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Saturday, July 8, 1961,
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 11,645, Time of Game: 2:35
Phillies
4
23-53
⇐ Lost 5 ⇒
 at Cubs
6
34-44
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
W: Jack Curtis (6-2)
L: Jim Owens (1-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Phillies        1  0  1   0  0  2   0  0  0    4  8  0
Cubs            0  0  0   2  4  0   0  0  X    6  7  0

Philadelphia Phillies

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bobby Malkmus SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 .189 .505 -0.053 1.07 0.034 -0.087 -0.3 0 3
Tony Taylor 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .247 .617 -0.037 0.95 0.040 -0.077 -0.3 2 3 2B
Charley Smith 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .284 .739 0.050 0.86 0.096 -0.046 0.6 0 1 2B
Pancho Herrera 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 .276 .815 0.068 1.09 0.136 -0.068 0.9 8 1 2B
Don Demeter CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .262 .710 0.001 0.93 0.073 -0.072 0.3 2 0 2B
Bobby Smith LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .587 -0.083 0.99 0.000 -0.083 -0.9 1 0
   Jack Baldschun P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Tony Gonzalez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .303 .809 -0.014 0.52 0.000 -0.014 -0.1
   Chris Short P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067 .133 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Jimmie Coker C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .400 1.091 -0.070 0.97 0.019 -0.089 -0.5 8 0
Ken Walters RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 .242 .620 0.044 0.81 0.090 -0.046 0.7 2 0 2B
Jim Owens P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.040 0.71 0.000 -0.040 -0.5 1 1
   Ken Lehman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Lee Walls PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .745 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Wes Covington PH-LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .221 .642 -0.052 0.93 0.000 -0.052 -0.4 0 0
Team Totals 35 4 8 4 1 3 .229 .621 -0.186 0.93 0.488 -0.674 -0.6 24 9
2B: K Walters (6, off J Curtis); T Taylor (12, off J Curtis); C Smith (9, off J Curtis); P Herrera (15, off J Curtis); D Demeter (8, off J Curtis).
TB: P Herrera 3; K Walters 3; D Demeter 2; T Taylor 2; C Smith 2; J Coker.
RBI: C Smith (27); D Demeter (25); P Herrera (41); K Walters (10).
2-out RBI: K Walters; P Herrera.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 4 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Malkmus-T Taylor-P Herrera.
PB: J Coker 3 (4).

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Al Heist CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .210 .628 -0.081 1.06 0.000 -0.081 -0.9 0 0 SH
Jerry Kindall 2B 3 1 1 1 1 2 .260 .816 0.077 0.94 0.100 -0.023 0.5 4 1
Ernie Banks SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 .286 .847 -0.039 0.97 0.032 -0.071 -0.4 2 3
George Altman RF 3 2 2 0 1 1 .357 1.081 0.151 1.23 0.159 -0.008 1.4 1 0 SB
Billy Williams LF 3 0 0 1 1 1 .288 .827 0.088 1.51 0.138 -0.050 1.1 4 0
Ron Santo 3B 4 1 3 3 0 0 .298 .841 0.185 1.33 0.302 -0.117 2.9 1 5 2·2B,GDP
Sammy Taylor C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .280 .883 -0.080 0.87 0.000 -0.080 -1.3 2 0
   Moe Thacker C 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .644 -0.012 0.29 0.000 -0.012 -0.4 1 0
Ed Bouchee 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .255 .811 -0.065 0.60 0.000 -0.065 -1.3 12 0
Jack Curtis P 1 1 1 0 1 0 .143 .404 0.111 0.95 0.111 0.000 0.9 0 1 2B
   Barney Schultz P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.024 0.44 0.000 -0.024 -0.6 0 1
Team Totals 30 6 7 5 5 8 .233 .676 0.311 1.01 0.842 -0.531 1.9 27 11
2B: R Santo 2 (18, 1 off K Lehman, 1 off J Owens); J Curtis (1, off J Owens).
SH: A Heist (1, off J Owens).
TB: R Santo 5; J Curtis 2; G Altman 2; J Kindall.
GIDP: R Santo (13).
RBI: R Santo 3 (49); J Kindall (25); B Williams (38).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 4 for 13.
Baserunning
SB: G Altman (3, 2nd base off J Owens/J Coker).

