Dodgers @ Reds
August 1, 1958

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Bottom 9	R	H	E
Dodgers	6	12	0
Reds	2	5	1

Bottom 9	R	H	E
Dodgers	6	12	0
Reds	2	5	1

Smoky Burgess Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	1.000	.285
OBP	1.000	.360
At Bats	1	144
Hits	1	41
• Singles	0	30
• Doubles	1	7
• Triples	0	1
• Home Runs	0	3
Walks	0	16
RBI’s	1	19

Johnny Klippstein Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
3	4	4

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Crosley Field - August 1, 1958

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Strikeout

Johnny Klippstein

Gil Hodges

Norm Larker

Charlie Neal

Pee Wee Reese

Don Zimmer

Jim Gilliam

Duke Snider

Carl Furillo

Smoky Burgess

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
Los Angeles Dodgers	6	12	0	8
Cincinnati Reds	2	5	1	7
Winning Pitcher	Johnny Klippstein
Losing Pitcher	Brooks Lawrence
Save	(none)
Game Winning RBI	Jim Gilliam
Attendance	8,308
Time of Game	2 hours 52 minutes

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Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Burgess strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 9 Bob Thurman pinch hits for Roy McMillan. Thurman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Bottom 9 Jim Gilliam now playing left field. Gil Hodges now catching. Norm Larker now playing first base. Charlie Neal now playing second base. George CroCrowe takes first base on ball four.

Top 9 Hal Jeffcoat now pitching. Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Temple fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.

Top 9 Hodges hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Gilliam scores. Zimmer moves to second. That run is unearned.

Top 9 Zimmer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Klippstein scores. Gilliam moves to third. That run is unearned.

Top 9 Reese hits a fly ball into center field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Neal tags and scores. That run is unearned.

Top 9 Bob Purkey now pitching. Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak juggles the ball. That's an error on Hoak. Larker scores. Neal moves to third. Klippstein moves to second.

Top 9 Klippstein hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Larker moves to third. Neal moves to second.

Top 9 John Roseboro pinch hits for Joe Pignatano. Alex Kellner now pitching. Charlie Neal pinch hits for John Roseboro. Neal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Snider scores. Larker moves to second.

Top 9 Norm Larker pinch hits for Gino Cimoli. Larker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Snider moves to second.

Top 9 Snider takes first base on ball four.

Top 9 Furillo hits a fly ball into left field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Miksis for the out.

Bottom 8 Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 8 Johnny Klippstein now pitching. Robinson strikes out.

Top 8 Hodges hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Zimmer hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Gilliam moves to second.

Top 8 Reese hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lawrence fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 8 Eddie Miksis now playing right field. Brooks Lawrence now pitching. Smoky Burgess now catching. Elmer Valo pinch hits for Clem Labine. Valo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 7 Hoak hits a popup towards short. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Whisenant hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Burgess scores.

Bottom 7 Clem Labine now pitching. Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Burgess moves to third.

Bottom 7 Smoky Burgess pinch hits for Harvey Haddix. Burgess hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Snider. Burgess reaches second base with a double. Fondy scores.

Bottom 7 Dee Fondy pinch runs for Ed Bailey. McMillan bunts towards third. Reese fields it and throws to first for the out. Fondy moves to second.

Bottom 7 Gil Hodges now playing first base. Duke Snider now playing center field. Gino Cimoli now playing left field. Bailey takes first base on ball four.

Top 7 Pignatano strikes out.

Top 7 Cimoli hits a fly ball into center field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Bilko hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Furillo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Bottom 6 Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reese fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Dropo strikes out.

Bottom 6 Robinson strikes out.

Top 6 Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Zimmer strikes out.

Top 6 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 Hoak hits a line drive into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Whisenant hits a fly ball into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Temple hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cimoli. Temple reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 5 Haddix strikes out.

Top 5 Gilliam hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 McDevitt bunts, foul, towards the mound. Haddix settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Pignatano hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 5 Cimoli hits a fly ball into right field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 McMillan strikes out.

Bottom 4 Bailey hits a popup towards first. Bilko settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Bilko hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Furillo hits a fly ball into left field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Hodges takes first base on ball four.

Top 4 Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Haddix fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Robinson takes first base on ball four. Hoak moves to second.

Bottom 3 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zimmer fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 3 Whisenant takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 3 There goes Temple. The throw from McDevitt to Gilliam and they have Temple trapped. The throw over to Bilko, who applies the tag for the out.

Bottom 3 Temple takes first base on ball four.

Top 3 Reese hits a fly ball into center field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Haddix fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 3 McDevitt strikes out.

Top 3 Pignatano hits a fly ball into right field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Haddix hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reese fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 McMillan is walked intentionally.

Bottom 2 Bailey hits a popup towards third. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Lynch hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Hodges. Lynch reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 2 Dropo strikes out.

Top 2 Cimoli hits a fly ball into right field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Bilko hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Furillo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Hodges hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zimmer fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 1 Hoak hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Whisenant hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Zimmer hits a fly ball into right field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 1 Gilliam hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

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