Milwaukee Braves vs Chicago Cubs
September 4, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 4, 1961 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Milwaukee Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Milwaukee Braves 2, Chicago Cubs 6

Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Spangler cf 4 0 0 0
McMillan ss 4 1 3 0
Mathews 3b 4 0 1 0
Aaron rf 4 1 3 1
Adcock 1b 4 0 1 1
Thomas lf 4 0 1 0
Bolling 2b 4 0 0 0
White c 3 0 0 0
Willey p 1 0 0 0
  Nottebart p 1 0 0 0
  Hendley p 0 0 0 0
  DeMerit ph 1 0 0 0
  Antonelli p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 9 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 5 0 2 1
Rodgers 1b 4 1 1 0
Banks ss 4 1 2 2
Altman rf 3 1 0 0
Williams lf 4 1 2 0
Santo 3b 4 1 3 1
Taylor c 4 1 3 1
Roach 2b 2 0 0 0
  Will ph 0 0 0 0
  Zimmer ph,2b 1 0 0 1
Curtis p 4 0 1 0
Totals 35 6 14 6
Milwaukee 200 000 000290
Chicago 012 002 10x6140
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Willey  L (5-10) 3.1 7 3 3 1 0
  Nottebart   2.0 3 2 2 0 0
  Hendley   0.2 2 0 0 0 0
  Antonelli   2.0 2 1 1 0 3
Totals
8.0
14
6
6
1
3
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Curtis  W (10-10) 9.0 9 2 2 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
1
2

  E–None.  DP–Milwaukee 2, Chicago 1.  2B–Milwaukee Aaron (35,off Curtis), Chicago Taylor (7,off Willey).  3B–Chicago Santo (6,off Antonelli).  HR–Chicago Banks (26,3rd inning off Willey 1 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–7.  SF–Zimmer (1,off Hendley).  Team–7.  U-HP–Frank Secory, 1B–Ed Sudol, 2B–Augie Donatelli, 3B–Tony Venzon.  T–2:27.  A–16,230.
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