St. Louis Cardinals vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 23, 1948 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 1948 at Shibe Park. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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St. Louis Cardinals 4, Philadelphia Phillies 1
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Schoendienst 2b 5 1 3 0
Dusak cf 5 0 2 0
Musial lf 5 0 1 1
Slaughter rf 3 1 2 0
Jones 1b 4 1 0 0
Lang 3b 4 0 2 0
Garagiola c 4 0 0 0
Marion ss 4 1 3 1
Hearn p 4 0 1 0
Totals 38 4 14 2
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 4 0 1 0
Rowell 3b 4 0 0 0
Blatnik lf 4 1 1 1
Sisler 1b 4 0 1 0
Ennis rf 4 0 1 0
Miller ss 3 0 0 0
Seminick c 3 0 0 0
Verban 2b 2 0 1 0
  Walker ph 1 0 0 0
  Hamner 2b 0 0 0 0
Leonard p 2 0 0 0
  Padgett ph 1 0 0 0
  Heusser p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 1
St. Louis 001 020 010–4140
Philadelphia 000 100 000–152
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Hearn  W(2-2) 9.0 5 1 1 0 3
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
0
3
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard  L(2-4) 8.0 14 4 2 3 3
  Heusser   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
4
2
3
3
  E–Ennis (2), Seminick (4).  DP–Philadelphia 2. Miller-Verban-Sisler, Miller-Sisler.  PB–Seminick (1).  2B–St. Louis Musial (9); Slaughter (9); Lang (3).  HR–St. Louis Marion (1,8th inning off Leonard 0 on), Philadelphia Blatnik (2,4th inning off Hearn 0 on).  Team LOB–10.  Team–4.  U–Scotty Robb, Babe Pinelli, Artie Gore.  T–2:07.  A–35,152.
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