Philadelphia Phillies vs Chicago Cubs
August 27, 1960 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 27, 1960 at Wrigley Field. 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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Philadelphia Phillies 4, Chicago Cubs 5

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Taylor 2b 5 1 1 1
Walters rf 3 0 2 1
  Gonzalez ph,rf 2 0 1 1
Walls 3b 2 0 0 0
  Callison ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Smith lf 3 0 1 0
  Curry ph 1 0 0 0
  Short p 0 0 0 0
  Farrell p 0 0 0 0
Herrera 1b 3 0 0 0
Coker c 4 0 0 0
Del Greco cf 3 1 2 0
Amaro ss 4 1 2 0
Buzhardt p 2 1 1 0
  Lepcio ph,3b 1 0 0 0
  Dalrymple ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 10 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf,lf 4 1 1 0
Will rf 4 0 0 0
Banks ss 4 1 1 1
Altman lf 3 1 1 0
  Heist ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Santo 3b 4 2 2 0
Bouchee 1b 2 0 1 1
  Thomas ph,1b 1 0 1 1
Zimmer 2b 4 0 2 2
Thacker c 2 0 0 0
Ellsworth p 2 0 0 0
  Elston p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 9 5
Philadelphia 001 000 3004101
Chicago 100 201 01x590
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Buzhardt   6.0 7 4 4 2 4
  Short  L (5-9) 1.2 1 1 1 0 0
  Farrell   0.1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
9
5
5
2
5
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Ellsworth   6.1 9 4 4 2 1
  Elston  W (7-7) 2.2 1 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
3
4

  E–Amaro (12).  DP–Philadelphia 1, Chicago 2.  2B–Chicago Ashburn (13,off Buzhardt); Zimmer (10,off Buzhardt); Santo (18,off Buzhardt).  3B–Philadelphia Buzhardt (1,off Ellsworth).  Team LOB–7.  IBB–Thacker (4,by Buzhardt); Bouchee (6,by Buzhardt).  Team–5.  WP–Elston (1).  IBB–Buzhardt 2 (10,Thacker,Bouchee).  U-HP–Ed Sudol, 1B–Dusty Boggess, 2B–Tom Gorman, 3B–Vinnie Smith.  T–2:28.  A–9,657.
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