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September 8, 1961

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Phillies 1 2 1
Cubs 4 5 0
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Phillies 1 2 1
Cubs 4 5 0

Richie Ashburn Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .261
OBP .667 .377
At Bats 2 264
Hits 1 69
• Singles 0 60
• Doubles 1 5
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 47
RBI’s 0 17

Chris Short Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 10 1
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Wrigley Field - September 8, 1961
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Walk
Chris Short
Clay Dalrymple
Lee Walls
Bobby Malkmus
Charley Smith
Ruben Amaro
Johnny Callison
Don Demeter
Ken Walters
Richie Ashburn
Moe Morhardt
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Ashburn takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Ellsworth hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Short fields it and throws to first for the out. Morhardt moves to second.
Bottom 7 Morhardt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Walters hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Demeter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Taylor strikes out.
Bottom 6 Santo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Malkmus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Williams strikes out.
Top 6 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Callison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Malkmus hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Altman hits a fly ball into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Banks takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Zimmer hits a fly ball into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Ashburn hits a line drive towards third. Smith reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Short hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ellsworth fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Dalrymple hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Amaro hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Walters hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Ellsworth strikes out.
Bottom 4 Morhardt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Taylor hits a popup towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Demeter hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Amaro fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Williams is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Chris Short now pitching. Altman takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Callison hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Malkmus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Morhardt fields it and throws to second for the out. Amaro scores.
Top 3 Tony Taylor pinch hits for Art Mahaffey. Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out. Amaro moves to third.
Top 3 Dalrymple hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Amaro moves to second.
Top 3 Amaro takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Banks hits a line drive towards third. Smith reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Zimmer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Callison who is chasing the ball. Zimmer reaches third base with a triple. Morhardt scores. Ashburn scores.
Bottom 2 The ball gets by Dalrymple for a passed ball. Morhardt moves to third. Ashburn moves to second.
Bottom 2 Ashburn is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 2 Ellsworth bunts towards the mound. Mahaffey fields it and throws to first for the out. Morhardt moves to second.
Bottom 2 Morhardt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Taylor scores.
Bottom 2 Taylor hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walters. Taylor reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Malkmus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Walters hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Demeter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Walters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Dalrymple fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Dalrymple. Altman moves to second.
Bottom 1 Altman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Amaro scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ashburn scores.
Bottom 1 There goes Ashburn. The throw from Dalrymple and he is safe. Ashburn steals third.
Bottom 1 Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Amaro scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Ashburn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Callison. Ashburn reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Callison hits a popup towards first. Morhardt settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Malkmus hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ellsworth fields it and throws to first for the out.