Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs
June 18, 1944 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 18, 1944 at Wrigley Field. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 5, Chicago Cubs 2

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Williams 2b 5 1 1 0
Marshall rf 5 2 3 1
Walker cf 4 1 2 0
McCormick 1b 4 0 3 3
Tipton lf 4 0 0 0
  Clay lf 1 0 0 0
Mesner 3b 4 1 2 0
Miller ss 4 0 1 0
Mueller c 4 0 2 1
Gumbert p 4 0 0 0
Totals 39 5 14 5
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Hughes 3b 4 1 1 0
Cavarretta 1b 3 0 1 1
Dallessandro lf 2 0 0 0
Nicholson rf 4 0 0 1
Pafko cf 4 0 0 0
Johnson 2b 4 0 0 0
York ss 2 0 0 0
  Novikoff ph 1 0 1 0
  Vandenberg p 0 0 0 0
  Foxx ph 1 0 0 0
Easterwood c 3 0 0 0
  Hack ph 0 0 0 0
Wyse p 1 1 0 0
  Goodman ph 1 0 1 0
  Schuster ss 1 0 1 0
Totals 31 2 5 2
Cincinnati 100 011 1015140
Chicago 000 002 000251
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Gumbert  W(5-2) 9.0 5 2 2 6 4
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
6
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Wyse  L(4-7) 7.0 12 4 4 1 5
  Vandenberg   2.0 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
14
5
5
2
6

  E–York (2).  DP–Cincinnati 1. Miller-Williams-McCormick, Chicago 1. Hughes-Johnson-Cavarretta.  2B–Cincinnati Marshall (7); McCormick (12); Mueller (5), Chicago Cavarretta (13); Schuster (6).  HR–Cincinnati Marshall (2,5th inning off Wyse 0 on).  Team LOB–9.  Team–8.  SB–Walker (2).  U–Beans Reardon, Larry Goetz, Lou Jorda.
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