Philadelphia Phillies vs Chicago Cubs
April 17, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 17, 1985 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 4, Chicago Cubs 5

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Samuel 2b 4 0 0 0
Stone lf 3 0 1 0
Schmidt 3b 4 0 0 0
Hayes cf 4 0 0 0
Corcoran 1b 3 1 1 0
  Aguayo pr 0 1 0 0
  Gross G. 1b 1 1 1 0
Virgil c 4 1 2 2
Wilson rf 4 0 0 1
Jeltz ss 3 0 1 1
  Wockenfuss ph 1 0 0 0
Rawley p 2 0 0 0
  Gross K. p 0 0 0 0
  Maddox ph 0 0 0 0
  Hudson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 6 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Dernier cf 4 1 1 0
Sandberg 2b 4 2 2 0
Matthews lf 4 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Lopes rf,lf 1 1 0 0
Moreland 1b,rf 4 0 3 4
Cey 3b 3 0 0 0
Davis c 3 0 1 0
Bowa ss 3 0 0 0
Sanderson p 1 0 0 0
  Dayett ph 1 0 1 0
  Frazier p 0 0 0 0
  Lake ph 1 1 1 0
  Durham 1b 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 5 9 4
Philadelphia 000 010 201460
Chicago 100 000 40x593
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Rawley   6.0 6 3 3 5 4
  Gross  L (0-2) 1.0 2 2 2 1 0
  Hudson   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
9
5
5
7
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Sanderson   5.0 2 1 0 0 8
  Frazier  W (1-0) 2.0 2 2 2 1 1
  Smith  SV (3) 2.0 2 1 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
4
2
1
11

  E–Moreland 3 (4).  DP–Philadelphia 1, Chicago 1.  PB–Virgil (2).  2B–Philadelphia G Gross (1,off Smith), Chicago Moreland (2,off K Gross).  HR–Philadelphia Virgil (1,7th inning off Frazier 1 on, 1 out).  HBP–Maddox (1,by Smith).  SH–Bowa (1,off Hudson).  IBB–Davis (2,by Rawley); Durham (2,by Hudson).  SB–Lopes (1,3rd base off Rawley/Virgil); Moreland (2,2nd base off Rawley/Virgil).  CS–Dernier (1,2nd base by Rawley/Virgil).  HBP–Smith (1,Maddox).  IBB–Rawley (1,Davis); Hudson (1,Durham).  T–2:46.  A–15,752.
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