San Francisco Giants vs Chicago Cubs
May 4, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 4, 1961 at Wrigley Field. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Chicago Cubs 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)
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San Francisco Giants 9, Chicago Cubs 3

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Davenport 3b 5 2 3 0
Hiller 2b 4 3 1 0
Mays cf 5 2 3 2
McCovey 1b 4 1 1 0
Cepeda lf 4 1 2 3
  Alou M. lf 0 0 0 0
Alou F. rf 3 0 0 0
Bailey c 4 0 1 2
Pagan ss 4 0 0 0
Jones p 4 0 0 0
Totals 37 9 11 7
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn lf 4 0 0 0
Zimmer 2b 4 1 1 0
Banks ss 3 1 2 1
Santo 3b 4 0 1 0
Williams rf 3 1 0 0
Bouchee 1b 3 0 1 2
Altman cf 3 0 0 0
Taylor c 4 0 0 0
Hobbie p 2 0 0 0
  Schaffernoth p 0 0 0 0
  Will ph 0 0 0 0
  Wright p 0 0 0 0
  Freese ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 5 3
San Francisco 000 105 2019110
Chicago 300 000 000352
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Jones  W (3-1) 9.0 5 3 3 4 8
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
4
8
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hobbie  L (1-3) 5.0 6 6 5 2 2
  Schaffernoth   2.0 3 2 0 1 3
  Wright   2.0 2 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
9
6
3
7

  E–Ashburn (1), Banks (2).  DP–San Francisco 1, Chicago 1.  PB–Taylor (1).  2B–San Francisco McCovey (3,off Hobbie); Cepeda (3,off Schaffernoth), Chicago Zimmer (5,off Jones).  3B–San Francisco Davenport (2,off Schaffernoth), Chicago Bouchee (1,off Jones).  Team LOB–4.  HBP–Altman (1,by Jones).  Team–6.  SB–Davenport (2,2nd base off Hobbie/Taylor); Hiller (3,2nd base off Wright/Taylor).  HBP–Jones (4,Altman).  U–Ken Burkhart, Chris Pelekoudas, Augie Donatelli.  T–2:28.  A–3,658.
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