Chicago Cubs vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 22, 1917 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 22, 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 6, Philadelphia Phillies 8
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Zeider ss 4 1 0 1
Flack rf 5 0 0 0
Doyle 2b 5 3 4 0
Merkle 1b 5 0 2 0
Williams cf 3 1 1 1
Mann lf 2 1 1 1
Elliott c 2 0 0 0
  Ruether ph 1 0 0 0
  Wilson c 1 0 0 0
Deal 3b 4 0 1 0
Seaton p 2 0 0 0
  Aldridge p 0 0 0 0
  Wolter ph 1 0 0 0
  Hendrix p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 9 0
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Paskert cf 4 2 1 1
Bancroft ss 4 1 1 1
Stock 3b 3 2 0 1
Cravath rf 4 0 2 0
Cooper lf 4 0 1 0
Luderus 1b 3 1 0 1
Niehoff 2b 4 0 0 0
Killefer c 3 1 2 1
Lavender p 1 0 0 0
  Dugey ph 1 1 1 0
  Oeschger p 2 0 0 0
Totals 33 8 8 0
Chicago 100 320 000–693
Philadelphia 100 601 00x–882
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Seaton  L(3-1) 3.2 4 4 3 2 0
  Aldridge   3.1 4 4 4 2 2
  Hendrix   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
0
0
0
1
1
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Lavender   4.0 5 4 4 1 2
  Oeschger  W(3-3) 5.0 4 2 2 2 3
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
2
3
  E–Merkle 2 (5), Williams (5), Stock (6), Niehoff (2).  2B–Chicago Doyle (4); Merkle (5); Deal (2), Philadelphia Bancroft (7); Cravath (11); Killefer (3).  HR–Philadelphia Paskert (1,6th inning off Aldridge 0 on).  SH–Mann (6); Aldridge (1).  HBP–Williams (2).  Team LOB–8.  Team–6.  SB–Stock (2).  U–Cy Rigler, Al Orth.
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