Chicago Cubs vs San Francisco Giants
May 17, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 17, 1961 at Candlestick Park. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 3, San Francisco Giants 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Will rf 3 0 0 0
Zimmer 2b 5 0 3 0
Altman cf 3 0 2 1
  Freese ph 1 0 0 0
  Heist cf 0 0 0 0
Banks ss 4 0 1 0
Santo 3b 5 0 1 0
Williams lf 4 2 2 1
Bouchee 1b 4 0 2 0
Bertell c 4 1 1 1
Cardwell p 4 0 1 0
  Elston p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 13 3
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Davenport 3b 4 0 0 0
Hiller 2b 4 0 0 0
Mays cf 4 0 0 0
Alou F. rf 4 0 0 0
Cepeda 1b 3 1 0 0
Kuenn lf 3 1 2 0
  Alou M. pr,lf 1 1 1 0
Bailey c 4 1 2 3
Pagan ss 1 0 0 0
  McCovey ph 1 0 0 0
  Bressoud ss 0 0 0 0
  Landrith ph 0 0 0 0
Jones p 0 0 0 0
  O'Dell p 0 0 0 0
  Haller ph 0 0 0 0
  Bolin p 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Marshall ph 0 0 0 1
Totals 29 4 5 4
Chicago 000 102 0003130
San Francisco 000 020 002450
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Cardwell   7.0 3 2 2 2 2
  Elston  L (5-2) 1.1 2 2 2 3 2
Totals
8.1
5
4
4
5
4
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Jones   7.0 12 3 3 4 6
  O'Dell   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Bolin   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Miller  W (2-0) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
3
3
5
9

  E–None.  DP–San Francisco 2.  2B–Chicago Cardwell (1,off Jones).  HR–Chicago Williams (2,4th inning off Jones 0 on, 1 out), San Francisco Bailey (3,5th inning off Cardwell 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Altman (1,off Jones); Jones (3,off Cardwell).  IBB–Banks (3,by Jones); Landrith (2,by Elston).  Team LOB–13.  HBP–Cepeda (2,by Elston).  Team–7.  SB–Williams (1,2nd base off Jones/Bailey); Davenport (3,2nd base off Elston/Bertell).  CS–Banks (1,3rd base by Miller/Bailey).  WP–Bolin (3).  HBP–Elston (1,Cepeda).  IBB–Elston (4,Landrith); Jones (4,Banks).  U-HP–Al Forman, 1B–Al Barlick, 2B–Bill Jackowski, 3B–Ed Vargo.  T–2:44.  A–8,469.
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