Los Angeles Dodgers vs Chicago Cubs
April 26, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 26, 1962 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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Los Angeles Dodgers 12, Chicago Cubs 5

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 5 0 1 0
Burright 2b 5 0 0 0
Moon 1b 4 3 3 0
  Harkness pr,1b 0 0 0 0
Davis T. lf 5 3 3 3
Howard rf 4 2 2 3
  Fairly rf 0 0 0 0
Spencer 3b 4 2 1 1
Roseboro c 4 0 1 1
Davis W. cf 5 2 3 2
Richert p 2 0 0 0
  Roebuck p 1 0 0 0
  Perranoski p 2 0 0 0
Totals 41 12 14 10
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Brock cf 4 1 1 0
Hubbs 2b 5 1 1 1
Santo 3b 5 0 0 0
Banks 1b 5 1 2 2
Williams lf 4 1 2 0
Altman rf 4 0 1 0
Rodgers ss 5 1 2 0
Barragan c 2 0 0 0
  Will ph 1 0 1 1
  Bertell c 1 0 0 0
Ellsworth p 0 0 0 0
  Schultz p 0 0 0 0
  Morhardt ph 1 0 0 0
  Warner p 0 0 0 0
  Balsamo p 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 10 4
Los Angeles 000 431 40012143
Chicago 200 111 0005105
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Richert   3.2 5 3 3 4 3
  Roebuck   2.0 4 2 1 1 3
  Perranoski  W (1-0) 3.1 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
5
4
5
8
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Ellsworth  L (2-1) 4.1 7 6 5 3 3
  Schultz   0.2 1 1 1 0 0
  Warner   1.2 5 5 5 0 1
  Balsamo   2.1 1 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
14
12
11
4
7

  E–Wills 2 (4), Roebuck (1), Santo (3), Rodgers 2 (3), Barragan (2), Balsamo (1).  DP–Los Angeles 1, Chicago 1.  2B–Los Angeles T Davis 2 (7,off Ellsworth 2), Chicago Hubbs (5,off Richert).  3B–Los Angeles T Davis (2,off Warner).  HR–Los Angeles Howard (2,5th inning off Schultz 1 on, 1 out); W Davis 2 (5,6th inning off Warner 0 on, 0 out,7th inning off Warner 0 on, 2 out); Spencer (1,7th inning off Warner 0 on, 1 out), Chicago Banks (5,1st inning off Richert 1 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–6.  Team–11.  WP–Warner (2).  U-HP–Vinnie Smith, 1B–Mel Steiner, 2B–Dusty Boggess, 3B–Stan Landes.  T–2:57.  A–6,890.
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