Chicago Cubs vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 23, 1938 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 23, 1938 at Shibe Park. 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 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Hack 3b 3 0 0 0
Herman 2b 4 0 0 0
Cavarretta rf 4 0 1 0
Galan lf 4 1 2 1
Reynolds cf 4 1 1 0
O'Dea c 4 1 1 1
Collins 1b 4 0 3 0
Jurges ss 2 0 0 1
Higbe p 1 0 0 0
  Demaree ph 1 0 0 0
  Russell p 2 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Brack cf 4 0 0 0
Mueller 3b 4 1 2 0
Pitko rf 3 1 1 0
Weintraub 1b 4 0 1 1
Arnovich lf 4 0 1 1
Scharein 2b 4 0 0 0
Atwood c 3 0 0 0
Young ss 4 0 1 0
Mulcahy p 1 0 0 0
  Jordan ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
Chicago 000 020 010–381
Philadelphia 200 000 000–260
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Higbe   4.0 4 2 2 5 3
  Russell  W(6-1) 5.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
5
5
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Mulcahy  L(10-18) 9.0 8 3 3 2 5
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
2
5
  E–Jurges (30).  DP–Chicago 2. Hack-Herman-Collins, Higbe-Collins.  3B–Chicago Reynolds (7).  HR–Chicago Galan (6,8th inning off Mulcahy 0 on).  SH–Jurges 2 (11); Mulcahy (7).  Team LOB–7.  Team–9.  U–Charlie Moran, George Magerkurth, Tiny Parker.
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