Philadelphia Phillies vs Chicago Cubs
April 28, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 28, 1963 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 1, Chicago Cubs 4

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Taylor 2b 4 0 1 0
Callison rf 3 0 0 0
Gonzalez cf 4 0 1 0
Covington lf 4 0 0 0
Demeter 1b 4 1 1 1
Hoak 3b 4 0 0 0
Dalrymple c 3 0 1 0
Wine ss 3 0 2 0
Short p 2 0 1 0
  Klippstein p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 7 1
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Brock rf 4 0 0 0
Rodgers ss 4 1 3 0
Williams lf 2 1 0 0
Santo 3b 4 1 1 3
Banks 1b 4 1 1 1
Mathews cf 3 0 0 0
Hubbs 2b 3 0 2 0
Bertell c 3 0 0 0
Buhl p 2 0 0 0
  Aspromonte ph 1 0 0 0
  Elston p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 7 4
Philadelphia 000 100 000171
Chicago 000 000 04x470
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Short  L (0-3) 7.2 7 4 4 3 4
  Klippstein   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
7
4
4
3
5
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Buhl  W (2-2) 8.0 6 1 1 0 9
  Elston  SV (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
0
9

  E–Covington (2).  2B–Chicago Rodgers (5,off Short).  3B–Philadelphia Short (1,off Buhl).  HR–Philadelphia Demeter (5,4th inning off Buhl 0 on, 2 out), Chicago Santo (2,8th inning off Short 2 on, 2 out); Banks (2,8th inning off Short 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Callison (1,off Buhl); Short (1,off Buhl).  Team LOB–5.  Team–5.  CS–Mathews (2,2nd base by Short/Dalrymple).  U-HP–Jocko Conlan, 1B–Ken Burkhart, 2B–Chris Pelekoudas, 3B–Frank Walsh.  T–2:02.  A–11,135.
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