Philadelphia Phillies vs Chicago Cubs
May 5, 1948 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 5, 1948 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 13, Chicago Cubs 9
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Verban 2b 4 0 1 0
Walker cf 5 2 1 0
Haas 3b 4 1 3 0
Sisler 1b 4 3 1 0
Ennis rf 5 2 3 3
Blatnik lf 2 1 1 1
  Ashburn lf 2 0 0 1
Miller ss 5 2 1 2
Seminick c 4 2 1 3
Rowe p 2 0 0 0
  Nahem p 1 0 0 0
  Padgett ph 1 0 1 2
  Heusser p 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 13 13 12
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Schenz 2b 5 2 3 0
Waitkus 1b 6 1 2 1
Jeffcoat cf 5 1 2 2
Cavarretta lf 5 2 2 1
Nicholson rf 5 0 1 0
Lowrey 3b 3 2 1 1
McCullough c 4 0 0 0
Smalley ss 2 0 0 0
  Walker ph 1 0 1 1
  Culler ss 2 1 2 1
McCall p 1 0 0 0
  Wade p 2 0 0 0
  Kush p 0 0 0 0
  Aberson ph 1 0 0 0
  Dobernic p 0 0 0 0
  Scheffing ph 1 0 1 1
Totals 43 9 15 8
Philadelphia 031 105 102–13132
Chicago 203 020 002–9153
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Rowe   2.1 7 5 5 0 0
  Nahem  W(1-0) 2.2 2 2 1 2 2
  Heusser  SV(1) 4.0 6 2 2 1 0
Totals
9.0
15
9
8
3
2
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
McCall   2.1 4 4 3 3 3
  Wade  L(0-1) 3.0 4 4 4 4 1
  Kush   1.2 4 3 3 2 0
  Dobernic   2.0 1 2 1 4 3
Totals
9.0
13
13
11
13
7
  E–Rowe (1), Nahem (2), Schenz (3), Waitkus (1), McCall (1).  DP–Chicago 1. Lowrey-Waitkus.  2B–Philadelphia Verban (3); Haas 2 (3); Ennis 2 (3), Chicago Schenz (7); Jeffcoat (4); Cavarretta (1); Lowrey (3); Culler (1).  3B–Chicago Waitkus (2).  HR–Philadelphia Seminick (2,2nd inning off McCall 2 on).  Team LOB–13.  HBP–Schenz (2).  Team–11.  SB–Seminick (1); Jeffcoat (2).  U–Lee Ballanfant, Al Barlick, George Barr.  T–3:05.  A–7,528.
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