Chicago Cubs vs San Francisco Giants
September 17, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 1961 at Candlestick Park. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Chicago Cubs 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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Chicago Cubs 2, San Francisco Giants 8

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 4 1 1 0
Zimmer 2b 4 0 0 0
Williams lf 3 0 2 1
Banks ss 4 0 0 0
Santo 3b 3 0 0 0
Altman rf 3 1 1 0
Rodgers 1b 2 0 0 0
Bertell c 3 0 0 1
Curtis p 1 0 0 0
  Burwell p 1 0 0 0
  Elston p 0 0 0 0
  Hubbs ph 1 0 0 0
  Brewer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 4 2
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Kuenn lf 5 1 2 1
Amalfitano 2b 4 1 0 1
  Bowman 2b 0 0 0 0
Mays cf 4 2 2 0
Alou rf 4 2 4 4
Cepeda 1b 3 1 0 0
Davenport 3b 2 0 0 1
Bailey c 2 1 0 0
Pagan ss 4 0 2 1
O'Dell p 4 0 1 0
Totals 32 8 11 8
Chicago 000 011 000241
San Francisco 213 010 10x8110
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Curtis  L (10-12) 2.0 7 5 5 1 1
  Burwell   4.0 3 3 3 4 0
  Elston   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Brewer   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
11
8
8
5
4
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
O'Dell  W (5-5) 9.0 4 2 2 1 9
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
1
9

  E–Altman (4).  DP–Chicago 2, San Francisco 1.  2B–San Francisco Mays (30,off Curtis); F Alou (16,off Burwell).  HR–San Francisco F Alou (18,3rd inning off Curtis 1 on, 0 out).  Team LOB–2.  SF–Davenport (8,off Burwell).  HBP–Bailey (4,by Elston).  Team–7.  SB–Cepeda (12,2nd base off Burwell/Bertell); Kuenn (6,2nd base off Brewer/Bertell).  WP–Burwell (1).  HBP–Elston (6,Bailey).  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Tony Venzon, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Ed Sudol.  T–2:05.  A–23,865.
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