Giants @ Cubs
July 4, 1961

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Top 9 R H E
Giants 2 8 0
Cubs 3 8 1
Top 9 R H E
Giants 2 8 0
Cubs 3 8 1

Willie McCovey Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .253
OBP .000 .329
At Bats 0 217
Hits 0 55
• Singles 0 35
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 11
Walks 0 23
RBI’s 0 35

Bob Anderson Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 6 1
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Wrigley Field - July 4, 1961
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Strikeout
Bob Anderson
Sammy Taylor
Ed Bouchee
Jerry Kindall
Ron Santo
Ernie Banks
Billy Williams
Al Heist
George Altman
Willie McCovey
Orlando Cepeda

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
San Francisco Giants 2 8 0 6
Chicago Cubs 3 8 1 10
Winning Pitcher Jack Curtis
Losing Pitcher Dick LeMay
Save Bob Anderson
Game Winning RBI Ron Santo
Attendance 25,505
Time of Game 2 hours 38 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Willie McCovey pinch hits for Tom Haller. McCovey is called out on strikes.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Bob Anderson now pitching. Jim Marshall pinch hits for Jose Pagan. Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Cepeda moves to third.
Top 9 Bressoud hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cepeda moves to second.
Top 9 Cepeda hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Heist hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Curtis strikes out.
Bottom 8 Bouchee bunts towards first. Cepeda scoops it up and throws to first, with Amalfitano covering, for the out. Taylor moves to second.
Bottom 8 Taylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Santo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Alou hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Kuenn bunts towards the mound. Curtis fields it and throws to first for the out. Amalfitano moves to second.
Top 8 Amalfitano hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Williams hits a line drive into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Altman takes first base on ball four. Banks moves to second.
Bottom 7 Banks takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Kindall hits a popup towards short. Pagan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Tom Haller now catching. Heist hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 LeMay hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Curtis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Jim Davenport pinch hits for Hobie Landrith. Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Pagan hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Curtis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Curtis for the out.
Bottom 6 Bouchee strikes out.
Bottom 6 Taylor is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Bressoud hits a ball on the ground towards second. Kindall scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 6 Cepeda hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Mays hits a line drive into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Santo hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Landrith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Williams strikes out.
Bottom 5 Altman takes first base on ball four. Kindall moves to third. Banks moves to second.
Bottom 5 Banks is walked intentionally.
Bottom 5 Kindall hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kuenn. Kindall reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Heist hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Alou hits a line drive into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Kuenn hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Amalfitano hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kindall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Curtis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Bouchee is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Dick LeMay now pitching. Taylor is walked intentionally.
Bottom 4 Santo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kuenn. Santo reaches second base with a double. Banks scores. Altman moves to third.
Bottom 4 Williams hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Altman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kindall scores. Banks moves to second.
Bottom 4 Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kindall moves to second.
Bottom 4 Kindall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Loes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Landrith takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Pagan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Altman throws the ball in to Banks who tags Pagan trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Bressoud scores.
Top 4 Bressoud hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Bressoud reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Cepeda strikes out.
Top 4 Mays hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Heist hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Curtis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Alou throws the ball in to Pagan who tags Curtis trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 3 Bouchee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Alou hits a popup towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Kuenn takes first base on ball four. Loes moves to third. Amalfitano moves to second.
Top 3 Amalfitano hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Loes moves to second.
Top 3 Loes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Curtis fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Landrith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks misplays the ball. That's an error on Banks.
Top 3 Pagan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kindall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Taylor hits a line drive towards first. Cepeda catches it and steps on first to double up Santo.
Bottom 2 Santo takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Loes fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Bressoud strikes out.
Top 2 Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Curtis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Altman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Banks hits a popup towards third. Bressoud settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kindall takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Heist hits a popup towards the mound. Loes settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee scoops it up and throws to first, with Curtis covering, for the out.
Top 1 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Amalfitano hits a line drive into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.