Try this game in our Simulator
Lineups and Summary
(back to top)
Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
July 29, 1961
(No Comments)
The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds, played on July 29, 1961 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 29, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 29, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joey Jay |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jack Curtis |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 16,452 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 56 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Jackowski 1B: Ed Vargo 2B: Shag Crawford 3B: Al Barlick |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Elio Chacon | Second Baseman |
| Leo Cardenas | Shortstop |
| Vada Pinson | Center Fielder |
| Frank Robinson | Right Fielder |
| Wally Post | Left Fielder |
| Gene Freese | Third Baseman |
| Gordy Coleman | First Baseman |
| Jerry Zimmerman | Catcher |
| Joey Jay | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Heist | Center Fielder |
| Don Zimmer | Second Baseman |
| Ernie Banks | Shortstop |
| George Altman | Right Fielder |
| Billy Williams | Left Fielder |
| Ron Santo | Third Baseman |
| Sammy Taylor | Catcher |
| Ed Bouchee | First Baseman |
| Jack Curtis | Pitcher |
| El Tappe | Manager |
All Plays in Game
(back to top)
Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
July 29, 1961
Top 1
-
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Chacon vs. Curtis
Chacon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Cardenas vs. Curtis
Cardenas hits a popup towards first. Bouchee settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Curtis
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Curtis
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
-
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Heist vs. Jay
Heist hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmer vs. Jay
Zimmer takes first base on ball four. Heist moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Banks vs. Jay
Banks strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Altman vs. Jay
Altman hits a line drive into center field. Pinson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Pinson. Heist scores. Zimmer moves to third. Altman moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Williams vs. Jay
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Zimmer tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Santo vs. Jay
Santo hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
-
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Curtis
Post 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, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Curtis
Freese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Curtis
Coleman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Freese moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Zimmerman vs. Curtis
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 2
-
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Jay
Taylor strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bouchee vs. Jay
Bouchee hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jay fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Curtis vs. Jay
Curtis is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
-
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jay vs. Curtis
Jay hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Heist. Jay reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Chacon vs. Curtis
Chacon is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Cardenas vs. Curtis
Cardenas strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Pinson vs. Curtis
Pinson 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
Bottom 3
-
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Heist vs. Jay
Heist hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Zimmer vs. Jay
Bob Will pinch runs for Al Heist.
Zimmer strikes out. There goes Will. The throw from Zimmerman to second, and Will is out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Jay
Banks hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Jay
Altman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Jay
There goes Altman. The throw from Zimmerman and he is safe. Altman steals second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Jay
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
-
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Curtis
Bob Will now playing right field. George Altman now playing center field.
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Will settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Post vs. Curtis
Post hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Curtis
Freese hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Curtis
Coleman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. Curtis
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
-
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Jay
Santo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Jay
Taylor hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Chacon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Bouchee vs. Jay
Bouchee strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Curtis vs. Jay
Curtis hits a line drive into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
-
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jay vs. Curtis
Jay hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Chacon vs. Curtis
Chacon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Cardenas vs. Curtis
Cardenas hits a line drive towards short. Banks catches it and throws to first to double up Chacon. View Play
Bottom 5
-
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Will vs. Jay
Will hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmer vs. Jay
Zimmer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Will moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Banks vs. Jay
Banks hits a popup towards first. Coleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Altman vs. Jay
Altman hits a fly ball into left field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Jay
Williams hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Jay
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
-
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Curtis
Pinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Curtis
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Will settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Post vs. Curtis
Post hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Freese vs. Curtis
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
-
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Jay
Taylor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Bouchee vs. Jay
Bouchee hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Taylor moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Curtis vs. Jay
Curtis bunts towards the mound. Jay juggles the ball. That's an error on Jay. Taylor moves to third. Bouchee moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 123
Will vs. Hook
Jay Hook now pitching.