Philadelphia Phillies

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jim Owens, L (1-2) 4.1 5 6 5 5 3 0 6.35 22 29 -0.259 1.30 -2.0
Ken Lehman 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.06 4 3 3 -0.123 1.17 -1.4
Jack Baldschun 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 5.55 6 0 0 0.054 0.35 1.0
Chris Short 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 6.33 4 0 0 0.014 0.32 0.5
Team Totals 8 7 6 5 5 8 0 5.62 36 29 3 3 -0.314 0.93 -1.9

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jack Curtis, W (6-2) 5.2 8 4 4 1 2 0 4.65 26 38 -0.076 0.90 -1.3
Barney Schultz, S (5) 3.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.14 10 1 0 0.262 1.01 1.8
Team Totals 9 8 4 4 1 3 0 4.00 36 38 1 0 0.186 1.01 0.6
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tony Venzon, 1B - Al Forman, 2B - Frank Dascoli, 3B - Frank Secory.
Time of Game: 2:35.
Attendance: 11,645.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 70° F, Sunny, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Philadelphia Phillies         Chicago Cubs
1 Bobby Malkmus SS 1 Al Heist CF
2 Tony Taylor 2B 2 Jerry Kindall 2B
3 Charley Smith 3B 3 Ernie Banks SS
4 Pancho Herrera 1B 4 George Altman RF
5 Don Demeter CF 5 Billy Williams LF
6 Bobby Smith LF 6 Ron Santo 3B
7 Jimmie Coker C 7 Sammy Taylor C
8 Ken Walters RF 8 Ed Bouchee 1B
9 Jim Owens P 9 Jack Curtis P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 0-2 1 -2- R CHC R. Santo J. Owens 12% 45% Double to LF; Altman Scores
b2 0-1 0 12- OO CHC R. Santo J. Owens -12% 43% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Altman to 3B
t1 0-0 1 -2- R PHI C. Smith J. Curtis -10% 39% Double to LF; Taylor Scores
t3 1-0 2 -2- R PHI P. Herrera J. Curtis -10% 31% Single to LF; Malkmus Scores
b5 4-2 1 123 RR CHC R. Santo K. Lehman 8% 95% Double to LF (LF Line); Banks Scores; Altman Scores; Williams to 3B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Jack Curtis facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O PHI B. Malkmus J. Curtis 2% 52% Popfly: 2B
t1 0-0 1 --- PHI T. Taylor J. Curtis -4% 48% Double to LF
t1 0-0 1 -2- R PHI C. Smith J. Curtis -10% 39% Double to LF; Taylor Scores
t1 1-0 1 -2- O PHI P. Herrera J. Curtis 3% 42% Flyball: LF
t1 1-0 2 -2- O PHI D. Demeter J. Curtis 3% 45% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Phillies' Jim Owens facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- O CHC A. Heist J. Owens -2% 42% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-1 1 --- O CHC J. Kindall J. Owens -2% 41% Strikeout
b1 0-1 2 --- O CHC E. Banks J. Owens -1% 40% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Cubs 0.
Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cubs' Jack Curtis facing 6-7-8
t2 1-0 0 --- O PHI B. Smith J. Curtis 2% 42% Flyball: LF
t2 1-0 1 --- O PHI J. Coker J. Curtis 1% 43% Flyball: LF
t2 1-0 2 --- PHI K. Walters J. Curtis -1% 42% Single to RF
t2 1-0 2 1-- O PHI J. Owens J. Curtis 2% 44% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Phillies' Jim Owens facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- CHC G. Altman J. Owens 4% 48% Single to CF
b2 0-1 0 1-- CHC B. Williams J. Owens 6% 54% Walk; Altman to 2B
b2 0-1 0 12- OO CHC R. Santo J. Owens -12% 43% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Altman to 3B
