Philadelphia Phillies 5 – 7 Chicago Cubs
28 August 1950 · CHI11
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Three-Homer Game · 3 | Hank Sauer | 1 in 321 games |
| 22 | final score 7–5 | 1 in 65 games | |
| 10 | 7 total bases | Andy Seminick | 1 in 93 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Phillies | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | 7 | 9 | 0 |
Box score
Philadelphia Phillies batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Waitkus | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Richie Ashburn | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Dick Sisler | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Del Ennis | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willie Jones | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Granny Hamner | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Andy Seminick | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | HR, 2B |
| Mike Goliat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Curt Simmons | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dick Whitman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Stan Lopata | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 32 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
Philadelphia Phillies pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Simmons | 6.1 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| Milo Candini | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ken Heintzelman | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Borkowski | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Phil Cavarretta | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roy Smalley | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Hank Sauer | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 HR |
| Andy Pafko | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Bill Serena | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Carmen Mauro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mickey Owen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wayne Terwilliger | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | HR |
| Dutch Leonard | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 33 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch Leonard | 8.2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Johnny Vander Meer | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |