Philadelphia Phillies vs Chicago Cubs
April 17, 1964 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 17, 1964 at Wrigley Field. 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Philadelphia Phillies 10, Chicago Cubs 8

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Taylor 2b 5 1 1 0
Callison rf 5 2 1 1
Allen 3b 5 2 3 2
Sievers 1b 3 1 1 1
  Covington ph 1 0 0 1
  Amaro 1b 1 0 1 0
Gonzalez cf 3 1 0 0
Cater lf 5 0 2 1
Triandos c 5 1 3 1
  Briggs pr 0 0 0 0
  Dalrymple c 0 0 0 0
Wine ss 5 1 1 0
Mahaffey p 1 1 1 3
  Klippstein p 3 0 0 0
  Baldschun p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 10 14 10
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Stewart 2b 4 1 1 0
Brock rf 5 2 2 2
Williams lf 4 3 3 2
Santo 3b 1 1 1 2
  Burton ph 1 0 0 0
  Burke 3b 2 0 0 0
Banks 1b 4 0 1 1
Rodgers ss 4 0 1 0
Cowan cf 5 1 1 1
Bertell c 3 0 1 0
  Landrum ph 1 0 0 0
Ellsworth p 2 0 0 0
  Hobbie p 0 0 0 0
  Ranew ph 1 0 0 0
  Schurr p 0 0 0 0
  Gregory ph 1 0 0 0
  Elston p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 11 8
Philadelphia 000 163 00010141
Chicago 201 031 0018112
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Mahaffey   4.0 5 6 6 4 4
  Klippstein  W (2-0) 4.1 6 2 2 0 3
  Baldschun  SV (1) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
11
8
8
5
8
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Ellsworth  L (0-1) 4.2 6 6 5 1 4
  Hobbie   1.1 6 4 3 1 1
  Schurr   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Elston   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
10
8
3
7

  E–Klippstein (1), Rodgers 2 (3).  2B–Philadelphia Callison (1,off Hobbie), Chicago Williams (1,off Mahaffey).  3B–Philadelphia Taylor (1,off Hobbie).  HR–Philadelphia Mahaffey (1,5th inning off Ellsworth 2 on, 0 out); Allen (1,5th inning off Ellsworth 0 on, 2 out); Sievers (2,5th inning off Ellsworth 0 on, 2 out), Chicago Santo (1,1st inning off Mahaffey 1 on, 2 out); Brock (1,5th inning off Mahaffey 1 on, 0 out); Williams 2 (3,5th inning off Mahaffey 0 on, 0 out,9th inning off Klippstein 0 on, 0 out); Cowan (1,6th inning off Klippstein 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Gonzalez (1,by Hobbie); Santo (1,by Mahaffey).  Team LOB–8.  SF–Banks (1,off Mahaffey).  Team–9.  CS–Briggs (1,2nd base by Elston/Bertell).  IBB–Mahaffey (1,Santo); Hobbie (1,Gonzalez).  U-HP–Ed Sudol, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Ken Burkhart.  T–3:10.  A–18,868.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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