Pirates @ Cubs
August 18, 1961

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Bottom 2	R	H	E
Pirates	0	0	0
Cubs	0	2	1

Bottom 2	R	H	E
Pirates	0	0	0
Cubs	0	2	1

Ron Santo Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.295
OBP	.000	.368
At Bats	0	438
Hits	0	129
• Singles	0	83
• Doubles	0	26
• Triples	0	5
• Home Runs	0	15
Walks	0	52
RBI’s	0	63

Tom Sturdivant Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
4	6	0

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Wrigley Field - August 18, 1961

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Tom Sturdivant

Don Leppert

Dick Stuart

Bill Mazeroski

Don Hoak

Dick Groat

Joe Christopher

Bill Virdon

Roberto Clemente

Ron Santo

Billy Williams

George Altman

Count: - , 0 Outs

Count: - , 1 Out

Santo hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Altman moves to third.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 2 Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Altman moves to second.

Bottom 2 Altman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 2 Mazeroski hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Kindall reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Virdon takes first base on ball four.

Top 2 Leppert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ellsworth fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ellsworth fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Banks strikes out. Leppert drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Banks out.

Bottom 1 Kindall strikes out.

Bottom 1 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.

Top 1 Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 1 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kindall misplays the ball. That's an error on Kindall.

Top 1 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Christopher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ellsworth fields it and throws to first for the out.

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