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Cubs 5 @ Dodgers 3
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
September 18, 1961

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs, played on September 18, 1961 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The home team Dodgers were bested by the visiting Cubs with a score of 5 to 3.

Game Summary

DateSeptember 18, 1961 
Visiting Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 5 H: 8 E: 0 LOB: 4
Runs: 5
Hits: 8
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 4
Home Team
Los Angeles Dodgers
R: 3 H: 7 E: 1 LOB: 7
Runs: 3
Hits: 7
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 7
Winning PitcherDon Cardwell  
Losing PitcherPhil Ortega  
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Game Winning RBIDon Zimmer 

Game Info

DateSeptember 18, 1961 
Day of WeekMon 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamChicago Cubs 
Home TeamLos Angeles Dodgers 
Visiting Starting PitcherDon Cardwell  
Home Starting PitcherPhil Ortega  
BallparkLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum 
CityLos Angeles 
StateCA 
Attendance10,409 
Time of Game2 hours 33 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Stan Landes
1B: Al Forman
2B: Tom Gorman
3B: Dusty Boggess

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Richie Ashburn  Center Fielder 
Don Zimmer  Second Baseman 
Ernie Banks  Shortstop 
George Altman  Right Fielder 
Billy Williams  Left Fielder 
Ron Santo  Third Baseman 
Sammy Taylor  Catcher 
Ed Bouchee  First Baseman 
Don Cardwell  Pitcher 
El Tappe  Manager 

Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Maury Wills  Shortstop 
Jim Gilliam  Second Baseman 
Wally Moon  Left Fielder 
Duke Snider  Right Fielder 
Ron Fairly  Center Fielder 
Norm Larker  First Baseman 
Daryl Spencer  Third Baseman 
Norm Sherry  Catcher 
Phil Ortega  Pitcher 
Walter Alston  Manager 

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Cubs 5 @ Dodgers 3
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
September 18, 1961

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 9/18/1961 -- Chicago at Los Angeles (N)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    Los Angeles        AB  R  H RBI
Ashburn R, cf         3  0  0  0   Wills M, ss           4  1  2  0   
Zimmer D, 2b          4  1  1  1   Gilliam J, 2b         4  0  0  0   
Banks E, ss           4  0  0  0   Moon W, lf            2  1  1  0   
Altman G, rf          4  1  1  1   Snider D, rf          4  1  1  1   
Williams B, lf        4  1  1  0   Fairly R, cf          4  0  2  0   
Santo R, 3b           3  1  2  0   Larker N, 1b          2  0  1  2   
Taylor S, c           4  0  0  0   Spencer D, 3b         3  0  0  0   
Bouchee E, 1b         4  1  3  3   Sherry N, c           4  0  0  0   
Cardwell D, p         3  0  0  0   Ortega P, p           2  0  0  0   
                                   Perranoski R, p       0  0  0  0   
                                   Aspromonte B, ph      1  0  0  0   
                                   Roebuck E, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Roseboro J, ph        1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     33  5  8  5                        31  3  7  3

Chicago          030 002 000 --  5
Los Angeles      300 000 000 --  3

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Cardwell D (W)        9.0  7  3  3  5  7

  Los Angeles          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Ortega P (L)          5.1  5  5  5  2  6
Perranoski R          1.2  2  0  0  0  3
Roebuck E             2.0  1  0  0  0  2

E -- Roebuck E
DP -- Chicago 3, Los Angeles 1
LOB -- Chicago 4, Los Angeles 7
2B -- Snider D
HR -- Bouchee E, Zimmer D, Altman G
SB -- Wills M 2
SH -- Cardwell D
HBP -- by Cardwell D (Spencer D)
T -- 2:33
A -- 10409

    

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