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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 8, 1958
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on August 8, 1958 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 8, 1958 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 8, 1958 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vinegar Bend Mizell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dick Drott |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 17,310 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 44 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ken Burkhart 1B: Tom Gorman 2B: Hal Dixon 3B: Dusty Boggess |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
| Gene Freese | Shortstop |
| Stan Musial | First Baseman |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Wally Moon | Right Fielder |
| Del Ennis | Left Fielder |
| Gene Green | Catcher |
| Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
| Vinegar Bend Mizell | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Goryl | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Third Baseman |
| Ernie Banks | Shortstop |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Lee Walls | Right Fielder |
| Jim Bolger | Left Fielder |
| Cal Neeman | Catcher |
| Dale Long | First Baseman |
| Dick Drott | Pitcher |
| Bob Scheffing | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 8, 1958
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Drott
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Drott
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Drott
Musial strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goryl vs. Mizell
Goryl hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Mizell
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Mizell
Banks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Mizell
There goes Banks. The throw from Green and he is safe. Banks steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Mizell
Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Banks scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walls vs. Mizell
Walls hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mizell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Drott
Boyer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Neeman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Drott
Moon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walls. Moon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ennis vs. Drott
Ennis hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Moon moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Green vs. Drott
Green hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Green for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolger vs. Mizell
Bolger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mizell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neeman vs. Mizell
Neeman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Mizell
Long hits a line drive into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Drott vs. Mizell
Drott strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Drott
Flood strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mizell vs. Drott
Mizell hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Drott
Blasingame hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goryl vs. Mizell
Goryl hits a line drive into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Mizell
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Mizell
Banks hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Drott
Freese hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Neeman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Drott
Musial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Drott
Boyer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goryl settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Drott
Moon hits a line drive into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Mizell
Thomson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Green settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Mizell
Walls hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Flood. Walls reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bolger vs. Mizell
Bolger hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Neeman vs. Mizell
Neeman strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Drott
Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Drott
Green strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Drott
Flood strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Mizell
Long hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mizell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drott vs. Mizell
Drott is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goryl vs. Mizell
Goryl hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Mizell
Dark strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mizell vs. Drott
Mizell hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Drott
Blasingame hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freese vs. Drott
Freese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Blasingame moves to third. Freese moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Musial vs. Drott
Musial is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Boyer vs. Drott
Boyer hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Blasingame tags and scores. Freese tags and moves to third. Musial tags and moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Moon vs. Drott
Moon is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ennis vs. Drott
Ennis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Drott
Green hits a fly ball into left field. Bolger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Mizell
Eddie Kasko now playing shortstop.
Banks hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Mizell
Thomson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walls vs. Mizell
Walls takes first base on ball four. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bolger vs. Mizell
Bolger hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Neeman vs. Mizell
Neeman strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Drott
Flood hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mizell vs. Elston
Don Elston now pitching.
Mizell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Elston
Blasingame hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Elston
Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Elston
Musial hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kasko moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. Elston
Joe Cunningham pinch runs for Stan Musial.
Boyer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goryl settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Mizell
Joe Cunningham now playing first base.
Long strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Mizell
Bobby Adams pinch hits for Don Elston.
Adams hits a line drive into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goryl vs. Mizell
Goryl hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Anderson
Bob Anderson now pitching.
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off Long, and towards Goryl, who fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Anderson
Ennis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Anderson
Green hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. Anderson
Flood strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Mizell
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Mizell
Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Mizell
Thomson hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Banks moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walls vs. Mizell
Walls hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Banks moves to third. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bolger vs. Mizell
Bolger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Banks scores. Thomson scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Neeman vs. Mizell
Neeman hits a line drive into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mizell vs. Anderson
Mizell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Anderson
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Anderson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Anderson
Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks misplays the ball. That's an error on Banks. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cunningham vs. Anderson
Cunningham takes first base on ball four. Kasko moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. Anderson
Boyer hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Goryl reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Mizell
Long hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thacker vs. Mizell
Moe Thacker pinch hits for Bob Anderson.
Thacker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goryl vs. Mizell
Tony Taylor pinch runs for Moe Thacker.
Goryl hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Mizell
Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/8/1958 -- St.Louis at Chicago (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Blasingame D, 2b 5 1 1 0 Goryl J, 2b 5 0 1 0
Freese G, ss 3 1 1 0 Dark A, 3b 5 0 0 0
Kasko E, ss 2 0 1 0 Banks E, ss 3 2 1 0
Musial S, 1b 2 1 1 0 Thomson B, cf 3 1 1 1
Cunningham J, pr-1b 0 0 0 0 Walls L, rf 3 0 1 0
Boyer K, 3b 4 0 0 1 Bolger J, lf 4 0 1 2
Moon W, rf 3 1 1 0 Neeman C, c 3 0 0 0
Ennis D, lf 3 1 1 4 Long D, 1b 4 0 0 0
Green G, c 4 0 0 0 Drott D, p 2 0 0 0
Flood C, cf 4 1 1 1 Elston D, p 0 0 0 0
Mizell V, p 4 0 0 0 Adams B, ph 1 0 0 0
Anderson B, p 0 0 0 0
Thacker M, ph 1 0 1 0
Taylor T, pr 0 0 0 0
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34 6 7 6 34 3 6 3
St.Louis 000 005 100 -- 6
Chicago 100 000 020 -- 3
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Mizell V (W) 9.0 6 3 1 4 6
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Drott D (L)* 6.0 5 6 6 3 4
Elston D 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Anderson B 2.0 0 0 0 2 2
* Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
E -- Blasingame D, Banks E
LOB -- St.Louis 7, Chicago 8
2B -- Moon W, Walls L
HR -- Ennis D, Flood C
SB -- Banks E
SF -- Boyer K
T -- 2:44
A -- 17310
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