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August 31, 1961

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Steve Bilko Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .296
OBP .333 .411
At Bats 3 257
Hits 1 76
• Singles 0 42
• Doubles 1 16
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 17
Walks 0 51
RBI’s 1 52

Jerry Walker Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 11 2
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Wrigley Field - August 31, 1961
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Out
Jerry Walker
Gordon MacKenzie
Norm Siebern
Wayne Causey
Ozzie Virgil
Dick Howser
Leo Posada
Bobby Del Greco
Deron Johnson
Steve Bilko
Joe Koppe
Albie Pearson
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Bilko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Virgil fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Wagner strikes out.
Bottom 8 Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Koppe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser misplays the ball. That's an error on Howser.
Bottom 8 Pearson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Del Greco. Pearson reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Del Greco is called out on strikes.
Top 8 The ball gets by Averill for a passed ball. Howser moves to second.
Top 8 Howser hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Walker scores.
Top 8 Walker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wagner. Walker reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 MacKenzie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Causey scores.
Top 8 Posada hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Virgil scores. Causey moves to third.
Top 8 Causey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Virgil moves to second.
Top 8 Johnny James now pitching. Virgil hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Ted Kluszewski pinch hits for Jack Spring. Kluszewski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. MacKenzie settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Virgil fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Ozzie Virgil now playing third base. Wayne Causey now playing second base. Averill hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bilko scoops it up and throws to first, with Spring covering, for the out.
Top 7 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Walker scores. Howser moves to third. Del Greco moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 7 Del Greco takes first base on ball four. Walker moves to third. Howser moves to second.
Top 7 Howser hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Walker moves to second.
Top 7 Walker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Posada scores.
Top 7 Jack Spring now pitching. MacKenzie strikes out.
Top 7 Posada hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pearson who is chasing the ball. Posada reaches third base with a triple.
Top 7 Causey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Top 7 Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Johnson moves to third. Siebern moves to second.
Top 7 Siebern takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second.
Top 7 Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Del Greco hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Earl Averill now catching. Howser strikes out.
Bottom 6 Thomas strikes out.
Bottom 6 Bilko hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Posada. Bilko reaches second base with a double. Wagner goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 6 Wagner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Koppe hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 MacKenzie strikes out.
Top 6 Posada strikes out.
Bottom 5 Pearson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Donohue hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Bridges is hit by the pitch.
Top 5 Causey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bilko scoops it up and throws to first, with Donohue covering, for the out.
Top 5 Lumpe hits a fly ball into left field. Wagner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Siebern hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Sadowski hits a popup towards short. Howser settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Thomas takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Bilko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Wagner hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Thomas hits a popup towards third. Causey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Howser is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Jim Donohue now pitching. Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bilko scoops it up and throws to first, with Donohue covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Koppe hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Pearson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe fields it and throws to second for the out. Sadowski moves to third.
Bottom 3 Tom Satriano pinch hits for Ken McBride. Satriano strikes out.
Bottom 3 Bridges takes first base on ball four. Sadowski moves to second.
Bottom 3 Sadowski takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 MacKenzie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Posada hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 3 Causey strikes out.
Top 3 Lumpe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnson scores. Siebern moves to third.
Top 3 Siebern takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second.
Top 3 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Koppe. Howser scores.
Top 3 Del Greco hits a popup towards short. Koppe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 There goes Howser. The throw from Sadowski and he is safe. Howser steals second.
Top 3 Howser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Bilko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Wagner 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 2 Walker hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 MacKenzie is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Posada hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Causey hits a fly ball into center field. Pearson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Thomas hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Koppe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Pearson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Siebern hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Del Greco scores.
Top 1 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McBride fields it and throws to first for the out. Del Greco moves to second.
Top 1 Del Greco takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Howser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.