Rough First Inning Downfall For Giants. Cubs Take Game 1.

 GAME 1:

Game MVP:Ron Santo

Injury: Ashburn (today only)

Candlestick Park    (01-02-2026 16:36:31)       Time 2:57, 64ø, Wind: 23 MPH Right to Left  Day Game

Aug 8, 1961                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Chicago(N) 52-54         4 0 0   0 2 0   0 0 0      6  7  0
1961 San Francisco 59-47      0 0 0   0 3 0   1 0 1      5  8  1

Recap

ChC  1st: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 4 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks.

ChC      Billy Williams singled scoring Kindall to take the lead.  ChC  1 SF 0.

ChC      Ron Santo doubled scoring 2.  ChC  3 SF 0.

ChC      Sammy Taylor tripled scoring Santo.  ChC  4 SF 0.

ChC  5th: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits, on one walk and an error.

ChC      Ernie Banks doubled scoring Will.  ChC  5 SF 0.

ChC      Billy Williams singled scoring Banks.  ChC  6 SF 0.

SF   5th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 3 hits and on one walk.

SF       Orlando Cepeda hit a solo HR(24).  ChC  6 SF 1.

SF       Jose Pagan hit a 2 run HR(3).  ChC  6 SF 3.

SF   7th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

SF       Willie McCovey singled scoring 1.  ChC  6 SF 4.

SF   9th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and on one walk.

SF       Joey Amalfitano singled scoring 1.  ChC  6 SF 5.

SF       Harvey Kuenn K'd with with 2 on, end 9th.

SF   Joey Amalfitano: 3 for 5.

ChC  Don Cardwell went the distance for the win: 5 earned runs, 8 hits, 4 BB, 2 K. He goes to 11-12 on the season.

SF   Jack Sanford pitched 7 innings and took the loss: 6 earned runs, 6 hits, 4 BB, 5 K. He's 10-5 on the year.

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Chicago(N)                     IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Cardwell W(11-12)             9.0  8  5  5  2  4  2  142  96  46   3.90  38 135(138)       49

                              9.0  8  5  5  2  4  2  142  96  46   4.60  38

San Francisco                  IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Sanford L(10-5)               7.0  6  6  6  0  4  5  125  83  42   4.49  31 120(127)       42

 Zanni                        1.0  1  0  0  0  1  0   25  15  10   0.00   5   40(49)

 Miller,S                     1.0  0  0  0  0  0  1   12  11   1   2.30   3   35(40)

                              9.0  7  6  6  0  5  6  162 109  53   3.77  39

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  E-Mays(2)

 2B-Santo(21), Banks(26), Davenport(21)

 3B-Taylor, S(3)

 HR- SF Cepeda(24) off Cardwell(23) in the 5th with bases empty, 345 feet

     SF Pagan(3) off Cardwell(24) in the 5th with 1 on base, 346 feet

 SB- SF Mays(15) off Cardwell(5) + Taylor(21), 6th

RBI-ChC  - Santo 2(77), Banks(65), Williams,B 2(58), Taylor, S(23)

     SF  - McCovey(30), Amalfitano(22), Pagan 2(31), Cepeda(84)

Great-Santo(17), Davenport 2(19), Pagan(22)

Poor-Ashburn(5), Pagan(22), Alou,M(1)

OfA-Ashburn(4)

LOB-Chicago(N) 6 San Francisco 6

 DP-Chicago(N) 1

GWRBI-Williams,B