Philadelphia Phillies vs Chicago Cubs
July 21, 1920 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 21, 1920 at Cubs Park. 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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Philadelphia Phillies 6, Chicago Cubs 1

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
LeBourveau cf 5 1 1 0
Miller 1b 4 0 1 0
Stengel rf 5 1 2 1
Fletcher ss 4 1 1 0
Meusel lf 3 1 1 1
Wrightstone 3b 3 1 1 0
Rawlings 2b 4 1 1 2
Wheat c 4 0 1 2
Rixey p 4 0 1 0
Totals 36 6 10 6
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Flack rf 3 1 0 0
Herzog 2b 2 0 0 0
Terry ss 3 0 1 0
Merkle 1b 3 0 1 0
Robertson lf 3 0 0 0
  Daly ph 1 0 0 0
Paskert cf 3 0 0 1
Deal 3b 4 0 1 0
Killefer c 3 0 0 0
Alexander p 3 0 0 0
  Carter p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 3 1
Philadelphia 000 100 0506101
Chicago 100 000 000132
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Rixey  W(8-12) 9.0 3 1 1 5 3
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
5
3
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander  L(16-9) 8.0 10 6 6 2 3
  Carter   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
2
3

  E–Wrightstone (3), Terry (11), Killefer (9).  DP–Philadelphia 2. Rixey-D. Miller, Fletcher-Rawlings-D. Miller, Chicago 1. Terry-Herzog-Merkle.  2B–Philadelphia Wheat (6), Chicago Deal (5).  3B–Philadelphia Fletcher (4).  SH–D. Miller (11); Terry (18).  Team LOB–6.  Team–6.  U–Charlie Moran, Cy Rigler.
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