Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 6, 1923 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 6, 1923 at Sportsman's Park III. 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 4, St. Louis Cardinals 16

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Statz cf 4 1 1 1
Heathcote rf 5 0 0 1
Grantham 2b 3 1 2 0
Kelleher 1b 3 1 0 0
Friberg 3b 4 0 2 1
Miller lf 2 0 1 0
  Weis lf 2 0 1 0
Adams ss 3 0 0 0
Hartnett c 4 1 1 0
Osborne p 1 0 0 0
  Cheeves p 2 0 0 0
  Barrett ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 34 4 9 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Blades lf 5 0 2 0
Smith rf 6 3 4 0
Hornsby 2b 4 3 3 5
Bottomley 1b 5 3 2 1
Stock 3b 5 3 2 2
Myers cf 4 1 1 1
Freigau ss 5 2 3 2
Ainsmith c 4 0 1 1
Pfeffer p 5 1 1 0
Totals 43 16 19 12
Chicago 200 020 000496
St. Louis 470 011 12x16191
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Osborne  L(1-3) 1.1 7 9 5 2 1
  Cheeves   6.2 12 7 5 2 2
Totals
8.0
19
16
10
4
3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Pfeffer  W(2-1) 9.0 9 4 4 3 2
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
3
2

  E–Grantham 2 (5), Kelleher (7), Miller (1), Adams 2 (9), Myers (1).  DP–Chicago 1. Grantham-Kelleher, St. Louis 1. Freigau-Hornsby-Bottomley.  2B–St. Louis Stock 2 (6); Freigau (3).  3B–Chicago Statz (2), St. Louis Smith (1); Ainsmith (2).  HR–St. Louis Hornsby 2 (4,2nd inning off Osborne 2 on,6th inning off Cheeves 0 on); Bottomley (2,8th inning off Cheeves 0 on).  HBP–Adams (1); Hornsby (3).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Hornsby (1); Stock (2).  Team–10.  SB–Grantham (4); Kelleher (2); Stock (1); Myers (1); Freigau 2 (3).  CS–Friberg (2).  U–Ernie Quigley, Cy Pfirman.
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