Philadelphia Phillies vs Chicago Cubs
September 17, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 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."

"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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Philadelphia Phillies 5, Chicago Cubs 2

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 3 0 3 0
  Drake pr,cf 1 0 0 0
Koppe ss 5 1 0 0
Philley 1b 5 1 2 1
Anderson H. lf 4 1 1 1
Post rf 4 0 1 1
Freese 3b 4 0 1 1
Anderson S. 2b 3 1 2 0
Sawatski c 2 0 0 0
  Bolger ph 0 0 0 1
  Lonnett c 0 0 0 0
Roberts p 4 1 1 0
Totals 35 5 11 5
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Taylor T. 2b 4 0 0 0
Altman cf 4 0 1 0
Marshall 1b 4 0 0 0
Banks ss 4 1 2 1
Moryn lf 4 0 0 0
Noren rf 4 1 1 1
Taylor S. c 4 0 1 0
Dark 3b 3 0 1 0
Hobbie p 1 0 0 0
  Jackson ph 1 0 0 0
  Hillman p 0 0 0 0
  Long ph 1 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 6 2
Philadelphia 003 100 0105112
Chicago 010 001 000260
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts  W (15-15) 9.0 6 2 2 0 6
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
0
6
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hobbie  L (15-13) 5.0 10 4 4 2 2
  Hillman   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Henry   2.0 1 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
3
5

  E–Philley (4), S. Anderson (11).  2B–Philadelphia S. Anderson (9,off Henry), Chicago Dark (19,off Roberts).  HR–Chicago Noren (4,2nd inning off Roberts 0 on 0 out); Banks (42,6th inning off Roberts 0 on 1 out)..  SF–Bolger (1,off Henry).  Team LOB–7.  Team–5.  SB–S. Anderson (6,3rd base off Henry/S. Taylor).  CS–Drake (5,2nd base by Hillman/S. Taylor).  U-HP–Tony Venzon, 1B–Ed Sudol, 2B–Stan Landes, 3B–Ken Burkhart.  T–2:10.  A–598.
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