Philadelphia Phillies vs Chicago Cubs
May 2, 1950 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 1950 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 8, Chicago Cubs 10

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Whitman cf 4 0 0 1
Hamner ss 5 0 1 0
Waitkus 1b 4 2 1 0
Ennis rf 4 1 1 0
Jones 3b 4 2 1 1
Sisler lf 3 1 1 0
Goliat 2b 5 1 1 1
Lopata c 5 1 2 2
Heintzelman p 1 0 0 0
  Church p 0 0 0 0
  Nicholson ph 1 0 0 0
  Simmons pr 0 0 0 0
  Thompson p 0 0 0 0
  Ashburn ph 1 0 0 0
  Candini p 0 0 0 0
  Konstanty p 0 0 0 0
  Hollmig ph 1 0 1 0
  Donnelly p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 9 5
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Terwilliger 2b 5 0 1 0
Jeffcoat rf 3 2 2 0
  Edwards rf 2 1 1 1
Ward 1b 5 2 2 1
Sauer lf 4 2 2 3
Pafko cf 3 2 2 2
Jackson 3b 5 0 2 1
Smalley ss 5 0 2 2
Owen c 4 0 1 0
  Ramazzotti pr 0 1 0 0
  Scheffing c 0 0 0 0
Rush p 4 0 1 0
  Leonard p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 10 16 10
Philadelphia 010 140 011892
Chicago 340 001 11x10164
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Heintzelman  L (0-1) 1.2 9 7 3 1 1
  Church   1.1 1 0 0 0 2
  Thompson   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Candini   2.1 4 2 2 3 2
  Konstanty   0.2 0 0 0 2 0
  Donnelly   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals 8.0 16 10 6 7 5
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Rush  W (2-0) 7.1 8 7 5 4 2
  Leonard  SV (2) 1.2 1 1 0 1 2
Totals 9.0 9 8 5 5 4

  E–Hamner (4), Goliat (5), Terwilliger (1), Sauer (2), Owen (1), Scheffing (1).  PB–Scheffing (1).  2B–Philadelphia Sisler (1,off Rush); Goliat (3,off Rush); Hollmig (1,off Rush), Chicago Jeffcoat (3,off Heintzelman); Sauer 2 (3,off Heintzelman 2); Smalley 2 (5,off Heintzelman,off Church); Pafko (3,off Candini); Jackson (1,off Candini); Ward (2,off Candini); Edwards (1,off Donnelly).  HBP–Whitman (1,by Rush).  Team LOB–9.  SH–Leonard (1,off Donnelly).  Team–14.  SB–Sisler (1,2nd base off Leonard/Scheffing).  CS–Terwilliger (1,2nd base by Heintzelman/Lopata).  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Scotty Robb, 2B–Al Barlick, 3B–Lee Ballanfant.  T–2:50.  A–6,279.

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