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Cubs
@ Braves
County Stadium
May 9, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Milwaukee Braves and the Chicago Cubs, played on May 9, 1961 at County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 9, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
Milwaukee Braves
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 9, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Milwaukee Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Glen Hobbie |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Buhl |
| Ballpark | County Stadium |
| City | Milwaukee |
| State | WI |
| Attendance | 8,391 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 32 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Vinnie Smith 1B: Dusty Boggess 2B: Tom Gorman 3B: Stan Landes |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Will | Right Fielder |
| Don Zimmer | Second Baseman |
| Billy Williams | Left Fielder |
| Ernie Banks | Shortstop |
| Ron Santo | Third Baseman |
| Mel Roach | First Baseman |
| Al Heist | Center Fielder |
| Dick Bertell | Catcher |
| Glen Hobbie | Pitcher |
| Harry Craft | Manager |
Milwaukee Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lee Maye | Right Fielder |
| Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
| Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
| Hank Aaron | Center Fielder |
| Joe Adcock | First Baseman |
| Frank Thomas | Left Fielder |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Charlie Lau | Catcher |
| Bob Buhl | Pitcher |
| Chuck Dressen | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Braves
County Stadium
May 9, 1961
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Will vs. Buhl
Will hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Zimmer vs. Buhl
Zimmer strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Buhl
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling misplays the ball. That's an error on Bolling. Will moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Banks vs. Buhl
Banks hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Buhl
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Roach vs. Buhl
Roach strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Maye vs. Hobbie
Maye hits a line drive into center field. Heist picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Heist. Maye moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Bolling vs. Hobbie
Bolling hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Bolling reaches second base with a double. Maye scores. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Mathews vs. Hobbie
Mathews strikes out. Bertell drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Mathews out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aaron vs. Hobbie
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Adcock vs. Hobbie
Adcock hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Hobbie
Thomas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Hobbie
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hobbie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Heist vs. Buhl
Heist strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bertell vs. Buhl
Bertell hits a fly ball towards center. Aaron settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Aaron. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hobbie vs. Buhl
Hobbie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lau vs. Hobbie
Lau hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buhl vs. Hobbie
Buhl bunts towards short. Banks fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lau moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Maye vs. Hobbie
Maye bunts towards the mound. Hobbie fields it and throws to third for the out. Buhl moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bolling vs. Hobbie
There's a wild pitch. Buhl moves to third. Maye moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Bolling vs. Hobbie
Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Buhl tags and scores. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Mathews vs. Hobbie
Mathews hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Will vs. Buhl
Will hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops it up and throws to first, with Buhl covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Buhl
Zimmer hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Buhl
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Buhl
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Hobbie
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Adcock vs. Hobbie
Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Hobbie
Thomas strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Buhl
Santo hits a line drive into right field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Roach vs. Buhl
Roach takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Heist vs. Buhl
Heist hits a line drive towards third. Mathews catches it and throws to first to double up Roach. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Hobbie
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lau vs. Hobbie
Lau hits a ball on the ground towards first. Roach scoops it up and throws to first, with Hobbie covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Buhl vs. Hobbie
Buhl is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bertell vs. Buhl
Bertell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Buhl fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hobbie vs. Buhl
Hobbie takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Will vs. Buhl
Will hits a popup towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Zimmer vs. Buhl
Zimmer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Maye vs. Hobbie
Maye hits a popup towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Hobbie
Bolling hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Hobbie
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Roach scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mathews for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Buhl
Williams hits a line drive towards first. Adcock reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Buhl
Banks hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Buhl
Santo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roach vs. Buhl
Roach hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Heist vs. Buhl
Heist hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan misplays the ball. That's an error on McMillan. Santo moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Bertell vs. Buhl
Bertell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Aaron. Bertell reaches second base with a double. Santo scores. Heist moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hobbie vs. Buhl
Hobbie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Hobbie
Aaron strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Hobbie
Adcock hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Hobbie
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Hobbie
McMillan is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 5 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Will vs. Buhl
Will hits a popup towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Buhl
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Buhl
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Buhl
Banks takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Santo vs. Buhl
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 5 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lau vs. Hobbie
Lau hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Heist. Lau reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Buhl vs. Elston
Don Elston now pitching.
Buhl hits a ball on the ground towards first. Roach scoops it up and throws to first, with Zimmer covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Maye vs. Elston
Maye hits a line drive towards third. Santo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Bolling vs. Elston
Bolling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lau scores. Bolling moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Mathews vs. Elston
Bertell fires over to third and throws the ball away. That's an error on Bertell. Bolling scores. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Elston
Mathews hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Will. Mathews reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Aaron vs. Elston
Elston spins and fires to second, and Mathews is picked off. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 5 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Roach vs. Buhl
Roach hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Heist vs. Buhl
Heist hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Buhl fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bertell vs. Buhl
Bertell hits a line drive towards the mound. Buhl reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 5 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Elston
Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Elston
Adcock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Elston
Thomas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Thomas reaches second base with a double. Adcock goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
McMillan vs. Elston
McMillan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Lau vs. Curtis
Jack Curtis now pitching.
Lau hits a popup in front of the plate. Bertell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Buhl vs. Curtis
Curtis spins and fires to second, with Banks covering, and Thomas is picked off. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 5 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Buhl
Richie Ashburn pinch hits for Jack Curtis.
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ashburn for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Will vs. Buhl
Will hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Buhl
Zimmer hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas 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 5/9/1961 -- Chicago at Milwaukee (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Milwaukee AB R H RBI
Will B, rf 5 1 1 0 Maye L, rf 4 1 1 0
Zimmer D, 2b 5 0 0 0 Bolling F, 2b 3 2 2 3
Williams B, lf 2 1 0 0 Mathews E, 3b 4 0 1 0
Banks E, ss 3 2 2 4 Aaron H, cf 4 0 1 0
Santo R, 3b 3 1 0 0 Adcock J, 1b 4 3 3 3
Roach M, 1b 3 0 0 0 Thomas F, lf 3 0 1 1
Heist A, cf 4 0 0 0 McMillan R, ss 3 0 0 0
Bertell D, c 4 0 1 1 Lau C, c 4 1 2 0
Hobbie G, p 2 0 0 0 Buhl B, p 3 1 1 0
Elston D, p 0 0 0 0
Curtis J, p 0 0 0 0
Ashburn R, ph 1 0 0 0
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32 5 4 5 32 8 12 7
Chicago 300 002 000 -- 5
Milwaukee 310 001 21x -- 8
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Hobbie G (L)* 6.0 8 6 6 1 6
Elston D 1.1 4 2 2 1 0
Curtis J 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO
Buhl B (W) 9.0 4 5 3 6 4
* Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
E -- Bolling F, Heist A, Aaron H, McMillan R, Bertell D
DP -- Chicago 1, Milwaukee 2
LOB -- Chicago 6, Milwaukee 3
2B -- Bolling F, Bertell D, Lau C, Mathews E, Thomas F
HR -- Banks E 2, Adcock J 2
SF -- Bolling F
WP -- Hobbie G
T -- 2:32
A -- 8391
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