Chicago Cubs vs Philadelphia Phillies
June 3, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 3, 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 3, Philadelphia Phillies 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Taylor T. 2b 5 1 1 0
Dark 3b 5 1 3 0
Banks ss 4 0 0 0
Long 1b 3 0 0 0
Thomson rf 3 1 2 0
Moryn lf 3 0 0 0
Altman cf 4 0 1 0
Taylor S. c 4 0 0 0
Hillman p 2 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
  Noren ph 0 0 0 0
  Morehead p 0 0 0 0
  Marshall ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 34 3 8 0
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 4 2 3 0
Bouchee 1b 2 2 2 2
Jones 3b 4 0 1 1
Post rf 4 0 1 1
Anderson H. lf 4 0 0 0
Sawatski c 4 0 0 0
Anderson S. 2b 4 0 2 0
Fernandez ss 3 0 0 0
Owens p 3 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 9 4
Chicago 100 100 010381
Philadelphia 002 020 00x492
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hillman  L (3-4) 4.1 8 4 4 2 5
  Henry   1.2 0 0 0 0 2
  Morehead   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
9
4
4
2
8
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Owens  W (4-3) 9.0 8 3 1 4 6
Totals
9.0
8
3
1
4
6

  E–Dark (9), Jones (3), Fernandez (7).  DP–Philadelphia 3. S. Anderson-Fernandez-Bouchee, Fernandez-S. Anderson-Bouchee, Fernandez-S. Anderson-Bouchee.  2B–Chicago Dark (5,off Owens), Philadelphia S. Anderson (3,off Hillman).  HR–Philadelphia Bouchee (5,3rd inning off Hillman 1 on 0 out).  Team LOB–8.  Team–6.  SB–T. Taylor (7,2nd base off Owens/Sawatski); Ashburn (5,2nd base off Hillman/S. Taylor).  CS–S. Anderson (2,2nd base by Hillman/S. Taylor).  U-HP–Al Barlick, 1B–Bill Jackowski, 2B–Shag Crawford, 3B–Vic Delmore.  T–2:31.  A–7,883.
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