Chicago Cubs vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 2, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 1959 at Connie Mack Stadium. 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 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Taylor T. 2b 5 1 3 0
Altman cf 3 1 0 0
Walls rf 3 1 1 0
Banks ss 4 1 1 3
Thomson lf 4 0 1 0
Goryl 3b 3 0 1 1
  Moryn ph 1 0 0 0
  Marshall 1b 0 0 0 0
Dark 1b,3b 3 0 1 0
Neeman c 2 0 0 0
  Taylor S. ph,c 2 0 0 0
Hillman p 2 0 0 0
  Schaffernoth p 1 0 0 0
  Elston p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 4
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 5 2 2 0
Fernandez ss 2 0 1 0
  Bowman ph 1 0 0 0
Bouchee 1b 3 1 1 1
Post rf 4 0 3 1
Anderson H. lf 3 0 1 1
Jones 3b 4 0 1 0
  Freese pr,3b 0 0 0 0
Anderson S. 2b 3 0 0 0
  Philley ph 0 0 0 0
  Koppe pr,2b 0 0 0 0
Sawatski c 4 0 0 0
Morehead p 0 0 0 0
  Conley p 3 0 0 0
  Hanebrink ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 9 3
Chicago 400 000 000480
Philadelphia 001 020 000390
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hillman   4.2 7 3 3 1 4
  Schaffernoth  W (1-0) 3.0 2 0 0 2 1
  Elston  SV (4) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
3
6
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Morehead  L (0-2) 0.0 2 4 4 1 0
  Conley   9.0 6 0 0 1 11
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
2
11

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 1. T. Taylor-Banks-Dark, Philadelphia 1. Fernandez-S. Anderson-Bouchee.  PB–Neeman 2 (2); Sawatski (1).  2B–Chicago Banks (3,off Morehead).  3B–Chicago Goryl (1,off Conley).  HBP–Altman (2,by Morehead).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Fernandez (2,off Hillman); H. Anderson (1,off Schaffernoth).  Team–8.  SB–T. Taylor 2 (2,2nd base off Conley/Sawatski,3rd base off Conley/Sawatski).  U-HP–Hal Dixon, 1B–Vinnie Smith, 2B–Frank Dascoli, 3B–Frank Secory.  T–2:55.  A–4,171.
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