Chicago Cubs vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 20, 1938 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 20, 1938 at Baker Bowl. 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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Chicago Cubs 16, Philadelphia Phillies 7

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Hack 3b 6 2 4 3
Herman 2b 7 4 3 0
Galan lf 3 1 2 0
  Marty cf 2 0 1 0
Demaree rf 5 1 1 2
Hartnett c 4 1 2 1
  Garbark pr,c 2 1 1 1
Reynolds cf,lf 5 2 3 2
Collins 1b 5 2 1 0
Jurges ss 5 1 2 3
Carleton p 4 1 2 2
  Russell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 48 16 22 14
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Martin cf 5 1 3 1
Scharein ss 2 1 0 0
Klein rf 5 0 1 2
Arnovich lf 5 1 4 1
Whitney 3b 4 1 2 2
Corbett 1b 5 1 0 0
Young 2b 4 1 1 0
Atwood c 1 0 0 0
  Clark c 4 0 1 0
Walters p 1 0 1 1
  Hallahan p 2 0 1 0
  Mueller ph 1 1 1 0
  Reis p 0 0 0 0
  Browne ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 7 15 7
Chicago 210 601 10516220
Philadelphia 020 020 0307153
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Carleton  W(4-2) 7.1 14 7 7 5 5
  Russell  SV(2) 1.2 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
15
7
7
6
5
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Walters  L(3-4) 3.2 10 9 9 5 4
  Hallahan   4.1 7 2 2 3 0
  Reis   1.0 5 5 4 1 0
Totals
9.0
22
16
15
9
4

  E–Scharein (13), Young 2 (3).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Hallahan-Clark-Corbett.  PB–Atwood (2).  2B–Chicago Marty (4), Philadelphia Martin 3 (11).  HR–Philadelphia Whitney (2,5th inning off Carleton 1 on).  SH–Russell (1).  HBP–Marty (2).  Team LOB–16.  Team–12.  U–Bill Stewart, Dolly Stark, George Barr.
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