Boston Bees vs Chicago Cubs
May 6, 1938 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 6, 1938 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Boston Bees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Bees 9, Chicago Cubs 13

Boston Bees ab   r   h rbi
Warstler ss 4 2 1 0
Fletcher 1b 6 2 3 2
Moore rf 6 0 1 1
Cuccinello 2b 4 1 2 1
West lf 4 2 1 2
Mayo 3b 2 1 1 1
  English 3b 2 0 0 0
DiMaggio cf 2 0 2 2
Mueller c 4 0 0 0
  Riddle c 1 0 0 0
Hutchinson p 0 0 0 0
  Niggeling p 0 0 0 0
  Errickson p 1 0 0 0
  Weir p 1 1 1 0
  Garms ph 1 0 0 0
  Lanning p 0 0 0 0
  Maggert ph 1 0 0 0
  Reis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 9 12 9
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Hack 3b 4 2 0 0
Herman 2b 3 4 3 2
Collins 1b 5 1 1 2
Demaree rf 2 2 1 1
Marty cf 4 1 1 3
Galan lf 3 1 1 2
Hartnett c 4 1 0 1
Jurges ss 4 0 0 0
Lee p 2 0 0 0
  Russell p 1 0 0 0
  Logan p 0 0 0 0
  Root p 1 1 1 0
Totals 33 13 8 11
Boston 000 133 0209124
Chicago 202 050 40x1380
  Boston Bees IP H R ER BB SO
Hutchinson   0.2 1 2 0 2 0
  Niggeling   1.2 3 2 2 1 1
  Errickson  L(0-1) 1.2 0 4 3 3 0
  Weir   2.0 1 1 1 2 0
  Lanning   1.0 3 4 3 3 0
  Reis   1.0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals
8.0
8
13
9
13
1
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Lee   4.0 4 3 3 3 3
  Russell  W(3-0) 1.0 4 4 4 2 1
  Logan   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Root  SV(3) 3.2 3 2 2 2 0
Totals
9.0
12
9
9
8
4

  E–Warstler 2 (5), West (2), Mayo (1).  DP–Boston 2. Mayo-Fletcher, Riddle-Warstler-Fletcher.  PB–Mueller (1).  2B–Boston Fletcher (1); Cuccinello (3), Chicago Herman (8); Collins (4).  3B–Boston Warstler (1), Chicago Demaree (1).  HR–Boston West (2,8th inning off Root 1 on); Mayo (1,4th inning off Lee 0 on).  HBP–DiMaggio (1).  Team LOB–12.  Team–9.  U–Tiny Parker, Charlie Moran, George Magerkurth.
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