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Dodgers
@ Reds
Crosley Field
May 23, 1958
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Los Angeles Dodgers, played on May 23, 1958 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 23, 1958 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 23, 1958 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Podres |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Purkey |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 13,399 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 15 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Secory 1B: Tony Venzon 2B: (none) 3B: Jocko Conlan |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Gilliam | Third Baseman |
| John Roseboro | Catcher |
| Elmer Valo | Left Fielder |
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| Charlie Neal | Second Baseman |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Gino Cimoli | Center Fielder |
| Don Zimmer | Shortstop |
| Johnny Podres | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Pete Whisenant | Right Fielder |
| Frank Robinson | Left Fielder |
| George Crowe | First Baseman |
| Don Hoak | Third Baseman |
| Ed Bailey | Catcher |
| Gus Bell | Center Fielder |
| Alex Grammas | Shortstop |
| Bob Purkey | Pitcher |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Reds
Crosley Field
May 23, 1958
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Purkey
Gilliam hits a fly ball into right field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Purkey
Roseboro hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Purkey
Valo hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Podres
Temple takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whisenant vs. Podres
Whisenant hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Temple moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Podres
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Crowe vs. Podres
Crowe hits a fly ball into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Hoak vs. Podres
Hoak hits a fly ball into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Purkey
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Purkey
Neal hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Purkey
Hodges hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Hodges reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cimoli vs. Purkey
Cimoli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple misplays the ball. That's an error on Temple. Hodges moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Zimmer vs. Purkey
Zimmer hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Podres
Bailey strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Podres
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Podres
Grammas strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Podres vs. Purkey
Podres hits a fly ball into right field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Purkey
Gilliam hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Roseboro vs. Purkey
Roseboro hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Valo vs. Purkey
Valo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Crowe scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Valo for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Purkey vs. Podres
Purkey strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Podres
Temple hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Neal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Whisenant vs. Podres
Whisenant takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Podres
There's a wild pitch. Whisenant moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Podres
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Crowe vs. Podres
Crowe strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Purkey
Furillo hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Neal vs. Purkey
Neal hits a popup, foul, towards first. Crowe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Purkey
Hodges 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. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Podres
Hoak hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Podres
Bailey hits a fly ball into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Podres
There goes Hoak. The throw from Roseboro and he is out, Zimmer applying the tag. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Podres
Bell hits a popup towards short. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. Purkey
Cimoli hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Purkey
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Purkey, and towards Grammas, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Podres vs. Purkey
Podres hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Podres
Grammas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Purkey vs. Podres
Purkey bunts towards the catcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Grammas moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Temple vs. Podres
Temple bunts towards first. Hodges picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Hodges. Grammas scores. Purkey moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Whisenant vs. Podres
Whisenant hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Whisenant reaches second base with a double. Purkey scores. Temple moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Robinson vs. Podres
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Crowe vs. Podres
Crowe hits a fly ball into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Temple tags and scores. Whisenant tags and moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hoak vs. Podres
Hoak hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Purkey
Gilliam hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roseboro vs. Purkey
Roseboro hits a line drive into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valo vs. Purkey
Valo hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Purkey
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Podres
Bailey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Podres
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Podres
Grammas hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Valo. Grammas reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Purkey vs. Podres
Purkey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Podres fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Temple vs. Podres
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Purkey
Neal hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Purkey
Hodges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Cimoli vs. Purkey
Cimoli 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. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Purkey
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Purkey
Duke Snider pinch hits for Johnny Podres.
Snider hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Whisenant vs. Roebuck
Ed Roebuck now pitching.
Whisenant takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Roebuck
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Crowe vs. Roebuck
Crowe strikes out. There goes Robinson. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Hoak vs. Roebuck
Hoak hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Neal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Purkey
Gilliam hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Roseboro vs. Purkey
Roseboro hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Gilliam moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Valo vs. Jeffcoat
Hal Jeffcoat now pitching.
Valo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Crowe scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Valo for the out. Roseboro moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Furillo vs. Jeffcoat
Furillo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Neal vs. Jeffcoat
Neal strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Hodges vs. Jeffcoat
Hodges hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Roebuck
Bailey strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Roebuck
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Roebuck
Grammas hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Cimoli. Grammas reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Jeffcoat vs. Roebuck
Jeffcoat strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Jeffcoat
Norm Larker pinch hits for Gino Cimoli.
Larker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmer vs. Jeffcoat
Zimmer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Crowe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Jeffcoat
Rube Walker pinch hits for Ed Roebuck.
Walker hits a popup towards short. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Jeffcoat
Gilliam hits a line drive towards third. Hoak reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/23/1958 -- Los Angeles at Cincinnati (N)
Los Angeles AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Gilliam J, 3b 5 0 3 0 Temple J, 2b 3 1 1 0
Roseboro J, c 4 0 1 0 Whisenant P, rf 2 0 2 1
Valo E, lf 4 0 0 0 Robinson F, lf 3 0 0 0
Furillo C, rf 3 0 1 0 Crowe G, 1b 3 0 0 1
Neal C, 2b 4 1 1 1 Hoak D, 3b 4 0 1 0
Hodges G, 1b 3 0 1 0 Bailey E, c 4 1 1 1
Cimoli G, cf 3 0 0 0 Bell G, cf 4 0 0 0
Larker N, ph 0 0 0 0 Grammas A, ss 4 1 3 0
Zimmer D, ss 4 0 1 0 Purkey B, p 2 1 0 0
Podres J, p 2 0 0 0 Jeffcoat H, p 1 0 0 0
Snider D, ph 1 0 0 0
Roebuck E, p 0 0 0 0
Walker R, ph 1 0 0 0
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34 1 8 1 30 4 8 3
Los Angeles 000 000 100 -- 1
Cincinnati 000 031 00x -- 4
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Podres J (L) 6.0 7 4 4 3 4
Roebuck E 2.0 1 0 0 1 3
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Purkey B (W)* 7.0 8 1 1 1 0
Jeffcoat H (S) 2.0 0 0 0 2 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- Temple J, Hodges G
DP -- Cincinnati 2
LOB -- Los Angeles 9, Cincinnati 8
2B -- Hodges G, Whisenant P, Grammas A 2
HR -- Bailey E, Neal C
SB -- Robinson F
CS -- Hoak D
SH -- Purkey B
SF -- Crowe G
WP -- Podres J
T -- 2:15
A -- 13399
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