San Francisco Giants vs Chicago Cubs
May 2, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 1961 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

San Francisco Giants 4, Chicago Cubs 9

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Hiller 2b 3 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
Davenport 3b 3 1 1 0
Mays cf 4 0 0 0
McCovey 1b 3 1 1 2
Cepeda lf 4 0 1 0
Alou F. rf 3 1 0 0
Bailey c 4 1 1 0
Pagan ss 4 0 0 0
Sanford p 0 0 0 0
  Fisher p 1 0 0 0
  Kuenn ph 1 0 1 0
  Marichal pr 0 0 0 0
  Duffalo p 0 0 0 0
  O'Dell p 0 0 0 0
  Farley ph 1 0 0 0
  Bowman 2b 0 0 0 0
  Alou M. ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 5 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn lf 4 2 3 0
Zimmer 2b 5 1 1 0
Banks ss 3 1 0 0
  Bouchee 1b 0 0 0 0
Santo 3b 3 1 1 1
Williams rf 4 2 4 5
Thomas 1b 4 1 0 0
  Kindall ss 0 0 0 0
Altman cf 4 1 2 2
Taylor c 4 0 1 0
Cardwell p 4 0 0 0
Totals 35 9 12 8
San Francisco 000 000 004451
Chicago 540 000 00x9121
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Sanford  L (1-2) 1.0 6 7 4 1 1
  Fisher   4.0 4 2 2 1 3
  Duffalo   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  O'Dell   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Miller   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
9
6
2
6
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Cardwell  W (3-0) 9.0 5 4 3 3 4
Totals
9.0
5
4
3
3
4

  E–Sanford (1), Bouchee (3).  DP–San Francisco 1, Chicago 1.  2B–San Francisco Davenport (2,off Cardwell).  3B–Chicago Taylor (1,off Sanford); Altman (1,off Fisher); Ashburn (1,off Miller).  HR–San Francisco McCovey (5,9th inning off Cardwell 1 on, 1 out), Chicago Altman (1,1st inning off Sanford 1 on, 2 out); Williams (1,2nd inning off Fisher 3 on, 1 out).  HBP–McCovey (1,by Cardwell); Banks (1,by Sanford).  Team LOB–5.  Team–5.  WP–Sanford (1), Cardwell (2).  HBP–Sanford (1,Banks); Cardwell (1,McCovey).  U-HP–Jocko Conlan, 1B–Augie Donatelli, 2B–Ken Burkhart, 3B–Chris Pelekoudas.  T–2:24.  A–3,334.
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