Pirates @ Cubs
August 18, 1961

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Don Leppert Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .237
OBP .250 .256
At Bats 4 38
Hits 1 9
• Singles 1 6
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 1
RBI’s 0 2

Dick Ellsworth Season Stats

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6 7 0
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Wrigley Field - August 18, 1961
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Single
Dick Ellsworth
Sammy Taylor
Andre Rodgers
Jerry Kindall
Ron Santo
Ernie Banks
Billy Williams
Al Heist
George Altman
Don Leppert
Dick Schofield
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Leppert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Schofield moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 10 Dick Schofield pinch runs for Dick Stuart. Hoak hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ellsworth fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 10 Clemente hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 9 Williams is walked intentionally.
Bottom 9 Altman bunts towards the mound. Sturdivant fields it and throws to first for the out. Banks moves to second.
Bottom 9 Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Groat hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Ellsworth scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Groat for the out.
Top 9 Christopher hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Sturdivant hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rodgers scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sturdivant for the out.
Bottom 8 Kindall strikes out.
Bottom 8 Heist hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Ellsworth hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play.
Bottom 8 Taylor hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Mazeroski hits a popup towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ellsworth fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Leppert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Rodgers hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Santo hits a popup towards first. Stuart settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Williams hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Clemente is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Groat hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Altman. Groat reaches second base with a double. Mazeroski scores. Christopher moves to third.
Top 7 Christopher takes first base on ball four.
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.