St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs
July 1, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 1, 1961 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 1, Chicago Cubs 13

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Warwick cf 4 0 1 0
White 1b 4 0 1 0
James rf 4 0 1 0
Boyer 3b 3 0 1 0
Musial lf 4 0 0 0
  Taussig lf 0 0 0 0
Schaffer c 4 1 2 0
Buchek ss 4 0 0 0
Lillis 2b 4 0 2 1
Miller p 1 0 0 0
  Flood ph 1 0 1 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  McDermott p 0 0 0 0
  Anderson p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 9 1
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Heist cf 4 2 1 1
Kindall 2b 4 0 2 2
Banks ss 5 1 2 1
Altman rf 4 2 2 2
Williams lf 5 2 2 2
Santo 3b 3 2 0 0
Taylor c 5 2 4 1
Bouchee 1b 5 2 3 3
Ellsworth p 4 0 0 0
Totals 39 13 16 12
St. Louis 000 100 000191
Chicago 110 173 00x13160
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Miller  L (1-2) 4.0 5 3 3 3 2
  Jackson   0.1 3 4 4 1 1
  McDermott   0.2 7 6 6 1 1
  Anderson   3.0 1 0 0 1 3
Totals
8.0
16
13
13
6
7
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Ellsworth  W (3-5) 9.0 9 1 1 1 6
Totals
9.0
9
1
1
1
6

  E–Buchek (1).  DP–St. Louis 2, Chicago 1.  2B–St. Louis Boyer (13,off Ellsworth), Chicago Taylor 2 (4,off Miller,off Anderson); Bouchee (8,off Miller).  3B–Chicago Altman (7,off Jackson); Williams (1,off Jackson); Kindall (2,off McDermott).  HR–Chicago Bouchee (6,2nd inning off Miller 0 on, 2 out); Altman (13,6th inning off McDermott 0 on, 0 out); Williams (10,6th inning off McDermott 0 on, 0 out).  Team LOB–7.  Team–8.  WP–Anderson (1), Ellsworth 2 (5).  U-HP–Al Forman, 1B–Frank Dascoli, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Tony Venzon.  T–2:53.  A–12,333.
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