Pirates @ Cubs
May 24, 1961

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Dick Groat Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .300
OBP .250 .331
At Bats 4 140
Hits 1 42
• Singles 0 35
• Doubles 1 5
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 7
RBI’s 0 14

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Wrigley Field - May 24, 1961
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Out
Mel Wright
Dick Bertell
Ed Bouchee
Don Zimmer
Ron Santo
Jerry Kindall
Ernie Banks
George Altman
Billy Williams
Dick Groat
Bill Virdon
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Groat hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Labine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 9 Ed Bouchee now playing first base. Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Ed Bouchee pinch hits for Mel Roach. Bouchee hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Zimmer hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 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.
Top 8 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wright fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Cimoli hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Williams who is chasing the ball. Cimoli reaches third base with a triple.
Top 8 Stuart hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Mel Wright now pitching. Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Clem Labine now pitching. Banks strikes out.
Bottom 7 Santo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bertell scores. Williams moves to second.
Bottom 7 Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bertell moves to second.
Bottom 7 Kindall strikes out.
Bottom 7 Al Heist pinch hits for Bob Anderson. Heist hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bertell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Virdon is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Mizell bunts towards first. Roach scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mizell for the out.
Top 7 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Santo. Mazeroski moves to second.
Bottom 6 Roach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Zimmer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Altman moves to second.
Bottom 6 Altman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Dick Schofield now playing third base. Banks bunts, foul, towards first. Stuart settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Dick Schofield pinch runs for Don Hoak. Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Hoak hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Bob Anderson now pitching. Cimoli hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Santo hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out.
Bottom 5 Kindall hits a popup towards first. Stuart settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Clemente hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 5 Groat hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Williams. Groat reaches second base with a double. Virdon moves to third.
Top 5 Virdon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mazeroski scores.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Mazeroski moves to third.
Top 5 Mizell bunts in front of the plate. Bertell fields it and throws to first for the out. Mazeroski moves to second.
Top 5 Mazeroski takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Ellsworth hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ellsworth for the out.
Bottom 4 Bertell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Roach hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Hoak 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 4 Cimoli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Stuart strikes out.
Top 4 Clemente hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Altman hits a fly ball into left field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Banks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Santo moves to second.
Bottom 3 Santo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Williams strikes out.
Bottom 3 Kindall hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Ellsworth is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Virdon strikes out.
Top 3 Mizell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Bertell strikes out.
Bottom 2 Roach hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Zimmer bunts towards first. Stuart picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Stuart. Mazeroski throws it away. That's an error on Mazeroski. Zimmer moves to third.
Bottom 2 Altman hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Mazeroski hits a line drive into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Roach scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smith for the out. Hoak moves to second.
Top 2 Hoak hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Cimoli hits a ball on the ground towards first. Roach scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cimoli for the out. Stuart scores.
Top 2 Stuart hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Williams who is chasing the ball. Stuart reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 1 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Santo hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Kindall is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Clemente strikes out.
Top 1 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ellsworth fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Virdon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.