Chicago Cubs vs Philadelphia Phillies
June 4, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 4, 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 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Taylor T. 2b 4 0 0 0
Dark 3b 4 0 1 0
Banks ss 3 0 1 0
Long 1b 3 0 0 0
Thomson rf,lf 3 0 0 0
Moryn lf 3 1 1 1
  Walls rf 0 0 0 0
Altman cf 4 1 1 0
Taylor S. c 3 1 1 2
Anderson p 2 0 0 0
  Elston p 2 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 5 3
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 5 0 2 0
Bouchee 1b 4 0 1 0
Jones 3b 4 0 0 0
Post rf 4 1 1 0
Anderson H. lf 3 0 2 0
Sawatski c 2 0 0 0
  Koppe pr,2b 1 1 0 0
Anderson S. 2b 2 0 0 0
  Philley ph 1 0 1 1
  Thomas c 0 0 0 0
  Freese ph 1 0 0 0
  Hegan c 0 0 0 0
Fernandez ss 3 0 0 0
Conley p 3 0 0 0
  Hanebrink ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 7 1
Chicago 000 001 010 1351
Philadelphia 000 000 200 0270
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Anderson   6.2 7 2 2 1 2
  Elston  W (4-1) 3.1 0 0 0 2 3
Totals
10.0
7
2
2
3
5
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Conley  L (2-3) 10.0 5 3 3 3 2
Totals
10.0
5
3
3
3
2

  E–Banks (5).  DP–Chicago 1. T. Taylor-Banks-Long, Philadelphia 2. Bouchee-Fernandez, S. Anderson-Fernandez-Bouchee.  3B–Chicago Dark (4,off Conley); Altman (2,off Conley), Philadelphia Philley (1,off Anderson).  HR–Chicago S. Taylor (3,6th inning off Conley 0 on 0 out); Moryn (6,8th inning off Conley 0 on 0 out).  SH–Moryn (1,off Conley).  SF–S. Taylor (1,off Conley).  IBB–Banks (7,by Conley).  Team LOB–3.  HBP–Bouchee (2,by Elston).  Team–6.  SB–Koppe (1,2nd base off Elston/S. Taylor).  CS–H. Anderson (1,2nd base by Anderson/S. Taylor).  U-HP–Bill Jackowski, 1B–Shag Crawford, 2B–Vic Delmore, 3B–Al Barlick.  T–2:37.  A–7,445.
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