Philadelphia Phillies vs Chicago Cubs
June 5, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 5, 1940 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 2, Chicago Cubs 3
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Schulte 2b 4 0 2 0
Mahan 1b 4 0 0 0
Arnovich lf 4 0 0 0
Berger rf 4 1 2 1
Marty cf 4 1 0 0
May 3b 4 0 2 1
Bragan ss 3 0 1 0
Atwood c 3 0 1 0
Mulcahy p 3 0 1 0
Totals 33 2 9 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Hack 3b 4 1 1 0
Cavarretta 1b 3 1 0 0
Gleeson cf 2 0 1 0
Nicholson rf 2 1 1 0
Herman 2b 3 0 0 0
Dallessandro lf 4 0 1 3
Collins c 3 0 0 0
Mattick ss 4 0 1 0
French p 3 0 1 0
Totals 28 3 6 3
Philadelphia 010 100 000–291
Chicago 003 000 00x–361
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Mulcahy  L(5-4) 8.0 6 3 0 5 4
Totals
8.0
6
3
0
5
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
French  W(6-4) 9.0 9 2 2 0 6
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
0
6
  E–Bragan (6), Collins (2).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Schulte-Bragan-Mahan, Chicago 1. Cavarretta.  PB–Atwood (1).  2B–Philadelphia May (7); Bragan (3), Chicago Nicholson (8); Dallessandro (3); Mattick (7); French (3).  HR–Philadelphia Berger (1,2nd inning off French 0 on).  Team LOB–4.  SH–Gleeson (2); Herman (5).  Team–8.  U–Tom Dunn, Lou Jorda, Ziggy Sears.  T–1:53.  A–3,304.
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