Philadelphia Phillies vs Chicago Cubs
August 3, 1939 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 3, 1939 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Philadelphia Phillies 6, Chicago Cubs 9

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Scharein ss 2 0 0 0
  Young ss 3 1 2 1
Scott rf 5 1 2 0
Brack cf 4 2 2 0
Suhr 1b 5 0 3 1
Marty lf 4 1 1 2
Mueller 3b 4 1 3 0
Hughes 2b 4 0 1 1
Millies c 3 0 1 0
  Martin ph 1 0 0 0
  Davis c 0 0 0 0
Mulcahy p 2 0 0 0
  Harrell p 1 0 0 0
  Bolling ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 6 15 5
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Hack 3b 4 1 1 2
Herman 2b 5 0 1 0
Galan lf 3 1 1 0
Leiber cf 3 3 2 1
Nicholson rf 5 2 3 2
Russell R. 1b 4 1 1 1
Mattick ss 2 1 2 1
Mancuso c 3 0 2 2
Lee p 3 0 0 0
  Russell J. p 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 9 13 9
Philadelphia 000 011 0406150
Chicago 010 520 10x9131
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Mulcahy  L(5-13) 4.0 9 8 8 1 1
  Harrell   4.0 4 1 1 5 2
Totals
8.0
13
9
9
6
3
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Lee  W(12-10) 7.1 13 6 5 1 3
  Russell  SV(3) 1.2 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
15
6
5
1
3

  E–Lee (3).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Hughes-Young-Suhr, Chicago 1. Mattick-Herman-R. Russell.  2B–Philadelphia Brack (14); Suhr (11), Chicago Mattick (1); Mancuso (5).  3B–Chicago Nicholson 2 (2).  HR–Philadelphia Young (2,8th inning off Lee 0 on), Chicago Hack (7,4th inning off Mulcahy 1 on); Leiber (10,4th inning off Mulcahy 0 on).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Mattick (1); Mancuso (4).  Team–8.  SB–Herman (5).  U–Larry Goetz, Bick Campbell, Dolly Stark.
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