Philadelphia Phillies vs Chicago Cubs
July 7, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 7, 1961 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 3, Chicago Cubs 9

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Callison rf 4 1 1 0
Taylor 2b 4 0 1 1
Gonzalez cf 4 0 0 0
Herrera 1b 4 0 0 0
Covington lf 4 1 1 0
Smith C. 3b 3 1 1 1
Dalrymple c 4 0 0 0
Amaro ss 3 0 1 1
  Malkmus ph,ss 0 0 0 0
Short p 1 0 0 0
  Baldschun p 0 0 0 0
  Smith B. ph 1 0 0 0
  Green p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 5 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Heist cf 4 2 1 0
Kindall 2b 5 1 2 0
Banks ss 4 3 2 2
Altman rf 5 1 1 0
Williams lf 4 0 1 2
Santo 3b 3 0 1 1
Bertell c 3 1 2 2
Bouchee 1b 2 1 0 0
Cardwell p 3 0 1 2
Totals 33 9 11 9
Philadelphia 001 200 000350
Chicago 322 200 00x9111
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Short  L (2-4) 2.2 5 7 7 5 5
  Baldschun   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Green   5.0 6 2 2 2 3
Totals
8.0
11
9
9
7
8
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Cardwell  W (8-6) 9.0 5 3 3 2 11
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
2
11

  E–Santo (20).  DP–Philadelphia 2, Chicago 1.  2B–Philadelphia Callison (7,off Cardwell); Covington (2,off Cardwell); Amaro (5,off Cardwell), Chicago Kindall (10,off Short); Cardwell (3,off Short); Banks (8,off Green); Williams (11,off Green).  HR–Chicago Banks (13,2nd inning off Short 1 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–4.  IBB–Banks (12,by Short).  Team–7.  WP–Short (6).  IBB–Short (9,Banks).  U-HP–Frank Secory, 1B–Tony Venzon, 2B–Al Forman, 3B–Frank Dascoli.  T–2:39.  A–5,356.
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