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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 27, 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 27, 1961 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 27, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 27, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Billy Loes |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dick Drott |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 9,818 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 34 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Barlick 1B: Bill Jackowski 2B: Ed Vargo 3B: Shag Crawford |
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 |
| Billy Loes | 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 |
| Dick Drott | Pitcher |
| Vedie Himsl | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 27, 1961
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Drott
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Drott
Kuenn hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Drott
Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Kindall vs. Loes
Kindall hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Loes
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Loes
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hiller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Loes
Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Drott
McCovey hits a popup towards short. Kindall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Drott
Cepeda hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Drott
Bailey hits a popup towards short. Kindall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Loes
Altman hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with Loes covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Loes
Zimmer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bouchee vs. Loes
Bouchee is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bertell vs. Loes
Bertell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kuenn fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Kuenn. Bouchee moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Drott vs. Loes
Drott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Loes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Drott
Hiller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Drott
Pagan hits a fly ball into left field. Banks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Loes vs. Drott
Loes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Drott
Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kindall vs. Loes
Kindall hits a line drive towards short. Pagan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Loes
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hiller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Loes
Santo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Loes
Banks hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Drott
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Drott
Mays hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Drott
McCovey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Banks who is chasing the ball. McCovey reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Cepeda vs. Drott
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Bailey vs. Drott
Bailey hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McCovey tags and scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Drott
Hiller hits a line drive towards first. Bouchee reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Loes
Altman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hiller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Loes
Zimmer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou. Zimmer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bouchee vs. Loes
Bouchee hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kuenn settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Kuenn. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Bouchee vs. Loes
Bouchee hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Zimmer moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bertell vs. Loes
Bertell hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Drott
Pagan hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Loes vs. Drott
Loes strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Drott
Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Drott
Kuenn hits a popup towards short. Kindall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Drott vs. Loes
Drott hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays who is chasing the ball. Drott reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Kindall vs. Loes
Kindall strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Loes
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kuenn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Santo vs. Loes
Santo strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Drott
Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Drott
McCovey takes first base on ball four. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Cepeda vs. Drott
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall misplays the ball. That's an error on Kindall. Mays moves to third. McCovey moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bailey vs. Drott
Bailey hits a popup towards second. Zimmer catches it, and throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Mays tags and scores. McCovey scores. Cepeda moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hiller vs. Drott
Hiller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hiller for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pagan vs. Drott
Pagan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cepeda scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Loes vs. Drott
Loes takes first base on ball four. Pagan moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Anderson
Bob Anderson now pitching.
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Loes
Banks hits a line drive towards third. Kuenn reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Loes
Altman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cepeda. Altman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Zimmer vs. Loes
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Altman moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Bouchee vs. Loes
Bouchee is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Anderson
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee scoops it up and throws to first, with Anderson covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Anderson
Mays hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Anderson
McCovey is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Anderson
The ball gets by Bertell for a passed ball. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Cepeda vs. Anderson
Cepeda hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Anderson
Bailey 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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Giants, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bertell vs. Loes
Matty Alou now playing left field. Jim Davenport now playing third base.
Bertell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Loes
Richie Ashburn pinch hits for Bob Anderson.
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kindall vs. Loes
Kindall hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Brewer
Jim Brewer now pitching.
Hiller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pagan vs. Brewer
Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Loes vs. Brewer
Loes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Brewer
Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Loes moves to third. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Alou vs. Brewer
Alou 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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Giants, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Loes
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Loes
Santo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Loes
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan misplays the ball. That's an error on Pagan. Santo moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Altman vs. Miller
Stu Miller now pitching.
Altman strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Zimmer vs. Miller
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with Miller covering, for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Brewer
Mays 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 -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Brewer
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee scoops it up and throws to first, with Brewer covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Brewer
Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bouchee vs. Miller
Bouchee hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bertell vs. Miller
Bertell strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Will vs. Miller
Bob Will pinch hits for Jim Brewer.
Will hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Will reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Kindall vs. Miller
Kindall strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/27/1961 -- San Francisco at Chicago (D)
San Francisco AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Alou F, rf 5 0 2 0 Kindall J, ss 5 1 1 1
Kuenn H, 3b 4 1 1 0 Williams B, rf 4 0 0 0
Alou M, lf 1 0 0 0 Santo R, 3b 4 1 2 1
Mays W, cf 4 3 2 2 Banks E, lf 4 0 0 0
McCovey W, 1b 4 2 1 0 Altman G, cf 4 0 1 0
Cepeda O, lf 4 2 1 2 Zimmer D, 2b 4 0 1 0
Davenport J, 3b 1 0 0 0 Bouchee E, 1b 3 0 0 0
Bailey E, c 2 0 0 2 Bertell D, c 4 0 0 0
Hiller C, 2b 3 0 0 0 Drott D, p 2 0 1 0
Pagan J, ss 4 0 1 1 Anderson B, p 0 0 0 0
Loes B, p 3 0 1 0 Ashburn R, ph 1 0 0 0
Miller S, p 0 0 0 0 Brewer J, p 0 0 0 0
Will B, ph 1 0 1 0
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35 8 9 7 36 2 7 2
San Francisco 000 303 200 -- 8
Chicago 101 000 000 -- 2
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Loes B (W) 7.1 6 2 2 0 4
Miller S (S) 1.2 1 0 0 0 3
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Drott D (L) 5.2 6 6 4 3 1
Anderson B 1.1 2 2 2 0 1
Brewer J 2.0 1 0 0 1 0
E -- Kuenn H 2, Kindall J, Zimmer D, Bertell D, Pagan J
LOB -- San Francisco 6, Chicago 8
2B -- Zimmer D, Altman G, Will B
3B -- McCovey W, Drott D
HR -- Kindall J, Santo R, Mays W, Cepeda O
SF -- Bailey E 2
HBP -- by Loes B (Bouchee E)
T -- 2:34
A -- 9818
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