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NYY  8
@BOS  3
 CLE  9
@KCA  5
 DET  4
@LAA  2
 WSA  6
@MIN  4
 MIN 10
WSA  0
 CIN 10
SFG  6
 MLN  6
CHC  3
(7)		 PHI  5
PIT  4
(16)		 LAD  8
@STL  5
Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 8,706

 Saturday, September 23, 1961
Time of Game: 2:08
Cubs
3
61-87
Lost 2
7th, 29½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  3   0  0  0   0    3  5  1
Braves          2  0  2   0  2  0   0    6  8  2
W: Tony Cloninger (7-2), L: Jack Curtis (10-13)
 Braves
6
78-69
Won 2
4th, 12 GB

Batting Stats

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
D Murphy RF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .250              0   0   
D Zimmer 2B                   4   1   0   0    0   2  .252  .695              1   4   
E Banks SS                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .280  .861              1   1   2B
G Altman CF                   3   0   2   2    0   0  .306  .914              2   0   GDP
B Williams LF                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .276  .817              1   0   
R Santo 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .287  .852              1   1   
S Taylor C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .715              6   0   
M Morhardt 1B                 2   0   0   0    1   0  .222  .639              6   0   
J Curtis P                    1   1   1   1    0   0  .167  .586              0   0   HR
  D Drott P                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .273  .668              0   0   
  R Ashburn PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .259  .685              0   0   
Totals                       27   3   5   0    2   6                         18   6
Batting Events
2B: E Banks (22, off T Cloninger).
HR: J Curtis (2, off T Cloninger; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).
TB: J Curtis 4; E Banks 2; G Altman 2; D Drott.
GIDP: G Altman (4).
RBI: G Altman 2 (93); J Curtis (4).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 2.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. R Santo-D Zimmer-M Morhardt.
E: G Altman (5).
Milwaukee Braves             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
A Spangler CF                 3   2   1   0    1   0  .264  .708              5   0   
E Mathews 3B                  3   3   3   4    0   0  .308  .942              1   0   2·HR,SB
H Aaron RF                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .325  .976              2   0   
J Adcock 1B                   2   1   1   2    1   0  .279  .853              4   1   HR
J Torre C                     3   0   2   0    0   1  .272  .735              7   0   
F Thomas LF                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .277  .826              0   0   GDP
F Bolling 2B                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .264  .714              1   1   
R McMillan SS                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .613              1   1   
T Cloninger P                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .360              0   1   
Totals                       25   6   8   0    3   3                         21   4
Batting Events
HR: E Mathews 2 (30, 2 off J Curtis; 1st inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep RF; 3rd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep RF); J Adcock (34, off D Drott; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep CF).
TB: E Mathews 9; J Adcock 4; J Torre 2; F Thomas; A Spangler.
GIDP: F Thomas (19).
RBI: E Mathews 4 (87); J Adcock 2 (105).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. J Adcock-R McMillan.
E: E Mathews 2 (17).
Baserunning Events
SB: E Mathews (12, 2nd base off D Drott/S Taylor).

Pitching Stats

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, L (10-13)            2.2   6   4   4    2   0   2   4.89   15     -       ·  ·      3· 4· 1· 6     28    -     0.82  -0.36
D Drott                        3.1   2   2   2    1   3   1   4.22   13     -       ·  ·      2· 6· 1· 1          2-0    0.73  -0.06
Totals                         6     8   6   6    3   3   3          28     -       ·  ·      5·10· 2· 7          2-0 
Milwaukee Braves              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Cloninger, W (7-2)           7     5   3   3    2   6   1   5.25   29     -       ·  ·      7·10· 2· 4     59    -     1.03   0.08
Totals                         7     5   3   3    2   6   1          29     -       ·  ·      7·10· 2· 4           -
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ken Burkhart, 1B - Mel Steiner, 2B - Frank Walsh, 3B - Jocko Conlan.
Time of Game: 2:08.
Attendance: 8,706.
Field Condition: Wet.
Start Time Weather: 55° F, Cloudy, Rain.

