Philadelphia Phillies vs Chicago Cubs
May 5, 1946 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 5, 1946 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 1, Chicago Cubs 13

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Newsome ss 5 0 1 0
Wyrostek cf 5 0 2 0
Ennis lf 5 0 0 0
McCormick 1b 4 0 1 0
Wasdell rf 4 1 2 1
Hughes 3b 4 0 2 0
Seminick c 4 0 1 0
Verban 2b 4 0 2 0
Rowe p 3 0 0 0
  Raffensberger p 0 0 0 0
  Karl p 0 0 0 0
  Humphries p 0 0 0 0
  Judd ph 1 0 0 0
  Lopatka p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 1 11 1
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Lowrey 3b 5 1 2 2
Glossop 2b 3 1 0 0
Waitkus 1b 5 0 1 1
Cavarretta lf 5 2 3 1
Pafko cf 3 3 3 2
Nicholson rf 5 1 1 0
McCullough c 2 0 0 0
  Dallessandro ph 0 0 0 0
  Stringer pr 0 1 0 0
  Sturgeon ss 2 1 0 0
Jurges ss 2 0 1 0
  Becker ph 0 0 0 0
  Livingston c 2 2 2 3
Borowy p 4 1 2 4
Totals 38 13 15 13
Philadelphia 000 100 0001113
Chicago 000 000 112x13153
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Rowe  L(0-2) 6.0 5 3 2 2 4
  Raffensberger   0.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Karl   0.0 2 2 1 0 0
  Humphries   1.0 4 5 1 1 1
  Lopatka   1.0 3 2 2 0 1
Totals
8.0
15
13
7
3
6
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Borowy  W(1-2) 9.0 11 1 1 0 6
Totals
9.0
11
1
1
0
6

  E–Newsome (2), R. Hughes (1), Verban (1), Lowrey 2 (4), Nicholson (1).  2B–Philadelphia Newsome (3); Wyrostek (2), Chicago Lowrey (4); Cavarretta (3); Jurges (1); Borowy 2 (2).  HR–Philadelphia Wasdell (1,4th inning off Borowy 0 on), Chicago Pafko (1,8th inning off Lopatka 1 on).  Team LOB–11.  SH–Glossop (1).  HBP–Pafko (1).  Team–6.  U–George Magerkurth, Bill Stewart, Butch Henline.
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