Philadelphia Phillies vs Chicago Cubs
July 8, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 8, 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 4, Chicago Cubs 6

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Malkmus ss 3 1 0 0
Taylor 2b 4 1 1 0
Smith C. 3b 4 0 1 1
Herrera 1b 4 1 2 1
Demeter cf 4 1 1 1
Smith B. lf 3 0 0 0
  Baldschun p 0 0 0 0
  Gonzalez ph 1 0 0 0
  Short p 0 0 0 0
Coker c 4 0 1 0
Walters rf 4 0 2 1
Owens p 2 0 0 0
  Lehman p 0 0 0 0
  Walls ph 0 0 0 0
  Covington ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 8 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Heist cf 3 0 0 0
Kindall 2b 3 1 1 1
Banks ss 3 1 0 0
Altman rf 3 2 2 0
Williams lf 3 0 0 1
Santo 3b 4 1 3 3
Taylor c 3 0 0 0
  Thacker c 1 0 0 0
Bouchee 1b 4 0 0 0
Curtis p 1 1 1 0
  Schultz p 2 0 0 0
Totals 30 6 7 5
Philadelphia 101 002 000480
Chicago 000 240 00x670
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Owens  L (1-2) 4.1 5 6 5 5 3
  Lehman   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Baldschun   2.0 0 0 0 0 3
  Short   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
7
6
5
5
8
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Curtis  W (6-2) 5.2 8 4 4 1 2
  Schultz  SV (5) 3.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
1
3

  E–None.  DP–Philadelphia 1.  PB–Coker 3 (4).  2B–Philadelphia Taylor (12,off Curtis); C Smith (9,off Curtis); Herrera (15,off Curtis); Demeter (8,off Curtis); Walters (6,off Curtis), Chicago Santo 2 (18,off Owens,off Lehman); Curtis (1,off Owens).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Heist (1,off Owens).  Team–6.  SB–Altman (3,2nd base off Owens/Coker).  U-HP–Tony Venzon, 1B–Al Forman, 2B–Frank Dascoli, 3B–Frank Secory.  T–2:35.  A–11,645.
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