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Giants 3 @ Cubs 2
Wrigley Field
May 26, 1961

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the San Francisco Giants, played on May 26, 1961 at Wrigley Field. The home team Cubs were bested by the visiting Giants with a score of 3 to 2.

Game Summary

DateMay 26, 1961 
Visiting Team
San Francisco Giants
R: 3 H: 12 E: 0 LOB: 7
Runs: 3
Hits: 12
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 7
Home Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 2 H: 10 E: 2 LOB: 9
Runs: 2
Hits: 10
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 9
Winning PitcherSam Jones  
Losing PitcherDon Elston  
SaveEddie Fisher  
Game Winning RBIHarvey Kuenn 

Game Info

DateMay 26, 1961 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamSan Francisco Giants 
Home TeamChicago Cubs 
Visiting Starting PitcherJuan Marichal  
Home Starting PitcherDon Cardwell  
BallparkWrigley Field 
CityChicago 
StateIL 
Attendance1,286 
Time of Game3 hours 40 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Shag Crawford
1B: Al Barlick
2B: Bill Jackowski
3B: Ed Vargo

San Francisco Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Felipe Alou  Right Fielder 
Harvey Kuenn  Third Baseman 
Willie Mays  Center Fielder 
Willie McCovey  First Baseman 
Orlando Cepeda  Left Fielder 
Ed Bailey  Catcher 
Chuck Hiller  Second Baseman 
Jose Pagan  Shortstop 
Juan Marichal  Pitcher 
Alvin Dark  Manager 

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jerry Kindall  Shortstop 
Billy Williams  Right Fielder 
Ron Santo  Third Baseman 
Ernie Banks  Left Fielder 
George Altman  Center Fielder 
Don Zimmer  Second Baseman 
Ed Bouchee  First Baseman 
Dick Bertell  Catcher 
Don Cardwell  Pitcher 
Vedie Himsl  Manager 

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Giants 3 @ Cubs 2
Wrigley Field
May 26, 1961

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         Game of 5/26/1961 -- San Francisco at Chicago (D)

  San Francisco      AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Alou F, rf            6  1  3  0   Kindall J, ss         5  0  0  0   
Kuenn H, 3b           5  0  2  2   Taylor S, ph          1  0  0  0   
Davenport J, 3b       0  0  0  0   Williams B, rf        6  1  4  0   
Mays W, cf            6  0  2  0   Santo R, 3b           5  0  1  1   
McCovey W, 1b         6  0  1  0   Banks E, lf           4  1  2  0   
Cepeda O, lf          3  0  0  0   Altman G, cf          2  0  1  1   
Bailey E, c           5  0  1  0   Freese G, ph          0  0  0  0   
Hiller C, 2b          4  0  1  0   Will B, ph            1  0  0  0   
O'Dell B, p           0  0  0  0   Heist A, cf           2  0  0  0   
Jones S, p            1  0  0  0   Zimmer D, 2b          5  0  0  0   
Fisher E, p           0  0  0  0   Bouchee E, 1b         5  0  0  0   
Pagan J, ss           5  0  1  0   Bertell D, c          5  0  0  0   
Marichal J, p         1  0  0  0   Cardwell D, p         2  0  1  0   
Alou M, ph            1  1  1  0   Elston D, p           2  0  1  0   
Bolin B, p            0  0  0  0   Ashburn R, ph         1  0  0  0   
Amalfitano J, 2b      2  1  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     45  3 12  2                        46  2 10  2

San Francisco    000 000 010 000 2 --  3
Chicago          000 000 100 000 1 --  2

  San Francisco        IP  H  R ER BB SO
Marichal J            7.0  5  1  1  1  7
Bolin B               1.1  2  0  0  0  1
O'Dell B*             0.0  0  0  0  1  0
Jones S (W)           4.1  3  1  1  1  4
Fisher E (S)          0.1  0  0  0  1  0

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Cardwell D            7.1  8  1  1  2  4
Elston D (L)          5.2  4  2  0  1  2
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 9th

E -- Santo R, Williams B
DP -- San Francisco 1, Chicago 2
LOB -- San Francisco 7, Chicago 9
2B -- Mays W, Banks E, Altman G, Williams B, Santo R
SB -- Cepeda O
CS -- Mays W 2, Hiller C, Alou F
SH -- Marichal J
T -- 3:40
A -- 1286

    

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