Chicago Cubs vs Milwaukee Braves
August 12, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 12, 1961 at County Stadium. The Milwaukee Braves defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 6, Milwaukee Braves 8

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Heist cf 3 0 2 2
Zimmer 2b 4 1 1 0
Santo 3b 3 1 0 0
Altman rf 4 1 1 3
Williams lf 3 1 1 0
Rodgers 1b 2 0 1 0
  Bouchee ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Kindall ss 4 1 1 0
Bertell c 3 0 0 0
  Banks ph 0 0 0 0
  Taylor c 0 0 0 0
Cardwell p 3 1 1 1
  Schultz p 0 0 0 0
  Will ph 0 0 0 0
  Drott p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 8 6
Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Maye rf 5 1 1 0
Bolling 2b 3 0 1 0
Mathews 3b 3 2 2 2
Aaron cf 5 1 1 2
Adcock 1b 5 1 2 0
  Jones pr 0 1 0 0
Thomas lf 5 1 1 3
Torre c 3 0 1 1
McMillan ss 3 0 0 0
Hendley p 2 0 0 0
  Nottebart p 0 0 0 0
  Spangler ph 0 1 0 0
  McMahon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 8 9 8
Chicago 001 004 001680
Milwaukee 010 002 203890
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Cardwell   6.0 5 4 4 4 2
  Schultz   2.0 2 1 1 2 1
  Drott  L (0-3) 0.2 2 3 3 1 1
Totals
8.2
9
8
8
7
4
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Hendley   5.1 8 5 5 2 2
  Nottebart   1.2 0 0 0 0 1
  McMahon  W (6-1) 2.0 0 1 1 4 2
Totals
9.0
8
6
6
6
5

  E–None.  DP–Milwaukee 4.  PB–Bertell 3 (17).  HR–Chicago Cardwell (3,6th inning off Hendley 0 on, 0 out); Altman (22,6th inning off Hendley 2 on, 1 out), Milwaukee Aaron (30,6th inning off Cardwell 1 on, 0 out); Thomas (20,9th inning off Drott 2 on, 2 out).  HBP–Zimmer (2,by McMahon).  IBB–Banks (15,by McMahon).  Team LOB–5.  SH–McMahon (1,off Schultz).  Team–8.  SB–Kindall (2,2nd base off Hendley/Torre).  HBP–McMahon (2,Zimmer).  IBB–McMahon (5,Banks).  U-HP–Al Barlick, 1B–Bill Jackowski, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Shag Crawford.  T–3:02.  A–19,859.
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