Philadelphia Phillies vs Chicago Cubs
August 20, 1946 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 20, 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 2, Chicago Cubs 5
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Hughes R. ss 4 0 1 0
Wyrostek cf 3 0 2 1
Northey rf 4 0 0 0
McCormick 1b 4 0 1 0
Tabor 3b 4 0 0 0
Ennis lf 4 0 1 0
Seminick c 3 0 1 0
Verban 2b 4 1 2 0
Donnelly p 2 1 0 0
  Gilbert ph 1 0 0 0
  Hughes T. p 0 0 0 0
  Dinges ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 1
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Ostrowski 3b 3 0 0 0
Johnson 2b 5 0 0 0
Lowrey lf 3 2 1 0
Cavarretta 1b 4 1 3 2
Pafko cf 4 0 0 0
Dallessandro rf 4 0 1 0
Livingston c 4 1 1 1
Sturgeon ss 4 1 1 0
Borowy p 4 0 1 0
Totals 35 5 8 3
Philadelphia 002 000 000–284
Chicago 021 020 00x–581
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Donnelly  L(4-4) 6.0 5 5 1 3 5
  Hughes   2.0 3 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
8
5
1
3
6
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Borowy  W(7-7) 9.0 8 2 1 2 5
Totals
9.0
8
2
1
2
5
  E–R. Hughes 2 (9), Tabor (15), Verban (18), Pafko (4).  2B–Chicago Livingston (12); Sturgeon (7).  3B–Chicago Lowrey (4).  Team LOB–7.  Team–9.  SB–R. Hughes (7); Verban (5).  U–George Magerkurth, Bill Stewart, Tom Dunn.
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