Cubbies Moving Toward Top Of Division. Down Dodgers Again.

 GAME 2:

Game MVP:Billy Williams

LA Memorial Col    (09-13-2025 17:05:02)       Time 3:02, 73ø, Wind: 17 MPH In from LF  Day Game

May 13, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Chicago 16-9             0 0 1   3 1 0   1 1 0      7  7  0
1961 Los Angeles 15-14        0 0 0   0 1 0   1 0 1      3 11  1

Recap

ChC  3rd: Scored 1 run on a hit and on one walk.

ChC      Richie Ashburn hit a grounder scoring 1 to take the lead.  ChC  1 LAD 0.

ChC  4th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 2 hits, on one walk and an error.

ChC      Ron Santo hit a 2 run HR(6).  ChC  3 LAD 0.

ChC      Ed Bouchee doubled scoring Will.  ChC  4 LAD 0.

ChC  5th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and on one walk.

ChC      Billy Williams singled scoring Ashburn.  ChC  5 LAD 0.

LAD  5th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

LAD      Ron Fairly hit a solo HR(2).  ChC  5 LAD 1.

ChC  7th: Scored 1 run on a hit.

ChC      Billy Williams hit a solo HR(4).  ChC  6 LAD 1.

LAD  7th: Scored 1 run on a hit.

LAD      Johnny Roseboro hit a solo HR(2).  ChC  6 LAD 2.

ChC  8th: Scored 1 run on a hit and 2 walks.

ChC      Don Zimmer hit a fly ball scoring 1.  ChC  7 LAD 2.

LAD  9th: Scored 1 run on a hit and on one walk.

LAD      Wally Moon hit a solo HR(2).  ChC  7 LAD 3.

ChC  Billy Williams: 2 for 5, HR, 2 RBI.

LAD  Wally Moon: 2 for 3, HR.

LAD  Johnny Roseboro: 2 for 4, HR.

LAD  Maury Wills: 3 for 4.

ChC  Bob Anderson pitched 7 innings to earn the win: 2 earned runs, 10 hits, 1 BB, 3 K. He goes to 3-1 on the year.

LAD  Stan Williams pitched 5.2 innings and took the loss: 4 earned runs, 5 hits, 5 BB, 5 K. He's 2-3 on the year.

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  E-Wills, M(6)

 2B-Bouchee(2), Taylor, S(2)

 HR-ChC Santo(6) off Williams(5) in the 4th with 1 on base, 311 feet

    ChC Williams,B(4) off Sherry(1) in the 7th with bases empty, 304 feet

    LAD Fairly(2) off Anderson(4) in the 5th with bases empty, 338 feet

    LAD Roseboro(2) off Anderson(5) in the 7th with bases empty, 298 feet

    LAD Moon(2) off Schaffernoth(1) in the 9th with bases empty, 318 feet

 SB-ChC Ashburn(2) off Williams(3) + Roseboro(2), 5th

    LAD Wills(7) off Anderson(2) + Taylor(5), 5th

 CS-LAD Wills(8) by Anderson(1) and Taylor(4), 1st

        Davis(1) by Anderson(2) and Taylor(5), 1st

        Wills picked off by Anderson(1) in the 3rd Inn

Pickoff(P)-Anderson(1)

RBI-ChC  - Bouchee(9), Zimmer(8), Santo 2(23), Williams,B 2(13), Ashburn(7)

    LAD  - Fairly(4), Moon(15), Roseboro(10)

HBP-Taylor(ChC) by Williams(LAD)

 SF-Zimmer(1)

 SH-Anderson,B(1)

Great-Moon(2), Wills, M(11)

Poor-Fairly(1)

OfA-Fairly(2)

LOB-Chicago 7 Los Angeles 5

 DP-Chicago 2 Los Angeles 2

GWRBI-Ashburn