Philadelphia Phillies vs Chicago Cubs
July 2, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 2, 1968 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 3, Chicago Cubs 5

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Rojas 2b 5 1 1 0
Pena ss 4 0 0 0
Gonzalez cf 3 0 1 0
Allen lf 4 0 0 0
Callison rf 4 1 3 1
Briggs 1b 3 1 1 2
Joseph 3b 4 0 1 0
Ryan c 4 0 1 0
Fryman p 1 0 0 0
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
  White ph 1 0 0 0
  Farrell p 0 0 0 0
  Dalrymple ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 5 0 2 0
Beckert 2b 4 2 1 0
Williams lf 4 0 0 0
Santo 3b 3 1 2 1
Oliver 1b 2 0 1 1
  Smith ph,1b 2 1 1 0
Hundley c 3 0 1 1
Hickman rf 3 0 0 0
  Spangler ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Phillips cf 1 1 1 0
Jenkins p 2 0 1 2
Totals 30 5 10 5
Philadelphia 100 000 002382
Chicago 201 000 02x5100
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Fryman  L (10-8) 4.0 7 3 1 3 1
  Wagner   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Farrell   2.0 3 2 2 1 0
Totals
8.0
10
5
3
5
2
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Jenkins  W (7-9) 9.0 8 3 3 2 6
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
2
6

  E–Gonzalez (2), Briggs (3).  DP–Philadelphia 2.  2B–Philadelphia Rojas (12,off Jenkins); Callison 2 (14,off Jenkins 2), Chicago Santo (11,off Fryman); Beckert (14,off Fryman); Phillips (11,off Fryman); Smith (2,off Farrell); Jenkins (1,off Farrell).  HR–Philadelphia Briggs (2,9th inning off Jenkins 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Fryman (6,off Jenkins); Jenkins (2,off Fryman); Hundley (2,off Farrell).  IBB–Briggs (1,by Jenkins); Santo (3,by Fryman); Phillips (13,by Farrell).  Team LOB–7.  Team–8.  SB–Phillips (5,2nd base off Farrell/Ryan).  CS–Jenkins (1,2nd base by Fryman/Ryan); Phillips (5,2nd base by Wagner/Ryan).  IBB–Fryman (2,Santo); Farrell (6,Phillips); Jenkins (3,Briggs).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–Ed Sudol, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–Tom Gorman.  T–2:12.  A–10,932.
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