Chicago Cubs vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 18, 1931 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 18, 1931 at Baker Bowl. 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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Chicago Cubs 4, Philadelphia Phillies 5
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Moore cf 4 1 0 0
English ss 5 0 1 2
Hornsby 2b 4 0 1 0
Wilson lf 3 0 0 0
Cuyler rf 4 0 1 0
Hartnett c 4 1 1 0
Bell 3b 2 1 1 0
  Jurges 3b 1 0 0 0
Grimm 1b 4 1 3 1
Baecht p 3 0 1 1
  May p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 9 4
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Brickell cf 5 1 1 1
Bartell ss 5 1 1 1
Klein lf 4 0 1 0
Arlett rf 3 1 2 1
Hurst 1b 5 1 1 1
Whitney 3b 4 0 1 0
Friberg 2b 4 1 3 1
Davis c 1 0 0 0
  Willingham pr 0 0 0 0
  Rensa c 0 0 0 0
  McCurdy c 1 0 0 0
Stoner p 2 0 0 0
  Watt p 0 0 0 0
  Koster ph 1 0 0 0
  Benge p 0 0 0 0
  Mallon ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 10 5
Chicago 002 200 000–492
Philadelphia 010 000 112–5100
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Baecht  L(1-1) 8.1 9 5 5 2 5
  May   0.0 1 0 0 2 0
Totals
8.1
10
5
5
4
5
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Stoner   5.0 8 4 4 3 2
  Watt   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Benge  W(3-4) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
3
4
  E–English (4), Hartnett (1).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Watt-Bartell-Hurst.  2B–Chicago English (2), Philadelphia Bartell (9).  HR–Philadelphia Arlett (7,2nd inning off Baecht 0 on).  SH–Baecht (1).  Team LOB–7.  HBP–Arlett (3).  Team–11.  U–Bill Klem, Jim Scott, Dolly Stark.
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