Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs
June 27, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 27, 1961 at Wrigley Field. The Cincinnati Reds 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

Cincinnati Reds 10, Chicago Cubs 8

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Blasingame 2b 5 0 1 0
Kasko ss 5 1 0 0
Pinson cf 5 1 1 0
Robinson rf 5 1 2 0
Freese 3b 5 2 3 1
Post lf 3 0 2 1
  Bell ph,lf 2 1 1 1
Gernert 1b 3 1 2 1
  Coleman ph,1b 2 2 2 1
Zimmerman c 3 0 1 0
  Edwards ph,c 1 1 1 1
Hunt p 2 0 0 0
  Hook p 1 0 0 0
  Lynch ph 1 0 1 3
  Jones p 1 0 0 0
Totals 44 10 17 9
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Heist cf 4 0 1 0
  Will ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Zimmer 2b 5 1 3 1
Santo 3b 4 0 0 0
Altman rf,cf 4 0 1 0
Williams lf 5 1 1 1
Bouchee 1b 3 2 1 0
Taylor c 4 3 4 3
Kindall ss 5 1 1 1
Ellsworth p 1 0 0 0
  Anderson p 2 0 0 0
  Schultz p 0 0 0 0
  Ashburn ph 1 0 0 0
  Schaffernoth p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 8 12 6
Cincinnati 111 010 50110171
Chicago 010 320 0118120
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Hunt   3.0 7 4 3 2 3
  Hook  W (1-2) 3.0 3 2 2 1 3
  Jones  SV (1) 3.0 2 2 2 1 2
Totals
9.0
12
8
7
4
8
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Ellsworth   2.2 8 3 3 0 2
  Anderson  L (4-6) 4.0 5 4 4 0 3
  Schultz   0.1 2 2 2 1 0
  Schaffernoth   2.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
17
10
10
1
6

  E–Hunt (5).  DP–Cincinnati 1.  2B–Cincinnati Freese (16,off Ellsworth); Post (7,off Anderson); Coleman (17,off Schaffernoth).  3B–Cincinnati Lynch (1,off Schultz).  HR–Chicago Williams (7,2nd inning off Hunt 0 on, 0 out); Taylor 2 (4,5th inning off Hook 1 on, 1 out,9th inning off S Jones 0 on, 2 out); Zimmer (6,8th inning off S Jones 0 on, 1 out).  Team LOB–8.  HBP–Bouchee (3,by Hunt).  Team–9.  WP–Hunt (1), Ellsworth (3), Anderson (2).  HBP–Hunt (4,Bouchee).  U-HP–Chris Pelekoudas, 1B–Augie Donatelli, 2B–Jocko Conlan, 3B–Ken Burkhart.  T–3:15.  A–7,849.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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