Philadelphia Phillies vs Chicago Cubs
May 5, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 5, 1940 at Wrigley Field. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Philadelphia Phillies 7, Chicago Cubs 5
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Schulte 2b 5 1 1 1
Martin cf 4 1 2 1
Mahan 1b 5 2 3 1
Arnovich lf 4 0 1 1
Klein rf 2 1 1 2
Warren c 3 1 1 1
Mueller 3b 3 0 0 0
Young ss 4 1 2 0
Mulcahy p 2 0 0 0
  Brown p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 7 11 7
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Hack 3b 4 0 2 0
  Russell ph 1 0 1 2
Herman 2b 4 0 0 0
Galan cf 5 0 1 0
Leiber rf 4 0 1 0
Nicholson lf 4 1 1 0
Cavarretta 1b 2 1 0 0
Todd c 4 1 1 0
Mattick ss 4 1 2 2
Lee p 3 0 1 1
  Olsen p 0 0 0 0
  Dallessandro ph 1 1 1 0
Totals 36 5 11 5
Philadelphia 000 011 032–7111
Chicago 000 010 004–5111
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Mulcahy  W(2-1) 8.1 10 5 5 2 3
  Brown  SV(2) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
2
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Lee  L(2-3) 7.1 7 4 4 4 1
  Olsen   1.2 4 3 3 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
7
7
4
1
  E–Warren (1), Herman (2).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Mahan-Young, Chicago 3. Mattick-Herman-Cavarretta, Mattick-Herman-Cavarretta, Cavarretta-Hack-Mattick.  PB–Warren 2 (2).  2B–Philadelphia Mahan (2); Klein (2), Chicago Hack (3); Russell (3); Galan (3); Nicholson (5); Dallessandro (2).  SH–Martin (2); Mulcahy (1); Brown (1); Herman (2).  Team LOB–5.  Team–7.  U–George Magerkurth, Lee Ballanfant, Bill Stewart.  T–2:05.  A–14,676.
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