Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds
May 23, 1964 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 1964 at Crosley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 5, Cincinnati Reds 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Stewart 2b 4 1 1 0
Brock rf 5 2 3 0
Williams lf 5 1 2 1
Santo 3b 5 0 3 3
Banks 1b 4 1 0 0
Rodgers ss 4 0 2 0
Cowan cf 4 0 2 0
Schaffer c 0 0 0 0
  Bertell ph,c 2 0 0 1
Ellsworth p 3 0 0 0
  McDaniel p 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 13 5
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose 2b 5 0 0 0
Harper lf,3b 5 0 4 0
Pinson cf 5 0 0 0
Johnson 1b 4 1 2 1
Robinson rf 3 1 2 1
Cardenas ss 4 1 1 0
Boros 3b 3 0 0 0
  Keough ph,lf 1 0 1 0
Edwards c 4 0 1 1
Maloney p 0 0 0 0
  Skinner ph 1 0 0 0
  Jay p 0 0 0 0
  Klaus ph 1 0 0 0
  Duren p 0 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
  Tsitouris p 0 0 0 0
  Queen ph 1 0 0 0
  McCool p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 3 11 3
Chicago 310 000 0105131
Cincinnati 000 201 0003111
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Ellsworth  W (4-4) 6.2 9 3 3 2 4
  McDaniel  SV (4) 2.1 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
2
6
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Maloney  L (3-5) 3.0 8 4 4 2 4
  Jay   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Duren   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Henry   1.1 3 1 1 0 2
  Tsitouris   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  McCool   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
5
5
2
10

  E–Brock (3), Pinson (3).  DP–Cincinnati 1.  2B–Cincinnati Harper (1,off McDaniel).  HR–Cincinnati Johnson (3,4th inning off Ellsworth 0 on, 0 out); Robinson (8,4th inning off Ellsworth 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Bertell (1,by Henry).  Team LOB–8.  Team–10.  HBP–Henry (1,Bertell).  U-HP–Al Forman, 1B–Bill Jackowski, 2B–Shag Crawford, 3B–Ed Vargo.  T–2:38.  A–4,423.
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