Philadelphia Phillies vs St. Louis Cardinals
June 8, 1948 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 8, 1948 at Sportsman's Park III. 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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Philadelphia Phillies 5, St. Louis Cardinals 7
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 4 1 1 0
Caballero 3b 4 0 1 0
  Padgett ph 1 0 0 0
Blatnik lf 3 1 0 0
Sisler 1b 4 0 0 0
Ennis rf 4 1 2 2
Miller ss 4 1 1 1
Lakeman c 4 1 2 1
Hamner 2b 3 0 1 0
Dubiel p 0 0 0 0
  Erickson p 0 0 0 0
  Verban ph 1 0 0 0
  Nahem p 1 0 0 0
  Walker ph 1 0 0 0
  Heusser p 0 0 0 0
  Rowell ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 8 4
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Dusak cf 3 1 2 2
Schoendienst 2b 5 1 1 0
Musial lf 3 0 1 1
Slaughter rf 4 1 2 1
Kurowski 3b 5 0 2 0
Jones 1b 4 2 1 0
Marion ss 5 2 2 1
Rice c 3 0 1 0
Brecheen p 2 0 0 0
  Northey ph 1 0 0 0
  Wilks p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 12 5
Philadelphia 200 120 000–583
St. Louis 500 020 00x–7120
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Dubiel   0.2 4 5 2 2 0
  Erickson   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Nahem  L(2-2) 4.0 4 2 2 5 2
  Heusser   3.0 4 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
7
4
7
2
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Brecheen  W(6-1) 5.0 8 5 5 2 2
  Wilks  SV(4) 4.0 0 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
2
6
  E–Blatnik (4), Miller (6), Nahem (4).  PB–Lakeman (1); D. Rice (2).  2B–Philadelphia Ennis (14); Miller (6); Lakeman (2), St. Louis Marion (8).  3B–St. Louis Dusak (1).  HBP–Ashburn (1).  Team LOB–6.  Team–12.  U–Larry Goetz, Jocko Conlan, Beans Reardon.  T–2:16.  A–12,484.
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