Chicago Cubs vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 1, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 1, 1959 at Connie Mack Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Chicago Cubs 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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Chicago Cubs 2, Philadelphia Phillies 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Taylor T. 2b 4 0 0 0
Dark 3b 3 1 0 0
Altman cf 4 1 1 1
Banks ss 4 0 1 0
Moryn lf 3 0 2 0
Marshall 1b 2 0 0 1
Walls rf 3 0 0 0
Taylor S. c 3 0 0 0
Hobbie p 1 0 0 0
  Henry p 1 0 0 0
  Goryl ph 1 0 0 0
  Elston p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 4 2
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 2 0 0 0
Fernandez ss 4 0 0 0
Bouchee 1b 4 0 2 0
Post rf 4 1 1 1
Anderson H. lf 2 1 1 0
  Bowman ph,lf 2 0 1 0
Jones 3b 2 2 1 1
Anderson S. 2b 4 0 1 0
Sawatski c 3 0 1 2
Owens p 3 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 8 4
Chicago 000 200 000240
Philadelphia 010 300 00x480
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hobbie  L (2-2) 3.1 5 4 4 3 3
  Henry   3.2 3 0 0 1 4
  Elston   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
8
4
4
4
8
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Owens  W (1-1) 9.0 4 2 2 1 7
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
1
7

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 1. Banks-Marshall, Philadelphia 1. S. Anderson-Fernandez-Bouchee.  2B–Chicago Moryn (3,off Owens), Philadelphia H. Anderson (4,off Hobbie); Sawatski (2,off Hobbie); Bouchee (2,off Henry).  3B–Chicago Altman (1,off Owens).  HR–Philadelphia Jones (4,2nd inning off Hobbie 0 on 2 out); Post (4,4th inning off Hobbie 0 on 1 out)..  SF–Marshall (2,off Owens).  Team LOB–2.  SH–Owens (1,off Hobbie).  HBP–Ashburn (2,by Henry).  Team–8.  U-HP–Frank Secory, 1B–Hal Dixon, 2B–Vinnie Smith, 3B–Frank Dascoli.  T–2:30.  A–9,054.
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