b2 0-1 2 --3 O CHC S. Taylor J. Owens -4% 39% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Cubs 0.
Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cubs' Jack Curtis facing 1-2-3
t3 1-0 0 --- PHI B. Malkmus J. Curtis -3% 35% Walk
t3 1-0 0 1-- O PHI T. Taylor J. Curtis 3% 39% Strikeout Looking
t3 1-0 1 1-- O PHI C. Smith J. Curtis 2% 40% Groundout: 3B-1B; Malkmus to 2B
t3 1-0 2 -2- R PHI P. Herrera J. Curtis -10% 31% Single to LF; Malkmus Scores
t3 2-0 2 1-- O PHI D. Demeter J. Curtis 2% 33% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Phillies' Jim Owens facing 8-9-1
b3 0-2 0 --- O CHC E. Bouchee J. Owens -3% 30% Popfly: 1B
b3 0-2 1 --- CHC J. Curtis J. Owens 3% 33% Walk
b3 0-2 1 1-- O CHC A. Heist J. Owens -3% 30% Lineout: CF
b3 0-2 2 1-- CHC J. Kindall J. Owens 2% 32% Walk; Curtis to 2B
b3 0-2 2 12- O CHC E. Banks J. Owens -5% 27% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 2, Cubs 0.
Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cubs' Jack Curtis facing 6-7-8
t4 2-0 0 --- O PHI B. Smith J. Curtis 2% 29% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 2-0 1 --- PHI J. Coker J. Curtis -2% 27% Single to CF
t4 2-0 1 1-- O PHI K. Walters J. Curtis 2% 29% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t4 2-0 2 1-- O PHI J. Owens J. Curtis 2% 31% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Phillies' Jim Owens facing 4-5-6
b4 0-2 0 --- CHC G. Altman J. Owens 5% 36% Walk
b4 0-2 0 1-- O CHC B. Williams J. Owens -3% 33% Strikeout, Altman Steals 2B
b4 0-2 1 -2- R CHC R. Santo J. Owens 12% 45% Double to LF; Altman Scores
b4 1-2 1 -2- CHC S. Taylor J. Owens 4% 49% Passed Ball; Santo to 3B
b4 1-2 1 --3 R CHC S. Taylor J. Owens 5% 53% Passed Ball; Santo Scores/No RBI/unER
b4 2-2 1 --- O CHC S. Taylor J. Owens -2% 51% Groundout: 1B-P
b4 2-2 2 --- O CHC E. Bouchee J. Owens -1% 50% Strikeout
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Cubs 2.
Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Tied 2-2, Cubs' Jack Curtis facing 1-2-3
t5 2-2 0 --- O PHI B. Malkmus J. Curtis 3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 2-2 1 --- O PHI T. Taylor J. Curtis 2% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 2-2 2 --- O PHI C. Smith J. Curtis 1% 57% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 2-2, Phillies' Jim Owens facing 9-1-2
b5 2-2 0 --- CHC J. Curtis J. Owens 8% 65% Double to RF (Deep 2B-1B)
b5 2-2 0 -2- O CHC A. Heist J. Owens -1% 63% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Curtis to 3B
b5 2-2 1 --3 R CHC J. Kindall J. Owens 8% 71% Single to LF; Curtis Scores
b5 3-2 1 1-- CHC E. Banks J. Owens 3% 74% Walk; Kindall to 2B
b5 3-2 1 12- CHC G. Altman J. Owens 5% 80% Single to RF; Kindall to 3B; Banks to 2B
Ken Lehman replaces Jim Owens pitching and batting 9th
b5 3-2 1 123 R CHC B. Williams K. Lehman 8% 87% Fielder's Choice 1B; Kindall Scores; Banks to 3B; Altman to 2B; Williams to 1B
b5 4-2 1 123 RR CHC R. Santo K. Lehman 8% 95% Double to LF (LF Line); Banks Scores; Altman Scores; Williams to 3B
b5 6-2 1 -23 O CHC S. Taylor K. Lehman -2% 93% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b5 6-2 2 -23 O CHC E. Bouchee K. Lehman -1% 92% Flyball: LF
