Philadelphia Phillies vs Chicago Cubs
August 28, 1950 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 28, 1950 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 9, Chicago Cubs 5

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Waitkus 1b 5 2 2 0
Ashburn cf 5 3 3 2
Jones 3b 5 0 1 1
Ennis rf 5 1 2 2
Sisler lf 4 1 1 1
Hamner ss 5 1 2 1
Seminick c 4 0 3 2
Goliat 2b 4 1 0 0
Meyer p 3 0 0 0
  Konstanty p 1 0 0 0
Totals 41 9 14 9
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Mauro rf 4 0 1 0
Ward 1b 4 1 2 0
  Jeffcoat pr 0 0 0 0
  Cavarretta 1b 0 0 0 0
Smalley ss 3 0 0 0
Sauer lf 3 1 0 0
Pafko cf 4 2 2 3
Serena 3b 4 1 1 2
Walker c 4 0 3 0
  Ramazzotti pr 0 0 0 0
Terwilliger 2b 4 0 1 0
Schmitz p 1 0 0 0
  Northey ph 0 0 0 0
  Vander Meer pr 0 0 0 0
  Klippstein p 1 0 0 0
  Sawatski ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 10 5
Philadelphia 102 200 2119142
Chicago 000 023 0005103
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Meyer   5.1 6 5 3 3 4
  Konstanty  W(12-4) 3.2 4 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
5
3
3
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Schmitz   5.0 6 5 3 3 3
  Klippstein  L(1-8) 4.0 8 4 3 0 4
Totals
9.0
14
9
6
3
7

  E–Waitkus (7), Jones (20), Schmitz 2 (6), Klippstein (3).  DP–Philadelphia 5. Goliat-Hamner-Waitkus, Hamner-Goliat-Waitkus, Goliat-Hamner-Waitkus, Hamner-Goliat-Waitkus, Waitkus-Hamner-Konstanty, Chicago 2. Smalley-Terwilliger-Ward, Walker-Serena-Ward.  2B–Philadelphia Hamner (23,off Schmitz); Waitkus (27,off Klippstein).  3B–Philadelphia Seminick (3,off Schmitz).  HR–Philadelphia Ennis (28,3rd inning off Schmitz 1 on 2 out), Chicago Serena (16,5th inning off Meyer 1 on 0 out); Pafko (31,6th inning off Meyer 2 on 1 out).  Team LOB–8.  Team–4.  SB–Ashburn (10,2nd base off Schmitz/Walker).  CS–Pafko (6,2nd base by Meyer/Seminick).  U–Jocko Conlan, Artie Gore, Bill Stewart.  T–2:30.  A–19,756.
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