Chicago Cubs vs Philadelphia Phillies
August 12, 1945 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 12, 1945 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 12, Philadelphia Phillies 6

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Hack 3b,1b 5 1 1 1
Johnson 2b 5 2 1 0
Lowrey lf 6 2 2 2
Becker 1b 5 3 3 1
  Hughes 3b 1 0 0 0
Pafko cf 4 2 2 1
Nicholson rf 4 1 3 3
Rice c 4 1 3 2
Merullo ss 5 0 0 0
Wyse p 4 0 1 2
Totals 43 12 16 12
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Mott ss 4 1 1 0
Antonelli 3b 5 0 1 0
Triplett lf,rf 5 1 1 2
Wasdell rf 1 1 1 0
  Chapman lf 4 1 1 0
Dinges 1b 4 1 2 0
DiMaggio cf 2 1 2 2
Spindel c 4 0 1 1
Daniels 2b 4 0 2 1
Sproull p 1 0 0 0
  Judd ph 1 0 0 0
  Monteagudo p 1 0 1 0
  Schanz p 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 13 6
Chicago 302 000 43012161
Philadelphia 020 100 0216133
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Wyse  W(18-6) 9.0 13 6 6 3 0
Totals
9.0
13
6
6
3
0
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Sproull  L(3-6) 4.0 5 5 5 2 1
  Monteagudo   3.1 10 7 7 3 4
  Schanz   1.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
16
12
12
5
6

  E–Johnson (19), Mott (12), Triplett (8), Daniels (13).  DP–Chicago 3. Johnson-Becker, Becker, Merullo-Johnson-Becker.  2B–Chicago Becker (4); Nicholson (20), Philadelphia DiMaggio (18).  3B–Chicago Lowrey (4), Philadelphia Dinges (4).  HR–Philadelphia Triplett (4,8th inning off Wyse 1 on).  SH–Wyse (7).  Team LOB–10.  Team–7.  U–Lou Jorda, Beans Reardon, Larry Goetz.  T–2:10.  A–16,994.
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