Los Angeles Dodgers vs Chicago Cubs
June 9, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 9, 1963 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 11, Chicago Cubs 8

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills 3b,ss 5 1 3 3
Gilliam 2b 3 0 0 1
Fairly cf,1b 5 1 1 0
Davis T. lf,rf 5 1 4 1
Howard rf,lf 5 2 2 1
Skowron 1b 2 2 1 0
  Davis W. cf 2 1 1 0
Roseboro c 4 1 0 0
Tracewski ss 2 1 0 0
  Moon ph 0 0 0 0
  Zimmer 3b 0 0 0 0
Koufax p 2 0 1 1
  Roebuck p 0 0 0 0
  Walls ph 0 1 0 1
  Sherry p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 11 13 8
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Brock rf 5 0 2 0
Hubbs 2b 5 1 1 0
Williams lf 4 1 2 1
Santo 3b 5 2 1 2
Banks 1b 5 3 3 4
Rodgers ss 5 1 2 0
Mathews cf 4 0 1 1
Bertell c 3 0 1 0
  Ranew ph 1 0 1 0
  Schaffer c 0 0 0 0
Ellsworth p 2 0 0 0
  Elston p 0 0 0 0
  Will ph 1 0 1 0
  McDaniel p 0 0 0 0
  Koonce p 0 0 0 0
  Boros ph 1 0 0 0
  Brewer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 8 15 8
Los Angeles 121 004 30011131
Chicago 010 140 0028154
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Koufax   4.2 8 6 6 1 6
  Roebuck   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Sherry  W (1-2) 4.0 7 2 2 0 1
Totals
9.0
15
8
8
1
7
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Ellsworth  L (8-4) 5.2 7 8 6 2 3
  Elston   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  McDaniel   0.2 4 3 3 2 0
  Koonce   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Brewer   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
11
9
4
5

  E–Skowron (4), Hubbs 2 (7), Bertell (5), Ellsworth (1).  DP–Los Angeles 1.  PB–Bertell (6).  2B–Los Angeles Wills (6,off Elston), Chicago Rodgers (7,off Koufax); Mathews (2,off Koufax); Brock (9,off Koufax); Williams (12,off Koufax).  HR–Los Angeles T Davis (5,3rd inning off Ellsworth 0 on, 1 out), Chicago Banks 3 (13,2nd inning off Koufax 0 on, 0 out,5th inning off Koufax 0 on, 2 out,9th inning off Sherry 1 on, 2 out); Santo (8,5th inning off Koufax 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Tracewski (3,off Ellsworth); Gilliam (3,off Koonce).  SF–Gilliam (4,off Ellsworth).  IBB–Roseboro (2,by McDaniel).  Team LOB–5.  Team–7.  SB–Wills (14,2nd base off Ellsworth/Bertell).  WP–McDaniel 2 (3).  IBB–McDaniel (1,Roseboro).  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Shag Crawford, 2B–Tony Venzon, 3B–Mel Steiner.  T–2:44.  A–35,743.
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