Chicago Cubs vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 31, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1976 at Veteran's Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Chicago Cubs 1, Philadelphia Phillies 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Monday cf 4 0 0 0
Cardenal lf 4 0 2 0
Madlock 3b 4 1 2 0
Adams rf 3 0 1 1
Trillo 2b 4 0 0 0
Swisher c 3 0 0 0
Biittner 1b 3 0 1 0
Rosello ss 3 0 0 0
Garman p 0 0 0 0
  Reuschel p 1 0 0 0
  Wallis ph 1 0 0 0
  Frailing p 0 0 0 0
  LaCock ph 1 0 0 0
  Zamora p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 6 1
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Cash 2b 3 1 1 1
Bowa ss 3 0 1 0
Schmidt 3b 4 0 0 0
Luzinski lf 4 1 2 1
  Martin lf 0 0 0 0
Johnstone rf 3 0 1 1
  Brown ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Maddox cf 2 1 0 0
Tolan 1b 4 0 0 0
Boone c 3 0 1 0
Kaat p 3 1 1 1
Totals 30 4 7 4
Chicago 000 100 000160
Philadelphia 111 100 00x471
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Garman  L (2-4) 1.2 2 2 1 4 1
  Reuschel   3.1 4 2 2 1 2
  Frailing   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Zamora   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
7
4
3
5
4
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Kaat  W (3-2) 9.0 6 1 1 1 6
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
1
6

  E–Cash (2).  DP–Philadelphia 3.  PB–Swisher (2).  2B–Chicago Madlock (17,off Kaat); Adams (2,off Kaat), Philadelphia Luzinski 2 (9,off P Reuschel 2).  HR–Philadelphia Kaat (1,4th inning off P Reuschel 0 on, 0 out).  SB–Maddox (5,2nd base off Garman/Swisher).  CS–Maddox (2,2nd base by P Reuschel/Swisher).  U-HP–John McSherry, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Art Williams, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–2:00.  A–51,211.
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