Chicago Cubs vs Los Angeles Dodgers
May 2, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 1962 at Dodger Stadium. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 1

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Smith cf 4 0 0 0
Hubbs 2b 4 0 1 0
Williams lf 4 1 1 0
Banks 1b 4 0 1 0
Santo 3b 4 0 0 0
Altman rf 4 1 3 0
Rodgers ss 3 1 2 2
Bertell c 2 0 0 0
Buhl p 2 0 0 0
  McKnight ph 1 0 1 1
  Elston p 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 9 3
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 4 0 0 0
Gilliam 2b 4 0 0 0
Moon 1b 3 1 1 1
Davis T. lf 3 0 1 0
Fairly rf 3 0 0 0
Davis W. cf 4 0 1 0
Carey 3b 1 0 0 0
Sherry N. c 3 0 0 0
Koufax p 2 0 0 0
  Roebuck p 0 0 0 0
  Harkness ph 1 0 0 0
  Sherry L. p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 3 1
Chicago 000 200 100390
Los Angeles 100 000 000132
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Buhl  W (1-1) 6.0 2 1 1 4 4
  Elston  SV (1) 3.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
5
5
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Koufax  L (4-2) 6.1 8 3 1 1 8
  Roebuck   1.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Sherry   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
3
1
1
9

  E–Gilliam (4), Koufax (1).  DP–Chicago 1, Los Angeles 1.  PB–Bertell (2).  2B–Chicago Hubbs (6,off Koufax); Rodgers (2,off Koufax).  HR–Los Angeles Moon (2,1st inning off Buhl 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Bertell (2,off Koufax).  HBP–Rodgers (1,by L Sherry).  IBB–Bertell (1,by Koufax).  Team LOB–6.  Team–5.  CS–Banks (1,2nd base by Roebuck/N Sherry); Altman (2,3rd base by L Sherry/N Sherry); Moon (1,2nd base by Buhl/Bertell).  HBP–L Sherry (2,Rodgers).  IBB–Koufax (1,Bertell).  U-HP–Ed Sudol, 1B–Al Forman, 2B–Tom Gorman, 3B–Bill Jackowski.  T–2:30.  A–24,297.
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