June 11, 1961 Milwaukee Braves at Chicago Cubs Box Score and Play by Play

View a short video showing advanced box score features / click orange/red text for additional info

BAL 8
CHW 2 CHW 7
@BAL 1 BOS 8
MIN 2 MIN 10
@BOS 5 CLE 7
KCA 3 CLE 4
KCA 3 WSA 7
@DET 4 DET 7
WSA 6
(11) NYY 2
LAA 1 NYY 5
LAA 1 MLN 8
@CHC 4 CHC 5
MLN 3 LAD 6
PHI 3 PIT 8
@SFG 4 CIN 6
@STL 2 CIN 9
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 34,599

Sunday, June 11, 1961
Time of Game: 2:35

Braves

24-27

Lost 1

5th, 7½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  1   0  0  0   0  2  0    3  9  0
Cubs            0  3  0   2  0  0   0  0  X    5  7  1

W: J Curtis (2-1), L: D Nottebart (3-4), S: B Schultz (1)

Cubs

21-32

Won 1

7th, 11½ GB

BATTING

Milwaukee Braves             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Mantilla RF                 5   1   1   0    0   1  .176  .509    0    2   1   
F Bolling 2B                  5   1   2   0    0   0  .312  .875    0    1   1   
E Mathews 3B                  3   1   1   2    1   1  .325 1.039    0    2   1   HR
H Aaron CF                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .347  .983    0    3   0   
F Thomas LF-1B                4   0   0   0    0   2  .280  .812    0    1   0   
J Adcock 1B                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .218  .673    0    6   2   2B
  A Spangler PR-LF            0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .618         0   0   
J Torre C                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .310  .816    0    6   1   
R McMillan SS                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .232  .617    0    2   1   
  B Boyd PH                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .245  .541    0    0   0   
D Nottebart P                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .349    0    0   0   
  C Raymond P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
  H Taylor PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .200    0    0   0   
  B Buhl P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .095  .269         0   0   
  L Maye PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .252  .772    0    0   0   
Totals                       36   3   9   2    2   4                    24   7

BATTING

2B: J Adcock (7, off J Curtis).

HR: E Mathews (17, off J Curtis; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep CF).

TB: E Mathews 4; J Adcock 2; F Bolling 2; H Aaron 2; R McMillan; F Mantilla; B Boyd.

RBI: E Mathews 2 (38).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 8.

BASERUNNING

PO: F Bolling (1st base by J Curtis).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Ashburn CF                  3   0   1   2    0   0  .233  .628    0    4   0   HBP
  B Will LF                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .258  .628         0   0   
D Zimmer 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .713    0    4   1   SH
R Santo 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .325  .889    0    2   2   
G Altman RF                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .326  .950    0    2   0   
E Banks LF                    4   2   2   0    0   1  .279  .859    0    2   0   
  A Heist CF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .173  .478         1   0   
E Bouchee 1B                  2   1   1   0    2   1  .250  .834    0    5   0   2B
A Rodgers SS                  2   1   0   1    1   2  .217  .772    0    3   0   SF
D Bertell C                   4   0   2   2    0   1  .271  .618    0    4   0   2B
J Curtis P                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .071  .259    0    0   0   
  B Schultz P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       28   5   7   5    4   6                    27   3

BATTING

2B: D Bertell (3, off C Raymond); E Bouchee (6, off D Nottebart).

SF: A Rodgers (1, off D Nottebart).

SH: D Zimmer (4, off B Buhl).

HBP: R Ashburn (1, by B Buhl).

TB: D Bertell 3; E Bouchee 2; E Banks 2; G Altman; R Ashburn.

RBI: D Bertell 2 (13); R Ashburn 2 (8); A Rodgers (4).

2-out RBI: R Ashburn 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

E: D Bertell (6).