Will hits a fly ball towards cemter. Pinson catches it and throws to home to double up Taylor. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Zimmer vs. Hook
Zimmer hits a line drive into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
-
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Curtis
Coleman hits a fly ball into right field. Will settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, 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, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hook vs. Curtis
Hook hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
-
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Hook
Banks hits a popup in front of the plate. Zimmerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Hook
Altman hits a fly ball into left field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Hook
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chacon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
-
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Chacon vs. Curtis
Jerry Kindall now playing shortstop.
Chacon hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Taylor fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Cardenas vs. Curtis
Cardenas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Chacon moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Pinson vs. Curtis
Pinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Chacon scores. Cardenas moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Schultz
Barney Schultz now pitching.
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cardenas tags and scores. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Lynch vs. Schultz
Jerry Lynch pinch hits for Wally Post.
Lynch hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Schultz
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall misplays the ball. That's an error on Kindall. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Schultz
There goes Freese. The throw from Taylor and he is safe. Freese steals second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Coleman vs. Schultz
Coleman strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Edwards vs. Schultz
Johnny Edwards pinch hits for Jerry Zimmerman.
Edwards takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Schultz
Gus Bell pinch hits for Jay Hook.
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Will settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
-
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Henry
Jerry Lynch now playing left field. Johnny Edwards now catching. Bill Henry now pitching.
Santo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Henry
Taylor strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bouchee vs. Henry
Bouchee is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Schultz vs. Henry
Schultz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Will vs. Henry
Will is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
-
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Schultz
Don Blasingame pinch hits for Elio Chacon.
Blasingame hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Cardenas vs. Schultz
Cardenas strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Schultz
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Schultz
There's a wild pitch. Pinson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Schultz
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Kindall. Pinson scores. Robinson moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lynch vs. Schultz
Lynch hits a line drive into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Audio Play-by-Play
(back to top)
Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.
If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".
If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.
Box Score
(back to top)
Game of 7/29/1961 -- Cincinnati at Chicago (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Chacon E, 2b 3 1 2 0 Heist A, cf 2 1 2 0
Blasingame D, ph 1 0 1 0 Will B, pr-rf 3 1 1 0
Cardenas L, ss 5 1 1 0 Zimmer D, 2b 3 2 1 0
Pinson V, cf 5 2 2 1 Banks E, ss 4 1 1 1
Robinson F, rf 4 0 0 1 Kindall J, ss 0 0 0 0
Post W, lf 3 0 0 0 Altman G, rf-cf 3 0 1 1
Lynch J, ph-lf 2 1 1 2 Williams B, lf 3 1 1 4
Freese G, 3b 4 1 2 1 Santo R, 3b 3 1 1 1
Coleman G, 1b 4 0 2 0 Taylor S, c 4 0 1 0
Zimmerman J, c 3 0 0 0 Bouchee E, 1b 4 0 1 0
Edwards J, ph-c 0 0 0 0 Curtis J, p 2 0 0 0
Jay J, p 2 0 1 0 Schultz B, p 1 0 1 0
Hook J, p 1 0 0 0
Bell G, ph 1 0 0 0
Henry B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 6 12 5 32 7 11 7
Cincinnati 000 100 041 -- 6
Chicago 201 030 01x -- 7
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Jay J (L)* 5.0 9 6 5 3 5
Hook J 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Henry B 1.0 2 1 1 0 3
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Curtis J (W)+ 7.0 10 4 4 1 2
Schultz B (S) 2.0 2 2 1 1 2
* Pitched to 3 batters in 6th
+ Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
E -- Pinson V, Jay J, Kindall J 2
DP -- Cincinnati 2, Chicago 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 8, Chicago 6
2B -- Jay J
HR -- Banks E, Freese G, Williams B, Lynch J, Santo R
SB -- Altman G, Freese G
SH -- Curtis J
SF -- Williams B, Robinson F
WP -- Schultz B
T -- 2:56
A -- 16452
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score
