Pirates @ Cubs
August 18, 1961

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Joe Christopher Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .305
OBP .400 .357
At Bats 4 128
Hits 1 39
• Singles 1 31
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 1 11
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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Out
Dick Ellsworth
Sammy Taylor
Ed Bouchee
Jerry Kindall
Don Zimmer
Ernie Banks
Billy Williams
Al Heist
George Altman
Joe Christopher
Bill Mazeroski
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Christopher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 11 Don Zimmer now playing third base. Sturdivant hits a popup towards first. Bouchee settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Ed Bouchee now playing first base. Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 10 Ellsworth hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Leppert fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 10 Taylor hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Rocky Nelson now playing first base. Richie Ashburn pinch hits for Andre Rodgers. Ashburn hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Virdon 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 10 Leppert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Schofield moves to second.
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.