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Cubs
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 30, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs, played on May 30, 1961 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 30, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 30, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dick Ellsworth |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Vinegar Bend Mizell |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 40 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Stan Landes 1B: Vinnie Smith 2B: Dusty Boggess 3B: Tom Gorman |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Richie Ashburn | Center Fielder |
| Don Zimmer | Second Baseman |
| Ron Santo | Third Baseman |
| Ernie Banks | Left Fielder |
| George Altman | First Baseman |
| Andre Rodgers | Right Fielder |
| Dick Bertell | Catcher |
| Jerry Kindall | Shortstop |
| Dick Ellsworth | Pitcher |
| Vedie Himsl | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
| Dick Groat | Shortstop |
| Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
| Dick Stuart | First Baseman |
| Gino Cimoli | Left Fielder |
| Don Hoak | Third Baseman |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
| Vinegar Bend Mizell | Pitcher |
| Danny Murtaugh | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 30, 1961
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Mizell
Ashburn hits a fly ball into left field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Mizell
Zimmer strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Mizell
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak juggles the ball. That's an error on Hoak. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Mizell
Banks hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cimoli. Banks reaches second base with a double. Santo moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Altman vs. Mizell
Altman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Ellsworth
Virdon is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Ellsworth
Groat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Ellsworth
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ellsworth fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodgers vs. Mizell
Rodgers hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertell vs. Mizell
Bertell hits a line drive into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kindall vs. Mizell
Kindall hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cimoli. Kindall reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ellsworth vs. Mizell
Ellsworth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Ellsworth
Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ellsworth fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Cimoli vs. Ellsworth
Cimoli hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stuart moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hoak vs. Ellsworth
Bertell fires to second and picks off Stuart for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. Ellsworth
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Mizell
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Mizell
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Mizell
Santo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Mizell
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Ellsworth
Smith hits a line drive into left field. Banks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Ellsworth
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mizell vs. Ellsworth
Mizell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Virdon vs. Ellsworth
Virdon hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Bertell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Mizell
Altman hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Rodgers vs. Mizell
Rodgers hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertell vs. Mizell
Bertell hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kindall vs. Mizell
Kindall hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Ellsworth
Groat hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Ellsworth
Clemente hits a fly ball into right field. Rodgers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Stuart vs. Ellsworth
Stuart takes first base on ball four. Groat moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Cimoli vs. Ellsworth
Cimoli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellsworth vs. Mizell
Ellsworth hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Smith settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Smith. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ellsworth vs. Mizell
Ellsworth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Mizell
Ashburn hits a popup towards first. Stuart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Mizell
Zimmer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Ellsworth
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall misplays the ball. That's an error on Kindall. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Ellsworth
Smith hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Banks. Smith reaches second base with a double. Hoak goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mazeroski vs. Ellsworth
Mazeroski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Mizell vs. Ellsworth
Mizell hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Virdon vs. Ellsworth
Virdon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mizell moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Groat vs. Ellsworth
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Mizell
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Mizell
Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Santo moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Altman vs. Mizell
Altman hits a fly ball towards center. Virdon catches it and throws to third to double up Santo. Banks moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rodgers vs. Mizell
Rodgers is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bertell vs. Mizell
Bertell hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Ellsworth
Clemente strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Ellsworth
Stuart strikes out. Bertell drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Stuart out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. Ellsworth
Cimoli hits a fly ball into right field. Rodgers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kindall vs. Mizell
Kindall hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellsworth vs. Mizell
Ellsworth hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops it up and throws to first, with Mizell covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Mizell
Ashburn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Zimmer vs. Mizell
Zimmer hits a line drive into right field. Clemente picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Clemente. Ashburn moves to third. Zimmer moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Santo vs. Labine
Clem Labine now pitching.
Santo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ashburn scores. Zimmer scores. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Labine
Banks hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cimoli. Banks reaches second base with a double. Santo goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Altman vs. Labine
Altman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Banks moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bouchee vs. Labine
Ed Bouchee pinch hits for Andre Rodgers.
Bouchee hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops it up and throws to first, with Labine covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Ellsworth
Ed Bouchee now playing first base. George Altman now playing right field.
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Ellsworth
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hoak moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mazeroski vs. Ellsworth
Gene Baker pinch runs for Hal Smith.
Mazeroski hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Skinner vs. Ellsworth
Bob Skinner pinch hits for Clem Labine.
Skinner is hit by the pitch. Hoak moves to third. Baker moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Virdon vs. Elston
Don Elston now pitching.
Virdon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Altman. Virdon reaches second base with a double. Hoak scores. Baker scores. Skinner moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Groat vs. Elston
Groat hits a popup towards short. Kindall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Clemente vs. Elston
Clemente takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Stuart vs. Elston
Stuart strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bertell vs. Face
Bob Skinner now playing left field. Roy Face now pitching. Smoky Burgess now catching.
Bertell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Face fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kindall vs. Face
Kindall hits a popup in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elston vs. Face
Elston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Elston
Burgess hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. Elston
Hoak hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Bertell settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Bertell. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. Elston
Hoak hits a popup in front of the plate. Bertell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Elston
Rocky Nelson pinch hits for Roy Face.
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Elston covering. It's a double play. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Shantz
Bobby Shantz now pitching.
Ashburn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmer vs. Shantz
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Santo vs. Shantz
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Elston
Al Heist now playing center field.
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Elston
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Mazeroski moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Virdon vs. Elston
Virdon is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Groat vs. Elston
Groat hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Clemente vs. Elston
Clemente hits a line drive towards first. Bouchee reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/30/1961, game 1 -- Chicago at Pittsburgh (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Ashburn R, cf 5 1 2 0 Virdon B, cf 5 0 2 2
Heist A, cf 0 0 0 0 Groat D, ss 5 0 2 0
Zimmer D, 2b 5 1 1 0 Clemente R, rf 4 0 0 0
Santo R, 3b 4 1 2 2 Stuart D, 1b 3 0 1 0
Banks E, lf 4 0 3 1 Cimoli G, lf 3 0 1 0
Altman G, 1b-rf 4 0 0 0 Burgess S, c 1 0 1 0
Rodgers A, rf 2 1 1 1 Hoak D, 3b 4 2 1 0
Bouchee E, ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Smith H, c 3 0 2 1
Bertell D, c 4 0 0 0 Baker G, pr 0 1 0 0
Kindall J, ss 4 1 2 1 Face R, p 0 0 0 0
Ellsworth D, p 3 0 0 0 Nelson R, ph 1 0 0 0
Elston D, p 1 0 0 0 Shantz B, p 0 0 0 0
Mazeroski B, 2b 4 0 2 0
Mizell V, p 2 0 1 0
Labine C, p 0 0 0 0
Skinner B, ph-lf 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 5 11 5 36 3 13 3
Chicago 000 100 400 -- 5
Pittsburgh 000 010 200 -- 3
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Ellsworth D (W) 6.1 10 3 2 1 3
Elston D (S) 2.2 3 0 0 1 2
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Mizell V (L) 6.1 8 4 4 2 2
Labine C 0.2 2 1 1 0 0
Face R 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Shantz B 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Hoak D, Smith H, Kindall J, Clemente R, Bertell D
DP -- Chicago 5, Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- Chicago 7, Pittsburgh 9
2B -- Banks E 2, Kindall J, Smith H, Virdon B
HR -- Rodgers A, Kindall J
HBP -- by Ellsworth D (Skinner B)
T -- 2:40
A -- 0
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