Philadelphia Phillies vs Chicago Cubs
April 16, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 16, 1970 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 5, Chicago Cubs 6

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Doyle 2b 6 1 3 0
Money 3b 5 1 3 0
  Hoerner p 1 0 0 0
Briggs lf 6 0 0 0
Johnson 1b 4 1 2 2
McCarver c 5 2 2 0
Hisle cf 5 0 1 0
Stone rf 5 0 2 0
Bowa ss 4 0 3 2
Fryman p 1 0 0 0
  Palmer p 0 0 0 0
  Browne ph 0 0 0 0
  Wilson p 0 0 0 0
  Joseph ph 1 0 0 0
  Lersch p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 1 0 0 0
  Selma p,3b 0 0 0 0
  Parrilla ph 1 0 0 0
  Harmon 3b 0 0 0 0
Totals 45 5 16 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 3 0 1 0
Beckert 2b 4 1 0 0
  Popovich 2b 1 0 0 0
Williams lf 5 2 2 2
Santo 3b 5 2 2 0
Banks 1b 4 1 3 1
Hickman cf 3 0 1 2
  James cf 1 0 1 0
Callison rf 5 0 0 0
Hundley c 5 0 3 1
Decker p 2 0 0 0
  Colborn p 1 0 0 0
  Abernathy p 0 0 0 0
  Rudolph ph 0 0 0 0
  Aguirre p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 6 13 6
Philadelphia 001 120 001 05161
Chicago 104 000 000 16131
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Fryman   2.2 6 5 4 1 1
  Palmer   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Wilson   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Lersch   3.0 2 0 0 1 2
  Selma   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Hoerner  L (0-1) 1.2 4 1 1 2 2
Totals
9.1
13
6
5
4
6
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Decker   4.1 6 4 4 3 3
  Colborn   4.1 9 1 1 1 2
  Abernathy   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Aguirre  W (2-0) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
10.0
16
5
5
5
5

  E–Bowa (2), Hickman (1).  DP–Philadelphia 2, Chicago 1.  2B–Philadelphia Hisle (3,off Colborn); Stone (1,off Colborn); Doyle (1,off Aguirre), Chicago Banks (2,off Fryman); Hickman (3,off Fryman); Santo (1,off Hoerner).  HR–Philadelphia Johnson (3,5th inning off Decker 1 on, 1 out), Chicago Williams (2,3rd inning off Fryman 1 on, 1 out).  IBB–Johnson (1,by Aguirre); Kessinger (1,by Hoerner); Banks (1,by Hoerner).  SH–Rudolph (1,off Hoerner).  WP–Decker (1).  IBB–Hoerner 2 (2,Kessinger,Banks); Aguirre (1,Johnson).  U-HP–Ken Burkhart, 1B–Ed Sudol, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–Andy Olsen.  T–3:04.  A–5,341.
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