinson F, Dark A, Goryl J
HR -- Crowe G, Thomson B, Robinson F
SB -- Taylor T
SH -- Hillman D
SF -- Banks E
T -- 2:56
A -- 8953
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