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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Cincinnati Reds

1958-08-15 · Night game · Crosley Field · Att: 11277 · night · 1:58

Cincinnati Redlegs defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 6–1. Cincinnati Redlegs put up 5 in the 8th. Bob Purkey earned the win. Frank Robinson went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5
CIN	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5		6	6

W: Bob Purkey L: Ron Kline SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Frank Secory · 1B: Ed Sudol · 2B: Tony Venzon · 3B: Jocko Conlan · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bill Virdon	3	0	0	1	1	0
Roberto Clemente	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ted Kluszewski	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bob Skinner	4	0	1	0	0	0
Frank Thomas	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bill Mazeroski	4	0	0	0	0	1
Dick Groat	3	0	0	0	0	0
Danny Kravitz	3	1	2	0	0	0
Ron Kline	1	0	0	0	0	1

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Alex Grammas	3	1	1	0	1	0
Jerry Lynch	2	1	0	0	2	0
Dee Fondy	3	1	1	2	0	0
Frank Robinson	3	2	1	1	1	1
Ed Bailey	3	0	2	2	1	0
Bob Thurman	4	0	0	0	0	0
Roy McMillan	3	0	0	0	0	1
Eddie Miksis	3	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Purkey	3	1	1	0	0	2

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ron Kline	7.2	4	4	4
Roy Face	0.1	2	1	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Purkey	9.0	5	1	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bill Virdon: 31
Roberto Clemente: 9
Ted Kluszewski: 3/G

Bot 1

Alex Grammas: 3
Jerry Lynch: 9
Dee Fondy: 7

Top 2

Bob Skinner: D
Frank Thomas: 53.2-2#
Bill Mazeroski: 53.2-2#
Dick Groat: 7

Bot 2

Frank Robinson: K/C
Ed Bailey: 6
Bob Thurman: 43

Top 3

Danny Kravitz: S8
Ron Kline: E1/SH.1-3
Bill Virdon: 46(1)/FO.3-H(UR)
Roberto Clemente: PO1(23)
Roberto Clemente: 63

Bot 3

Roy McMillan: K
Eddie Miksis: 63
Bob Purkey: K

Top 4

Ted Kluszewski: S9
Bob Skinner: 8
Frank Thomas: 2
Bill Mazeroski: 8

Bot 4

Alex Grammas: S/89
Jerry Lynch: 36(1)/FO
Dee Fondy: CS2(26)#
Dee Fondy: 4

Top 5

Dick Groat: 4
Danny Kravitz: 63
Ron Kline: K/C

Bot 5

Frank Robinson: HR/7D
Ed Bailey: S8
Bob Thurman: 4
Roy McMillan: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 6

Bill Virdon: 7
Roberto Clemente: 43
Ted Kluszewski: 4

Bot 6

Eddie Miksis: 4
Bob Purkey: K/C
Alex Grammas: 53

Top 7

Bob Skinner: 9
Frank Thomas: 53
Bill Mazeroski: 3/G

Bot 7

Jerry Lynch: W
Dee Fondy: 34/SH.1-2
Frank Robinson: 7
Ed Bailey: IW
Bob Thurman: 43

Top 8

Dick Groat: 7
Danny Kravitz: S9
Ron Kline: 34/SH.1-2
Bill Virdon: IW
Roberto Clemente: 6

Bot 8

Roy McMillan: 53
Eddie Miksis: 63
Bob Purkey: S9
Alex Grammas: W.1-2
Jerry Lynch: W.2-3;1-2
Dee Fondy: S8.3-H;2-H;1-2
Frank Robinson: W.2-3;1-2
Ed Bailey: S.3-H;2-H;1-H(E2)(NR);B-2#
Bob Thurman: 3/G

Top 9

Ted Kluszewski: 3/G
Bob Skinner: 8
Frank Thomas: D/78
Bill Mazeroski: K