Chicago Cubs vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 6, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 6, 1951 at Shibe Park. 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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Chicago Cubs 9, Philadelphia Phillies 7

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Terwilliger 2b 6 1 2 1
Jackson 3b 5 0 1 0
Baumholtz rf 5 1 1 0
Sauer lf 4 1 1 2
Pafko cf 5 0 0 0
Fondy 1b 5 1 2 0
Burgess c 5 2 3 1
Cusick ss 3 1 2 0
  Walker ph 1 0 1 0
  McLish pr 0 0 0 0
  Ramazzotti pr,ss 1 0 1 1
Minner p 0 0 0 0
  Jeffcoat ph 1 1 1 2
  Rush p 1 1 0 0
  Cavarretta ph 1 0 1 0
  Leonard p 0 0 0 0
  Borkowski ph 1 0 1 1
  Lown p 0 0 0 0
  Klippstein p 1 0 0 0
Totals 45 9 17 8
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Waitkus 1b 5 0 2 2
Ashburn cf 4 0 1 0
Jones 3b 5 0 0 0
Ennis rf 4 2 2 0
Sisler lf 5 2 2 1
Hamner ss 5 1 2 2
Wilber c 4 1 1 1
Pellagrini 2b 4 0 0 1
Roberts p 2 1 1 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 7 11 7
Chicago 002 040 010 29172
Philadelphia 041 010 100 07111
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Minner   2.0 5 4 4 1 0
  Rush   3.0 4 2 2 1 1
  Leonard   2.0 2 1 0 0 1
  Lown   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Klippstein  W(1-0) 3.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
10.0
11
7
6
4
3
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts  L(3-2) 9.0 16 9 8 0 3
  Miller   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
10.0
17
9
8
0
5

  E–Jackson (3), Fondy (2), Hamner (4).  DP–Chicago 2. Baumholtz-Fondy, Jackson-Terwilliger-Fondy, Philadelphia 1. Roberts-Hamner-Waitkus.  PB–Wilber (1).  2B–Chicago Terwilliger (3,off Roberts), Philadelphia Waitkus (4,off Minner); Hamner (6,off Rush); Sisler (4,off Rush).  3B–Chicago Jackson (1,off Roberts); Baumholtz (1,off Roberts); Burgess (1,off Roberts); Ramazzotti (1,off Miller), Philadelphia Hamner (3,off Minner).  HR–Chicago Jeffcoat (1,3rd inning off Roberts 1 on 0 out); Sauer (4,5th inning off Roberts 1 on 2 out).  HBP–Sauer (2,by Roberts).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Pellagrini (1,off Leonard); Roberts (4,off Leonard).  Team–7.  CS–Waitkus (1,2nd base by Klippstein/Burgess); Ashburn (2,2nd base by Klippstein/Burgess).  U-HP–Lon Warneke, 1B–Babe Pinelli, 2B–Dusty Boggess, 3B–Scotty Robb.  T–2:41.  A–20,998.
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