San Francisco Giants vs Chicago Cubs
May 28, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 28, 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 6, Chicago Cubs 5

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Alou rf 4 0 1 0
Kuenn 3b 4 0 0 0
  Davenport 3b 0 0 0 0
Mays cf 4 0 0 0
McCovey 1b 4 1 1 0
Cepeda lf 4 1 1 1
Landrith c 2 1 0 0
  Bressoud ph 1 1 1 0
  Haller c 0 0 0 0
Hiller 2b 3 1 1 1
  Amalfitano ph,2b 1 1 1 1
Pagan ss 4 0 3 2
Sanford p 3 0 0 0
  Miller p 1 0 0 0
  Bolin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 9 5
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 3 1 2 0
Will rf 3 0 0 0
Santo 3b 3 1 1 0
Banks lf 4 1 1 4
Altman 1b 3 0 1 0
  Brewer p 0 0 0 0
  Schaffernoth p 0 0 0 0
Taylor c 4 0 0 0
Zimmer 2b 4 0 0 0
Kindall ss 2 0 0 0
  Bouchee ph,1b 1 2 1 1
Hobbie p 1 0 0 0
  Williams ph 1 0 0 0
  Rodgers ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 6 5
San Francisco 000 010 302690
Chicago 000 000 041561
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Sanford   7.2 4 3 3 6 2
  Miller  W (3-0) 1.0 2 2 2 0 1
  Bolin  SV (5) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
5
5
6
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hobbie   8.0 6 4 4 1 2
  Brewer  L (0-2) 0.2 3 2 2 0 0
  Schaffernoth   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
1
2

  E–Taylor (2).  DP–San Francisco 3.  2B–San Francisco Bressoud (1,off Brewer).  3B–San Francisco Amalfitano (1,off Brewer).  HR–San Francisco Cepeda (14,5th inning off Hobbie 0 on, 0 out), Chicago Banks (8,8th inning off Miller 3 on, 2 out); Bouchee (2,9th inning off Miller 0 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–3.  Team–4.  SB–Pagan (2,2nd base off Hobbie/Taylor).  U-HP–Bill Jackowski, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–Shag Crawford, 3B–Al Barlick.  T–2:37.  A–13,309.
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