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Phillies
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 25, 1952
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on August 25, 1952 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | August 25, 1952 |
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Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 25, 1952 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Ridzik |
Home Starting Pitcher | Turk Lown |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 6,505 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 19 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Tom Gorman 1B: Augie Donatelli 2B: Lee Ballanfant 3B: Al Barlick |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
Name | Position |
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Connie Ryan | Second Baseman |
Richie Ashburn | Center Fielder |
Mel Clark | Right Fielder |
Del Ennis | Left Fielder |
Granny Hamner | Shortstop |
Willie Jones | Third Baseman |
Smoky Burgess | Catcher |
Eddie Waitkus | First Baseman |
Steve Ridzik | Pitcher |
Steve O'Neill | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tommy Brown | Second Baseman |
Frank Baumholtz | Center Fielder |
Gene Hermanski | Right Fielder |
Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
Toby Atwell | Catcher |
Dee Fondy | First Baseman |
Randy Jackson | Third Baseman |
Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
Turk Lown | Pitcher |
Phil Cavarretta | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Phillies
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 25, 1952
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Lown
Ryan hits a line drive towards third. Jackson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Lown
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Lown
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Ridzik
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Ridzik
Baumholtz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hermanski vs. Ridzik
Hermanski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ryan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Ridzik
Sauer hits a line drive into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Lown
Ennis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hamner vs. Lown
Hamner hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Lown
Jones hits a line drive into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Lown
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Lown covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Atwell vs. Ridzik
Atwell hits a line drive into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Ridzik
Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ridzik fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Ridzik
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Ridzik
There goes Jackson. The throw from Burgess and he is safe. Jackson steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smalley vs. Ridzik
Smalley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lown vs. Ridzik
Lown hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clark. Lown reaches second base with a double. Jackson scores. There goes Smalley trying to get to home. Ashburn throws the ball in to Hamner who relays the ball to Burgess, who tags Smalley, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Lown
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ridzik vs. Lown
Ridzik takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ryan vs. Lown
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Ridzik
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Ridzik
Baumholtz hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Ridzik
Hermanski hits a line drive into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Lown
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Lown
Clark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ennis vs. Lown
Ennis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hamner vs. Lown
Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it and throws to second for the out. Clark moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jones vs. Lown
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jones for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Ridzik
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Atwell vs. Ridzik
Atwell hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Ridzik
Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Lown
Burgess hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Lown
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy juggles the ball. That's an error on Fondy. Waitkus moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ridzik vs. Lown
Ridzik hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Lown covering, for the out. Waitkus moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ryan vs. Lown
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Ridzik
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Ridzik
Smalley strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lown vs. Ridzik
Lown hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ryan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Lown
Ashburn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Lown
Clark bunts towards the mound. Lown fields it and throws to first for the out. Ashburn moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ennis vs. Lown
Ennis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ashburn scores. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hamner vs. Lown
Hamner hits a fly ball into right field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Lown
Jones hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sauer. Jones reaches second base with a double. Ennis goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burgess vs. Lown
Burgess hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Baumholtz. Burgess reaches second base with a double. Jones scores. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waitkus vs. Lown
Waitkus is walked intentionally. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ridzik vs. Lown
Ridzik is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Ridzik
Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baumholtz vs. Ridzik
Baumholtz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brown moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hermanski vs. Ridzik
Hermanski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ridzik juggles the ball. That's an error on Ridzik. Brown scores. Baumholtz moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sauer vs. Ridzik
Sauer hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Atwell vs. Ridzik
Atwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan fields it and throws to second for the out. Baumholtz moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fondy vs. Ridzik
Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Hamner fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Lown
Ryan strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Lown
Ashburn hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Lown
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Ridzik
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Ridzik
Smalley hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lown vs. Ridzik
Lown hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Ridzik
Brown hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ennis. Brown reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baumholtz vs. Ridzik
Baumholtz hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Lown
Ennis hits a fly ball into right field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Lown
Hamner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Atwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Lown
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Ridzik
Hermanski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Ridzik
Sauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Atwell vs. Ridzik
Atwell hits a ball on the ground towards second. Ryan scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Lown
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Lown
Waitkus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Lown
Bill Nicholson pinch hits for Steve Ridzik.
Nicholson hits a fly ball into right field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ryan vs. Lown
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Hansen
Andy Hansen now pitching.
Fondy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Hansen
There goes Fondy. The throw from Burgess and he is out, Hamner applying the tag. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Hansen
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hansen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Hansen
Smalley strikes out. View Play
Top 10
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Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Lown
Ashburn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Lown
Clark bunts towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ashburn moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ennis vs. Lown
Ennis is walked intentionally. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hamner vs. Lown
Hamner hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Lown
Jones hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Atwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Lown
Burgess hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 10
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Phillies, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Hansen
Phil Cavarretta pinch hits for Turk Lown.
Cavarretta hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Hansen
Brown hits a line drive into center field. Ashburn picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Ashburn. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baumholtz vs. Hansen
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hermanski vs. Hansen
Hermanski hits a line drive into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/25/1952 -- Philadelphia at Chicago (D) Philadelphia AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Ryan C, 2b 5 0 0 0 Brown T, 2b 5 1 3 0 Ashburn R, cf 5 2 2 0 Baumholtz F, cf 5 0 2 0 Clark M, rf 3 0 1 0 Hermanski G, rf 5 0 0 0 Ennis D, lf 4 2 3 1 Sauer H, lf 4 0 1 0 Hamner G, ss 5 1 1 3 Atwell T, c 4 0 0 0 Jones W, 3b 5 1 1 1 Fondy D, 1b 4 0 1 0 Burgess S, c 5 0 1 1 Jackson R, 3b 4 1 1 0 Waitkus E, 1b 3 0 1 0 Smalley R, ss 3 1 1 1 Ridzik S, p 2 0 0 0 Lown T, p 3 0 1 1 Nicholson B, ph 1 0 0 0 Cavarretta P, ph 1 0 0 0 Hansen A, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 6 10 6 38 3 10 2 Philadelphia 000 003 000 3 -- 6 Chicago 010 001 100 0 -- 3 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Ridzik S 8.0 8 3 3 1 1 Hansen A (W) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Lown T (L) 10.0 10 6 6 3 2 E -- Fondy D, Ridzik S, Ashburn R DP -- Philadelphia 1, Chicago 1 LOB -- Philadelphia 7, Chicago 6 2B -- Lown T, Jones W, Burgess S, Brown T HR -- Smalley R, Hamner G SB -- Jackson R CS -- Fondy D SH -- Clark M 2 T -- 2:19 A -- 6505
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