Chicago Cubs vs Philadelphia Phillies
July 12, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 12, 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 1, Philadelphia Phillies 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Taylor T. 2b 4 0 1 0
Altman cf 3 1 0 0
Marshall lf 4 0 0 0
Banks ss 4 0 1 1
Long 1b 4 0 2 0
Jackson 3b 3 0 0 0
Walls rf 3 0 0 0
Taylor S. c 3 0 1 0
Drabowsky p 1 0 0 0
  Moryn ph 1 0 0 0
  Singleton p 0 0 0 0
  Dark ph 1 0 0 0
  Buzhardt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Koppe ss 4 1 0 0
Drake cf,lf 4 0 1 0
Bouchee 1b 4 1 1 2
Philley rf 4 1 3 0
Anderson H. lf 4 0 0 0
  Ashburn cf 0 0 0 0
Freese 3b 3 1 1 0
Anderson S. 2b 3 0 1 2
Sawatski c 2 0 0 0
Semproch p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 7 4
Chicago 100 000 000152
Philadelphia 400 000 00x472
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Drabowsky  L (4-7) 3.0 4 4 1 1 4
  Singleton   3.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Buzhardt   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
7
4
1
1
6
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Semproch  W (3-6) 9.0 5 1 0 3 2
Totals
9.0
5
1
0
3
2

  E–Banks (10), Long (10), Bouchee (12), S. Anderson (7).  DP–Philadelphia 3. Bouchee-Sawatski-Freese, Koppe-S. Anderson-Bouchee, Freese-S. Anderson-Bouchee.  2B–Chicago Long (9,off Semproch).  HR–Philadelphia Bouchee (9,1st inning off Drabowsky 1 on 1 out).  Team LOB–6.  IBB–Sawatski (5,by Drabowsky).  Team–4.  SB–T. Taylor (12,2nd base off Semproch/Sawatski).  CS–Drake (1,2nd base by Singleton/S. Taylor).  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Ken Burkhart, 2B–Jocko Conlan, 3B–Tony Venzon.  T–1:50.  A–6,519.
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