Chicago Cubs vs Milwaukee Braves
September 23, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 23, 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 3, Milwaukee Braves 6

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Murphy rf 3 0 0 0
Zimmer 2b 4 1 0 0
Banks ss 3 1 1 0
Altman cf 3 0 2 2
Williams lf 3 0 0 0
Santo 3b 3 0 0 0
Taylor c 3 0 0 0
Morhardt 1b 2 0 0 0
Curtis p 1 1 1 1
  Drott p 1 0 1 0
  Ashburn ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 27 3 5 3
Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Spangler cf 3 2 1 0
Mathews 3b 3 3 3 4
Aaron rf 3 0 0 0
Adcock 1b 2 1 1 2
Torre c 3 0 2 0
Thomas lf 3 0 1 0
Bolling 2b 2 0 0 0
McMillan ss 3 0 0 0
Cloninger p 3 0 0 0
Totals 25 6 8 6
Chicago 003 000 0351
Milwaukee 202 020 x682
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Curtis  L (10-13) 2.2 6 4 4 2 0
  Drott   3.1 2 2 2 1 3
Totals
6.0
8
6
6
3
3
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Cloninger  W (7-2) 7.0 5 3 3 2 6
Totals
7.0
5
3
3
2
6

  E–Altman (5), Mathews 2 (17).  DP–Chicago 1, Milwaukee 1.  2B–Chicago Banks (22,off Cloninger).  HR–Chicago Curtis (2,3rd inning off Cloninger 0 on, 0 out), Milwaukee Mathews 2 (30,1st inning off Curtis 1 on, 0 out,3rd inning off Curtis 1 on, 0 out); Adcock (34,5th inning off Drott 1 on, 1 out).  Team LOB–5.  Team–4.  SB–Mathews (12,2nd base off Drott/Taylor).  U-HP–Ken Burkhart, 1B–Mel Steiner, 2B–Frank Walsh, 3B–Jocko Conlan.  T–2:08.  A–8,706.
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