The Chicago Cubs couldn't pull it off against the Cincinnati Reds, 5 to 4, on July 30, 1961.

1961 Chicago Cubs

Final

CIN

Reds

63-40

5

CHC

Cubs

43-56

4

CIN

CHC

1

0

0

2

0

2

3

0

0

4

0

0

5

1

2

6

0

0

7

4

0

8

0

0

9

0

0

R

5

4

H

9

7

E

0

1

Batters

Player AB R H RBI HR BB SO SB CS TB
Elio Chacon 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
Leo Cardenas SS 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
Jerry Lynch PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
Johnny Edwards C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vada Pinson CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Frank Robinson RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Wally Post LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1
Gene Freese 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Gordy Coleman 1B 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 4
Jerry Zimmerman C 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pete Whisenant PH 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Jim Brosnan P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Bill Henry P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sherman Jones P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jim O'Toole P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ken Johnson P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Dick Gernert PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Jim Maloney P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eddie Kasko PH,SS 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 9 4 1 3 10 0 0 12

Pitchers

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR
Ken Johnson 5.0 4 4 4 1 4 2
Jim Maloney (W) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jim Brosnan 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Bill Henry 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0
Sherman Jones 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Jim O'Toole (S) 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 9.0 7 4 4 1 8 2

Batters

Player AB R H RBI HR BB SO SB CS TB
Al Heist CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2
Don Zimmer 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Ernie Banks SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
George Altman RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Billy Williams LF 4 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 4
Ron Santo 3B 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 5
Dick Bertell C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Bob Will PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jim McAnany PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Ed Bouchee 1B 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Jerry Kindall PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Jim Brewer P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bob Anderson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Richie Ashburn PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Don Elston P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 7 4 2 1 8 1 0 13

Pitchers

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR
Jim Brewer (L) 6.2 7 5 1 2 7 1
Bob Anderson 1.1 2 0 0 1 2 0
Don Elston 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 9.0 9 5 1 3 10 1

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