Milwaukee Braves vs Chicago Cubs
April 15, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 15, 1961 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Milwaukee Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Milwaukee Braves 5, Chicago Cubs 9

Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Maye lf 4 1 0 0
Crandall c 5 2 4 1
Mathews 3b 5 1 1 0
Aaron rf 4 0 0 0
Bolling 2b 4 0 1 1
Adcock 1b 4 0 1 2
Spangler cf 2 0 0 0
McMillan ss 4 1 1 0
Willey p 1 0 0 0
  Nottebart p 2 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 8 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn lf 4 0 1 0
Zimmer 2b 3 4 2 0
Williams rf 4 0 1 0
Santo 3b 5 2 3 4
Banks ss 3 2 1 0
Bouchee 1b 4 0 1 1
Heist cf 4 1 2 4
Bertell c 3 0 0 0
  Taylor ph,c 1 0 0 0
Hobbie p 2 0 0 0
  Will ph 1 0 0 0
  Elston p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 9 11 9
Milwaukee 310 010 000581
Chicago 101 030 0049112
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Willey   4.1 5 5 5 5 2
  Nottebart  L (0-1) 4.1 6 4 4 2 1
Totals
8.2
11
9
9
7
3
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hobbie   8.0 7 5 4 3 1
  Elston  W (2-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
5
4
3
2

  E–Mathews (1), Banks (1), Hobbie (1).  DP–Milwaukee 1.  2B–Milwaukee Crandall 2 (2,off Hobbie 2), Chicago Heist (1,off Nottebart).  3B–Chicago Zimmer (1,off Willey); Banks (1,off Willey).  HR–Chicago Santo (1,5th inning off Willey 1 on, 1 out); Heist (1,9th inning off Nottebart 3 on, 2 out).  SH–Willey (1,off Hobbie); Williams (1,off Nottebart).  Team LOB–7.  HBP–Zimmer (1,by Nottebart).  Team–8.  CS–Ashburn (1,2nd base by Nottebart/Crandall).  WP–Willey 2 (2), Nottebart (1).  HBP–Nottebart (1,Zimmer).  U-HP–Al Forman, 1B–Al Barlick, 2B–Shag Crawford, 3B–Ed Vargo.  T–3:07.  A–6,207.
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