Big Klu
07-13-2008, 01:06 AM
50 years ago (1958), the Reds were swept in a doubleheader at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum--losing the opener 3-0, and the nightcap 3-2.
First Game
Cincinnati
Johnny Temple 2b
Jerry Lynch rf
Frank Robinson lf
George Crowe 1b
Don Hoak 3b
Ed Bailey c
Gus Bell cf
Roy McMillan ss
Don Newcombe p
Los Angeles
Junior Gilliam 3b
Pee Wee Reese ss
Duke Snider cf
Norm Larker lf
Carl Furillo rf
Johnny Roseboro c
Steve Bilko 1b
Charlie Neal 2b
Stan Williams p
WP: Stan Williams (5-3)
LP: Don Newcombe (1-9)
Sv: Clem Labine (6)
HR: LA - Carl Furillo (9), Charlie Neal (16).
In Game 1, Stan Williams and Clem Labine combined on a three-hit shutout. Williams pitched eight innings, allowing three hits while striking out 10. The only hits for the Reds were a two-out single off the LF screen by Roy McMillan in the fifth inning, a two-out single by Gus Bell in the seventh, and a two-out single by Jerry Lynch in the eighth. Don Newcombe and Brooks Lawrence combined on a six-hitter in a losing effort for the Reds.
Second Game
Cincinnati
Johnny Temple 2b
Danny Morejon cf
Frank Robinson lf
Walt Dropo 1b
Don Hoak 3b
Pete Whisenant rf
Smoky Burgess c
Alex Grammas ss
Joe Nuxhall p
Los Angeles
Junior Gilliam 3b
Pee Wee Reese ss
Carl Furillo rf
Steve Bilko 1b
Gil Hodges lf
Charlie Neal 2b
Gino Cimoli cf
Joe Pignatano c
Bob Giallombardo p
WP: Bob Giallombardo (1-1)
LP: Joe Nuxhall (6-5)
Sv: Clem Labine (7)
HR: CIN - Pete Whisenant (2). LA - Junior Gilliam (2), Joe Pignatano (4), Steve Bilko (6).
In Game 2, Joe Nuxhall pitched a complete-game four-hitter with 10 K's in a losing effort for the Reds. The only hits for the Dodgers were a leadoff homer over the LF screen by Junior Gilliam in the first inning, a two-out infield single by Pee Wee Reese in the third, a one-out solo homer by Joe Pignatano in the seventh, and a two-out solo homer by Steve Bilko in the eighth.
First Game
Cincinnati
Johnny Temple 2b
Jerry Lynch rf
Frank Robinson lf
George Crowe 1b
Don Hoak 3b
Ed Bailey c
Gus Bell cf
Roy McMillan ss
Don Newcombe p
Los Angeles
Junior Gilliam 3b
Pee Wee Reese ss
Duke Snider cf
Norm Larker lf
Carl Furillo rf
Johnny Roseboro c
Steve Bilko 1b
Charlie Neal 2b
Stan Williams p
WP: Stan Williams (5-3)
LP: Don Newcombe (1-9)
Sv: Clem Labine (6)
HR: LA - Carl Furillo (9), Charlie Neal (16).
In Game 1, Stan Williams and Clem Labine combined on a three-hit shutout. Williams pitched eight innings, allowing three hits while striking out 10. The only hits for the Reds were a two-out single off the LF screen by Roy McMillan in the fifth inning, a two-out single by Gus Bell in the seventh, and a two-out single by Jerry Lynch in the eighth. Don Newcombe and Brooks Lawrence combined on a six-hitter in a losing effort for the Reds.
Second Game
Cincinnati
Johnny Temple 2b
Danny Morejon cf
Frank Robinson lf
Walt Dropo 1b
Don Hoak 3b
Pete Whisenant rf
Smoky Burgess c
Alex Grammas ss
Joe Nuxhall p
Los Angeles
Junior Gilliam 3b
Pee Wee Reese ss
Carl Furillo rf
Steve Bilko 1b
Gil Hodges lf
Charlie Neal 2b
Gino Cimoli cf
Joe Pignatano c
Bob Giallombardo p
WP: Bob Giallombardo (1-1)
LP: Joe Nuxhall (6-5)
Sv: Clem Labine (7)
HR: CIN - Pete Whisenant (2). LA - Junior Gilliam (2), Joe Pignatano (4), Steve Bilko (6).
In Game 2, Joe Nuxhall pitched a complete-game four-hitter with 10 K's in a losing effort for the Reds. The only hits for the Dodgers were a leadoff homer over the LF screen by Junior Gilliam in the first inning, a two-out infield single by Pee Wee Reese in the third, a one-out solo homer by Joe Pignatano in the seventh, and a two-out solo homer by Steve Bilko in the eighth.