PITCHING

Milwaukee Braves              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Nottebart, L (3-4)           3.1   6   5   5    2   1   0   4.85   17     -       ·  ·      2· 6· 0· 6     27    -     1.13  -0.29
C Raymond                      2.2   1   0   0    1   1   0   5.54   10     -       ·  ·      2· 5· 0· 1          1-0    0.25   0.04
B Buhl                         2     0   0   0    1   4   0   4.43    8     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.22   0.02
Totals                         8     7   5   5    4   6   0          35     -       ·  ·      5·12· 0· 7          1-0

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Curtis, W (2-1)              7.1   8   3   2    1   3   1   5.17   31     -       ·  ·      3·15· 1· 8     54    -     0.83   0.12
B Schultz, S (1)               1.2   1   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 1· 1          1-0    1.95   0.16
Totals                         9     9   3   2    2   4   1          38     -       ·  ·      4·17· 2· 9          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: B Schultz (1).

IBB: None.

PO: J Curtis (1; F Bolling, 1st base).

HBP: B Buhl (2; R Ashburn).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Frank Dascoli, 2B - Frank Secory, 3B - Tony Venzon.

Time of Game: 2:35.

Attendance: 34,599.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 84° F, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Milwaukee Braves              Chicago Cubs                         
1. F Mantilla           RF    1. R Ashburn            CF 
2. F Bolling            2B    2. D Zimmer             2B 
3. E Mathews            3B    3. R Santo              3B 
4. H Aaron              CF    4. G Altman             RF 
5. F Thomas             LF    5. E Banks              LF 
6. J Adcock             1B    6. E Bouchee            1B 
7. J Torre              C     7. A Rodgers            SS 
8. R McMillan           SS    8. D Bertell            C  
9. D Nottebart          P     9. J Curtis             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   2  0-1  123      12%  80% R Ashburn       D Nottebart     Single to RF; Banks Scores; Rodgers Scores; Curtis out at 3B/RF-C-1B-3B
   t 3   0  3-0  1--      -9%  67% F Bolling       J Curtis        Single to RF; Mantilla to 3B
   t 9   0  5-3  ---      -8%  85% B Boyd          B Schultz       Single to RF (2B-1B)
   t 8   2  5-3  12-       7%  94% J Torre         B Schultz       Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
   b 4   0  1-3  1--       7%  88% E Bouchee       D Nottebart     Double to CF (Deep CF-RF); Banks to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Curtis facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  F Mantilla      Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  F Bolling       Flyball: CF
          ---      53%  E Mathews       Walk
          1--      51%  H Aaron         Single to LF; Mathews to 2B
   O      12-      55%  F Thomas        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Nottebart facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  R Ashburn       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      51%  D Zimmer        Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      50%  R Santo         Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Curtis facing 6-7-8
          ---      44%  J Adcock        Double to LF (Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-      48%  J Torre         Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      -2-      52%  R McMillan      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      55%  D Nottebart     Lineout: SS (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Nottebart facing 4-5-6
          ---      59%  G Altman        Single to RF
          1--      64%  E Banks         Single to LF; Altman to 2B
   O      12-      59%  E Bouchee       Strikeout
          12-      65%  A Rodgers       Walk; Altman to 3B; Banks to 2B
   RO     123      66%  D Bertell       Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B); Altman Scores; Banks to 3B; Rodgers to 2B
          -23      68%  J Curtis        Walk
   RRO    123      80%  R Ashburn       Single to RF; Banks Scores; Rodgers Scores; Curtis out at 3B/RF-C-1B-3B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 3.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Jack Curtis facing 1-2-3
          ---      76%  F Mantilla      Single to LF (SS-3B Hole)
          1--      67%  F Bolling       Single to RF; Mantilla to 3B
   R      1-3      65%  E Mathews       Bolling Picked off 1B, safe on E2; Mantilla Scores/No RBI/unER; Bolling to 2B
   O      -2-      69%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      73%  H Aaron         Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      -2-      77%  F Thomas        Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-1, Don Nottebart facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      75%  D Zimmer        Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      74%  R Santo         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      73%  G Altman        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 3.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-3, Jack Curtis facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      76%  J Adcock        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      78%  J Torre         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      76%  R McMillan      Single to LF (SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--      79%  D Nottebart     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-1, Don Nottebart facing 5-6-7
