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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 21, 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 May 21, 1961 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 21, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 21, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Gibson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dick Drott |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 18,222 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Augie Donatelli 1B: Jocko Conlan 2B: Ken Burkhart 3B: Chris Pelekoudas |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Joe Cunningham | Right Fielder |
| Bill White | First Baseman |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Daryl Spencer | Shortstop |
| Charlie James | Left Fielder |
| Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Bob Gibson | Pitcher |
| Solly Hemus | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Heist | Center Fielder |
| Don Zimmer | Second Baseman |
| George Altman | Right Fielder |
| Ernie Banks | Shortstop |
| Ron Santo | Third Baseman |
| Billy Williams | Left Fielder |
| Ed Bouchee | First Baseman |
| Sammy Taylor | Catcher |
| Dick Drott | Pitcher |
| Vedie Himsl | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 21, 1961
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Drott
Schoendienst takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cunningham vs. Drott
There's a wild pitch. Schoendienst moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Cunningham vs. Drott
Cunningham hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
White vs. Drott
White strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Drott
There's a wild pitch. Schoendienst moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Boyer vs. Drott
Boyer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Heist vs. Gibson
Heist strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Gibson
Zimmer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Altman vs. Gibson
Altman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson fields it and throws to first for the out. Zimmer moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Banks vs. Gibson
Banks hits a line drive into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Drott
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
James vs. Drott
James is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Drott
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Gibson
Santo is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Gibson
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Bouchee vs. Gibson
Bouchee is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Gibson
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Drott
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Drott
Gibson bunts towards the mound. Drott fields it and throws to first for the out. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schoendienst vs. Drott
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Schoendienst for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Cunningham vs. Drott
Cunningham strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Drott vs. Gibson
Drott strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Heist vs. Gibson
Heist strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Gibson
Zimmer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Altman vs. Gibson
There goes Zimmer. The throw from Smith and he is safe. Zimmer steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Altman vs. Gibson
Altman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Drott
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Drott
Boyer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bouchee settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Drott
There goes White. The throw from Taylor and he is out, Zimmer applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Drott
Spencer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
James vs. Drott
James hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Gibson
Banks is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Gibson
Santo strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Gibson
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, 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 -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Drott
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Drott
There's a wild pitch. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Gibson vs. Drott
Gibson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Schoendienst vs. Drott
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bouchee vs. Gibson
Bouchee strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Gibson
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Drott vs. Gibson
Drott strikes out. Smith drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Drott out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Drott
Cunningham 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 -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Drott
White hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Drott
Boyer hits a line drive to left field. Williams throws towards first. Bouchee fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Bouchee. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. Drott
Spencer hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Gibson
Richie Ashburn pinch hits for Al Heist.
Ashburn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmer vs. Gibson
Zimmer bunts towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Schoendienst covering, for the out. Ashburn moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Altman vs. Gibson
Altman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ashburn moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Banks vs. Gibson
Banks is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Santo vs. Gibson
Santo is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
James vs. Drott
Richie Ashburn now playing left field. George Altman now playing center field. Billy Williams now playing right field.
James hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Drott
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Drott
Smith strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Gibson
Williams hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bouchee vs. Gibson
Bouchee hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Taylor vs. Gibson
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Will vs. Gibson
Bob Will pinch hits for Dick Drott.
Will hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Schaffernoth
Joe Schaffernoth now pitching.
Gibson is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Schaffernoth
Schoendienst bunts towards the mound. Schaffernoth fields it and throws to first for the out. Gibson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Cunningham vs. Schaffernoth
Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gibson moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
White vs. Schaffernoth
Julian Javier pinch runs for Joe Cunningham.
White hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Altman who is chasing the ball. White reaches third base with a triple. Gibson scores. Javier goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Boyer vs. Schaffernoth
Boyer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Spencer vs. Schaffernoth
Spencer hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Gibson
Julian Javier now playing second base. Don Landrum now playing right field.
Ashburn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmer vs. Gibson
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Gibson
Altman hits a popup towards short. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
James vs. Schaffernoth
James hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. Schaffernoth
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Schaffernoth, and towards Banks, who fields it and throws to first for the out. James moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Schaffernoth
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Gibson vs. Schaffernoth
Gibson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Williams. Gibson reaches second base with a double. James scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Landrum vs. Schaffernoth
Landrum hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gibson moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Javier vs. Schaffernoth
Javier takes first base on ball four. Landrum moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
White vs. Brewer
Jim Brewer now pitching.
White strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Gibson
Banks hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Gibson
Santo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Gibson
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Bouchee vs. Gibson
Bouchee strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/21/1961, game 2 -- St.Louis at Chicago (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Schoendienst R, 2b 2 0 0 0 Heist A, cf 2 0 0 0
Landrum D, rf 1 0 1 0 Ashburn R, ph-lf 0 0 0 0
Cunningham J, rf 4 0 1 0 Zimmer D, 2b 2 0 1 0
Javier J, pr-2b 0 1 0 0 Altman G, rf-cf 4 0 0 0
White B, 1b 4 0 1 2 Banks E, ss 3 0 0 0
Boyer K, 3b 4 0 1 0 Santo R, 3b 4 0 1 0
Spencer D, ss 3 0 0 0 Williams B, lf-rf 4 0 2 0
James C, lf 4 1 1 0 Bouchee E, 1b 4 0 0 0
Flood C, cf 4 0 0 0 Taylor S, c 3 0 0 0
Smith H, c 3 0 1 0 Drott D, p 2 0 0 0
Gibson B, p 2 1 1 1 Will B, ph 1 0 0 0
Schaffernoth J, p 0 0 0 0
Brewer J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 3 7 3 29 0 4 0
St.Louis 000 000 021 -- 3
Chicago 000 000 000 -- 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson B (W) 9.0 4 0 0 4 11
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Drott D 7.0 2 0 0 4 5
Schaffernoth J (L) 1.2 5 3 3 1 1
Brewer J 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Bouchee E
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- St.Louis 9, Chicago 7
2B -- Williams B, Gibson B
3B -- White B
SB -- Zimmer D
CS -- White B
SH -- Gibson B, Zimmer D, Schoendienst R
HBP -- by Schaffernoth J (Gibson B)
WP -- Drott D 3
T -- 2:12
A -- 18222
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