Philadelphia Phillies vs Chicago Cubs
July 29, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 29, 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 6, Chicago Cubs 8

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Waitkus 1b 5 0 1 0
Ashburn cf 5 1 0 0
Jones 3b 3 1 0 0
Ennis rf,lf 5 1 2 1
Sisler lf 3 1 0 0
  Caballero 2b 1 0 1 0
Hamner ss 4 1 1 2
Pellagrini 2b 2 0 0 0
  Nicholson ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Wilber c 3 0 2 2
Thompson p 3 0 0 0
  Church p 0 0 0 0
  Roberts p 0 0 0 0
  Hansen p 0 0 0 0
  Brown ph 1 1 1 1
Totals 36 6 8 6
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Miksis 2b 5 0 1 0
Jeffcoat rf 4 0 0 0
Baumholtz cf 4 1 1 0
Sauer lf 4 1 0 0
Jackson 3b 3 1 2 1
Smalley ss 4 0 0 0
Connors 1b 4 2 3 1
Owen c 2 1 1 1
  Burgess ph,c 0 1 0 0
Rush p 2 0 2 0
  Ramazzotti ph 1 0 1 0
  Leonard p 0 0 0 0
  Cavarretta ph 1 1 1 4
  Hatten p 0 0 0 0
  Dubiel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 8 12 7
Philadelphia 100 003 011682
Chicago 020 000 60x8122
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Thompson   6.1 9 4 4 4 5
  Church  L(12-6) 0.1 2 2 2 0 1
  Roberts   0.1 1 2 2 1 0
  Hansen   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
8
8
5
6
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Rush   6.0 5 4 1 3 5
  Leonard  W(9-3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Hatten   1.2 3 2 2 1 0
  Dubiel   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
6
3
4
6

  E–Thompson 2 (3), Miksis (8), Connors (4).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Hamner-Caballero-Waitkus, Chicago 1. Smalley-Connors.  2B–Philadelphia Waitkus (23,off Rush), Chicago Baumholtz (19,off Thompson); Connors (3,off Church).  HR–Philadelphia Brown (8,9th inning off Hatten 0 on 0 out), Chicago Cavarretta (3,7th inning off Roberts 3 on 2 out).  Team LOB–7.  HBP–Baumholtz (2,by Thompson).  IBB–Burgess (3,by Roberts).  Team–8.  SB–Jones (5,2nd base off Rush/Owen); Connors (1,2nd base off Thompson/Wilber).  CS–Jackson (4,2nd base by Thompson/Wilber).  U-HP–Lou Jorda, 1B–Frank Dascoli, 2B–Lon Warneke, 3B–Larry Goetz.  T–2:28.  A–25,840.
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