Chicago Cubs vs Philadelphia Phillies
July 2, 1931 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 2, 1931 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 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Cuyler rf 6 0 2 1
English ss 5 1 2 0
Taylor cf 5 0 1 1
Wilson lf 4 0 1 0
Bell 3b 5 0 2 0
Hemsley c 4 0 0 0
Grimm 1b 4 1 1 0
Jurges 2b 3 0 0 0
  Hornsby 2b 1 0 0 0
Smith p 5 0 1 0
Totals 42 2 10 2
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Brickell cf 4 0 2 0
Bartell ss 5 0 0 0
Klein lf 4 0 1 1
McCurdy c 5 0 1 0
Whitney 3b 5 0 2 0
Koster rf 4 0 0 0
Friberg 1b 4 0 0 0
Mallon 2b 4 0 1 0
Benge p 4 1 0 0
Totals 39 1 7 1
Chicago 100 000 000 01–2101
Philadelphia 000 010 000 00–173
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Smith  W(8-5) 11.0 7 1 1 2 2
Totals
11.0
7
1
1
2
2
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Benge  L(6-12) 11.0 10 2 1 2 4
Totals
11.0
10
2
1
2
4
  E–Jurges (6), McCurdy (1), Whitney (12), Mallon (12).  2B–Chicago English (16); Wilson (14); Bell (7), Philadelphia Brickell (9).  3B–Chicago D. Taylor (2).  SH–Hemsley (3); Grimm (7); Koster (4).  Team LOB–11.  Team–8.  U–Cy Rigler, Cy Pfirman, Bob Clarke.
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