Philadelphia Phillies vs Chicago Cubs
August 25, 1942 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 25, 1942 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 6, Chicago Cubs 4
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
May 3b 4 0 1 0
Murtaugh ss 6 0 2 2
Glossop 2b 5 0 2 0
Litwhiler lf 4 1 2 0
Etten 1b 4 1 2 0
Northey rf 5 1 1 1
Naylor cf 4 1 2 0
Livingston c 3 1 1 1
Podgajny p 4 1 2 1
  Melton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 6 15 5
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Hack 3b 4 1 2 0
Cavarretta 1b 4 0 0 0
Nicholson rf 5 1 4 1
Novikoff lf 5 0 1 1
Dallessandro cf 3 1 2 0
Scheffing c 4 1 1 2
Merullo ss 3 0 1 0
Sturgeon 2b 3 0 1 0
  Foxx ph 1 0 0 0
  Stringer 2b 0 0 0 0
Lee p 0 0 0 0
  Olsen p 2 0 0 0
  Gilbert ph 1 0 0 0
  Errickson p 0 0 0 0
  Russell ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 12 4
Philadelphia 050 010 000–6151
Chicago 100 210 000–4121
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Podgajny  W(5-12) 8.2 12 4 4 4 3
  Melton  SV(2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
4
4
4
3
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Lee  L(13-12) 1.1 5 5 4 1 0
  Olsen   5.2 8 1 1 3 2
  Errickson   2.0 2 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
15
6
5
4
5
  E–Murtaugh (34), Sturgeon (3).  DP–Philadelphia 3. Glossop-Murtaugh-Etten, Murtaugh-Glossop-Etten, Murtaugh-Etten.  2B–Philadelphia Northey (11), Chicago Hack (34).  3B–Chicago Novikoff (4).  HR–Chicago Scheffing (2,4th inning off Podgajny 1 on).  SH–Litwhiler (2); Podgajny (1).  HBP–May (1); Livingston (1).  Team LOB–14.  Team–9.  SB–May (2); Naylor (1).  U–Ziggy Sears, Bill Stewart, Tom Dunn.  T–2:08.  A–2,541.
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