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Cubs 8 @ Cardinals 10
Sportsman's Park
June 5, 1961

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs, played on June 5, 1961 at Sportsman's Park. The home team Cardinals beat the visiting Cubs with a score of 10 to 8.

Game Summary

DateJune 5, 1961 
Visiting Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 8 H: 14 E: 2 LOB: 8
Runs: 8
Hits: 14
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
St. Louis Cardinals
R: 10 H: 17 E: 1 LOB: 10
Runs: 10
Hits: 17
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 10
Winning PitcherMickey McDermott  
Losing PitcherJoe Schaffernoth  
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Game Winning RBICarl Sawatski 

Game Info

DateJune 5, 1961 
Day of WeekMon 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamChicago Cubs 
Home TeamSt. Louis Cardinals 
Visiting Starting PitcherDick Ellsworth  
Home Starting PitcherCurt Simmons  
BallparkSportsman's Park 
CitySt. Louis 
StateMO 
Attendance7,789 
Time of Game3 hours 30 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Frank Dascoli
1B: Frank Secory
2B: Tony Venzon
3B: Ed Sudol

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Richie Ashburn  Center Fielder 
Andre Rodgers  Shortstop 
Ron Santo  Third Baseman 
Ernie Banks  Left Fielder 
George Altman  Right Fielder 
Ed Bouchee  First Baseman 
Moe Thacker  Catcher 
Jerry Kindall  Second Baseman 
Dick Ellsworth  Pitcher 
Vedie Himsl  Manager 

St. Louis Cardinals Lineup 

Name  Position 
Julian Javier  Second Baseman 
Carl Warwick  Center Fielder 
Bill White  First Baseman 
Ken Boyer  Third Baseman 
Stan Musial  Left Fielder 
Charlie James  Right Fielder 
Alex Grammas  Shortstop 
Hal Smith  Catcher 
Curt Simmons  Pitcher 
Solly Hemus  Manager 

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Cubs 8 @ Cardinals 10
Sportsman's Park
June 5, 1961

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         Game of 6/5/1961 -- Chicago at St.Louis (N)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    St.Louis           AB  R  H RBI
Ashburn R, cf         4  1  2  2   Javier J, 2b          4  1  3  0   
Drott D, p            0  0  0  0   Warwick C, cf         4  3  1  0   
Rodgers A, ss         4  0  1  0   White B, 1b           5  1  1  4   
Santo R, 3b           4  0  2  2   Boyer K, 3b           4  1  2  2   
Banks E, lf           4  1  1  1   Musial S, lf          5  0  1  0   
Altman G, rf-cf       5  0  0  0   Lillis B, ss          0  0  0  0   
Bouchee E, 1b         5  2  3  1   James C, rf           4  2  2  0   
Thacker M, c          3  1  2  0   Grammas A, ss         3  0  1  0   
Williams B, ph-rf     2  1  1  0   Sawatski C, ph        1  1  1  2   
Kindall J, 2b         3  1  1  0   Taussig D, lf         1  0  1  0   
Ellsworth D, p        1  0  0  0   Smith H, c            5  1  2  2   
Schaffernoth J, p     1  1  0  0   Simmons C, p          3  0  2  0   
Elston D, p           0  0  0  0   McDaniel L, p         1  0  0  0   
Brewer J, p           0  0  0  0   Cicotte A, p          0  0  0  0   
Will B, ph            1  0  1  1   McDermott M, p        0  0  0  0   
Bertell D, c          0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     37  8 14  7                        40 10 17 10

Chicago          100 100 330 --  8
St.Louis         100 030 60x -- 10

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Ellsworth D           4.2 11  4  4  0  3
Schaffernoth J (L)    1.2  2  3  3  2  0
Elston D              0.1  2  3  3  2  0
Brewer J              0.1  1  0  0  0  0
Drott D               1.0  1  0  0  0  1

  St.Louis             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Simmons C*            6.0  8  5  2  1  1
McDaniel L            1.1  5  3  3  0  1
Cicotte A+            0.0  1  0  0  2  0
McDermott M (W)       1.2  0  0  0  1  2
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 7th
  + Pitched to 2 batters in 8th

E -- Kindall J, Ellsworth D, Smith H
DP -- Chicago 1, St.Louis 2
LOB -- Chicago 8, St.Louis 10
2B -- Rodgers A, Warwick C
HR -- Bouchee E, Sawatski C, White B, Banks E
SB -- Warwick C
CS -- Santo R
SH -- Ellsworth D
SF -- Santo R
T -- 3:30
A -- 7789

    

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