Reds @ Cubs
April 26, 1961

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Bottom 10 R H E
Reds 2 7 0
Cubs 2 4 0
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Reds 2 7 0
Cubs 3 5 0

Don Zimmer Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .319
OBP .250 .385
At Bats 3 47
Hits 0 15
• Singles 0 10
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 1 4
RBI’s 0 2

Jim Maloney Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 0
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Wrigley Field - April 26, 1961
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Home Run
Jim Maloney
Ed Bailey
Gordy Coleman
Jim Baumer
Gene Freese
Leo Cardenas
Frank Robinson
Vada Pinson
Wally Post
Don Zimmer

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cincinnati Reds 2 7 0 8
Chicago Cubs 3 5 0 7
Winning Pitcher Don Elston
Losing Pitcher Jim Maloney
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Don Zimmer
Attendance 5,116
Time of Game 2 hours 27 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

End of Game

Zimmer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 10 Heist hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Post hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 10 Coleman takes first base on ball four. Cardenas moves to second.
Top 10 Freese hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Don Elston now pitching. Sammy Taylor now catching. Cardenas takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Sammy Taylor pinch hits for Glen Hobbie. Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baumer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 9 George Altman pinch hits for Dick Bertell. Altman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Bouchee strikes out.
Bottom 9 Rodgers is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Maloney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Baumer hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Pinson hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Bailey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Jim Maloney now pitching. Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baumer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Santo is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Zimmer trying to get to third. Robinson throws the ball in to Freese, who tags Zimmer for the out. Banks moves to second.
Bottom 8 Zimmer takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 There's a wild pitch. Freese moves to third.
Top 8 Post strikes out.
Top 8 Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 There goes Freese. The throw from Bertell and he is safe. Freese steals second.
Top 8 Freese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Heist hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Hobbie strikes out.
Bottom 7 Bertell is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 Bill Henry now pitching. Bouchee bunts towards the mound. Henry fields it and throws to first for the out. Thomas moves to third. Rodgers moves to second.
Bottom 7 Rodgers takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Thomas hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson. Thomas reaches second base with a double. Santo scores.
Bottom 7 Jim Brosnan now pitching. Santo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Post. Santo reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Cardenas hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Jerry Lynch pinch hits for Jim O'Toole. Lynch hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 7 Baumer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bertell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Pinson hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bailey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rodgers. Bailey reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Banks hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baumer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Zimmer hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Heist hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Post hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Coleman bunts towards first. Bouchee scoops it up and throws to first, with Zimmer covering, for the out. Cardenas moves to third. Freese moves to second.
Top 6 Freese takes first base on ball four. Cardenas moves to second.
Top 6 Cardenas takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Hobbie hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Bailey scoops up the ball and tags Hobbie for the out.
Bottom 5 Bertell strikes out.
Bottom 5 Bouchee is called out on strikes.
Top 5 O'Toole hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hobbie fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Baumer hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hobbie fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Rodgers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Thomas takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Santo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Zimmer hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first, with Hobbie covering, for the out.
Top 4 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Post hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hobbie fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Heist is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Hobbie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Bertell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Freese hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hobbie fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hobbie fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 The ball gets by Bertell for a passed ball. Baumer moves to third.
Top 3 O'Toole bunts in front of the plate. Bertell fields it and throws to first for the out. Baumer moves to second.
Top 3 Baumer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Bouchee hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coleman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bouchee for the out.
Bottom 2 Rodgers hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. O'Toole fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hobbie fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Santo hits a line drive into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Banks takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Heist hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Post hits a fly ball into right field. Rodgers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hobbie fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Freese hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomas. Freese reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Cardenas hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.