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Cubs
@ Braves
County Stadium
September 23, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Milwaukee Braves and the Chicago Cubs, played on September 23, 1961 at County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 23, 1961 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Home Team |
Milwaukee Braves
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 23, 1961 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
Home Team | Milwaukee Braves |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jack Curtis |
Home Starting Pitcher | Tony Cloninger |
Ballpark | County Stadium |
City | Milwaukee |
State | WI |
Attendance | 8,706 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 8 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ken Burkhart 1B: Mel Steiner 2B: Frank Walsh 3B: Jocko Conlan |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Danny Murphy | Right Fielder |
Don Zimmer | Second Baseman |
Ernie Banks | Shortstop |
George Altman | Center Fielder |
Billy Williams | Left Fielder |
Ron Santo | Third Baseman |
Sammy Taylor | Catcher |
Moe Morhardt | First Baseman |
Jack Curtis | Pitcher |
El Tappe | Manager |
Milwaukee Braves Lineup
Name | Position |
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Al Spangler | Center Fielder |
Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
Hank Aaron | Right Fielder |
Joe Adcock | First Baseman |
Joe Torre | Catcher |
Frank Thomas | Left Fielder |
Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
Tony Cloninger | Pitcher |
Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cubs
@ Braves
County Stadium
September 23, 1961
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Cloninger
Murphy strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Cloninger
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews juggles the ball. That's an error on Mathews. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Cloninger
Banks hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Altman vs. Cloninger
Altman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Zimmer moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Cloninger
Williams hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Curtis
Spangler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Curtis
Mathews hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Curtis
Aaron hits a popup, foul, towards first. Morhardt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Curtis
Adcock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Curtis
Torre hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Adcock moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Curtis
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Cloninger
Santo strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Cloninger
Taylor hits a fly ball into center field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Morhardt vs. Cloninger
Morhardt hits a fly ball into center field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Curtis
Bolling hits a line drive towards third. Santo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Curtis
McMillan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cloninger vs. Curtis
Cloninger 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
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Curtis vs. Cloninger
Curtis hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Cloninger
Murphy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Zimmer vs. Cloninger
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Cloninger
Banks hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomas. Banks reaches second base with a double. Zimmer moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Altman vs. Cloninger
Altman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Zimmer scores. Banks scores. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Cloninger
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Santo vs. Cloninger
Santo hits a fly ball into center field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Curtis
Spangler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Curtis
Mathews hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Curtis
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Curtis
Adcock hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Curtis
Torre hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Curtis
Thomas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Torre moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Bolling vs. Drott
Dick Drott now pitching.
Bolling hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Cloninger
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Taylor for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Morhardt vs. Cloninger
Morhardt hits a line drive into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drott vs. Cloninger
Drott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Cloninger
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Drott
McMillan hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cloninger vs. Drott
Cloninger 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 -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Drott
Spangler hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Cloninger
Zimmer strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Cloninger
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews juggles the ball. That's an error on Mathews. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Altman vs. Cloninger
Altman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Banks for the double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Drott
Mathews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Drott
Aaron is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adcock vs. Drott
There goes Mathews. The throw from Taylor and he is safe. Mathews steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Adcock vs. Drott
Adcock hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Drott
Torre strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Drott
Thomas hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Cloninger
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Cloninger
Santo hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Cloninger
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cloninger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Drott
Bolling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Drott
McMillan hits a fly ball into center field. Altman catches it for the out, and throws it away. That's an error on Altman. Bolling moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Cloninger vs. Drott
Cloninger is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Spangler vs. Drott
Spangler 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
Top 7
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Cubs, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Morhardt vs. Cloninger
Morhardt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Ashburn vs. Cloninger
Richie Ashburn pinch hits for Dick Drott.
Ashburn strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Cloninger
Murphy hits a fly ball into center field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Zimmer vs. Cloninger
Zimmer strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/23/1961 -- Chicago at Milwaukee (D) Chicago AB R H RBI Milwaukee AB R H RBI Murphy D, rf 3 0 0 0 Spangler A, cf 3 2 1 0 Zimmer D, 2b 4 1 0 0 Mathews E, 3b 3 3 3 4 Banks E, ss 3 1 1 0 Aaron H, rf 3 0 0 0 Altman G, cf 3 0 2 2 Adcock J, 1b 2 1 1 2 Williams B, lf 3 0 0 0 Torre J, c 3 0 2 0 Santo R, 3b 3 0 0 0 Thomas F, lf 3 0 1 0 Taylor S, c 3 0 0 0 Bolling F, 2b 2 0 0 0 Morhardt M, 1b 2 0 0 0 McMillan R, ss 3 0 0 0 Curtis J, p 1 1 1 1 Cloninger T, p 3 0 0 0 Drott D, p 1 0 1 0 Ashburn R, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 27 3 5 3 25 6 8 6 Chicago 003 000 0 -- 3 Milwaukee 202 020 0 -- 6 0 outs when game ended. Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Curtis J (L) 2.2 6 4 4 2 0 Drott D 3.1 2 2 2 1 3 Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO Cloninger T (W) 7.0 5 3 3 2 6 E -- Mathews E 2, Altman G DP -- Chicago 1, Milwaukee 1 LOB -- Chicago 5, Milwaukee 4 2B -- Banks E HR -- Mathews E 2, Curtis J, Adcock J SB -- Mathews E T -- 2:08 A -- 8706
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