Chicago Cubs vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 12, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 12, 1940 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 5, Philadelphia Phillies 1
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Hack 3b 5 0 0 0
Herman 2b 5 1 2 0
Nicholson rf 4 2 4 2
Leiber cf 4 1 1 0
Bonura 1b 4 1 2 1
Gleeson lf 4 0 2 1
Todd c 5 0 1 0
Mattick ss 5 0 2 0
French p 3 0 0 1
Totals 39 5 14 5
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
May 3b 4 0 0 0
Schulte 2b 3 0 1 0
Litwhiler rf 4 0 1 0
Marty cf 4 0 2 1
Stewart lf 4 0 0 0
Atwood c 4 0 0 0
Mahan 1b 3 0 0 0
File ss 3 0 0 0
Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Smoll p 2 1 1 0
  Rizzo ph 1 0 0 0
  Wilson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 1
Chicago 203 000 000–5140
Philadelphia 000 001 000–152
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
French  W(13-13) 9.0 5 1 1 1 7
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
1
7
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  L(4-12) 2.1 6 5 5 1 0
  Smoll   5.2 8 0 0 2 2
  Wilson   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
14
5
5
4
2
  E–Stewart (1), File (3).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Schulte-File-Mahan.  2B–Chicago Herman (24); Leiber (22); Todd (12).  HR–Chicago Nicholson (24,3rd inning off Si Johnson 0 on).  SH–Nicholson (1).  Team LOB–12.  Team–5.  U–Larry Goetz, Babe Pinelli, Beans Reardon.  T–1:40.  A–1,000.
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