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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
June 28, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds, played on June 28, 1961 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | June 28, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 28, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim O'Toole |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jack Curtis |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 12,785 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mel Steiner 1B: Ken Burkhart 2B: Chris Pelekoudas 3B: Augie Donatelli |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
| Eddie Kasko | Shortstop |
| Vada Pinson | Center Fielder |
| Frank Robinson | Right Fielder |
| Gene Freese | Third Baseman |
| Wally Post | Left Fielder |
| Dick Gernert | First Baseman |
| Jerry Zimmerman | Catcher |
| Jim O'Toole | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Heist | Center Fielder |
| Don Zimmer | Second Baseman |
| Ron Santo | Third Baseman |
| George Altman | Right Fielder |
| Billy Williams | Left Fielder |
| Ed Bouchee | First Baseman |
| Jerry Kindall | Shortstop |
| Moe Thacker | Catcher |
| Jack Curtis | Pitcher |
| El Tappe | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
June 28, 1961
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Curtis
Blasingame takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Kasko vs. Curtis
Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Curtis
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee scoops it up and throws to first, with Curtis covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Heist vs. O'Toole
Heist hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. O'Toole
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Santo vs. O'Toole
Santo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Altman vs. O'Toole
Altman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Curtis
Robinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Curtis
Freese 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 -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Post vs. Curtis
Post hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. O'Toole
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Bouchee vs. O'Toole
Bouchee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Freese. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Kindall vs. O'Toole
Kindall strikes out. The ball gets by Zimmerman. He chases the ball to the backstop. There goes Williams. The throw from Zimmerman and he throws it away. Williams is safe on the error. There goes Williams. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Thacker vs. O'Toole
Thacker takes first base on ball four. Bouchee moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Curtis vs. O'Toole
Curtis strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Heist vs. O'Toole
Heist hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams scores. Bouchee scores. Thacker moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Zimmer vs. O'Toole
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. O'Toole fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Curtis
Gernert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Curtis
Zimmerman hits a popup towards short. Kindall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
O'Toole vs. Curtis
O'Toole hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Santo vs. O'Toole
Santo hits a line drive towards third. Freese reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Altman vs. O'Toole
Altman hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. O'Toole
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bouchee vs. O'Toole
Bouchee hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert scoops it up and throws to first, with O'Toole covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Curtis
Blasingame hits a popup towards first. Bouchee settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Curtis
Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Curtis
Pinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Curtis
Robinson is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kindall vs. O'Toole
Kindall hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Thacker vs. O'Toole
Thacker strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Curtis vs. O'Toole
Curtis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Curtis
Freese hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Post vs. Curtis
Post hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Freese moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gernert vs. Curtis
Gernert hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Freese tags and scores. Post tags and moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Zimmerman vs. Curtis
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. Post scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Toole vs. Curtis
O'Toole hits a line drive into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Heist vs. O'Toole
Heist hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. O'Toole
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. O'Toole
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Curtis
Blasingame hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Curtis
Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Curtis
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pinson for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altman vs. O'Toole
Altman hits a line drive for a triple. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Williams vs. O'Toole
Williams hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robinson. Williams reaches second base with a double. Altman scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Bouchee vs. O'Toole
Bouchee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Kindall vs. O'Toole
Kindall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko has Williams trapped. There's the throw to Zimmerman and over to Freese, who tags Williams for the out. Bouchee moves to third. Kindall moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thacker vs. O'Toole
Thacker is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Curtis vs. O'Toole
Curtis hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Heist vs. O'Toole
Heist hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bouchee scores. Kindall scores. Thacker moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Zimmer vs. O'Toole
Zimmer strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Curtis
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall misplays the ball. That's an error on Kindall. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Freese vs. Curtis
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Curtis
Post hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Santo vs. O'Toole
Santo hits a line drive into left field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altman vs. O'Toole
Altman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. O'Toole
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert scoops it up and throws to first, with O'Toole covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Curtis
Gernert hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Curtis
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Whisenant vs. Curtis
Pete Whisenant pinch hits for Jim O'Toole.
Whisenant hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Bouchee vs. Purkey
Bob Purkey now pitching.
Bouchee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kindall vs. Purkey
Kindall hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Thacker vs. Purkey
Thacker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Curtis vs. Purkey
Curtis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Curtis
Blasingame hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Kasko vs. Curtis
Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Curtis
Pinson hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Curtis
Robinson hits a popup towards short. Kindall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/28/1961, game 2 -- Cincinnati at Chicago (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Blasingame D, 2b 3 0 1 0 Heist A, cf 4 0 2 4
Kasko E, ss 4 0 0 0 Zimmer D, 2b 4 0 0 0
Pinson V, cf 4 0 1 0 Santo R, 3b 3 0 0 0
Robinson F, rf 4 0 0 0 Altman G, rf 4 2 2 1
Freese G, 3b 3 1 1 0 Williams B, lf 4 1 2 1
Post W, lf 3 1 1 0 Bouchee E, 1b 4 2 1 0
Gernert D, 1b 2 0 0 1 Kindall J, ss 4 2 1 1
Zimmerman J, c 3 0 0 1 Thacker M, c 2 0 0 0
O'Toole J, p 2 0 0 0 Curtis J, p 4 0 0 0
Whisenant P, ph 1 0 0 0
Purkey B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 2 4 2 33 7 8 7
Cincinnati 000 020 000 -- 2
Chicago 021 003 01x -- 7
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
O'Toole J (L) 7.0 7 6 4 3 4
Purkey B 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Curtis J (W) 9.0 4 2 2 1 1
E -- Freese G, Zimmerman J, Kindall J
DP -- Chicago 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 2, Chicago 5
2B -- Post W, Williams B
3B -- Altman G
HR -- Altman G, Kindall J
SF -- Gernert D
T -- 2:05
A -- 12785
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