Lineups

   Chicago Cubs                              Milwaukee Braves                             
1. Danny Murphy                 RF       1. Al Spangler                  CF
2. Don Zimmer                   2B       2. Eddie Mathews                3B
3. Ernie Banks                  SS       3. Hank Aaron                   RF
4. George Altman                CF       4. Joe Adcock                   1B
5. Billy Williams               LF       5. Joe Torre                     C
6. Ron Santo                    3B       6. Frank Thomas                 LF
7. Sammy Taylor                  C       7. Frank Bolling                2B
8. Moe Morhardt                 1B       8. Roy McMillan                 SS
9. Jack Curtis                   P       9. Tony Cloninger                P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b3 0 1-- RR 20% 67% 2-3 MLN E. Mathews J. Curtis Home Run (Deep RF); Spangler Scores
b1 0 1-- RR 16% 74% 0-0 MLN E. Mathews J. Curtis Home Run (Deep RF); Spangler Scores; Mathews Scores
b5 1 -2- RR 15% 88% 4-3 MLN J. Adcock D. Drott Home Run (Deep CF); Mathews Scores; Adcock Scores
t3 1 -23 RR -13% 38% 1-2 CHC G. Altman T. Cloninger Single to CF (Line Drive); Zimmer Scores; Banks Scores
t3 0 --- R -10% 62% 0-2 CHC J. Curtis T. Cloninger Home Run (Deep RF)

