Chicago Cubs vs Milwaukee Braves
June 24, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 24, 1961 at County Stadium. The Milwaukee Braves defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 4, Milwaukee Braves 13

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Heist cf 2 1 0 0
  Will ph 0 0 0 0
  Drott p 0 0 0 0
  Zimmer ph 1 0 0 0
Williams lf 3 1 1 0
Santo 3b 3 1 0 0
Altman rf 4 0 1 1
Rodgers ss 4 1 2 1
Bouchee 1b 4 0 1 1
Taylor c 3 0 0 0
Kindall 2b 4 0 0 0
Hobbie p 1 0 0 0
  Schaffernoth p 1 0 0 0
  Ashburn ph,cf 2 0 1 0
Totals 32 4 6 3
Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Cimoli cf 6 3 3 0
Bolling 2b 4 1 2 1
Mathews 3b 3 2 2 1
Aaron rf 3 1 1 2
Thomas lf 5 1 2 2
Adcock 1b 4 2 2 2
Torre c 4 2 2 3
McMillan ss 3 0 1 0
  Mantilla ss 0 0 0 0
Cloninger p 3 0 1 2
  Raymond p 2 1 0 0
Totals 37 13 16 13
Chicago 000 201 100461
Milwaukee 204 004 21x13160
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hobbie  L (4-9) 2.1 6 6 5 3 2
  Schaffernoth   3.2 7 4 4 0 2
  Drott   2.0 3 3 3 3 1
Totals
8.0
16
13
12
6
5
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Cloninger  W (1-1) 6.0 4 4 4 4 3
  Raymond  SV (2) 3.0 2 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
5
5

  E–Hobbie (3).  DP–Milwaukee 1.  2B–Chicago Altman (11,off Cloninger); Rodgers (4,off Cloninger); Bouchee (7,off Cloninger), Milwaukee Bolling (8,off Hobbie); Thomas (7,off Schaffernoth); Cimoli (5,off Drott).  HR–Milwaukee Adcock (10,6th inning off Schaffernoth 1 on, 2 out); Torre (7,8th inning off Drott 0 on, 1 out).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Bolling (3,off Schaffernoth).  SF–Aaron 2 (6,off Hobbie,off Drott).  IBB–Adcock (4,by Hobbie).  Team–9.  SB–Mathews (5,2nd base off Schaffernoth/Taylor).  IBB–Hobbie (2,Adcock).  U-HP–Frank Secory, 1B–Tony Venzon, 2B–Ed Sudol, 3B–Al Forman.  T–3:04.  A–20,988.
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