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August 5, 1961

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Cubs 5 14 1
Dodgers 4 9 0
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Cubs 5 14 1
Dodgers 4 10 0

Gil Hodges Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .257
OBP .000 .323
At Bats 3 144
Hits 0 37
• Singles 0 28
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 0 15
RBI’s 0 21

Don Elston Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 5 8
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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum - August 5, 1961
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Double
Don Elston
Sammy Taylor
Andre Rodgers
Jerry Kindall
Ron Santo
Ernie Banks
Billy Williams
Richie Ashburn
George Altman
Gil Hodges
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Hodges hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Hodges reaches second base with a double.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Sammy Taylor now catching. Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Larry Sherry now pitching. Sammy Taylor pinch hits for Dick Bertell. Taylor hits a popup towards short. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Kindall hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Rodgers scores. Banks scores. Santo moves to third.
Top 8 Santo is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Williams strikes out.
Top 8 Altman bunts towards the mound. Perranoski fields it and throws to first for the out. Rodgers moves to third. Banks moves to second.
Top 8 Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rodgers moves to second.
Top 8 Wally Moon now playing left field. Willie Davis now playing center field. Tommy Davis now playing right field. Rodgers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Howard hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Moon hits a line drive into left center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Andre Rodgers now playing first base. Don Elston now pitching. Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ashburn for the out.
Top 7 Al Heist pinch hits for Dick Drott. Heist hits a fly ball into left center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Bertell hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Santo tags and scores.
Top 7 Kindall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Perranoski covering, for the out. Santo moves to third.
Top 7 Santo hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.
Bottom 6 Perranoski strikes out.
Bottom 6 Camilli takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Spencer hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hodges hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Ron Perranoski now pitching. Altman strikes out.
Top 6 Banks takes first base on ball four. Will moves to second.
Top 6 Will hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Dick Drott now pitching. Davis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kindall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Howard takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kindall fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Wills scores.
Bottom 5 Gilliam hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wills moves to third.
Bottom 5 Wills hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Brewer strikes out.
Top 5 Bertell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Williams scores.
Top 5 Kindall hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Howard. Kindall reaches second base with a double. Williams moves to third.
Top 5 Santo hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Drysdale hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Camilli hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Spencer strikes out.
Top 4 Altman strikes out.
Top 4 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ashburn scores. Will moves to second.
Top 4 Will hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ashburn moves to third.
Top 4 Ashburn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Brewer strikes out.
Top 4 Bertell hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Hodges strikes out.
Bottom 3 Davis hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play.
Bottom 3 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Moon strikes out.
Bottom 3 Gilliam hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Kindall hits a line drive into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Santo takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Williams strikes out.
Top 3 Altman hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Howard. Altman reaches second base with a double. Will moves to third.
Top 3 Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Will takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Drysdale hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Camilli hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Spencer hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hodges hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Ashburn hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Brewer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kindall moves to second.
Top 2 Bertell hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Kindall is hit by the pitch.
Top 2 Santo strikes out.
Bottom 1 Davis strikes out. There goes Howard. The throw from Bertell to second, and Howard is out.
Bottom 1 Howard hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Wills scores. Moon moves to second.
Bottom 1 Moon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wills moves to third.
Bottom 1 Gilliam hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Wills hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Altman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drysdale fields it and throws to home to get Ashburn. Will moves to third. Banks moves to second.
Top 1 Banks takes first base on ball four. Will moves to second.
Top 1 Will hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Ashburn moves to third.
Top 1 Ashburn takes first base on ball four.