Los Angeles Dodgers vs Chicago Cubs
August 30, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 30, 1961 at Wrigley Field. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Chicago Cubs 2

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 4 0 0 0
Gilliam lf,3b 4 0 0 0
Davis T. cf,lf 4 0 1 0
Howard rf,lf 4 0 0 0
  Davis W. cf 0 0 0 0
Hodges 1b 3 0 0 0
Spencer 3b 2 2 1 0
  Fairly ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Neal 2b 4 2 2 2
Sherry N. c 4 1 2 3
Podres p 3 0 1 0
  Sherry L. p 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 7 5
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Heist cf 3 0 0 0
  Will ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Zimmer 2b 4 0 1 0
Banks ss 4 0 1 0
Altman rf,cf 4 0 0 0
Williams lf 4 0 0 0
Santo 3b 4 1 1 1
Rodgers 1b 2 1 1 0
Bertell c 4 0 2 1
Ellsworth p 1 0 0 0
  Ashburn ph 1 0 1 0
  Drott p 0 0 0 0
  McAnany ph 1 0 0 0
  Elston p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
Los Angeles 020 201 000570
Chicago 000 100 100271
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Podres  W (17-4) 6.0 7 2 2 2 5
  Sherry  SV (15) 3.0 0 0 0 0 7
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
12
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Ellsworth  L (7-9) 5.0 5 4 4 1 2
  Drott   2.0 2 1 1 0 1
  Elston   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
5
5
1
5

  E–Banks (18).  DP–Los Angeles 1.  2B–Chicago Zimmer (22,off Podres); Bertell (7,off Podres).  3B–Los Angeles Neal (1,off Drott).  HR–Los Angeles Neal (9,2nd inning off Ellsworth 1 on, 1 out); N Sherry (4,4th inning off Ellsworth 1 on, 1 out), Chicago Santo (19,4th inning off Podres 0 on, 1 out).  Team LOB–4.  Team–6.  WP–Podres (5).  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Tony Venzon, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Ed Sudol.  T–2:22.  A–11,292.
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