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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
July 27, 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 July 27, 1961 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | July 27, 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 | July 27, 1961 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Al Cicotte |
Home Starting Pitcher | Glen Hobbie |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 8,219 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ken Burkhart 1B: Chris Pelekoudas 2B: Augie Donatelli 3B: Jocko Conlan |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bob Lillis | Shortstop |
Julian Javier | Second Baseman |
Joe Cunningham | Right Fielder |
Bill White | First Baseman |
Stan Musial | Left Fielder |
Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
Carl Sawatski | Catcher |
Alex Grammas | Third Baseman |
Al Cicotte | Pitcher |
Johnny Keane | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Al Heist | Center Fielder |
Don Zimmer | Third Baseman |
Ernie Banks | Shortstop |
George Altman | Right Fielder |
Billy Williams | Left Fielder |
Sammy Taylor | Catcher |
Jerry Kindall | Second Baseman |
Ed Bouchee | First Baseman |
Glen Hobbie | Pitcher |
El Tappe | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
July 27, 1961
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Hobbie
Lillis strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Hobbie
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kindall fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cunningham vs. Hobbie
Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hobbie fields it and throws to first for the out. Javier moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Hobbie
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Heist vs. Cicotte
Heist hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Cicotte
Zimmer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Cicotte
Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Altman vs. Cicotte
Altman strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Cicotte
There goes Zimmer. The throw from Sawatski and he is safe. Zimmer steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Cicotte
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Hobbie
Musial hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Hobbie
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hobbie juggles the ball. That's an error on Hobbie. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Sawatski vs. Hobbie
Sawatski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Cicotte
Taylor hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kindall vs. Cicotte
Kindall hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bouchee vs. Cicotte
Bouchee takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hobbie vs. Cicotte
Hobbie strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Hobbie
Grammas hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cicotte vs. Hobbie
Cicotte hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lillis vs. Hobbie
Lillis hits a line drive into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Hobbie
Javier takes first base on ball four. Cicotte moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Cunningham vs. Hobbie
Cunningham is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Heist vs. Cicotte
Heist hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Cicotte
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grammas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Cicotte
Banks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Altman vs. Cicotte
Altman hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Hobbie
White hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Hobbie
Musial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. Hobbie
Flood takes first base on ball four. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Sawatski vs. Hobbie
Sawatski hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Musial moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Grammas vs. Hobbie
Grammas is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Cicotte
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Cicotte
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Cicotte covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Kindall vs. Cicotte
Kindall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bouchee vs. Cicotte
Bouchee hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Javier reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cicotte vs. Hobbie
Cicotte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Hobbie
Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Hobbie
Javier hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kindall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hobbie vs. Cicotte
Hobbie strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heist vs. Cicotte
Heist hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grammas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Cicotte
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Hobbie
Cunningham strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Hobbie
White hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Hobbie
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Cicotte
Banks strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Cicotte
Altman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Cicotte
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cicotte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Hobbie
Ron Santo now playing third base. Don Zimmer now playing second base. Jerry Kindall now playing shortstop.
Flood hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Taylor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sawatski vs. Hobbie
Sawatski hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Hobbie
Grammas 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, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Cicotte
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Taylor for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kindall vs. Cicotte
Kindall strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bouchee vs. Cicotte
Bouchee hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cicotte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Hobbie
Red Schoendienst pinch hits for Al Cicotte.
Schoendienst hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lillis vs. Hobbie
Carl Warwick pinch runs for Red Schoendienst.
Lillis bunts towards first. Bouchee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lillis for the out. Warwick moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Javier vs. Hobbie
Javier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Warwick moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cunningham vs. Hobbie
Cunningham hits a line drive into right field. Altman picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Altman. Warwick scores. Javier goes all the way around to score. Cunningham moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
White vs. Hobbie
White hits a line drive towards first. Bouchee reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Musial vs. Hobbie
Musial is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Flood vs. Hobbie
Flood is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Gibson
Carl Warwick now playing left field. Bob Gibson now pitching. Richie Ashburn pinch hits for Glen Hobbie.
Ashburn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Heist vs. Gibson
Heist hits a ball on the ground towards first. White fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmer vs. Gibson
Zimmer hits a line drive into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Santo vs. Gibson
There goes Heist. The throw from Sawatski and he is out, Javier applying the tag. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Sawatski vs. Schultz
Barney Schultz now pitching.
Sawatski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Grammas vs. Schultz
Jimmie Schaffer pinch runs for Carl Sawatski.
Grammas strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Warwick vs. Schultz
Warwick hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Warwick reaches second base with a double. Schaffer moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lillis vs. Schultz
Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall fields it and throws to home to get Schaffer. Warwick moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Javier vs. Schultz
Javier strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Gibson
Jimmie Schaffer now catching.
Santo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Altman vs. Gibson
Altman hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Santo moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Williams vs. Gibson
Williams is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Taylor vs. Gibson
Taylor takes first base on ball four. Santo scores. Altman moves to third. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 123
Will vs. Gibson
Bob Will pinch hits for Jerry Kindall.
Will takes first base on ball four. Altman scores. Williams moves to third. Taylor moves to second. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/27/1961 -- St.Louis at Chicago (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Lillis B, ss 4 0 0 0 Heist A, cf 4 1 1 1 Javier J, 2b 4 1 2 0 Zimmer D, 3b-2b 4 0 1 0 Cunningham J, rf 4 0 1 1 Banks E, ss 3 0 1 0 White B, 1b 4 0 0 0 Santo R, 3b 1 1 1 0 Musial S, lf 2 0 0 0 Altman G, rf 4 1 1 0 Gibson B, p 0 0 0 0 Williams B, lf 3 0 0 0 Flood C, cf 3 0 0 0 Taylor S, c 3 0 0 1 Sawatski C, c 3 0 0 0 Kindall J, 2b-ss 2 0 0 0 Schaffer J, pr-c 0 0 0 0 Will B, ph 0 0 0 1 Grammas A, 3b 4 0 0 0 Bouchee E, 1b 2 0 0 0 Cicotte A, p 2 0 1 0 Hobbie G, p 2 0 0 0 Schoendienst R, ph 1 0 1 0 Ashburn R, ph 0 0 0 0 Warwick C, pr-lf 1 1 1 0 Schultz B, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 2 6 1 28 3 5 3 St.Louis 000 000 020 -- 2 Chicago 100 000 002 -- 3 0 outs when winning run was scored. St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Cicotte A 7.0 3 1 1 2 5 Gibson B (L) 1.0 2 2 2 4 0 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Hobbie G 8.0 5 2 1 4 5 Schultz B (W) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 E -- Hobbie G, Altman G DP -- Chicago 1 LOB -- St.Louis 9, Chicago 7 2B -- Warwick C, Altman G HR -- Heist A SB -- Zimmer D CS -- Heist A SH -- Lillis B T -- 2:05 A -- 8219
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