Philadelphia Phillies vs Chicago Cubs
August 28, 1938 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 28, 1938 at Wrigley Field. 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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Philadelphia Phillies 5, Chicago Cubs 6

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Brack cf,rf 5 1 2 2
Scharein 2b,ss 5 0 0 0
Klein rf 2 0 0 0
  Martin cf 3 0 0 0
Weintraub 1b 4 0 1 0
Arnovich lf 4 1 1 1
Mueller 3b,2b 4 1 2 0
Atwood c 4 1 1 1
Young ss 3 1 0 0
  Jordan 3b 1 0 0 0
Mulcahy p 2 0 0 0
  Sivess p 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 7 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Jurges ss 3 0 0 0
  Lazzeri ss 3 0 0 1
Herman 2b 5 1 2 0
Hack 3b 5 2 3 1
Galan lf 5 0 2 0
Reynolds cf 5 0 1 1
Cavarretta rf 5 0 2 1
O'Dea c 5 1 1 1
Collins 1b 4 1 1 0
Lee p 0 0 0 0
  Russell p 2 0 1 1
  Demaree ph 1 1 1 0
  Bryant p 2 0 0 0
Totals 45 6 14 6
Philadelphia 050 000 000 00571
Chicago 001 011 200 016142
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Mulcahy   6.2 11 5 5 0 2
  Sivess  L(3-5) 4.0 3 1 1 5 3
Totals
10.2
14
6
6
5
5
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Lee   1.2 4 5 2 0 0
  Russell   5.1 2 0 0 0 1
  Bryant  W(13-10) 4.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
11.0
7
5
2
0
2

  E–Mueller (17), Collins (4), Lee (4).  DP–Chicago 2. Reynolds-Collins, Bryant-Lazzeri.  2B–Philadelphia Brack (17), Chicago Herman 2 (28); Russell (1).  3B–Philadelphia Atwood (1), Chicago Collins (7); Demaree (7).  HR–Philadelphia Brack (3,2nd inning off Lee 1 on); Arnovich (4,2nd inning off Lee 0 on), Chicago O'Dea (3,5th inning off Mulcahy 0 on).  SH–Mulcahy (5); Cavarretta (3).  Team LOB–1.  Team–13.  SB–Hack (12).  U–Charlie Moran, George Magerkurth.
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