Chicago Cubs vs Philadelphia Phillies
July 21, 1923 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 21, 1923 at Baker Bowl. 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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Chicago Cubs 16, Philadelphia Phillies 9

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Statz cf 6 0 1 1
Hollocher ss 2 1 0 0
  Adams ss 1 1 0 0
Grantham 2b 4 2 2 2
O'Farrell c 4 2 2 2
Friberg 3b 5 4 4 4
Miller lf 5 3 2 2
Heathcote rf 5 0 0 0
Elliott 1b 5 3 4 2
Aldridge p 3 0 1 0
  Keen p 1 0 1 2
Totals 41 16 17 15
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Mokan lf 4 0 0 0
Williams cf 3 2 0 0
Walker rf 5 2 4 1
Tierney 2b 5 2 2 3
Sand ss 2 2 0 0
Henline c 5 1 2 3
Holke 1b 5 0 3 2
Lord 3b 4 0 0 0
  Wrightstone 3b 1 0 0 0
Head p 1 0 0 0
  Betts p 4 0 1 0
Totals 39 9 12 9
Chicago 030 141 22316171
Philadelphia 000 104 4009123
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Aldridge  W(10-5) 6.0 8 7 7 3 1
  Keen  SV(1) 3.0 4 2 2 2 0
Totals
9.0
12
9
9
5
1
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Head  L(1-8) 4.2 10 8 8 2 3
  Betts   4.1 7 8 5 2 2
Totals
9.0
17
16
13
4
5

  E–Adams (13), Tierney 2 (18), Sand (33).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Walker-Henline-Holke.  PB–O'Farrell (3).  2B–Chicago Friberg (14); Miller (12); Keen (1), Philadelphia Walker (16); Henline (11); Holke (21).  HR–Chicago O'Farrell (9,7th inning off Betts 1 on); Friberg (7,5th inning off Head 1 on); Miller (10,5th inning off Head 0 on), Philadelphia Tierney (10,6th inning off Aldridge 1 on).  SH–Keen (2); Sand (7).  Team LOB–3.  Team–9.  SB–Adams (5); Grantham (25); Friberg (9); Elliott (2).  CS–Statz (11).  U–Bill Klem, Frank Wilson.
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