Pirates @ Cubs
August 17, 1961

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Pirates 2 5 0
Cubs 11 13 0
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Pirates 2 6 0
Cubs 11 13 0

Smoky Burgess Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .288
OBP .333 .357
At Bats 2 236
Hits 0 68
• Singles 0 46
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 10
Walks 1 24
RBI’s 0 43

Dick Drott Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 3 0
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Wrigley Field - August 17, 1961
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Single
Dick Drott
Dick Bertell
Andre Rodgers
Jerry Kindall
Ron Santo
Ernie Banks
Billy Williams
Al Heist
George Altman
Smoky Burgess
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Burgess hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Banks hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Kindall hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon who is chasing the ball. Kindall reaches third base with a triple. Drott goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 8 Heist hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Drott takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Bertell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rodgers scores.
Bottom 8 The ball gets by Burgess for a passed ball. Rodgers moves to third.
Bottom 8 There's a wild pitch. Rodgers moves to second.
Bottom 8 Rodgers takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Clemente hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Stuart hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Skinner hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Groat hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Altman hits a line drive into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 There's a wild pitch. Banks moves to third.
Bottom 7 Banks hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Banks reaches second base with a double. Kindall goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 7 Kindall takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Al McBean now pitching. Heist hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Virdon strikes out.
Top 7 Dick Schofield pinch hits for Clem Labine. Schofield hits a line drive into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Drott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Bertell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Rodgers hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Santo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Hoak 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 6 Burgess takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Clemente strikes out.
Top 6 Stuart hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kindall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Altman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Kindall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rodgers scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Skinner for the out.
Top 5 Groat is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Virdon hits a popup towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Labine takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Heist hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Drott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Bertell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Clem Labine now pitching. Rodgers hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 4 Santo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skinner. Santo reaches second base with a double. Williams moves to third.
Bottom 4 Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hoak takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Burgess hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 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.
Bottom 3 Banks hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 3 Kindall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out. Bertell scores.
Bottom 3 Heist hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bertell moves to third.
Bottom 3 Drott hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bertell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Stuart hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Skinner hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 There goes Rodgers. The throw from Burgess and he is out, Mazeroski applying the tag.
Bottom 2 Rodgers takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Santo hits a popup towards first. Stuart settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Mizell takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Mazeroski strikes out. There goes Hoak. The throw from Bertell to Kindall, and back to Rodgers, who tags Hoak out.
Top 2 Hoak hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 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.
Bottom 1 Banks hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Kindall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Heist hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rodgers fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Clemente hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Dick Drott now pitching. Stuart hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Groat moves to second.
Top 1 Skinner hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Groat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.