Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs
August 18, 1938 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 18, 1938 at Wrigley Field. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 9, Chicago Cubs 1

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Frey 2b 6 2 3 0
Berger lf 5 0 1 1
Goodman rf 4 1 0 0
McCormick 1b 5 2 4 2
Lombardi c 5 1 3 0
Craft cf 5 0 3 2
Riggs 3b 4 1 2 0
Myers ss 3 0 0 0
Derringer p 5 2 2 2
Totals 42 9 18 7
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Hack 3b 4 0 0 0
Herman 2b 4 0 2 1
Collins 1b 4 0 2 0
Galan lf 3 0 1 0
Reynolds cf 3 0 1 0
  Marty cf 1 0 0 0
O'Dea c 4 0 0 0
Demaree rf 4 0 0 0
Jurges ss 4 0 1 0
Root p 2 1 0 0
  French p 0 0 0 0
  Russell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 7 1
Cincinnati 010 033 0029180
Chicago 001 000 000171
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Derringer  W(16-9) 9.0 7 1 1 2 3
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
2
3
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Root  L(4-4) 5.1 11 7 6 1 2
  French   3.0 7 2 2 0 0
  Russell   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
18
9
8
2
2

  E–Jurges (23).  DP–Cincinnati 1. Frey-Myers-McCormick, Chicago 1. Jurges-Herman-Collins.  2B–Cincinnati Frey 2 (22); Craft 2 (20); Riggs (18), Chicago Herman (23); Galan (10).  HR–Cincinnati Derringer (2,6th inning off Root 1 on).  SH–Riggs (11); Myers (9).  Team LOB–10.  Team–7.  U–Dolly Stark, Bill Stewart, George Barr.  T–1:49.  A–9,230.
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