Chicago Cubs vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 19, 1948 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 19, 1948 at Shibe Park. 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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Chicago Cubs 1, Philadelphia Phillies 2

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Schenz 2b 4 0 0 0
Waitkus 1b 4 0 4 1
Jeffcoat cf 4 0 0 0
Pafko 3b 4 0 1 0
Nicholson rf 4 0 0 0
Scheffing c 3 0 2 0
Maddern lf 4 0 1 0
Smalley ss 4 1 0 0
Chambers p 3 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 8 1
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 4 0 2 0
Verban 2b 3 0 0 0
Blatnik lf 4 1 1 0
Ennis rf 4 1 1 1
Miller ss 4 0 2 0
Schultz 1b 4 0 1 1
Caballero 3b 2 0 0 0
Seminick c 3 0 1 0
Leonard p 2 0 0 0
  Walker ph 1 0 0 0
  Nahem p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 8 2
Chicago 000 010 000181
Philadelphia 000 000 002283
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Chambers  L(1-2) 8.0 8 2 2 1 1
Totals
8.0
8
2
2
1
1
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard   8.0 7 1 0 1 3
  Nahem  W(2-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
1
0
1
3

  E–Pafko (2), Miller (3), Seminick (3), Nahem (3).  DP–Philadelphia 3. Caballero-Schultz, Seminick-Miller, Miller-Verban-Schultz.  2B–Chicago Waitkus (7), Philadelphia Ennis (7); Miller (4).  3B–Philadelphia Blatnik (4).  SH–Chambers (2); Verban (9).  Team LOB–8.  Team–7.  SB–Waitkus (1); Ashburn (6).  U–George Barr, Lee Ballanfant, Al Barlick.
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