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Braves
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
June 11, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Milwaukee Braves, played on June 11, 1961 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | June 11, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Milwaukee Braves
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 11, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Milwaukee Braves |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Nottebart |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jack Curtis |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 34,599 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Sudol 1B: Frank Dascoli 2B: Frank Secory 3B: Tony Venzon |
Milwaukee Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Felix Mantilla | Right Fielder |
| Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
| Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
| Hank Aaron | Center Fielder |
| Frank Thomas | Left Fielder |
| Joe Adcock | First Baseman |
| Joe Torre | Catcher |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Don Nottebart | Pitcher |
| Chuck Dressen | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Richie Ashburn | Center Fielder |
| Don Zimmer | Second Baseman |
| Ron Santo | Third Baseman |
| George Altman | Right Fielder |
| Ernie Banks | Left Fielder |
| Ed Bouchee | First Baseman |
| Andre Rodgers | Shortstop |
| Dick Bertell | Catcher |
| Jack Curtis | Pitcher |
| El Tappe | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
June 11, 1961
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mantilla vs. Curtis
Mantilla strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Curtis
Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Curtis
Mathews takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Curtis
Aaron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mathews moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Curtis
Thomas strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Nottebart
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Nottebart
Zimmer hits a popup towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Nottebart
Santo hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Curtis
Adcock hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Banks. Adcock reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Torre vs. Curtis
Torre hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
McMillan vs. Curtis
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Nottebart vs. Curtis
Nottebart hits a line drive towards short. Rodgers reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Nottebart
Altman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Nottebart
Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Altman moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Bouchee vs. Nottebart
Bouchee strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Rodgers vs. Nottebart
Rodgers takes first base on ball four. Altman moves to third. Banks moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Bertell vs. Nottebart
Bertell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Altman scores. Banks moves to third. Rodgers moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Curtis vs. Nottebart
Curtis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Ashburn vs. Nottebart
Ashburn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Banks scores. Rodgers scores. There goes Curtis trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mantilla vs. Curtis
Mantilla hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Curtis
Bolling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mantilla moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mathews vs. Curtis
Bertell fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Bertell. Mantilla scores. Bolling moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Mathews vs. Curtis
Mathews strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aaron vs. Curtis
Aaron hits a popup towards short. Rodgers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Curtis
Thomas hits a popup towards short. Rodgers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Nottebart
Zimmer hits a popup towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Nottebart
Santo hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Nottebart
Altman hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Curtis
Adcock hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bouchee settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Curtis
Torre 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 -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Curtis
McMillan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nottebart vs. Curtis
Nottebart hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Nottebart
Banks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Bouchee vs. Nottebart
Bouchee hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Aaron. Bouchee reaches second base with a double. Banks moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Rodgers vs. Nottebart
Rodgers hits a fly ball into right field. Mantilla settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Banks tags and scores. Bouchee tags and moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bertell vs. Nottebart
Bertell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bouchee scores. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Curtis vs. Raymond
Claude Raymond now pitching.
Curtis hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Ashburn vs. Raymond
Ashburn hits a popup towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Mantilla vs. Curtis
Mantilla hits a fly ball into left field. Banks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Curtis
Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Curtis
Mathews hits a fly ball into left field. Banks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Raymond
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Raymond
Santo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Raymond
Altman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops it up and throws to first, with Raymond covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Curtis
Aaron hits a popup towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Curtis
Thomas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Curtis
Adcock hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Raymond
Banks hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bouchee vs. Raymond
Bouchee takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Rodgers vs. Raymond
Rodgers strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bertell vs. Raymond
Bertell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mantilla. Bertell reaches second base with a double. Bouchee moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Curtis vs. Raymond
Curtis hits a fly ball into right field. Mantilla settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Curtis
Torre hits a popup towards first. Bouchee settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Curtis
McMillan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Curtis
Hawk Taylor pinch hits for Claude Raymond.
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Buhl
Bob Buhl now pitching.
Ashburn is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmer vs. Buhl
Zimmer bunts towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Zimmer for the out. Ashburn moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Santo vs. Buhl
Santo hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Altman vs. Buhl
Altman strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantilla vs. Curtis
Mantilla hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Curtis
Bolling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Curtis
Mathews hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Curtis
Aaron hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Schultz
Barney Schultz now pitching.
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adcock vs. Schultz
There's a wild pitch. Aaron moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Adcock vs. Schultz
Adcock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Torre vs. Schultz
Al Spangler pinch runs for Joe Adcock.
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Buhl
Frank Thomas now playing first base. Al Spangler now playing left field.
Banks strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bouchee vs. Buhl
Bouchee takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Rodgers vs. Buhl
Rodgers strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Bertell vs. Buhl
Bertell is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Boyd vs. Schultz
Bob Will now playing left field. Al Heist now playing center field. Bob Boyd pinch hits for Roy McMillan.
Boyd hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Maye vs. Schultz
Lee Maye pinch hits for Bob Buhl.
Maye hits a line drive into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Mantilla vs. Schultz
Mantilla hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Schultz
Bolling hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/11/1961, game 2 -- Milwaukee at Chicago (D)
Milwaukee AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Mantilla F, rf 5 1 1 0 Ashburn R, cf 3 0 1 2
Bolling F, 2b 5 1 2 0 Will B, lf 0 0 0 0
Mathews E, 3b 3 1 1 2 Zimmer D, 2b 3 0 0 0
Aaron H, cf 4 0 2 0 Santo R, 3b 4 0 0 0
Thomas F, lf-1b 4 0 0 0 Altman G, rf 4 1 1 0
Adcock J, 1b 3 0 1 0 Banks E, lf 4 2 2 0
Spangler A, pr-lf 0 0 0 0 Heist A, cf 0 0 0 0
Torre J, c 4 0 0 0 Bouchee E, 1b 2 1 1 0
McMillan R, ss 3 0 1 0 Rodgers A, ss 2 1 0 1
Boyd B, ph 1 0 1 0 Bertell D, c 4 0 2 2
Nottebart D, p 2 0 0 0 Curtis J, p 2 0 0 0
Raymond C, p 0 0 0 0 Schultz B, p 0 0 0 0
Taylor H, ph 1 0 0 0
Buhl B, p 0 0 0 0
Maye L, ph 1 0 0 0
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36 3 9 2 28 5 7 5
Milwaukee 001 000 020 -- 3
Chicago 030 200 00x -- 5
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO
Nottebart D (L) 3.1 6 5 5 2 1
Raymond C 2.2 1 0 0 1 1
Buhl B 2.0 0 0 0 1 4
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Curtis J (W) 7.1 8 3 2 1 3
Schultz B (S) 1.2 1 0 0 1 1
E -- Bertell D
LOB -- Milwaukee 8, Chicago 6
2B -- Adcock J, Bouchee E, Bertell D
HR -- Mathews E
SH -- Zimmer D
SF -- Rodgers A
HBP -- by Buhl B (Ashburn R)
WP -- Schultz B
T -- 2:35
A -- 34599
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