Pirates @ Cubs
August 18, 1961

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Pirates 0 5 0
Cubs 1 5 1
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Pirates 0 5 0
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Joe Christopher Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .307
OBP .333 .355
At Bats 3 127
Hits 1 39
• Singles 1 31
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 10
RBI’s 0 11

Dick Ellsworth Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 7 0
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Wrigley Field - August 18, 1961
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Walk
Dick Ellsworth
Sammy Taylor
Andre Rodgers
Jerry Kindall
Ron Santo
Ernie Banks
Billy Williams
Al Heist
George Altman
Joe Christopher
Bill Mazeroski
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Christopher takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 7 There's a wild pitch. Mazeroski moves to second.
Top 7 Sturdivant strikes out.
Top 7 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ellsworth fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Virdon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 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 6 Banks hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Kindall strikes out.
Top 6 Leppert 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 ball on the ground towards first. Rodgers fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 6 Stuart hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Stuart reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Heist is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Ellsworth 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 5 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sturdivant fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 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.
Top 5 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ellsworth fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Christopher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ellsworth fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Rodgers hits a popup in front of the plate. Leppert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Santo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams moves to third.
Bottom 4 Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Altman hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kindall tags and scores.
Bottom 4 Banks hits a fly ball into left field. Christopher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kindall moves to third.
Bottom 4 Kindall hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Christopher. Kindall reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Sturdivant strikes out.
Top 4 Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Leppert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Heist hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Ellsworth is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Taylor hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hoak hits a line drive into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to home to get Sturdivant. Christopher moves to third. Clemente moves to second.
Top 3 Clemente is walked intentionally.
Top 3 Groat bunts in front of the plate. Taylor fields it and throws to first for the out. Sturdivant moves to third. Christopher moves to second.
Top 3 Christopher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sturdivant moves to second.
Top 3 Sturdivant hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kindall fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 There go the runners. The throw from Leppert to Groat covering second. The throw back to home, and Altman is out at the plate.
Bottom 2 Rodgers strikes out.
Bottom 2 Santo hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Altman moves to third.
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.