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Cincinnati Reds @ Chicago Cubs

1963-07-24 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 13040 · sunny · 2:31

Chicago Cubs defeated Cincinnati Reds 2–1. Chicago Cubs put up 2 in the 7th. Dick Ellsworth earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Dick Ellsworth L: Bob Purkey SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Al Forman · 1B: Tom Gorman · 2B: Stan Landes · 3B: Ed Sudol · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pete Rose	4	0	0	0	0	0
Tommy Harper	3	0	1	0	1	0
Vada Pinson	3	1	0	0	1	0
Frank Robinson	3	0	1	0	1	1
Gene Freese	3	0	0	0	1	0
Don Pavletich	4	0	1	1	0	0
Leo Cardenas	3	0	0	0	1	1
Johnny Edwards	3	0	0	0	0	1
Bob Purkey	3	0	1	0	0	2

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lou Brock	4	1	1	1	0	0
Ellis Burton	4	0	2	1	0	1
Billy Williams	3	0	1	0	1	0
Ron Santo	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ernie Banks	2	0	2	0	2	0
Ken Hubbs	4	0	0	0	0	1
Dick Bertell	4	0	1	0	0	0
Andre Rodgers	2	0	1	0	1	0
Dick Ellsworth	2	1	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Purkey	8.0	8	4	2

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dick Ellsworth	9.0	4	5	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Pete Rose: 43
Tommy Harper: W
Vada Pinson: 5/FL
Frank Robinson: W.1-2
Gene Freese: 7

Bot 1

Lou Brock: 8/L
Ellis Burton: 13
Billy Williams: 8

Top 2

Don Pavletich: 53
Leo Cardenas: K
Johnny Edwards: 43

Bot 2

Ron Santo: 6/P
Ernie Banks: S8/L
Ken Hubbs: CS2(26)
Ken Hubbs: 4/P

Top 3

Bob Purkey: K
Pete Rose: 13
Tommy Harper: 53

Bot 3

Dick Bertell: 53
Andre Rodgers: W
Dick Ellsworth: 34/SH.1-2
Lou Brock: 43

Top 4

Vada Pinson: W
Frank Robinson: S8/G.1-3
Gene Freese: CS2(24)
Gene Freese: W
Don Pavletich: D7/L.3-H;1-3
Leo Cardenas: IW
Johnny Edwards: K/C
Bob Purkey: K/C

Bot 4

Ellis Burton: S8/G
Billy Williams: 9/L
Ron Santo: 53.1-2
Ernie Banks: W
Ken Hubbs: 54(1)/FO

Top 5

Pete Rose: 8
Tommy Harper: S7/L
Vada Pinson: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 5

Dick Bertell: D7/L
Andre Rodgers: 63
Dick Ellsworth: 3/G.2-3
Lou Brock: 53

Top 6

Frank Robinson: K/C
Gene Freese: 63
Don Pavletich: 63

Bot 6

Ellis Burton: K
Billy Williams: T9
Ron Santo: 6/P
Ernie Banks: W
Ken Hubbs: K

Top 7

Leo Cardenas: 63
Johnny Edwards: 8
Bob Purkey: S7/L
Pete Rose: 63

Bot 7

Dick Bertell: 63
Andre Rodgers: S8/G
Dick Ellsworth: 26(1)/FO/BG
Lou Brock: D7/G.1-H
Ellis Burton: D7/L.2-H
Billy Williams: W
Ron Santo: 64(1)/FO

Top 8

Tommy Harper: 9
Vada Pinson: 9
Frank Robinson: 7

Bot 8

Ernie Banks: S7/L
Ken Hubbs: 7
Dick Bertell: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 9

Gene Freese: 2/FL
Don Pavletich: 3/G
Leo Cardenas: 43