Philadelphia Phillies vs Chicago Cubs
May 18, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 18, 1951 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 9, Chicago Cubs 18

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Waitkus 1b 3 1 0 0
  Bloodworth 1b 0 0 0 0
Ashburn cf 3 2 2 2
  Whitman cf 1 0 0 0
Jones 3b 5 1 1 3
Ennis rf 4 0 0 0
Sisler lf 5 1 2 0
Hamner ss 5 1 2 0
Seminick c 2 1 1 1
  Wilber c 1 0 0 1
Goliat 2b 4 1 1 1
Cristante p 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 1 0 0 0
  Candini p 1 1 1 1
  Johnson p 2 0 0 0
  Nicholson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 9 10 9
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Terwilliger 2b 3 3 2 1
Jackson 3b 5 3 3 4
Baumholtz rf 6 1 2 2
Sauer lf 5 2 2 3
  Borkowski lf 0 0 0 0
Pafko cf 4 2 1 0
  Jeffcoat cf 0 0 0 0
Fondy 1b 3 3 2 1
Walker c 3 2 3 2
Cusick ss 5 1 1 4
Schultz p 2 1 1 1
  Lown p 2 0 0 0
  Leonard p 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 18 17 18
Philadelphia 010 611 0009101
Chicago 523 700 10x18171
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Cristante  L(1-1) 0.0 4 4 4 0 0
  Miller   2.1 6 6 6 2 1
  Candini   0.2 3 3 3 0 0
  Johnson   5.0 4 5 5 7 4
Totals
8.0
17
18
18
9
5
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Schultz   3.2 6 7 7 3 1
  Lown   2.0 3 2 2 4 1
  Leonard  W(1-0) 3.1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
9
9
7
3

  E–Ashburn (5), Jackson (6).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Jones-Goliat-Waitkus.  2B–Chicago Terwilliger 2 (5,off Cristante,off Miller); Baumholtz 2 (6,off Cristante,off Johnson); Sauer (6,off Cristante); Walker (2,off Miller); Fondy (3,off Candini).  HR–Philadelphia Seminick (3,2nd inning off Schultz 0 on 1 out); Jones (7,4th inning off Schultz 2 on 2 out), Chicago Jackson (4,2nd inning off Miller 1 on 0 out); Sauer (8,4th inning off Candini 0 on 0 out); Cusick (2,4th inning off Johnson 3 on 0 out).  Team LOB–9.  Team–6.  SB–Fondy (4,2nd base off Johnson/Wilber).  CS–Fondy (5,3rd base by Johnson/Wilber).  U–Artie Gore, Jocko Conlan, Scotty Robb.  T–2:43.  A–7,564.
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