Chicago Cubs vs San Francisco Giants
June 18, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 18, 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."

"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)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Chicago Cubs 2, San Francisco Giants 7

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 3 1 0 0
Zimmer 2b 3 1 2 0
Santo 3b 4 0 1 1
Banks 1b 3 0 0 0
Altman rf 4 0 3 1
Williams lf 4 0 1 0
Rodgers ss 3 0 0 0
Bertell c 4 0 0 0
Cardwell p 3 0 1 0
  Elston p 0 0 0 0
  Drott p 0 0 0 0
  Roach ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 8 2
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Alou rf 4 0 0 0
Amalfitano 2b 4 0 0 0
Kuenn lf 3 1 1 0
Mays cf 4 1 1 0
Bailey c 3 1 1 0
Cepeda 1b 3 2 1 3
Davenport 3b 3 1 1 0
Pagan ss 2 0 0 0
Marichal p 1 0 0 0
  McCovey ph 1 1 1 3
  LeMay p 1 0 1 1
Totals 29 7 7 7
Chicago 000 020 000280
San Francisco 000 034 00x771
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Cardwell  L (5-4) 5.1 4 5 5 2 1
  Elston   0.1 3 2 2 1 0
  Drott   2.1 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
7
7
7
4
2
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Marichal  W (4-3) 5.0 6 2 2 4 3
  LeMay  SV (2) 4.0 2 0 0 0 6
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
4
9

  E–Bailey (5).  DP–Chicago 1, San Francisco 3.  PB–Bertell (7).  2B–Chicago Santo (13,off Marichal); Altman (9,off Marichal); Cardwell (2,off Marichal), San Francisco Kuenn (10,off Cardwell).  HR–San Francisco McCovey (10,5th inning off Cardwell 2 on, 2 out); Cepeda (18,6th inning off Elston 2 on, 2 out).  IBB–Banks (10,by Marichal); Pagan (3,by Elston).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Davenport (2,off Cardwell).  Team–3.  SB–Williams (3,2nd base off Marichal/Bailey); Ashburn (3,2nd base off Marichal/Bailey); Davenport (4,2nd base off Elston/Bertell).  IBB–Elston (5,Pagan); Marichal (2,Banks).  U-HP–Jocko Conlan, 1B–Ken Burkhart, 2B–Chris Pelekoudas, 3B–Augie Donatelli.  T–2:25.  A–27,241.
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