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July 6, 1961

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Sammy Esposito Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .192
OBP .667 .288
At Bats 2 52
Hits 1 10
• Singles 0 6
• Doubles 1 4
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 1 7
RBI’s 0 3

Norm Bass Season Stats

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Municipal Stadium - July 6, 1961
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Strikeout
Norm Bass
Joe Pignatano
Norm Siebern
Jerry Lumpe
Wayne Causey
Dick Howser
Gene Stephens
Jay Hankins
Jim Rivera
Sammy Esposito
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Norm Bass now pitching. Esposito strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Howser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Esposito fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Lou Klimchock pinch hits for Art Ditmar. Klimchock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Causey hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Sievers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Pignatano hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Rivera hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Luis Aparicio now playing shortstop. Al Smith now playing left field. Sammy Esposito now playing third base. Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sievers scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stephens for the out.
Top 7 Minoso hits a fly ball into center field. Hankins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Fox hits a fly ball into center field. Hankins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Robinson bunts towards first. Siebern scoops it up and throws to first, with Lumpe covering, for the out. Wynn moves to second.
Top 7 Art Ditmar now pitching. Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe misplays the ball. That's an error on Lumpe.
Bottom 6 Siebern strikes out.
Bottom 6 Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wynn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Hankins hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Howser hits a popup towards first. Sievers settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Carreon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Esposito hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Rivera fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Rivera. Pilarcik goes all the way around to score. Esposito moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Pilarcik takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Minoso tags and scores.
Top 6 Sievers hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Minoso moves to third.
Top 6 Minoso hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hankins. Minoso reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Causey takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Pignatano hits a fly ball towards left. Minoso catches it and throws to third to double up Rivera. Stephens tags and scores.
Bottom 5 Rivera hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robinson. Rivera reaches second base with a double. Stephens moves to third.
Bottom 5 Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wynn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Fox hits a fly ball into center field. Hankins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Wynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Esposito scores.
Top 5 Carreon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out. Esposito moves to second.
Top 5 Esposito takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Siebern strikes out.
Bottom 4 Lumpe hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pilarcik who is chasing the ball. Lumpe reaches third base with a triple. Robinson throws the ball in to Carreon who tags Lumpe trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 4 Hankins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sievers scoops it up and throws to first, with Wynn covering, for the out.
Top 4 Pilarcik hits a line drive towards the mound. Walker reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Sievers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Howser hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Causey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sievers scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Causey for the out.
Top 3 Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 There's a wild pitch. Carreon scores.
Top 3 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Carreon moves to third.
Top 3 Wynn bunts towards first. Siebern scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wynn for the out. Carreon moves to second.
Top 3 Carreon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Pignatano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Esposito scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Rivera takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Stephens hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Siebern hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Esposito hits a fly ball into center field. Hankins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Lumpe hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hankins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Esposito scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Howser hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Sievers hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pignatano settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Minoso takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Fox hits a line drive towards short. Howser reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.