Philadelphia Phillies vs Chicago Cubs
May 21, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 1959 at Wrigley Field. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 3, Chicago Cubs 0

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 3 0 0 1
Fernandez ss 4 0 1 0
Bouchee 1b 4 0 1 0
Post rf 4 1 1 0
Anderson H. lf 3 0 0 0
Jones 3b 3 1 1 1
Anderson S. 2b 4 1 1 0
Hegan c 2 0 1 1
Gomez p 2 0 1 0
Totals 29 3 7 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Taylor T. 2b 4 0 1 0
Dark 3b 2 0 0 0
  Marshall ph 1 0 0 0
Banks ss 4 0 0 0
Moryn lf 3 0 1 0
Long 1b 3 0 1 0
Thomson cf 3 0 0 0
Walls rf 2 0 0 0
  Noren ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Taylor S. c 3 0 1 0
Anderson p 2 0 0 0
  Altman ph 1 0 0 0
  Buzhardt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 4 0
Philadelphia 000 000 021370
Chicago 000 000 000041
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Gomez  W (1-2) 9.0 4 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
1
3
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Anderson  L (2-3) 8.0 5 2 2 0 4
  Buzhardt   1.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
1
4

  E–S. Taylor (3).  DP–Philadelphia 2. Gomez-Fernandez-Bouchee, Jones-S. Anderson-Bouchee.  2B–Philadelphia S. Anderson (1,off Anderson).  3B–Philadelphia Post (4,off Buzhardt).  SH–Gomez (1,off Anderson).  SF–Hegan (2,off Anderson); Ashburn (2,off Anderson); Jones (2,off Buzhardt).  IBB–H. Anderson (3,by Buzhardt).  Team LOB–4.  Team–3.  SB–Fernandez (2,2nd base off Anderson/S. Taylor).  CS–Bouchee (2,2nd base by Buzhardt/S. Taylor).  U-HP–Bill Jackowski, 1B–Shag Crawford, 2B–Vic Delmore, 3B–Al Barlick.  T–1:51.  A–3,725.
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