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Tony Cloninger facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 CHC D. Murphy T. Cloninger Strikeout
t1 1 --- -2% 50% 0-0 CHC D. Zimmer T. Cloninger Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
t1 1 1-- O 3% 52% 0-0 CHC E. Banks T. Cloninger Foul Flyball: 3B
t1 2 1-- -2% 50% 0-0 CHC G. Altman T. Cloninger Single to RF; Zimmer to 2B
t1 2 12- O 4% 55% 0-0 CHC B. Williams T. Cloninger Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Jack Curtis facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- 4% 58% 0-0 MLN A. Spangler J. Curtis Walk
b1 0 1-- RR 16% 74% 0-0 MLN E. Mathews J. Curtis Home Run (Deep RF); Spangler Scores; Mathews Scores
b1 0 --- O -1% 73% 2-0 MLN H. Aaron J. Curtis Foul Flyball: 1B
b1 1 --- 2% 74% 2-0 MLN J. Adcock J. Curtis Walk
b1 1 1-- 2% 76% 2-0 MLN J. Torre J. Curtis Single to LF (LF-CF); Adcock to 2B
b1 1 12- OO -6% 71% 2-0 MLN F. Thomas J. Curtis Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 2.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Braves' Tony Cloninger facing 6-7-8
t2 0 --- O 2% 73% 0-2 CHC R. Santo T. Cloninger Strikeout
t2 1 --- O 1% 75% 0-2 CHC S. Taylor T. Cloninger Flyball: CF
t2 2 --- O 1% 75% 0-2 CHC M. Morhardt T. Cloninger Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cubs' Jack Curtis facing 7-8-9
b2 0 --- O -2% 74% 2-0 MLN F. Bolling J. Curtis Lineout: 3B
b2 1 --- O -1% 73% 2-0 MLN R. McMillan J. Curtis Foul Flyball: C
b2 2 --- O -1% 72% 2-0 MLN T. Cloninger J. Curtis Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 2.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Braves' Tony Cloninger facing 9-1-2
t3 0 --- R -10% 62% 0-2 CHC J. Curtis T. Cloninger Home Run (Deep RF)
t3 0 --- -4% 57% 1-2 CHC D. Murphy T. Cloninger Walk
t3 0 1-- O 4% 61% 1-2 CHC D. Zimmer T. Cloninger Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t3 1 1-- -10% 51% 1-2 CHC E. Banks T. Cloninger Double to LF (Deep 3B); Zimmer to 3B
t3 1 -23 RR -13% 38% 1-2 CHC G. Altman T. Cloninger Single to CF (Line Drive); Zimmer Scores; Banks Scores
t3 1 1-- O 3% 41% 3-2 CHC B. Williams T. Cloninger Flyball: CF
t3 2 1-- O 2% 43% 3-2 CHC R. Santo T. Cloninger Flyball: CF
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 2-3, Cubs' Jack Curtis facing 1-2-3
b3 0 --- 5% 47% 2-3 MLN A. Spangler J. Curtis Single to CF
b3 0 1-- RR 20% 67% 2-3 MLN E. Mathews J. Curtis Home Run (Deep RF); Spangler Scores
b3 0 --- O -2% 65% 4-3 MLN H. Aaron J. Curtis Groundout: SS-1B
b3 1 --- O -1% 64% 4-3 MLN J. Adcock J. Curtis Foul Flyball: C
b3 2 --- 1% 65% 4-3 MLN J. Torre J. Curtis Single to LF (SS-3B Hole)
b3 2 1-- 2% 67% 4-3 MLN F. Thomas J. Curtis Single to CF; Torre to 2B
Dick Drott replaces Jack Curtis pitching and batting 9th
b3 2 12- O -4% 63% 4-3 MLN F. Bolling D. Drott Flyball: LF
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 4.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-4, Braves' Tony Cloninger facing 7-8-9
t4 0 --- O 3% 66% 3-4 CHC S. Taylor T. Cloninger Groundout: 1B unassisted
t4 1 --- O 2% 68% 3-4 CHC M. Morhardt T. Cloninger Lineout: RF
t4 2 --- -2% 66% 3-4 CHC D. Drott T. Cloninger Single to LF
t4 2 1-- O 3% 69% 3-4 CHC D. Murphy T. Cloninger Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-3, Cubs' Dick Drott facing 8-9-1
b4 0 --- O -2% 67% 4-3 MLN R. McMillan D. Drott Popfly: SS
b4 1 --- O -2% 65% 4-3 MLN T. Cloninger D. Drott Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 2 --- O -1% 65% 4-3 MLN A. Spangler D. Drott Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 4.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-4, Braves' Tony Cloninger facing 2-3-4
t5 0 --- O 3% 68% 3-4 CHC D. Zimmer T. Cloninger Strikeout
t5 1 --- -4% 64% 3-4 CHC E. Banks T. Cloninger Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
t5 1 1-- OO 7% 71% 3-4 CHC G. Altman T. Cloninger Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-3, Cubs' Dick Drott facing 2-3-4
b5 0 --- 3% 75% 4-3 MLN E. Mathews D. Drott Single to CF (Line Drive)
b5 0 1-- O -3% 72% 4-3 MLN H. Aaron D. Drott Strikeout Looking
b5 1 1-- 2% 73% 4-3 MLN J. Adcock D. Drott Mathews Steals 2B
b5 1 -2- RR 15% 88% 4-3 MLN J. Adcock D. Drott Home Run (Deep CF); Mathews Scores; Adcock Scores
b5 1 --- O -1% 88% 6-3 MLN J. Torre D. Drott Strikeout
b5 2 --- O -0% 87% 6-3 MLN F. Thomas D. Drott Foul Flyball: C
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 6.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-6, Braves' Tony Cloninger facing 5-6-7
t6 0 --- O 2% 89% 3-6 CHC B. Williams T. Cloninger Strikeout
t6 1 --- O 1% 91% 3-6 CHC R. Santo T. Cloninger Flyball: RF
t6 2 --- O 1% 92% 3-6 CHC S. Taylor T. Cloninger Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 6.
Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-3, Cubs' Dick Drott facing 7-8-9
b6 0 --- 1% 93% 6-3 MLN F. Bolling D. Drott Walk
b6 0 1-- O -0% 93% 6-3 MLN R. McMillan D. Drott Flyball: CF; Bolling to 2B/Adv on E8 (throw)
b6 1 -2- O -1% 91% 6-3 MLN T. Cloninger D. Drott Strikeout Looking
b6 2 -2- O -1% 90% 6-3 MLN A. Spangler D. Drott Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 6.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-6, Braves' Tony Cloninger facing 8-9-1
t7 0 --- -4% 86% 3-6 CHC M. Morhardt T. Cloninger Walk
Richie Ashburn pinch hits for Dick Drott (P) batting 9th
t7 0 1-- O 4% 90% 3-6 CHC R. Ashburn T. Cloninger Strikeout
t7 1 1-- O 3% 93% 3-6 CHC D. Murphy T. Cloninger Flyball: CF
t7 2 1-- O 7% 100% 3-6 CHC D. Zimmer T. Cloninger Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 6.

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