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Philadelphia Phillies @ Cincinnati Reds

1958-08-29 · Night game · Crosley Field · Att: 10283 · night · 2:38

Cincinnati Redlegs defeated Philadelphia Phillies 5–3. Cincinnati Redlegs put up 4 in the 5th. Bob Purkey earned the win. Solly Hemus went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Bob Purkey L: Don Cardwell SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Shag Crawford · 1B: Vinnie Smith · 2B: Frank Dascoli · 3B: Augie Donatelli · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Richie Ashburn	3	1	0	0	1	0
Solly Hemus	4	1	3	1	0	0
Harry Anderson	4	0	1	1	0	0
Wally Post	4	1	1	0	0	0
Ed Bouchee	3	0	0	0	1	1
Willie Jones	4	0	2	1	0	0
Chico Fernandez	3	0	0	0	0	1
Stan Lopata	4	0	1	0	0	1
Don Cardwell	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Hearn	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dave Philley	1	0	0	0	0	0
Rip Repulski	1	0	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Temple	5	1	1	0	0	2
Jerry Lynch	5	2	3	2	0	0
Gus Bell	4	0	1	1	0	1
Frank Robinson	3	0	1	2	1	0
George Crowe	4	0	0	0	0	1
Ed Bailey	4	0	1	0	0	2
Alex Grammas	2	0	1	0	2	0
Roy McMillan	3	1	0	0	1	1
Bob Purkey	2	1	0	0	2	0

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Don Cardwell	4.1	5	4	4
Jim Hearn	3.2	3	2	3

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Purkey	9.0	8	2	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Richie Ashburn: 53
Solly Hemus: 3/G
Harry Anderson: 31

Bot 1

Johnny Temple: K/C
Jerry Lynch: S7
Gus Bell: 7/78/L
Frank Robinson: 9

Top 2

Wally Post: D7
Ed Bouchee: 8.2-3
Willie Jones: S8/G.3-H
Chico Fernandez: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 2

George Crowe: K
Ed Bailey: K
Alex Grammas: W
Roy McMillan: 8

Top 3

Stan Lopata: K/C
Don Cardwell: 53
Richie Ashburn: 4/P

Bot 3

Bob Purkey: W
Johnny Temple: 26(1)/FO/BG
Jerry Lynch: 4/P
Gus Bell: 3/L

Top 4

Solly Hemus: HR/9
Harry Anderson: 9
Wally Post: 5/L
Ed Bouchee: K

Bot 4

Frank Robinson: W
George Crowe: 46(1)3/GDP
Ed Bailey: K/C

Top 5

Willie Jones: S6/G
Chico Fernandez: K
Stan Lopata: 9/L
Don Cardwell: 53

Bot 5

Alex Grammas: S9
Roy McMillan: WP.1-2
Roy McMillan: W
Bob Purkey: 15(2)/FO/BG.1-2
Johnny Temple: S7.2-3;1-2
Jerry Lynch: S/89.3-H;2-H;1-3
Gus Bell: S9.3-H;1-3
Frank Robinson: FC.3-H;1-2;B-1
George Crowe: 46(1)/FO.2-3
Ed Bailey: 8/8D

Top 6

Richie Ashburn: 43
Solly Hemus: S7
Harry Anderson: S1.1-2
Wally Post: 6/P
Ed Bouchee: W.2-3;1-2
Willie Jones: 54(1)/FO

Bot 6

Alex Grammas: W
Roy McMillan: 4/P
Bob Purkey: 2/FL
Johnny Temple: K

Top 7

Chico Fernandez: 13
Stan Lopata: 63
Jim Hearn: 63

Bot 7

Jerry Lynch: D8/89
Gus Bell: K
Frank Robinson: PB.2-3#
Frank Robinson: S8/4.3-H
George Crowe: 7
Ed Bailey: S7/G.1-3
Alex Grammas: 2/FL

Top 8

Richie Ashburn: W
Solly Hemus: S7/G.1-3
Harry Anderson: 31.3-H;1-2
Wally Post: 7/7D
Ed Bouchee: 3/G

Bot 8

Roy McMillan: K
Bob Purkey: W
Johnny Temple: 9
Jerry Lynch: 9/L

Top 9

Willie Jones: 5/L
Dave Philley: 9
Stan Lopata: D7
Rip Repulski: 13