Cardinals @ Cubs
July 26, 1961

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Joe Cunningham Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .304
OBP .500 .422
At Bats 3 227
Hits 1 69
• Singles 1 55
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 1 37
RBI’s 1 28

Don Elston Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 5 8
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Wrigley Field - July 26, 1961
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Walk
Don Elston
Sammy Taylor
Ed Bouchee
Don Zimmer
Ron Santo
Ernie Banks
Billy Williams
Al Heist
George Altman
Joe Cunningham
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Cunningham takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Elston fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Don Elston now pitching. Ernie Banks now playing shortstop. Sammy Taylor now catching. Red Schoendienst pinch hits for Ed Bauta. Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Bouchee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Ernie Banks pinch hits for Jerry Kindall. Banks hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 8 Sammy Taylor pinch hits for Dick Bertell. Taylor is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Ed Bauta now pitching. Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Altman bunts towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Javier covering, for the out. Williams moves to second.
Bottom 8 Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Sawatski strikes out.
Top 8 Javier hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Taussig 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 8 Musial hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Heist hits a fly ball into center field. Taussig settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Cardwell strikes out.
Top 7 Boyer is called out on strikes.
Top 7 White hits a line drive into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cunningham takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Bouchee is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Kindall hits a line drive into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Bertell hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Santo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Musial. Santo reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Simmons strikes out.
Top 6 Sawatski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Javier 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 6 Taussig hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Altman hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Zimmer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Heist bunts towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Javier covering, for the out. Cardwell moves to second.
Bottom 5 Cardwell takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Musial strikes out.
Top 5 Boyer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. White moves to third.
Top 5 White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Cunningham hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lillis scores.
Top 5 Lillis hits a line drive into center field. Heist picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Heist. Simmons goes all the way around to score. Lillis moves to third.
Top 5 Simmons takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Sawatski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cardwell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Bouchee hits a fly ball into center field. Taussig settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Kindall hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bertell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams scores. Santo moves to second.
Bottom 4 Santo takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Altman hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Zimmer tags and scores.
Bottom 4 Williams hits a line drive into right field. Cunningham picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Cunningham. Zimmer moves to third. Williams moves to second.
Bottom 4 Zimmer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Javier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Taussig strikes out.
Top 4 Musial takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Heist hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Cardwell is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Bouchee hits a line drive towards first. White reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Cunningham 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 3 Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cardwell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Kindall hits a line drive towards first. White catches it and steps on first to double up Bertell.
Bottom 2 Bertell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Santo hits a popup towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cardwell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Sawatski takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 The ball gets by Bertell for a passed ball. Boyer moves to third. Musial moves to second.
Top 2 Javier hits a line drive towards short. Kindall reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Taussig hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Musial hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boyer moves to second.
Top 2 Boyer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Altman is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a fly ball towards center. Taussig catches it and throws to third to double up Zimmer.
Bottom 1 Zimmer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Taussig. Zimmer reaches second base with a double. Heist scores.
Bottom 1 Heist hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cunningham. Heist reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 White hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.