San Francisco Giants vs Chicago Cubs
May 26, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 26, 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."

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San Francisco Giants 3, Chicago Cubs 2

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Alou F. rf 6 1 3 0
Kuenn 3b 5 0 2 2
  Davenport 3b 0 0 0 0
Mays cf 6 0 2 0
McCovey 1b 6 0 1 0
Cepeda lf 3 0 0 0
Bailey c 5 0 1 0
Hiller 2b 4 0 1 0
  O'Dell p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 1 0 0 0
  Fisher p 0 0 0 0
Pagan ss 5 0 1 0
Marichal p 1 0 0 0
  Alou M. ph 1 1 1 0
  Bolin p 0 0 0 0
  Amalfitano 2b 2 1 0 0
Totals 45 3 12 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kindall ss 5 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 1 0 0 0
Williams rf 6 1 4 0
Santo 3b 5 0 1 1
Banks lf 4 1 2 0
Altman cf 2 0 1 1
  Freese ph 0 0 0 0
  Will ph 1 0 0 0
  Heist cf 2 0 0 0
Zimmer 2b 5 0 0 0
Bouchee 1b 5 0 0 0
Bertell c 5 0 0 0
Cardwell p 2 0 1 0
  Elston p 2 0 1 0
  Ashburn ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 46 2 10 2
San Francisco 000 000 010 000 23120
Chicago 000 000 100 000 12102
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Marichal   7.0 5 1 1 1 7
  Bolin   1.1 2 0 0 0 1
  O'Dell   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Jones  W (4-3) 4.1 3 1 1 1 4
  Fisher  SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
13.0
10
2
2
4
12
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Cardwell   7.1 8 1 1 2 4
  Elston  L (5-4) 5.2 4 2 0 1 2
Totals
13.0
12
3
1
3
6

  E–Williams (2), Santo (9).  DP–San Francisco 1, Chicago 2.  2B–San Francisco Mays (7,off Cardwell), Chicago Banks (4,off Marichal); Altman (3,off Marichal); Williams (5,off Bolin); Santo (8,off Jones).  SH–Marichal (3,off Cardwell).  Team LOB–7.  Team–9.  SB–Cepeda (3,2nd base off Cardwell/Bertell).  CS–Mays 2 (4,2nd base by Cardwell/Bertell,3rd base by Cardwell/Bertell); Hiller (2,2nd base by Elston/Bertell); F Alou (3,2nd base by Elston/Bertell).  U-HP–Shag Crawford, 1B–Al Barlick, 2B–Bill Jackowski, 3B–Ed Vargo.  T–3:40.  A–1,286.
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