Chicago Cubs vs San Francisco Giants
June 16, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 16, 1961 at Candlestick Park. The Chicago Cubs defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 12, San Francisco Giants 6

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 4 2 2 0
  Heist cf 1 0 0 0
Zimmer 2b 3 0 2 1
  Kindall pr,2b 3 1 0 0
Santo 3b 4 1 0 0
Banks 1b 4 1 1 1
Altman rf 4 3 2 3
Williams lf 2 2 1 4
Rodgers ss 4 0 1 2
Bertell c 4 1 2 1
Ellsworth p 1 0 0 0
  Anderson p 3 1 1 0
  Schultz p 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 12 12 12
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Alou F. rf 1 2 1 1
  McCovey ph,1b 3 0 1 0
Amalfitano 2b 4 0 1 0
Kuenn lf,rf 5 0 1 0
Mays cf 4 2 2 1
Cepeda 1b,lf 4 0 2 1
Davenport 3b 4 0 2 1
Bailey c 4 0 0 0
Bressoud ss 3 0 0 0
  Alou M. ph 1 0 0 0
  Pagan ss 0 0 0 0
Loes p 0 0 0 0
  Marshall ph 1 1 1 1
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Duffalo p 0 0 0 0
  Haller ph 1 0 0 0
  Sanford p 1 1 1 1
  Bolin p 0 0 0 0
  Landrith ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 12 6
Chicago 014 500 00212120
San Francisco 103 000 1106120
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Ellsworth   2.2 4 4 4 2 1
  Anderson  W (4-5) 4.2 6 2 2 0 5
  Schultz  SV (2) 1.2 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
2
7
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Loes  L (4-4) 3.0 4 5 5 3 3
  Jones   0.0 3 3 3 0 0
  Duffalo   1.0 3 2 2 2 2
  Sanford   4.0 2 2 2 2 2
  Bolin   1.0 0 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
12
12
12
8
10

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 2.  2B–Chicago Rodgers (3,off Duffalo), San Francisco Mays (15,off Ellsworth); Cepeda (8,off Ellsworth).  HR–Chicago Williams (5,3rd inning off Loes 3 on, 2 out); Altman (7,9th inning off Sanford 1 on, 0 out), San Francisco F Alou (8,1st inning off Ellsworth 0 on, 0 out); Marshall (1,3rd inning off Ellsworth 0 on, 0 out); Sanford (2,7th inning off Anderson 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Banks (4,off Duffalo).  IBB–Williams (1,by Duffalo); Bertell (2,by Duffalo).  Team LOB–8.  HBP–F Alou (2,by Ellsworth).  Team–7.  BK–Loes (1).  HBP–Ellsworth (3,F Alou).  IBB–Duffalo 2 (7,Williams,Bertell).  U-HP–Chris Pelekoudas, 1B–Augie Donatelli, 2B–Jocko Conlan, 3B–Ken Burkhart.  T–3:10.  A–20,622.
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