Philadelphia Phillies vs Chicago Cubs
June 18, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 18, 1955 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Philadelphia Phillies 0, Chicago Cubs 4

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 4 0 1 0
Blaylock 1b 4 0 1 0
Hamner 2b 4 0 1 0
Ennis lf 4 0 1 0
Greengrass rf 4 0 0 0
Jones 3b 3 0 0 0
Seminick c 3 0 1 0
Smalley ss 3 0 1 0
Roberts p 2 0 0 0
  Gorbous ph 1 0 1 0
  Mrozinski p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 0 7 0
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Merriman cf 4 0 1 0
Baker 2b 4 2 2 0
Baumholtz lf 4 1 2 0
Jackson 3b 4 1 3 1
King rf 3 0 1 2
Banks ss 3 0 0 0
Fondy 1b 3 0 0 1
McCullough c 4 0 1 0
Jones p 3 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 10 4
Philadelphia 000 000 000070
Chicago 000 102 01x4100
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts  L(9-6) 7.0 8 3 3 0 8
  Mrozinski   1.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.0
10
4
4
1
8
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Porterfield  L(7-8) 8.0 9 4 4 0 4
  Chakales   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
16
4
4
1
11

  E–None.  DP–Philadelphia 2. Baker-Banks-Fondy, Jackson-Baker-Fondy, Chicago 2. Baker-Banks-Fondy, Jackson-Baker-Fondy.  2B–Chicago Baker (11,off Roberts); Merriman (2,off Roberts).  3B–Chicago King (1,off Roberts).  Team LOB–6.  SH–King (3,off Mrozinski).  SF–Fondy (4,off Mrozinski).  Team–7.  U–Augie Donatelli, Hal Dixon, Artie Gore.  T–2:04.  A–16,543.
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