Chicago Cubs vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 19, 1917 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 19, 1917 at Baker Bowl. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 4, Philadelphia Phillies 5

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Zeider ss 6 0 0 0
Flack rf,lf 5 1 0 0
Doyle 2b 3 1 0 2
Merkle 1b 4 1 2 1
Williams cf 2 1 0 1
  Ruether ph 0 0 0 1
  Wolter rf 0 0 0 0
Mann lf,cf 4 0 2 1
Wilson c 4 0 1 1
Deal 3b 5 0 0 0
Vaughn p 5 0 2 0
Totals 38 4 7 0
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Paskert cf 5 0 1 1
Bancroft ss 5 1 1 0
Stock 3b 5 0 1 0
Cravath rf 5 0 1 0
Whitted lf,1b 5 1 1 0
Luderus 1b 3 1 2 1
  McGaffigan pr 0 1 0 0
  Cooper lf 0 0 0 1
Niehoff 2b 4 0 3 1
Killefer c 5 1 3 0
Oeschger p 1 0 0 0
  Byrne ph 1 0 0 0
  Mayer p 1 0 0 0
  Adams ph 1 0 0 0
  Lavender p 1 0 0 0
Totals 42 5 13 0
Chicago 300 100 000 00473
Philadelphia 100 101 010 015132
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Vaughn  L(6-3) 10.0 13 5 4 4 8
Totals
10.0
13
5
4
4
8
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Oeschger   4.0 4 4 1 2 1
  Mayer   4.0 2 0 0 3 3
  Lavender  W(2-1) 3.0 1 0 0 2 1
Totals
11.0
1
0
0
2
1

  E–Zeider (9), Flack (1), Williams (4), Bancroft (7), Oeschger (1).  DP–Philadelphia 2. Bancroft-Niehoff-Luderus, Bancroft-Niehoff-Whitted.  3B–Philadelphia Cravath (1).  HR–Philadelphia Bancroft (1,1st inning off Vaughn 0 on).  SH–Williams (8).  Team LOB–9.  Team–11.  SB–Merkle (5).  U–Cy Rigler, Al Orth.
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