Pirates @ Cubs
August 20, 1961

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Smoky Burgess Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .292
OBP .333 .360
At Bats 3 240
Hits 1 70
• Singles 1 48
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 10
Walks 0 24
RBI’s 0 43

Don Cardwell Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
10 10 0
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Wrigley Field - August 20, 1961
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Out
Don Cardwell
Dick Bertell
Ed Bouchee
Don Zimmer
Ron Santo
Ernie Banks
Billy Williams
Richie Ashburn
George Altman
Smoky Burgess
Roberto Clemente
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Banks fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 9 Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nelson for the out.
Top 9 Don Zimmer now playing second base. Dick Bertell now catching. Skinner strikes out.
Bottom 8 Bob Will pinch hits for Jerry Kindall. Will hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Ashburn hits a line drive towards short. Groat reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Don Zimmer pinch runs for Sammy Taylor. Cardwell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to third for the out. Bouchee moves to second.
Bottom 8 Bouchee takes first base on ball four. Taylor moves to second.
Bottom 8 Taylor takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cardwell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee scoops it up and throws to first, with Cardwell covering, for the out.
Top 8 Friend hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Santo hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Altman moves to third.
Bottom 7 Altman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Banks hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Kindall strikes out.
Top 7 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Hoak hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kindall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Burgess strikes out.
Bottom 6 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Nelson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ashburn for the out.
Bottom 6 Cardwell bunts towards third. Hoak fields it, throws to second, with Groat covering, for one, and over to first, with Mazeroski covering, for the double play.
Bottom 6 Bouchee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Nelson hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 The ball gets by Taylor for a passed ball. Skinner moves to second.
Top 6 Skinner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Groat 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 5 Taylor hits a line drive towards short. Groat reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Altman moves to second.
Bottom 5 Williams hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Altman takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Virdon hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Friend hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Altman who is chasing the ball. Friend reaches third base with a triple.
Top 5 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Hoak hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kindall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Kindall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Nelson scoops it up and throws to first, with Friend covering, for the out.
Top 4 Burgess hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 There goes Clemente. The throw from Taylor and he is safe. Clemente steals second.
Top 4 Clemente hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Nelson hits a line drive towards first. Bouchee reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Skinner hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Cardwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Bouchee 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 Taylor hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Groat is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Friend bunts towards the mound. Cardwell fields it and throws to first for the out. Mazeroski moves to second.
Top 3 Mazeroski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 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 2 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Altman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hoak for the out.
Top 2 Burgess hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee scoops it up and throws to first, with Cardwell covering, for the out.
Top 2 Nelson hits a popup towards first. Bouchee settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Banks hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kindall strikes out.
Bottom 1 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Skinner hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Groat hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kindall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Virdon hits a line drive towards short. Banks reaches out and makes the catch for the out.