Philadelphia Phillies vs Chicago Cubs
May 20, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 20, 1959 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 5, Chicago Cubs 7

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 4 1 1 0
Fernandez ss 5 0 1 0
Bouchee 1b 5 1 2 0
Post rf 4 0 1 2
Anderson H. lf 4 0 3 1
Jones 3b 5 0 0 0
Anderson S. 2b 2 0 0 0
  Freese ph 1 0 0 0
  Meyer p 0 0 0 0
  Philley ph 1 0 0 0
  Robinson p 0 0 0 0
Sawatski c 2 0 0 0
  Koppe pr 0 1 0 0
  Thomas c 0 0 0 0
  Bowman ph 1 0 0 0
  Hegan c 0 0 0 0
Cardwell p 2 0 0 0
  Semproch p 0 0 0 0
  Hanebrink ph,2b 2 2 2 2
Totals 38 5 10 5
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Taylor T. 2b 4 0 0 0
Dark 3b 3 0 0 1
  Altman ph,cf 0 1 0 0
Banks ss 4 2 2 3
Moryn lf 4 1 1 0
  Jackson 3b 0 0 0 0
Long 1b 3 0 1 1
Thomson cf,lf 4 0 1 0
Walls rf 3 1 1 0
Taylor S. c 3 0 1 1
Drabowsky p 3 1 1 0
  Porterfield p 1 1 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
  Elston p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 7 8 6
Philadelphia 100 000 2025101
Chicago 000 031 03x781
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Cardwell  L (0-2) 5.0 6 4 3 4 3
  Semproch   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Meyer   1.0 0 0 0 2 0
  Robinson   1.0 2 3 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
8
7
3
7
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Drabowsky  W (2-3) 6.1 4 3 2 4 9
  Porterfield   2.1 5 2 2 0 0
  Henry   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Elston  SV (6) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
5
4
4
10

  E–Bouchee (8), Dark (6).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Jones-S. Anderson-Bouchee.  PB–Sawatski (2).  2B–Philadelphia Bouchee (7,off Porterfield), Chicago Drabowsky (1,off Cardwell); Banks (7,off Cardwell); Walls (9,off Cardwell).  HR–Philadelphia Hanebrink (1,7th inning off Drabowsky 1 on 1 out), Chicago Banks (10,8th inning off Robinson 2 on 2 out).  Team LOB–10.  SH–T. Taylor (2,off Cardwell).  HBP–Dark (1,by Cardwell).  Team–10.  SB–Ashburn (4,2nd base off Drabowsky/S. Taylor).  U-HP–Al Barlick, 1B–Bill Jackowski, 2B–Shag Crawford, 3B–Vic Delmore.  T–3:09.  A–4,825.
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