          ---      81%  E Banks         Single to CF
          1--      88%  E Bouchee       Double to CF (Deep CF-RF); Banks to 3B
   RO     -23      89%  A Rodgers       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Banks Scores; Bouchee to 3B/Adv on throw
   R      --3      91%  D Bertell       Single to CF; Bouchee Scores
                  Claude Raymond replaces Don Nottebart pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      90%  J Curtis        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      90%  R Ashburn       Popfly: 3B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 5.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-5, Jack Curtis facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      91%  F Mantilla      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      92%  F Bolling       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      93%  E Mathews       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-1, Claude Raymond facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      93%  D Zimmer        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      92%  R Santo         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      92%  G Altman        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 5.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-5, Jack Curtis facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      93%  H Aaron         Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      95%  F Thomas        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      95%  J Adcock        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-1, Claude Raymond facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      95%  E Banks         Flyball: LF (Short LF)
          ---      95%  E Bouchee       Walk
   O      1--      95%  A Rodgers       Strikeout
          1--      95%  D Bertell       Double to RF; Bouchee to 3B
   O      -23      94%  J Curtis        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 5.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-5, Jack Curtis facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      96%  J Torre         Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      97%  R McMillan      Popfly: 2B
                  Hawk Taylor pinch hits for Claude Raymond batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  H Taylor        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-1, Bob Buhl facing 1-2-3
                  Bob Buhl replaces Hawk Taylor pitching and batting 9th
          ---      98%  R Ashburn       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      97%  D Zimmer        Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Ashburn to 2B
   O      -2-      97%  R Santo         Popfly: SS
   O      -2-      96%  G Altman        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 5.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-5, Jack Curtis facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      98%  F Mantilla      Popfly: 2B
          ---      96%  F Bolling       Single to LF
   RR     1--      90%  E Mathews       Home Run (Deep CF); Bolling Scores
          ---      86%  H Aaron         Single to RF (2B-1B)
                  Barney Schultz replaces Jack Curtis pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      90%  F Thomas        Strikeout
          1--      90%  J Adcock        Wild Pitch; Aaron to 2B
          -2-      87%  " "             Walk
                  Al Spangler pinch runs for Joe Adcock batting 6th
   O      12-      94%  J Torre         Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-3, Bob Buhl facing 5-6-7
                  Frank Thomas moves to 1B; Al Spangler moves to LF
   O      ---      93%  E Banks         Strikeout
          ---      94%  E Bouchee       Walk
   O      1--      93%  A Rodgers       Strikeout
   O      1--      92%  D Bertell       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Cubs 5.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-5, Barney Schultz facing 8-9-1
                  Bob Will replaces Richie Ashburn playing LF batting 1st; Al Heist replaces Ernie Banks playing CF batting 5th; Bob Boyd pinch hits for Roy McMillan batting 8th
          ---      85%  B Boyd          Single to RF (2B-1B)
                  Lee Maye pinch hits for Bob Buhl batting 9th
   O      1--      91%  L Maye          Lineout: RF
   O      1--      96%  F Mantilla      Flyball: CF
   O      1--     100%  F Bolling       Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Cubs 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHN196106112

Play-by-Play Explanation

Scr/Out- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Pt- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at 20 Sunset Rd., Newark, DE 19711.

In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.


Quick Index: Play Index \| Players \| Teams \| Leagues \| Managers \| Leaders \| Awards \| Postseason \| Box Scores \| Minors \| Draft SportingNews.com \| Stat of the Day \| SR Blog \| Tutorial Videos \| All-Star \| Travel \| Bullpen Wiki \| Random
You Are Here > Baseball-Reference.com > Boxes > 1961 > CHC \| MLN > Jun 11, 1961, Braves at Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

Baseball-Reference.com-- Baseball's History: 1871-Now

BATTING

PITCHING

OTHER

LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation