Philadelphia Phillies vs Chicago Cubs
April 26, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 26, 1963 at Wrigley Field. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 5, Chicago Cubs 2

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Taylor 2b 5 0 0 0
Callison rf 3 2 1 1
Gonzalez cf 4 1 2 0
Covington lf 2 1 1 3
  Rojas pr 0 0 0 0
  Torre 1b 0 0 0 0
Demeter 1b,lf 4 0 0 0
Hoak 3b 3 1 1 0
Dalrymple c 4 0 1 1
Wine ss 4 0 1 0
Mahaffey p 3 0 1 0
Totals 32 5 8 5
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Landrum cf 4 0 0 0
Rodgers ss 3 1 0 0
Williams lf 3 1 1 2
Santo 3b 4 0 1 0
Banks 1b 4 0 1 0
Brock rf 3 0 0 0
Hubbs 2b 3 0 0 0
Schaffer c 3 0 0 0
Hobbie p 1 0 0 0
  Boros ph 1 0 0 0
  Brewer p 0 0 0 0
  Will ph 1 0 0 0
  Schultz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 3 2
Philadelphia 000 311 000580
Chicago 000 002 000230
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Mahaffey  W (2-2) 9.0 3 2 2 3 11
Totals
9.0
3
2
2
3
11
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hobbie  L (1-2) 6.0 6 5 5 3 2
  Brewer   2.0 1 0 0 0 3
  Schultz   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
3
5

  E–None.  2B–Philadelphia Hoak (3,off Hobbie).  HR–Philadelphia Covington (3,4th inning off Hobbie 2 on, 0 out); Callison (3,5th inning off Hobbie 0 on, 2 out), Chicago Williams (1,6th inning off Mahaffey 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Covington (1,off Brewer); Mahaffey (1,off Schultz).  Team LOB–5.  Team–4.  CS–Wine (1,Home by Schultz/Schaffer).  BK–Mahaffey (3), Schultz (2).  U-HP–Chris Pelekoudas, 1B–Frank Walsh, 2B–Jocko Conlan, 3B–Ken Burkhart.  T–2:06.  A–4,093.
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