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Cubs
@ Dodgers
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
May 12, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs, played on May 12, 1961 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Game Summary
| Date | May 12, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 12, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Cardwell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Sandy Koufax |
| Ballpark | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
| City | Los Angeles |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 17,122 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 41 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Vargo 1B: Al Forman 2B: Al Barlick 3B: Shag Crawford |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Will | Right Fielder |
| Don Zimmer | Second Baseman |
| Billy Williams | Left Fielder |
| Ernie Banks | Shortstop |
| Ron Santo | Third Baseman |
| Mel Roach | First Baseman |
| Al Heist | Center Fielder |
| Dick Bertell | Catcher |
| Don Cardwell | Pitcher |
| Vedie Himsl | Manager |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Maury Wills | Shortstop |
| Jim Gilliam | Second Baseman |
| Willie Davis | Center Fielder |
| Wally Moon | Left Fielder |
| Norm Larker | First Baseman |
| Tommy Davis | Third Baseman |
| John Roseboro | Catcher |
| Ron Fairly | Right Fielder |
| Sandy Koufax | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Dodgers
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
May 12, 1961
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Will vs. Koufax
Will hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Koufax
Zimmer strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Koufax
Williams strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Cardwell
Wills takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Cardwell
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards first. Roach scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gilliam for the out. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Cardwell
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wills moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Moon vs. Cardwell
Moon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wills scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Larker vs. Cardwell
Larker hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Moon moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Cardwell
Davis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Koufax
Banks strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Koufax
Santo strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Roach vs. Koufax
Roach hits a line drive into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Cardwell
Roseboro takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Fairly vs. Cardwell
Bertell fires to first and picks off Roseboro. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Cardwell
Fairly hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bertell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Koufax vs. Cardwell
Koufax strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Heist vs. Koufax
Heist strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bertell vs. Koufax
Bertell hits a popup towards short. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cardwell vs. Koufax
Cardwell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Cardwell
Wills takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Cardwell
Gilliam hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Cardwell
Davis hits a popup, foul, towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Cardwell
There goes Wills. The throw from Bertell and he is safe. Wills steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Moon vs. Cardwell
Moon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Larker vs. Cardwell
Larker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wills scores. Moon moves to third. Larker moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Davis vs. Cardwell
Davis strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Will vs. Koufax
Will hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Koufax
Zimmer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Davis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Koufax
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Koufax
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Cardwell
Roseboro takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Fairly vs. Cardwell
Fairly 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, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koufax vs. Cardwell
Koufax bunts in front of the plate. Bertell fields it and throws to first for the out. Fairly moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wills vs. Cardwell
Wills hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fairly scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Cardwell
The umpire calls a balk on Cardwell Wills moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Gilliam vs. Cardwell
Gilliam hits a line drive towards first. Roach reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Koufax
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Wills. Santo moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Roach vs. Koufax
Roach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Heist vs. Koufax
Heist hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koufax throws to second for one, and Wills throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Heist moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Bertell vs. Koufax
Bertell hits a fly ball into right field. Fairly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Cardwell
Davis hits a line drive into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Cardwell
Moon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Cardwell
Larker strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Cardwell
Davis hits a popup, foul, towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodgers vs. Koufax
Andre Rodgers pinch hits for Don Cardwell.
Rodgers hits a fly ball into right field. Fairly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Will vs. Koufax
Will strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Koufax
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Drott
Dick Drott now pitching.
Roseboro strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Drott
Fairly hits a popup, foul, towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Koufax vs. Drott
Koufax hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Koufax
Williams hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Moon. Williams reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Banks vs. Koufax
Banks strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Santo vs. Koufax
Santo strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Roach vs. Koufax
Roach strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Drott
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards first. Roach juggles the ball. That's an error on Roach. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Drott
Gilliam bunts in front of the plate. Bertell fields it and throws to first for the out. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Drott
Davis hits a popup, foul, towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Moon vs. Drott
Moon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Larker vs. Drott
Larker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Koufax
Jim Gilliam now playing third base. Charlie Neal now playing second base. Richie Ashburn pinch hits for Al Heist.
Ashburn hits a fly ball into right field. Fairly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bertell vs. Koufax
Bertell hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freese vs. Koufax
George Freese pinch hits for Dick Drott.
Freese hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Will vs. Koufax
Will hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bertell moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Zimmer vs. Koufax
Zimmer takes first base on ball four. Bertell moves to third. Will moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Williams vs. Koufax
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Schaffernoth
Richie Ashburn now playing center field. Joe Schaffernoth now pitching.
Neal hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Schaffernoth
Roseboro hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Schaffernoth
Fairly takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Koufax vs. Schaffernoth
Koufax takes first base on ball four. Fairly moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Wills vs. Schaffernoth
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schaffernoth fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Koufax
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Koufax
Santo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Fairly who is chasing the ball. Santo reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Roach vs. Koufax
Roach strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Ashburn vs. Koufax
Ashburn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Bertell vs. Koufax
Bertell takes first base on ball four. Ashburn moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Taylor vs. Koufax
Sammy Taylor pinch hits for Joe Schaffernoth.
Taylor takes first base on ball four. Santo scores. Ashburn moves to third. Bertell moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Will vs. Farrell
Jerry Kindall pinch runs for Sammy Taylor. Turk Farrell now pitching.
Will hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ashburn scores. Bertell moves to third. Kindall moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Zimmer vs. Farrell
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Farrell, and towards Neal, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/12/1961 -- Chicago at Los Angeles (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI
Will B, rf 5 0 2 1 Wills M, ss 3 2 1 1
Zimmer D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Gilliam J, 2b-3b 3 0 0 0
Williams B, lf 3 0 1 0 Davis W, cf 4 0 0 0
Banks E, ss 4 0 0 0 Moon W, lf 2 1 2 2
Santo R, 3b 4 1 1 0 Larker N, 1b 4 0 2 1
Roach M, 1b 4 0 0 0 Davis T, 3b 3 0 0 0
Heist A, cf 2 0 0 0 Neal C, 2b 1 0 0 0
Ashburn R, ph-cf 1 1 0 0 Roseboro J, c 2 0 0 0
Bertell D, c 3 0 1 0 Fairly R, rf 3 1 0 0
Cardwell D, p 1 0 0 0 Koufax S, p 2 0 0 0
Rodgers A, ph 1 0 0 0 Farrell T, p 0 0 0 0
Drott D, p 0 0 0 0
Freese G, ph 1 0 0 0
Schaffernoth J, p 0 0 0 0
Taylor S, ph 0 0 0 1
Kindall J, pr 0 0 0 0
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33 2 5 2 27 4 5 4
Chicago 000 000 002 -- 2
Los Angeles 101 110 00x -- 4
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Cardwell D (L) 5.0 5 4 4 5 3
Drott D 2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Schaffernoth J 1.0 0 0 0 2 0
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Koufax S (W) 8.2 4 2 2 5 11
Farrell T (S) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Wills M 2, Roach M
LOB -- Chicago 9, Los Angeles 9
2B -- Williams B
3B -- Santo R
HR -- Moon W
SB -- Wills M
SH -- Koufax S, Gilliam J
Balk -- Cardwell D
T -- 2:41
A -- 17122
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