Philadelphia Phillies vs Chicago Cubs
August 22, 1928 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 22, 1928 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 2, Chicago Cubs 3

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Sothern cf 6 0 2 0
Thompson 2b 6 0 1 0
Hurst 1b 5 0 2 0
Whitney 3b 5 0 1 0
Leach lf 5 0 1 0
Davis c 5 1 0 0
Sand ss 4 1 2 0
Klein rf 5 0 1 1
Ring p 2 0 0 0
  McGraw p 3 0 0 0
Totals 46 2 10 1
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
English 3b,ss 5 0 3 1
Maguire 2b 5 1 1 1
Cuyler rf 5 0 1 0
Heathcote cf 5 0 1 0
Stephenson lf 3 0 1 0
Kelly 1b 4 0 0 0
Hartnett c 5 1 1 0
Beck ss 0 0 0 0
  McMillan 3b 4 1 2 0
Nehf p 3 0 0 0
Totals 39 3 10 2
Philadelphia 020 000 000 0002102
Chicago 000 010 100 0013102
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Ring   4.1 3 1 1 4 1
  McGraw  L(5-6) 7.0 7 2 1 2 2
Totals
11.1
10
3
2
6
3
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Nehf  W(11-5) 12.0 10 2 1 2 3
Totals
12.0
10
2
1
2
3

  E–Hurst (8), Sand (25), English (29), Nehf (2).  DP–Philadelphia 2. Thompson-Sand-Hurst, McGraw-Sand-Hurst, Chicago 1. Maguire-Kelly.  2B–Philadelphia Klein (7), Chicago English 2 (19); McMillan (1).  3B–Philadelphia Thompson (11).  SH–Whitney (10); Maguire (26); Nehf 2 (5).  Team LOB–11.  HBP–Kelly (2).  Team–12.  U–Cy Pfirman, Dolly Stark, Ernie Quigley.
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