Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
July 18, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 18, 1961 at Busch Stadium I. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 3, St. Louis Cardinals 8

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Heist cf 3 1 1 2
Zimmer 2b 4 0 0 0
Santo 3b 4 0 1 0
Altman rf 4 1 1 0
Williams lf 4 0 1 0
Taylor c 2 0 1 0
  Bertell c 2 0 0 0
Kindall ss 4 0 1 1
Bouchee 1b 4 1 1 0
Hobbie p 2 0 0 0
  Ashburn ph 1 0 1 0
  Schultz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Lillis ss 5 0 0 0
Cunningham rf 5 3 3 2
White 1b 4 2 3 2
Boyer 3b 4 2 3 3
Musial lf 3 0 1 1
Taussig cf 4 0 1 0
Javier 2b 4 0 0 0
Sawatski c 3 1 1 0
Jackson p 4 0 1 0
Totals 36 8 13 8
Chicago 001 110 000382
St. Louis 101 024 00x8130
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hobbie  L (7-10) 6.0 13 8 8 2 0
  Schultz   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
13
8
8
2
2
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson  W (5-8) 9.0 8 3 3 0 5
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
0
5

  E–Heist (2), Kindall (14).  DP–Chicago 2.  2B–Chicago Santo (21,off Jackson); Williams (14,off Jackson); Ashburn (3,off Jackson), St. Louis Boyer (15,off Hobbie); Musial (15,off Hobbie); Sawatski (3,off Hobbie).  3B–Chicago Bouchee (3,off Jackson), St. Louis Jackson (2,off Hobbie).  HR–Chicago Heist (6,5th inning off Jackson 0 on, 1 out), St. Louis Cunningham (4,1st inning off Hobbie 0 on, 1 out); White (9,6th inning off Hobbie 1 on, 2 out); Boyer (14,6th inning off Hobbie 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Heist (1,off Jackson).  Team LOB–5.  IBB–Musial (11,by Hobbie).  Team–6.  IBB–Hobbie (3,Musial).  U–Shag Crawford, Al Barlick, Mel Steiner, Bill Jackowski, Ed Vargo.  T–2:28.
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