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 2, Cubs 6.
Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Behind 2-6, Cubs' Jack Curtis facing 4-5-6
t6 2-6 0 --- PHI P. Herrera J. Curtis -4% 88% Double to LF
t6 2-6 0 -2- R PHI D. Demeter J. Curtis -7% 81% Double to LF; Herrera Scores
t6 3-6 0 -2- O PHI B. Smith J. Curtis 4% 85% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 3-6 1 -2- O PHI J. Coker J. Curtis 4% 88% Popfly: 1B
t6 3-6 2 -2- R PHI K. Walters J. Curtis -8% 81% Double to LF; Demeter Scores
Barney Schultz replaces Jack Curtis pitching and batting 9th
Lee Walls pinch hits for Ken Lehman (P) batting 9th
Wes Covington pinch hits for Lee Walls batting 9th
t6 4-6 2 -2- O PHI W. Covington B. Schultz 4% 85% Lineout: 1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 4, Cubs 6.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-4, Phillies' Jack Baldschun facing 9-1-2
Jack Baldschun replaces Bobby Smith (LF) pitching and batting 6th
Wes Covington moves from PH to LF
b6 6-4 0 --- O CHC B. Schultz J. Baldschun -1% 83% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 6-4 1 --- O CHC A. Heist J. Baldschun -1% 82% Flyball: RF
b6 6-4 2 --- O CHC J. Kindall J. Baldschun -1% 82% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Cubs 6.
Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Behind 4-6, Cubs' Barney Schultz facing 1-2-3
t7 4-6 0 --- O PHI B. Malkmus B. Schultz 3% 85% Popfly: SS
t7 4-6 1 --- O PHI T. Taylor B. Schultz 2% 87% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 4-6 2 --- O PHI C. Smith B. Schultz 1% 89% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Cubs 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-4, Phillies' Jack Baldschun facing 3-4-5
b7 6-4 0 --- O CHC E. Banks J. Baldschun -1% 88% Strikeout
b7 6-4 1 --- O CHC G. Altman J. Baldschun -1% 87% Strikeout
b7 6-4 2 --- O CHC B. Williams J. Baldschun -1% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Cubs 6.
Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Behind 4-6, Cubs' Barney Schultz facing 4-5-6
Moe Thacker replaces Sammy Taylor playing C batting 7th
t8 4-6 0 --- O PHI P. Herrera B. Schultz 4% 90% Groundout: P-1B
t8 4-6 1 --- O PHI D. Demeter B. Schultz 2% 93% Popfly: 3B
Tony Gonzalez pinch hits for Jack Baldschun (P) batting 6th
t8 4-6 2 --- O PHI T. Gonzalez B. Schultz 1% 94% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Cubs 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-4, Phillies' Chris Short facing 6-7-8
Chris Short replaces Tony Gonzalez (PH) pitching and batting 6th
b8 6-4 0 --- CHC R. Santo C. Short 1% 95% Single to RF
b8 6-4 0 1-- CHC M. Thacker C. Short 1% 96% Passed Ball; Santo to 2B
b8 6-4 0 -2- O CHC M. Thacker C. Short -1% 95% Strikeout
b8 6-4 1 -2- O CHC E. Bouchee C. Short -1% 94% Flyball: CF
b8 6-4 2 -2- O CHC B. Schultz C. Short -1% 93% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 4, Cubs 6.
Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Behind 4-6, Cubs' Barney Schultz facing 7-8-9
t9 4-6 0 --- O PHI J. Coker B. Schultz 4% 96% Popfly: 2B
t9 4-6 1 --- O PHI K. Walters B. Schultz 2% 99% Flyball: LF
t9 4-6 2 --- O PHI W. Covington B. Schultz 1% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Cubs 6.

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