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May 12, 1961

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Bottom 4 R H E
Reds 2 6 0
Pirates 4 8 0
Bottom 4 R H E
Reds 2 6 0
Pirates 4 9 0

Joe Christopher Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .333
OBP .500 .333
At Bats 2 3
Hits 1 1
• Singles 0 0
• Doubles 1 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 0 0

Marshall Bridges Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 0
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Forbes Field - May 12, 1961
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Single
Marshall Bridges
Bob Schmidt
Gordy Coleman
Don Blasingame
Gene Freese
Leo Cardenas
Frank Robinson
Vada Pinson
Wally Post
Joe Christopher
Bill Mazeroski
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Christopher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bridges fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mazeroski moves to third.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 4 Mizell bunts towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. Mazeroski moves to second.
Bottom 4 Marshall Bridges now pitching. Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Pinson is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Blasingame hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hal Bevan pinch hits for Bob Purkey. Bevan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Nelson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 3 Clemente hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Groat moves to third.
Bottom 3 Burgess hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Virdon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Groat moves to second.
Bottom 3 Groat hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Cardenas hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Freese hits a fly ball into left field. Christopher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Post hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Christopher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Mizell is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Clemente scores. Hoak moves to third.
Bottom 2 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coleman fields it and throws to second for the out. Clemente moves to third.
Bottom 2 Nelson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clemente moves to second.
Bottom 2 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Christopher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Pinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blasingame moves to third.
Top 2 There goes Blasingame. The throw from Burgess and he is safe. Blasingame steals second.
Top 2 Blasingame hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Purkey hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Schmidt hits a fly ball into left field. Christopher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Burgess hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coleman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Virdon for the out.
Bottom 1 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Christopher moves to third.
Bottom 1 Christopher hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson. Christopher reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Coleman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cardenas takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Freese hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Christopher. Freese reaches second base with a double. Pinson scores. Robinson moves to third.
Top 1 Post hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 There goes Pinson. The throw from Burgess and he is safe. Pinson steals second.
Top 1 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Blasingame hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.