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Chicago Cubs @ Philadelphia Phillies

1961-04-21 · Night game · Shibe Park · Att: 5738 · 52°F, cloudy, dry · 2:26

Chicago Cubs defeated Philadelphia Phillies 3–2. Don Cardwell earned the win and Don Elston picked up the save.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	8
PHI	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	4

W: Don Cardwell L: Robin Roberts SV: Don Elston

Umpires — HP: Frank Secory · 1B: Tony Venzon · 2B: Ed Sudol · 3B: Frank Dascoli · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Al Heist	4	1	0	0	1	1
Don Zimmer	4	2	2	0	0	0
Billy Williams	4	0	1	1	0	1
Ron Santo	4	0	1	1	0	1
Ernie Banks	3	0	1	0	1	0
Frank Thomas	4	0	2	0	0	0
Andre Rodgers	3	0	0	0	0	1
Dick Bertell	4	0	1	0	0	2
Don Cardwell	3	0	0	0	0	2
Richie Ashburn	1	0	0	0	0	1
Don Elston	1	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bob Sadowski	4	0	0	0	0	1
Tony Taylor	4	0	1	0	0	0
Johnny Callison	3	0	0	0	1	0
Tony Curry	3	1	0	0	1	0
Tony Gonzalez	2	0	0	0	2	0
Pancho Herrera	3	1	1	0	1	1
Clay Dalrymple	4	0	2	2	0	0
Ruben Amaro	3	0	0	0	0	0
Robin Roberts	2	0	0	0	0	1
Choo-Choo Coleman	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Smith	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Don Cardwell	6.1	3	4	2
Don Elston	2.2	1	1	1

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Robin Roberts	9.0	8	2	9

Play-by-play

Top 1

Al Heist: 9
Don Zimmer: S8/89D
Billy Williams: D8/89XD.1-H
Ron Santo: 9
Ernie Banks: IW
Frank Thomas: 54(1)/FO

Bot 1

Bob Sadowski: 8
Tony Taylor: 9
Johnny Callison: 3/G

Top 2

Andre Rodgers: 6/P
Dick Bertell: 9
Don Cardwell: 53

Bot 2

Tony Curry: W
Tony Gonzalez: WP.1-2
Tony Gonzalez: W
Pancho Herrera: 8.2-3
Clay Dalrymple: 46(1)/FO.3-H
Ruben Amaro: 53

Top 3

Al Heist: 8
Don Zimmer: 63
Billy Williams: K

Bot 3

Robin Roberts: K
Bob Sadowski: K
Tony Taylor: S8
Johnny Callison: CS2(26)

Top 4

Ron Santo: 63
Ernie Banks: 8
Frank Thomas: S9/34
Andre Rodgers: K

Bot 4

Johnny Callison: 8
Tony Curry: E3/G
Tony Gonzalez: 8
Pancho Herrera: W.1-2
Clay Dalrymple: 3/G

Top 5

Dick Bertell: K
Don Cardwell: K
Al Heist: 9

Bot 5

Ruben Amaro: 43
Robin Roberts: 153
Bob Sadowski: 43

Top 6

Don Zimmer: S7/7
Billy Williams: 6/P
Ron Santo: D7/7LD.1-H;BX3(743)
Ernie Banks: S8/6M
Frank Thomas: S8.1-2
Andre Rodgers: 3/G

Bot 6

Tony Taylor: 63
Johnny Callison: W
Tony Curry: 6/P
Tony Gonzalez: 7

Top 7

Dick Bertell: K
Don Cardwell: K
Al Heist: W
Don Zimmer: E7/L/7LS.1-H(NR)(UR);B-3
Billy Williams: 13

Bot 7

Pancho Herrera: T8/89XD
Clay Dalrymple: S9/9.3-H
Ruben Amaro: 36(1)/BG/FO
Robin Roberts: FC1/SH.1-2;B-1
Bob Sadowski: 7
Tony Taylor: 43

Top 8

Ron Santo: K
Ernie Banks: 63
Frank Thomas: 8/8XD

Bot 8

Johnny Callison: 2/FL
Tony Curry: 9/L/9D
Tony Gonzalez: W
Pancho Herrera: K

Top 9

Richie Ashburn: K/C
Dick Bertell: S8/8
Don Elston: 4/P
Al Heist: K

Bot 9

Clay Dalrymple: S8/8
Choo-Choo Coleman: 46(1)3(B)/GDP
Bobby Smith: 9

Notes & reviews

Ruben Amaro fouled off 2 bunts then was replaced

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