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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
June 30, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on June 30, 1961 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | June 30, 1961 |
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Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 30, 1961 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ray Sadecki |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Brewer |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 5,122 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 39 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ed Sudol 1B: Al Forman 2B: Frank Dascoli 3B: Frank Secory |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Carl Warwick | Center Fielder |
Bill White | First Baseman |
Charlie James | Right Fielder |
Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
Stan Musial | Left Fielder |
Jimmie Schaffer | Catcher |
Jerry Buchek | Shortstop |
Bob Lillis | Second Baseman |
Ray Sadecki | Pitcher |
Solly Hemus | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Al Heist | Center Fielder |
Don Zimmer | Second Baseman |
Ron Santo | Third Baseman |
George Altman | Right Fielder |
Billy Williams | Left Fielder |
Ed Bouchee | First Baseman |
Sammy Taylor | Catcher |
Jerry Kindall | Shortstop |
Jim Brewer | Pitcher |
El Tappe | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
June 30, 1961
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. Brewer
Warwick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Brewer
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Warwick moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
James vs. Brewer
James hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Warwick scores. White moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. Brewer
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brewer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. White moves to third. James moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Musial vs. Brewer
Musial hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Schaffer vs. Brewer
Schaffer hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Buchek vs. Brewer
Buchek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Brewer
Lillis hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heist vs. Sadecki
Heist hits a fly ball into right field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Sadecki
Zimmer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Santo vs. Sadecki
Santo takes first base on ball four. Zimmer moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Altman vs. Sadecki
Altman hits a fly ball towards center. Warwick catches it and throws to first to double up Santo. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sadecki vs. Anderson
Bob Anderson now pitching.
Sadecki hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee scoops it up and throws to first, with Anderson covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. Anderson
Warwick hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Anderson
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Sadecki
Williams hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bouchee vs. Sadecki
Bouchee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Sadecki
Taylor is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Kindall vs. Sadecki
Kindall hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Sadecki
Anderson hits a fly ball into center field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
James vs. Anderson
James hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Anderson
Boyer hits a line drive towards short. Kindall reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Anderson
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Heist vs. Sadecki
Heist hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of James. Heist reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Zimmer vs. Sadecki
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Sadecki covering, for the out. Heist moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Santo vs. Sadecki
Santo hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Altman vs. Sadecki
Altman hits a fly ball into center field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Schaffer vs. Anderson
Schaffer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Buchek vs. Anderson
Buchek hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bouchee settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Anderson
Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Anderson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Sadecki
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bouchee vs. Sadecki
Bouchee hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sadecki fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Sadecki
Taylor hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of James. Taylor reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Kindall vs. Sadecki
Kindall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Anderson vs. Sadecki
Anderson strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sadecki vs. Anderson
Sadecki hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. Anderson
Warwick strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
White vs. Anderson
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee scoops it up and throws to first, with Anderson covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Heist vs. Sadecki
Heist hits a popup towards short. Buchek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Sadecki
Zimmer hits a fly ball into center field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Sadecki
Santo strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
James vs. Anderson
James hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Anderson
Boyer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Anderson
Musial hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Schaffer vs. Anderson
Schaffer hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Sadecki
Altman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Sadecki
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bouchee vs. Sadecki
Bouchee takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Sadecki
Taylor takes first base on ball four. Bouchee moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Kindall vs. Sadecki
Kindall hits a fly ball into center field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Buchek vs. Anderson
Buchek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Anderson
Lillis strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sadecki vs. Anderson
Sadecki hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rodgers vs. Sadecki
Andre Rodgers pinch hits for Bob Anderson.
Rodgers is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Heist vs. Sadecki
Heist hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Sadecki
Zimmer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Santo vs. Sadecki
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. Schaffernoth
Joe Schaffernoth now pitching.
Warwick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Schaffernoth
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Warwick moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
James vs. Schaffernoth
James hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Warwick scores. White moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Boyer vs. Elston
Don Elston now pitching.
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall has White trapped. There's the throw to Taylor and over to Santo, who tags White for the out. James moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Elston
Musial takes first base on ball four. James moves to third. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cunningham vs. Elston
Joe Cunningham pinch hits for Jimmie Schaffer.
Cunningham is hit by the pitch. James scores. Boyer moves to third. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Buchek vs. Elston
Tim McCarver pinch runs for Joe Cunningham.
Buchek is hit by the pitch. Boyer scores. Musial moves to third. McCarver moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Lillis vs. Elston
Lillis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Lillis reaches second base with a double. Musial scores. McCarver scores. Buchek goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 11 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Sadecki vs. Elston
Sadecki hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sadecki for the out. Lillis moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 11 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Warwick vs. Elston
Warwick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 11 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
White vs. Drott
Dick Drott now pitching.
White hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 11 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Sadecki
Tim McCarver now catching. Carl Warwick now playing left field. Curt Flood now playing center field.
Altman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 11 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Sadecki
Williams hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 11 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bouchee vs. Sadecki
Bouchee hits a fly ball into left field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 11 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Sadecki
Taylor hits a fly ball into left field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 11 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kindall vs. Sadecki
Kindall strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 11 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
James vs. Drott
James strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 11 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Drott
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 11 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Drott
Flood hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 11 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. McDaniel
Lindy McDaniel now pitching. Ernie Banks pinch hits for Dick Drott.
Banks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 11 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Heist vs. McDaniel
Heist hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Banks moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 11 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Zimmer vs. McDaniel
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buchek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Banks moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 11 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Santo vs. McDaniel
Santo strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/30/1961 -- St.Louis at Chicago (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Warwick C, cf-lf 4 2 2 0 Heist A, cf 5 0 2 0 White B, 1b 5 1 2 0 Zimmer D, 2b 4 0 1 0 James C, rf 5 2 2 2 Santo R, 3b 4 0 0 0 Boyer K, 3b 5 2 1 0 Altman G, rf 3 1 0 0 Musial S, lf 3 1 1 0 Williams B, lf 4 1 1 2 Flood C, cf 1 0 0 0 Bouchee E, 1b 3 1 1 0 Schaffer J, c 3 1 1 4 Taylor S, c 3 0 1 0 Cunningham J, ph 0 0 0 1 Kindall J, ss 3 1 1 2 McCarver T, pr-c 0 1 0 0 Brewer J, p 0 0 0 0 Buchek J, ss 3 1 0 1 Anderson B, p 2 0 0 0 Lillis B, 2b 4 0 1 3 Rodgers A, ph 1 0 0 0 Sadecki R, p 4 0 0 0 Schaffernoth J, p 0 0 0 0 McDaniel L, p 0 0 0 0 Elston D, p 0 0 0 0 Drott D, p 0 0 0 0 Banks E, ph 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 11 10 11 32 4 7 4 St.Louis 500 000 060 -- 11 Chicago 020 000 020 -- 4 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Sadecki R (W) 8.0 6 4 4 6 5 McDaniel L (S) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Brewer J (L) 1.0 5 5 5 0 0 Anderson B 6.0 1 0 0 0 4 Schaffernoth J* 0.0 3 3 3 0 0 Elston D 0.2 1 3 3 2 0 Drott D 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 * Pitched to 3 batters in 8th DP -- St.Louis 2 LOB -- St.Louis 3, Chicago 8 2B -- Heist A, Taylor S, Lillis B HR -- Schaffer J, Kindall J, Williams B HBP -- by Elston D (Cunningham J), by Elston D (Buchek J) T -- 2:39 A -- 5122
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