Philadelphia Phillies vs Chicago Cubs
July 17, 1918 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 17, 1918 at Weeghman Park. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Philadelphia Phillies 1, Chicago Cubs 2

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Bancroft ss 9 0 2 0
Williams cf 9 1 1 0
Stock 3b 9 0 1 0
Luderus 1b 9 0 3 0
Meusel lf 9 0 0 0
Cravath rf 7 0 2 1
Hemingway 2b 8 0 2 0
Adams c 7 0 2 0
  Burns c 1 0 0 0
Watson p 8 0 0 0
Totals 76 1 13 1
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Flack rf 8 1 5 1
Hollocher ss 7 0 2 0
Mann lf 9 0 1 1
Merkle 1b 9 0 3 0
Paskert cf 7 0 1 0
Deal 3b 9 0 1 0
Zeider 2b 8 0 0 0
  Barber ph 1 1 1 0
Killefer c 8 0 2 0
Tyler p 8 0 2 0
  McCabe ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 75 2 19 2
Philadelphia 000 100 000 000 000 000 0001130
Chicago 100 000 000 000 000 000 0012191
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Watson  L(4-3) 20.0 19 2 2 4 5
Totals
20.0
19
2
2
4
5
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Tyler  W(13-5) 21.0 13 1 0 1 8
Totals
21.0
13
1
0
1
8

  E–Hollocher (27).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Bancroft-Hemingway-Luderus.  2B–Philadelphia Hemingway (2), Chicago Hollocher (13).  Team LOB–13.  SH–Hollocher (16); Paskert (14).  HBP–Killefer (3).  Team–20.  SB–Cravath 2 (5); Flack (12).  U–Ernie Quigley, Pete Harrison.
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