Chicago Cubs vs Philadelphia Phillies
July 22, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 22, 1961 at Connie Mack Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 5, Philadelphia Phillies 6

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Heist cf 5 1 2 0
Zimmer 2b 4 0 0 0
Williams lf 4 0 1 1
Altman rf 4 1 2 1
Santo 3b 4 0 0 0
Rodgers 1b 2 0 0 0
  Bouchee ph,1b 2 1 1 0
Kindall ss 4 1 1 2
Thacker c 1 0 0 0
  Roach ph 1 0 0 0
  Taylor c 0 0 0 0
Hobbie p 2 1 1 0
  Elston p 0 0 0 0
  Will ph 1 0 0 0
  Anderson p 0 0 0 0
  Ashburn ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 8 4
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Malkmus 2b 4 1 2 1
Callison lf 4 2 2 1
Covington rf 4 1 3 0
  Walters pr,rf 1 0 0 0
Gonzalez cf 3 1 2 2
Smith 3b 3 0 1 0
Walls 1b 3 0 2 0
Johnson c 4 0 1 0
Amaro ss 4 0 1 0
Short p 2 0 0 0
  Buzhardt p 1 1 1 0
  Baldschun p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 15 4
Chicago 011 010 002582
Philadelphia 103 000 20x6151
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hobbie  L (7-11) 5.1 11 4 4 0 3
  Elston   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Anderson   2.0 4 2 2 3 1
Totals
8.0
15
6
6
3
5
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Short  W (4-6) 5.0 6 3 3 1 4
  Buzhardt   3.1 2 2 2 2 4
  Baldschun  SV (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
3
8

  E–Kindall (16), Thacker (2), Walls (2).  DP–Chicago 2, Philadelphia 1.  PB–Thacker (3).  2B–Chicago Heist (10,off Short); Hobbie (3,off Short), Philadelphia Covington (4,off Hobbie); Gonzalez (10,off Hobbie).  3B–Philadelphia Callison (5,off Anderson).  HR–Chicago Altman (18,2nd inning off Short 0 on, 0 out); Kindall (8,9th inning off Buzhardt 1 on, 0 out), Philadelphia Malkmus (3,1st inning off Hobbie 0 on, 0 out).  Team LOB–6.  SH–C Smith (7,off Hobbie); Malkmus (7,off Anderson); Buzhardt (3,off Anderson).  IBB–Walls (1,by Anderson); Callison (5,by Anderson).  Team–9.  WP–Short (8).  IBB–Anderson 2 (8,Walls,Callison).  U-HP–Shag Crawford, 1B–Al Barlick, 2B–Mel Steiner, 3B–Bill Jackowski.  T–2:52.  A–2,956.
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