Los Angeles Dodgers vs Chicago Cubs
October 1, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 1, 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Los Angeles Dodgers 8, Chicago Cubs 2

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilliam 2b 3 0 1 1
  Neal 2b 1 0 0 0
Davis cf 5 0 2 1
Harkness 1b 5 1 2 0
Moon lf 2 0 1 1
  Windhorn ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Fairly rf 3 2 0 0
Roseboro c 3 0 1 0
  Camilli ph,c 2 1 1 2
Spencer 3b 3 2 2 1
  Wills ph,ss 2 0 0 0
Aspromonte ss,3b 5 1 2 0
Williams p 3 1 3 2
  Snider ph 0 0 0 0
  Perranoski p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 8 15 8
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Hubbs 2b 5 0 1 0
Murphy rf 4 0 1 1
  Elston p 0 0 0 0
  Zimmer ph 0 0 0 0
Williams lf 5 0 2 0
Banks ss 4 0 1 1
Santo 3b 2 0 1 0
  Altman ph 1 0 0 0
Mathews cf 4 0 0 0
Bertell c 2 0 0 0
  Will ph,rf 1 0 0 0
  McAnany ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Morhardt 1b 3 1 2 0
  Rodgers ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Cardwell p 1 0 0 0
  Anderson p 0 0 0 0
  Ashburn ph 1 0 1 0
  Brewer p 0 0 0 0
  Bouchee ph 1 0 1 0
  Barragan c 1 1 1 0
Totals 37 2 11 2
Los Angeles 020 120 0128151
Chicago 000 000 1012111
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Williams  W (15-12) 7.0 9 1 1 1 9
  Perranoski  SV (6) 2.0 2 1 1 2 2
Totals
9.0
11
2
2
3
11
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Cardwell  L (15-14) 3.1 8 3 2 2 4
  Anderson   1.2 3 2 2 1 0
  Brewer   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Elston   2.0 3 3 3 2 0
Totals
9.0
15
8
7
5
5

  E–Neal (11), Bertell (8).  DP–Los Angeles 1, Chicago 1.  PB–Bertell (23).  2B–Los Angeles W Davis (19,off Cardwell); Harkness (2,off Cardwell); Aspromonte (3,off Elston), Chicago Williams (20,off Williams); Ashburn (7,off Williams).  HR–Los Angeles Camilli (3,9th inning off Elston 1 on, 1 out).  IBB–Snider (3,by Elston).  Team LOB–9.  SF–Banks (6,off Perranoski).  Team–12.  SB–Harkness (1,2nd base off Anderson/Bertell).  WP–Cardwell (6).  IBB–Elston (12,Snider).  U-HP–Mel Steiner, 1B–Jocko Conlan, 2B–Chris Pelekoudas, 3B–Ken Burkhart.  T–2:57.  A–4,325.
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