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

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 30, 1961 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 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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Los Angeles Dodgers 1, Chicago Cubs 2

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 2 0 0 0
Gilliam 2b 2 1 1 0
  Spencer 3b 0 0 0 0
Moon lf 2 0 2 0
Hodges 1b 1 0 0 1
Fairly cf 2 0 0 0
Aspromonte 3b,2b 2 0 0 0
Windhorn rf 2 0 0 0
Camilli c 2 0 0 0
Ortega p 1 0 0 0
  Howard ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 17 1 3 1
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Hubbs 2b 3 0 0 0
Murphy rf 2 0 1 0
Banks ss 2 0 0 0
Altman cf 2 0 0 0
Williams lf 2 1 1 0
Santo 3b 2 0 0 0
Taylor c 2 1 1 1
Morhardt 1b 2 0 0 0
Ellsworth p 2 0 0 0
Totals 19 2 3 1
Los Angeles 100 000133
Chicago 010 10x230
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Ortega  L (0-2) 5.0 3 2 1 0 9
Totals
5.0
3
2
1
0
9
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Ellsworth  W (10-11) 5.1 3 1 1 0 1
Totals
5.1
3
1
1
0
1

  E–Wills (29), Windhorn (1), Camilli (1).  DP–Chicago 1.  HR–Chicago Taylor (8,2nd inning off Ortega 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Hodges (4,off Ellsworth).  Team LOB–1.  Team–2.  SB–Williams (6,2nd base off Ortega/Camilli).  U-HP–Ken Burkhart, 1B–Mel Steiner, 2B–Jocko Conlan, 3B–Chris Pelekoudas.  T–1:11.  A–4,401.
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