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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 31, 1965
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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 August 31, 1965 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 31, 1965 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 31, 1965 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Gibson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dick Ellsworth |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 4,036 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 8 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Shag Crawford 1B: Tony Venzon 2B: Al Forman 3B: Doug Harvey |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
| Dick Groat | Shortstop |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Bill White | First Baseman |
| Julian Javier | Second Baseman |
| Tim McCarver | Catcher |
| Mike Shannon | Right Fielder |
| Bob Gibson | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Landrum | Center Fielder |
| Joey Amalfitano | Second Baseman |
| Billy Williams | Right Fielder |
| Ron Santo | Third Baseman |
| Ernie Banks | First Baseman |
| Ed Bailey | Catcher |
| Jimmy Stewart | Left Fielder |
| Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
| Dick Ellsworth | Pitcher |
| Lou Klein | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 31, 1965
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Ellsworth
Brock strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Ellsworth
Flood strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Ellsworth
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano scoops it up and throws to first, with Ellsworth covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrum vs. Gibson
Landrum hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Landrum for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. Gibson
Amalfitano hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Amalfitano for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Gibson
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Santo vs. Gibson
Santo hits a fly ball into right field. Shannon 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: 2-2, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Ellsworth
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Ellsworth
White hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Ellsworth
Javier strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Ellsworth
McCarver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shannon vs. Ellsworth
There's a wild pitch. McCarver moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Shannon vs. Ellsworth
Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Gibson
Banks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Gibson
Bailey strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Stewart vs. Gibson
Stewart hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Javier catches it and throws to first to double up Banks. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Ellsworth
Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Ellsworth
Brock hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Ellsworth
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Gibson
Kessinger strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ellsworth vs. Gibson
Ellsworth hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Landrum vs. Gibson
Landrum hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Ellsworth
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Ellsworth
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Ellsworth
White hits a popup, foul, towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Ellsworth
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. Gibson
Amalfitano hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Gibson
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Gibson
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Ellsworth
McCarver hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Ellsworth
Shannon hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Ellsworth
Gibson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Ellsworth
Brock strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Gibson
Banks hits a fly ball into right field. Shannon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Gibson
Bailey hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Gibson
Stewart strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Ellsworth
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Ellsworth
Groat takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Ellsworth
Boyer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stewart. Boyer reaches second base with a double. Groat moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
White vs. Ellsworth
White strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Javier vs. Ellsworth
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Clemens vs. Gibson
Doug Clemens pinch hits for Don Kessinger.
Clemens hits a fly ball into right field. Shannon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Gibson
George Altman pinch hits for Dick Ellsworth.
Altman strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Landrum vs. Gibson
Landrum hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Amalfitano vs. Gibson
Amalfitano hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Landrum moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Gibson
Williams hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. McDaniel
Doug Clemens now playing left field. Jimmy Stewart now playing shortstop. Lindy McDaniel now pitching.
McCarver hits a fly ball into center field. Landrum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. McDaniel
Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. McDaniel
Gibson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Gibson
Santo is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Gibson
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Gibson
Bailey is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brock vs. McDaniel
Brock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. McDaniel
There goes Brock. The throw from Bailey and he is safe. Brock steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Flood vs. McDaniel
Flood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brock scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. McDaniel
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. Flood moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. McDaniel
Boyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
White vs. Hoeft
Billy Hoeft now pitching.
White strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Javier vs. Hoeft
Javier strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Gibson
Stewart hits a fly ball into right field. Shannon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemens vs. Gibson
Clemens hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Gibson covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roznovsky vs. Gibson
Vic Roznovsky pinch hits for Billy Hoeft.
Roznovsky hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Humphreys
Bob Humphreys now pitching.
McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stewart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Humphreys
Shannon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Humphreys
Gibson bunts towards the mound. Humphreys fields it and throws to first for the out. Shannon moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Brock vs. Humphreys
Brock is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Flood vs. Humphreys
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Landrum vs. Gibson
Landrum hits a popup, foul, towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. Gibson
Amalfitano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Gibson
Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/31/1965 -- St.Louis at Chicago (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Brock L, lf 4 1 1 0 Landrum D, cf 4 0 1 0
Flood C, cf 5 0 1 1 Amalfitano J, 2b 4 0 1 0
Groat D, ss 3 0 0 0 Williams B, rf 3 0 0 0
Boyer K, 3b 3 0 2 0 Santo R, 3b 3 0 0 0
White B, 1b 4 1 1 1 Banks E, 1b 2 0 0 0
Javier J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Bailey E, c 3 0 0 0
McCarver T, c 4 0 1 0 Stewart J, lf-ss 3 0 0 0
Shannon M, rf 4 0 1 0 Kessinger D, ss 1 0 0 0
Gibson B, p 3 1 1 1 Clemens D, ph-lf 2 0 0 0
Ellsworth D, p 1 0 0 0
Altman G, ph 1 0 0 0
McDaniel L, p 0 0 0 0
Hoeft B, p 0 0 0 0
Roznovsky V, ph 1 0 0 0
Humphreys B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 3 8 3 28 0 2 0
St.Louis 010 010 010 -- 3
Chicago 000 000 000 -- 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson B (W) 9.0 2 0 0 2 6
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Ellsworth D (L) 6.0 5 2 2 1 5
McDaniel L 1.1 2 1 1 1 1
Hoeft B 0.2 0 0 0 0 2
Humphreys B 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- St.Louis 8, Chicago 3
2B -- Boyer K
HR -- White B, Gibson B
SB -- Brock L
SH -- Gibson B
WP -- Ellsworth D
T -- 2:08
A -- 4036
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