Philadelphia Phillies vs Chicago Cubs
August 28, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 28, 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 8, Chicago Cubs 7

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Taylor 2b 5 1 1 0
Callison rf 5 3 3 2
Covington lf 4 2 2 2
  Amaro 3b 1 0 0 0
Gonzalez cf,lf 5 1 3 1
Sievers 1b 3 0 0 1
  Torre 1b 0 0 0 0
Demeter 3b,cf 4 0 1 0
Dalrymple c 4 1 1 1
Wine ss 4 0 3 0
Short p 2 0 0 0
  Green p 2 0 1 0
  Duren p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 8 15 7
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Rodgers ss 4 0 0 0
Mathews cf 5 0 2 0
  Elston p 0 0 0 0
Burton rf,cf 4 1 1 0
Santo 3b 5 2 2 1
Williams lf 5 1 2 1
Hubbs 2b 5 2 3 1
Banks 1b 4 1 2 2
Bertell c 3 0 0 0
  Brock ph,rf 1 0 1 1
Toth p 0 0 0 0
  Buhl p 1 0 0 0
  Burke ph 1 0 0 0
  Brewer p 0 0 0 0
  Hobbie p 0 0 0 0
  Landrum ph 1 0 0 0
  Baker p 0 0 0 0
  Ranew ph,c 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 7 13 6
Philadelphia 112 020 2008152
Chicago 010 120 0307131
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Short   4.2 8 4 4 1 3
  Green  W (5-3) 2.2 5 3 2 0 2
  Duren  SV (1) 1.2 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
13
7
6
2
7
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Toth  L (5-9) 2.0 3 2 2 0 1
  Buhl   2.0 4 2 2 0 0
  Brewer   0.1 3 2 2 0 0
  Hobbie   1.2 2 0 0 0 1
  Baker   2.0 3 2 1 0 2
  Elston   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
15
8
7
0
4

  E–Sievers (7), Dalrymple (18), Rodgers (30).  DP–Philadelphia 1, Chicago 3.  2B–Philadelphia Gonzalez 2 (35,off Brewer,off Baker), Chicago Santo 2 (24,off Short 2); Williams (30,off Green).  3B–Philadelphia Callison (9,off Buhl), Chicago Banks (1,off Short); Mathews (2,off Green).  HR–Philadelphia Covington (15,1st inning off Toth 0 on, 2 out); Dalrymple (8,2nd inning off Toth 0 on, 2 out); Callison (20,7th inning off Baker 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Sievers (8,off Hobbie).  Team LOB–5.  Team–8.  WP–Green (3), Baker (4).  U-HP–Tony Venzon, 1B–Mel Steiner, 2B–Augie Donatelli, 3B–Bill Williams.  T–2:54.  A–6,113.
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