Chicago Has Offensive Explosion In Nations Capital. Take Third Straight From Washington

 GAME 3:

Game MVP:Don Larsen

Griffith Stadium    (01-25-2026 08:55:51)       Time 3:02, 78ø, Cloudy, Light Rain, Wind: 7 MPH In from LF  Night Game

Sep 2, 1961                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Chicago(A) 89-47         0 0 1   0 0 0   6 3 0     10 12  0
1961 Washington 55-78         0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 1      1  6  0

Recap

ChW  3rd: Scored 1 run on a hit and 2 walks.

ChW      Sherm Lollar hit a solo HR(9) to take the lead.  ChW  1 Was 0.

ChW  5th: Failed to score on a hit and 2 walks.

ChW  7th: Sent 10 batters to the plate scoring 6 runs on 6 hits and on one walk.

ChW      Sherm Lollar hit a 2 run HR(10).  ChW  3 Was 0.

ChW      Jim Landis doubled scoring Larsen.  ChW  4 Was 0.

ChW      Roy Sievers singled scoring 2.  ChW  6 Was 0.

ChW      Al Smith doubled scoring Sievers.  ChW  7 Was 0.

ChW  8th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 2 hits and 2 walks.

ChW      Billy Goodman hit a 2 run HR(4).  ChW  9 Was 0.

ChW      Floyd Robinson scored on a WP by Bouldin.  ChW  10 Was 0.

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

Was      Pete Daley singled scoring Tasby.  ChW  10 Was 1.

ChW  Sherm Lollar: 2 for 4, 2 HRs, 3 RBI, 3 runs.

ChW  Floyd Robinson: 2 for 3, 2 runs, 2 W.

ChW  Billy Goodman: 1 for 1, HR, 2 RBI.

ChW  Don Larsen pitched a great 7 innings for the win: 3 hits, 2 BB, 5 K. He's 7-3 on the season.

Was  Tom Cheney pitched 6 innings and took the loss: 1 earned run, 4 hits, 5 BB, 2 K. He goes to 0-3 on the season.

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

Larsen W(7-3)                 7.0  3  0  0  0  2  5  104  72  32   2.84  26 110(117)  ++   74

 Brice                        2.0  3  1  1  0  2  2   49  27  22   4.50  11   30(34)

                              9.0  6  1  1  0  4  7  153  99  54   3.36  37

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

Cheney L(0-3)                 6.0  4  1  1  1  5  2  100  60  40   5.32  24   90(86)       57

 Garcia                       0.1  3  4  4  1  1  0   25  17   8   6.00   5   20(20)s  -

 Heiser                       0.2  4  4  4  1  1  0   31  21  10  54.00   7   60(62)

 Bouldin                      1.0  1  1  1  0  1  0   19   9  10   9.00   5   75(75)

 Klippstein                   1.0  0  0  0  0  0  0    9   5   4   6.20   3   60(60)s --

                              9.0 12 10 10  3  8  2  184 112  72   4.13  44

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 2B-Smith,A(19), Landis(14), Green(18)

 HR-ChW Lollar(9) off Cheney(5) in the 3rd with bases empty, 344 feet

    ChW Lollar(10) off Garcia(2) in the 7th with 1 on base, 307 feet

    ChW Goodman(4) off Heiser(1) in the 8th with 1 on base, 340 feet

 CS-ChW Aparicio(15) by Cheney(1) and Bright(2), 3rd

        Smith(2) by Cheney(2) and Bright(3), 6th

RBI-ChW  - Lollar 3(36), Sievers 2(95), Smith,A(60), Landis(80), Goodman 2(12)

    Was  - Daley(12)

 WP-Cheney(3), Bouldin(1)

Great-O'Connell(22)

Poor-Smith,A(28), O'Connell(18), Veal(12)

OfA-Tasby(6)

LOB-Chicago(A) 7 Washington 9

GWRBI-Lollar