Chicago Cubs vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 13, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 13, 1968 at Connie Mack Stadium. 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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Chicago Cubs 1, Philadelphia Phillies 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 4 0 0 0
  Regan p 0 0 0 0
Beckert 2b 4 1 1 1
Williams lf 4 0 0 0
Banks 1b 4 0 1 0
Santo 3b 4 0 0 0
Hundley c 2 0 0 0
Hickman rf 3 0 0 0
Phillips cf 2 0 0 0
Holtzman p 2 0 0 0
  Elia ph 0 0 0 0
  Arcia pr 0 0 0 0
  LaRose ss 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 2 1
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Taylor 3b 3 0 0 0
Rojas 2b 4 0 0 0
Pena ss 4 1 2 0
Allen lf 4 2 3 3
Lock cf 4 0 0 0
Sutherland rf 2 0 0 0
  Briggs pr,rf 1 0 0 0
Joseph 1b 2 0 0 0
Ryan c 3 0 0 0
Short p 3 0 1 0
Totals 30 3 6 3
Chicago 000 000 001121
Philadelphia 000 001 02x360
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Holtzman  L (10-12) 7.0 4 1 1 3 4
  Regan   1.0 2 2 2 0 0
Totals
8.0
6
3
3
3
4
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Short  W (17-11) 9.0 2 1 1 2 5
Totals
9.0
2
1
1
2
5

  E–LaRose (1).  2B–Chicago Banks (26,off Short).  HR–Chicago Beckert (4,9th inning off Short 0 on, 0 out), Philadelphia Allen 2 (30,6th inning off Holtzman 0 on, 1 out,8th inning off Regan 1 on, 1 out).  HBP–Elia (1,by Short).  IBB–Phillips (19,by Short).  Team LOB–4.  Team–6.  CS–Briggs (5,2nd base by Regan/Hundley).  HBP–Short (9,Elia).  IBB–Short (9,Phillips).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Al Barlick, 2B–Stan Landes, 3B–Andy Olsen.  T–2:11.
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