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August 31, 1961

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Giants 1 5 0
Cubs 6 10 1
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Giants 1 5 0
Cubs 6 10 1

Richie Ashburn Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .254
OBP .667 .375
At Bats 1 228
Hits 1 58
• Singles 1 52
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 1 43
RBI’s 2 16

Billy O'Dell Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 5 2
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Wrigley Field - August 31, 1961
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Billy O'Dell
John Orsino
Willie McCovey
Joey Amalfitano
Jim Davenport
Eddie Bressoud
Orlando Cepeda
Willie Mays
Harvey Kuenn
Richie Ashburn
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 6 Curtis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Mays hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. McCovey moves to second.
Top 6 McCovey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Kuenn hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bouchee strikes out.
Bottom 5 Taylor hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Santo hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Amalfitano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 O'Dell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Bressoud hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Orsino hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Williams strikes out.
Bottom 4 Altman is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Davenport hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cepeda hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 McCovey strikes out.
Bottom 3 Zimmer strikes out.
Bottom 3 Ashburn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Williams scores. Santo moves to third. Bouchee moves to second.
Bottom 3 Curtis strikes out.
Bottom 3 Bouchee is walked intentionally.
Bottom 3 Billy O'Dell now pitching. Taylor strikes out.
Bottom 3 Santo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams moves to third. Santo moves to second.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Altman scores. Williams moves to second.
Bottom 3 Altman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Altman reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Kuenn hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Amalfitano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Marichal strikes out.
Bottom 2 Banks hits a popup towards short. Bressoud settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Ashburn hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bouchee tags and scores.
Bottom 2 Curtis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bouchee moves to third.
Bottom 2 Bouchee hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cepeda. Bouchee reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Bressoud hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Orsino hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Cepeda takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Taylor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Williams scores. There goes Santo trying to get to home. Kuenn throws the ball in to Orsino who tags Santo who's trying to score from second, for the out.
Bottom 1 Santo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kuenn. Santo reaches second base with a double. Williams moves to third.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Zimmer scores.
Bottom 1 Altman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ashburn scores. Zimmer moves to third.
Bottom 1 Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 The ball gets by Orsino for a passed ball. Ashburn moves to third. Zimmer moves to second.
Bottom 1 Zimmer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ashburn moves to second.
Bottom 1 Ashburn takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 McCovey hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Amalfitano tags and scores.
Top 1 Kuenn takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Amalfitano hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ashburn who is chasing the ball. Amalfitano reaches third base with a triple.