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April 23, 1958

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Cubs 7 10 4
Dodgers 6 7 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 7 10 4
Dodgers 6 7 1

Gil Hodges Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .214
OBP .500 .371
At Bats 4 28
Hits 2 6
• Singles 1 4
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 1 2
Walks 0 7
RBI’s 1 2

Dolan Nichols Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 0
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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum - April 23, 1958
Out
Dolan Nichols
Cal Neeman
Dale Long
Tony Taylor
Johnny Goryl
Ernie Banks
Walt Moryn
Bobby Thomson
Lee Walls
Gil Hodges
Charlie Neal

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 7 10 4 8
Los Angeles Dodgers 6 7 1 7
Winning Pitcher Don Elston
Losing Pitcher Clem Labine
Save Dolan Nichols
Game Winning RBI Bobby Thomson
Attendance 24,368
Time of Game 2 hours 59 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nichols fields it and throws to first for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Neal hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walls who is chasing the ball. Neal reaches third base with a triple. Reese goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned.
Bottom 9 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor misplays the ball. That's an error on Taylor.
Bottom 9 Joe Pignatano pinch runs for Elmer Valo. Randy Jackson pinch hits for Jim Gilliam. Dolan Nichols now pitching. Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 9 Freddy Rodriguez now pitching. Elmer Valo pinch hits for Clem Labine. Valo takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Long hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Thomson hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Cimoli. Thomson reaches second base with a double. Walls scores. Banks goes all the way around to score.
Top 9 Moryn strikes out.
Top 9 Banks hits a line drive into left center field for a base hit. Walls moves to second.
Top 9 Walls hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Clem Labine now pitching. Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gray fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Chuck Tanner pinch hits for Don Elston. Tanner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Roseboro hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Elston fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Furillo bunts towards the mound. Elston fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Cal Neeman now catching. Cimoli hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Jim Bolger pinch hits for El Tappe. Bolger hits a line drive into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Goryl takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Long hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Banks moves to third. Moryn moves to second.
Top 8 Thomson strikes out.
Top 8 Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erskine fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Erskine. Banks moves to second.
Top 8 Banks takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Don Elston now pitching. Gray hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Tappe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Hodges hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Neal hits a line drive towards short. Banks reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Reese hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gilliam for the out.
Top 7 Walls hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Taylor takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Drott strikes out.
Top 7 Tappe bunts in front of the plate. Roseboro fields it and throws to first for the out. Goryl moves to second.
Top 7 Goryl takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Erskine hits a popup towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Roseboro hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Furillo takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Cimoli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Long hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Erskine covering, for the out.
Top 6 Thomson strikes out.
Top 6 Moryn strikes out.
Bottom 5 Gray hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Goryl fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Neal takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Banks hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Walls strikes out.
Top 5 Taylor hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Reese hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Gilliam hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Erskine hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Roseboro hits a line drive towards first. Long reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Drott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Tappe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Goryl scores.
Top 4 Goryl hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cimoli who is chasing the ball. Goryl reaches third base with a triple. Thomson goes all the way around to score.
Top 4 Long hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gray settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gray fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Moryn hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gray settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Furillo hits a popup towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Cimoli is hit by the pitch. Gray moves to second.
Bottom 3 Gray hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hodges moves to third.
Bottom 3 Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards second. Taylor picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Taylor. Neal scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 3 Neal hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Taylor misplays the ball. That's an error on Taylor. Erskine scores. Reese goes all the way around to score. Neal moves to second. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 3 Reese takes first base on ball four. Erskine moves to second.
Bottom 3 Gilliam hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Erskine bunts towards the mound. Drott fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Roseboro takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Walls strikes out.
Top 3 Taylor hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Furillo for the out.
Bottom 2 Cimoli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks misplays the ball. That's an error on Banks.
Bottom 2 Gray hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Drott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Tappe hits a fly ball into left field. Gilliam settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Goryl hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Neal hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tappe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gilliam for the out.
Top 1 Long hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Thomson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gilliam. Thomson reaches second base with a double. Banks scores.
Top 1 Moryn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Neal settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Banks hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Cimoli. Banks reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Walls hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Taylor strikes out.