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Cubs
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
May 17, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Chicago Cubs, played on May 17, 1961 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 17, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 17, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Cardwell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Sam Jones |
| Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 8,469 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 44 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Forman 1B: Al Barlick 2B: Bill Jackowski 3B: Ed Vargo |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Will | Right Fielder |
| Don Zimmer | Second Baseman |
| George Altman | Center Fielder |
| Ernie Banks | Shortstop |
| Ron Santo | Third Baseman |
| Billy Williams | Left Fielder |
| Ed Bouchee | First Baseman |
| Dick Bertell | Catcher |
| Don Cardwell | Pitcher |
| Vedie Himsl | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Davenport | Third Baseman |
| Chuck Hiller | Second Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Felipe Alou | Right Fielder |
| Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
| Harvey Kuenn | Left Fielder |
| Ed Bailey | Catcher |
| Jose Pagan | Shortstop |
| Sam Jones | Pitcher |
| Alvin Dark | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
May 17, 1961
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Will vs. Jones
Will hits a line drive into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Jones
Zimmer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Altman vs. Jones
Altman strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Jones
Banks hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hiller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Cardwell
Davenport hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Cardwell
Hiller hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Cardwell
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Jones
Santo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Jones
Williams hits a popup towards third. Davenport settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Bouchee vs. Jones
Bouchee takes first base on ball four. Santo moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Bertell vs. Jones
Bertell hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Cardwell vs. Jones
Cardwell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Cardwell
Alou strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Cardwell
Cepeda hits a fly ball into right field. Will settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Cardwell
Kuenn hits a fly ball into right field. Will settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Will vs. Jones
Will hits a fly ball into left field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Jones
Zimmer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Jones
Altman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hiller fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Jones
Banks hits a popup towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Cardwell
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Cardwell
Pagan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Cardwell
Jones bunts towards the mound. Cardwell fields it and throws to first for the out. Pagan moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Davenport vs. Cardwell
Davenport is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Jones
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Jones
Williams hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bouchee vs. Jones
Bouchee hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Bertell vs. Jones
Bertell strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Cardwell vs. Jones
Cardwell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Cardwell
Hiller 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 -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Cardwell
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Cardwell
Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Will settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Will vs. Jones
Will takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmer vs. Jones
Zimmer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Will moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Altman vs. Jones
Altman bunts towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. Will moves to third. Zimmer moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Banks vs. Jones
Banks is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Santo vs. Jones
Santo hits a line drive towards third. Davenport catches it and throws to first to double up Banks. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Cardwell
Cepeda hits a fly ball into right field. Will settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Cardwell
Kuenn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Cardwell
Bailey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Cardwell
Pagan hits a fly ball into right field. Will settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Cardwell
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Davenport vs. Cardwell
Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Jones
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda fields the ball and throws to Jones covering. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Bouchee vs. Jones
Bouchee hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bertell vs. Jones
There goes Williams. The throw from Bailey and he is safe. Williams steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Bertell vs. Jones
Bertell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Cardwell vs. Jones
Cardwell strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Will vs. Jones
Will takes first base on ball four. Bertell moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Zimmer vs. Jones
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bertell moves to third. Will moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Altman vs. Jones
Altman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bertell scores. Will moves to third. Zimmer moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Banks vs. Jones
Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Cardwell
Hiller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Cardwell
Mays hits a popup towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Cardwell
Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Will settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Jones
Santo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hiller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Jones
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bouchee vs. Jones
Bouchee hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bertell vs. Jones
Bertell hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Cardwell
Cepeda hits a fly ball into right field. Will settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Cardwell
Kuenn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Cardwell
Matty Alou pinch runs for Harvey Kuenn.
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Cardwell
Willie McCovey pinch hits for Jose Pagan.
McCovey hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cardwell vs. Jones
Eddie Bressoud now playing shortstop. Matty Alou now playing left field.
Cardwell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Alou. Cardwell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Will vs. O'Dell
Billy O'Dell now pitching.
Will hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hiller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Zimmer vs. O'Dell
Zimmer strikes out. Bailey drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Zimmer out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Freese vs. O'Dell
George Freese pinch hits for George Altman.
Freese strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Haller vs. Elston
Al Heist now playing center field. Don Elston now pitching. Tom Haller pinch hits for Billy O'Dell.
Haller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davenport vs. Elston
Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hiller vs. Elston
There goes Davenport. The throw from Bertell and he is safe. Davenport steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Hiller vs. Elston
Hiller strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Elston
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Bolin
Bobby Bolin now pitching.
Banks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Santo vs. Bolin
Santo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hiller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Bolin
There's a wild pitch. Banks moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Bolin
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Bouchee vs. Miller
Stu Miller now pitching.
Bouchee strikes out. There goes Banks. The throw from Bailey and Banks is out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Elston
Alou is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Elston
Cepeda is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Elston
Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cepeda moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Bailey vs. Elston
Bailey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cepeda scores. Alou moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Landrith vs. Elston
Hobie Landrith pinch hits for Eddie Bressoud.
Landrith is walked intentionally. Bailey moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 123
Marshall vs. Elston
Jim Marshall pinch hits for Stu Miller.
Marshall takes first base on ball four. Alou scores. Bailey moves to third. Landrith moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/17/1961 -- Chicago at San Francisco (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
Will B, rf 3 0 0 0 Davenport J, 3b 4 0 0 0
Zimmer D, 2b 5 0 3 0 Hiller C, 2b 4 0 0 0
Altman G, cf 3 0 2 1 Mays W, cf 4 0 0 0
Freese G, ph 1 0 0 0 Alou F, rf 4 0 0 0
Heist A, cf 0 0 0 0 Cepeda O, 1b 3 1 0 0
Banks E, ss 4 0 1 0 Kuenn H, lf 3 1 2 0
Santo R, 3b 5 0 1 0 Alou M, pr-lf 1 1 1 0
Williams B, lf 4 2 2 1 Bailey E, c 4 1 2 3
Bouchee E, 1b 4 0 2 0 Pagan J, ss 1 0 0 0
Bertell D, c 4 1 1 1 McCovey W, ph 1 0 0 0
Cardwell D, p 4 0 1 0 Bressoud E, ss 0 0 0 0
Elston D, p 0 0 0 0 Landrith H, ph 0 0 0 0
Jones S, p 0 0 0 0
O'Dell B, p 0 0 0 0
Haller T, ph 0 0 0 0
Bolin B, p 0 0 0 0
Miller S, p 0 0 0 0
Marshall J, ph 0 0 0 1
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37 3 13 3 29 4 5 4
Chicago 000 102 000 -- 3
San Francisco 000 020 002 -- 4
1 out when winning run was scored.
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Cardwell D 7.0 3 2 2 2 2
Elston D (L) 1.1 2 2 2 3 2
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Jones S* 7.0 12 3 3 4 6
O'Dell B 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Bolin B 0.1 1 0 0 1 0
Miller S (W) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
DP -- San Francisco 2
LOB -- Chicago 13, San Francisco 7
2B -- Cardwell D
HR -- Williams B, Bailey E
SB -- Williams B, Davenport J
CS -- Banks E
SH -- Jones S, Altman G
HBP -- by Elston D (Cepeda O)
WP -- Bolin B
T -- 2:44
A -- 8469
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