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Cubs 17 @ Phillies 4
Baker Bowl
May 5, 1937

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Chicago Cubs, played on May 5, 1937 at Baker Bowl. The home team Phillies were bested by the visiting Cubs with a score of 17 to 4.

Game Summary

DateMay 5, 1937 
Visiting Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 17 H: 17 E: 1 LOB: 7
Runs: 17
Hits: 17
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 7
Home Team
Philadelphia Phillies
R: 4 H: 10 E: 5 LOB: 7
Runs: 4
Hits: 10
Errors: 5
Left On Base: 7
Winning PitcherCharlie Root  
Losing PitcherSyl Johnson  
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Game Winning RBIJoe Marty 

Game Info

DateMay 5, 1937 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamChicago Cubs 
Home TeamPhiladelphia Phillies 
Visiting Starting PitcherCharlie Root  
Home Starting PitcherSyl Johnson  
BallparkBaker Bowl 
CityPhiladelphia 
StatePA 
Attendance 
Time of Game2 hours 28 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Tiny Parker
1B: Charlie Moran
2B: (none)
3B: George Magerkurth

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Augie Galan  Left Fielder 
Lonny Frey  Second Baseman 
Ripper Collins  First Baseman 
Frank Demaree  Right Fielder 
Ken O'Dea  Catcher 
Stan Hack  Third Baseman 
Joe Marty  Center Fielder 
Billy Jurges  Shortstop 
Charlie Root  Pitcher 
Charlie Grimm  Manager 

Philadelphia Phillies Lineup 

Name  Position 
Earl Browne  First Baseman 
Hersh Martin  Center Fielder 
Chuck Klein  Right Fielder 
Johnny Moore  Left Fielder 
Bill Atwood  Catcher 
Pinky Whitney  Third Baseman 
Del Young  Second Baseman 
George Scharein  Shortstop 
Syl Johnson  Pitcher 
Jimmie Wilson  Manager 

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Cubs 17 @ Phillies 4
Baker Bowl
May 5, 1937

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 5/5/1937 -- Chicago at Philadelphia (D)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI
Galan A, lf           3  3  2  1   Browne E, 1b          5  0  4  1   
Frey L, 2b            5  1  1  1   Martin H, cf          5  1  2  0   
Collins R, 1b         4  2  2  2   Klein C, rf           4  1  1  0   
Demaree F, rf         6  2  2  6   Moore J, lf           4  1  1  3   
O'Dea K, c            6  2  3  0   Atwood B, c           4  0  0  0   
Hack S, 3b            4  2  1  1   Grace E, c            0  0  0  0   
Marty J, cf           4  3  3  3   Whitney P, 3b         3  0  1  0   
Jurges B, ss          3  1  1  0   Young D, 2b           4  1  1  0   
Root C, p             4  1  2  1   Scharein G, ss        4  0  0  0   
                                   Johnson S, p          2  0  0  0   
                                   Jorgens O, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Sivess P, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Kelleher H, p         1  0  0  0   
                                   Andrus B, ph          1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     39 17 17 15                        37  4 10  4

Chicago          110 244 221 -- 17
Philadelphia     003 000 001 --  4

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Root C (W)            9.0 10  4  4  1  7

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Johnson S (L)*        4.0  9  6  6  1  2
Jorgens O+            1.0  3  4  3  2  0
Sivess P#             1.0  2  4  4  4  0
Kelleher H            3.0  3  3  3  1  1
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 5th
  + Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
  # Pitched to 4 batters in 7th

E -- Atwood B, Klein C 2, Jurges B, Young D 2
DP -- Chicago 1, Philadelphia 2
LOB -- Chicago 7, Philadelphia 7
2B -- Hack S, Young D
3B -- O'Dea K
HR -- Marty J, Moore J, Demaree F, Collins R
SB -- Galan A, Collins R, Marty J
CS -- Frey L, Marty J
SH -- Collins R
HBP -- by Sivess P (Root C), by Kelleher H (Hack S), by Kelleher H (Jurges B)
WP -- Sivess P
T -- 2:28
A -- 0

    

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