Philadelphia Phillies vs Chicago Cubs
August 16, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 16, 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."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Philadelphia Phillies 5, Chicago Cubs 9

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Taylor 2b 5 3 4 0
Callison lf 3 1 2 0
Covington rf 5 0 1 2
Gonzalez cf 4 0 1 1
Walls 1b 5 0 2 1
Smith 3b 5 0 0 0
Dalrymple c 4 1 2 1
Amaro ss 4 0 1 0
Short p 1 0 0 0
  Sullivan p 0 0 0 0
  Green p 2 0 0 0
  Valo ph 1 0 0 0
  Baldschun p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 5 13 5
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Heist cf 4 2 1 0
Kindall 2b 4 2 3 3
Banks ss 4 0 2 2
Altman rf 5 0 1 2
Williams lf 4 0 0 0
Santo 3b 4 1 1 1
Rodgers 1b 4 2 3 0
Bertell c 4 1 2 0
  Taylor c 0 0 0 0
Cardwell p 3 1 0 0
Totals 36 9 13 8
Philadelphia 101 000 2105130
Chicago 040 003 11x9130
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Short  L (4-9) 1.2 6 4 4 3 0
  Sullivan   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Green   5.0 6 4 4 0 2
  Baldschun   1.0 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.0
13
9
9
4
2
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Cardwell  W (10-10) 9.0 13 5 5 3 5
Totals
9.0
13
5
5
3
5

  E–None.  2B–Philadelphia Dalrymple (7,off Cardwell), Chicago Rodgers 2 (7,off Short,off Green); Kindall (19,off Short); Banks 2 (14,off Green,off Baldschun).  HR–Philadelphia Dalrymple (4,8th inning off Cardwell 0 on, 0 out), Chicago Santo (14,7th inning off Green 0 on, 1 out).  Team LOB–10.  SH–Kindall (3,off Baldschun).  IBB–Banks (16,by Short).  Team–8.  SB–Heist (3,2nd base off Green/Dalrymple).  WP–Green (3).  IBB–Short (11,Banks).  U-HP–Al Barlick, 1B–Bill Jackowski, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Shag Crawford.  T–2:46.  A–6,390.
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