Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs
April 26, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 26, 1961 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 2, Chicago Cubs 3

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Cardenas ss 3 0 0 0
Freese 3b 4 0 2 0
Coleman 1b 3 0 1 0
Post rf 5 0 0 0
Robinson lf 4 0 0 0
Bailey c 4 1 2 0
Pinson cf 4 0 0 0
Baumer 2b 4 0 1 0
O'Toole p 1 0 0 0
  Lynch ph 1 1 1 2
  Brosnan p 0 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
  Maloney p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 7 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Heist cf 5 0 0 0
Zimmer 2b 4 1 1 1
Banks ss 3 0 1 0
Santo 3b 3 2 2 1
Thomas lf 3 0 1 1
Rodgers rf 3 0 0 0
Bouchee 1b 3 0 0 0
Bertell c 2 0 0 0
  Altman ph 0 0 0 0
  Elston p 0 0 0 0
Hobbie p 3 0 0 0
  Taylor ph,c 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 5 3
Cincinnati 000 000 200 0270
Chicago 000 100 100 1350
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
O'Toole   6.0 1 1 1 2 3
  Brosnan   0.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Henry   1.1 1 0 0 3 1
  Maloney  L (0-1) 2.0 1 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.1
5
3
3
7
6
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hobbie   9.0 7 2 2 2 1
  Elston  W (4-0) 1.0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals
10.0
7
2
2
4
1

  E–None.  DP–Cincinnati 1, Chicago 1.  PB–Bertell (2).  2B–Cincinnati Freese (2,off Hobbie); Bailey (4,off Hobbie), Chicago Santo (4,off Brosnan); Thomas (2,off Brosnan).  HR–Cincinnati Lynch (3,7th inning off Hobbie 1 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–8.  SH–Bouchee (2,off Henry).  IBB–Bertell (1,by Henry); Santo (1,by Henry).  Team–7.  SB–Freese (2,2nd base off Hobbie/Bertell).  WP–Hobbie (1).  IBB–Henry 2 (2,Bertell,Santo).  U-HP–Al Forman, 1B–Jocko Conlan, 2B–Augie Donatelli, 3B–Ken Burkhart.  T–2:27.  A–5,116.
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