Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
April 16, 1918 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 16, 1918 at Robison Field. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Chicago Cubs 2, St. Louis Cardinals 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Hollocher ss 4 1 2 0
Flack rf 4 1 1 0
Mann lf 3 0 0 0
  Barber ph 0 0 0 0
Paskert cf 3 0 0 0
Merkle 1b 3 0 1 1
Kilduff 2b 4 0 0 0
  McCabe pr 0 0 0 0
Deal 3b 4 0 0 0
Killefer c 3 0 0 0
Alexander p 3 0 1 0
Totals 31 2 5 1
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Smyth rf 4 1 3 1
Smith cf 3 0 0 0
Baird 3b 3 0 0 0
Hornsby ss 4 1 1 1
Cruise lf 3 1 2 1
Paulette 1b 3 0 2 1
Gonzalez c 2 0 0 0
Betzel 2b 3 1 1 0
Meadows p 2 0 0 0
Totals 27 4 9 4
Chicago 000 000 002252
St. Louis 200 011 00x493
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander  L (0-1) 8.0 9 4 3 1 2
Totals 8.0 9 4 3 1 2
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Meadows  W (1-0) 9.0 5 2 0 2 1
Totals 9.0 5 2 0 2 1

  E–Hollocher (1), Merkle (1), Baird (1), Hornsby (1), Meadows (1).  DP–Chicago 2. Deal-Merkle-Kilduff, Hollocher-Kilduff-Merkle, St. Louis 2. Hornsby-Paulette, Hornsby-Betzel-Paulette.  2B–St. Louis Smyth (1); Cruise (1).  3B–St. Louis Smyth (1); Hornsby (1); Paulette (1).  SH–Merkle (1); Smith (1); Meadows (1).  Team LOB–5.  HBP–Baird (1).  Team–3.  SB–Baird (1).  U–Ernie Quigley, Pete Harrison.

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