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May 30, 1961

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Cubs 5 11 2
Pirates 3 13 3
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Cubs 5 11 2
Pirates 3 13 3

Bob Skinner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .252
OBP 1.000 .352
At Bats 0 111
Hits 0 28
• Singles 0 23
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 14
RBI’s 0 4

Don Elston Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 4 3
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Forbes Field - May 30, 1961
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Fielder's Choice
Don Elston
Dick Bertell
Ed Bouchee
Don Zimmer
Ron Santo
Jerry Kindall
Ernie Banks
Al Heist
George Altman
Bob Skinner
Bill Mazeroski
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Mazeroski moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Al Heist now playing center field. Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 9 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 9 Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Bobby Shantz now pitching. Ashburn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Rocky Nelson pinch hits for Roy Face. Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Elston covering. It's a double play.
Bottom 8 Hoak hits a popup in front of the plate. Bertell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Hoak hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Bertell settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Bertell.
Bottom 8 Burgess hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Elston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Kindall hits a popup in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bob Skinner now playing left field. Roy Face now pitching. Smoky Burgess now catching. Bertell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Face fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Stuart strikes out.
Bottom 7 Clemente takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Groat hits a popup towards short. Kindall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Don Elston now pitching. Virdon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Altman. Virdon reaches second base with a double. Hoak scores. Baker scores. Skinner moves to third.
Bottom 7 Bob Skinner pinch hits for Clem Labine. Skinner is hit by the pitch. Hoak moves to third. Baker moves to second.
Bottom 7 Gene Baker pinch runs for Hal Smith. Mazeroski hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hoak moves to second.
Bottom 7 Ed Bouchee now playing first base. George Altman now playing right field. Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Ed Bouchee pinch hits for Andre Rodgers. Bouchee hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops it up and throws to first, with Labine covering, for the out.
Top 7 Altman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Banks moves to third.
Top 7 Banks hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cimoli. Banks reaches second base with a double. Santo goes all the way around to score.
Top 7 Clem Labine now pitching. Santo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ashburn scores. Zimmer scores.
Top 7 Zimmer hits a line drive into right field. Clemente picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Clemente. Ashburn moves to third. Zimmer moves to second.
Top 7 Ashburn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Ellsworth hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops it up and throws to first, with Mizell covering, for the out.
Top 7 Kindall hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Cimoli hits a fly ball into right field. Rodgers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Stuart strikes out. Bertell drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Stuart out.
Bottom 6 Clemente strikes out.
Top 6 Bertell hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Rodgers is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Altman hits a fly ball towards center. Virdon catches it and throws to third to double up Santo. Banks moves to second.
Top 6 Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Santo moves to second.
Top 6 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Virdon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mizell moves to third.
Bottom 5 Mizell hits a ball on the ground for a double play.
Bottom 5 Mazeroski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith moves to third.
Bottom 5 Smith hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Banks. Smith reaches second base with a double. Hoak goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall misplays the ball. That's an error on Kindall.
Top 5 Zimmer strikes out.
Top 5 Ashburn hits a popup towards first. Stuart settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Ellsworth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Ellsworth hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Smith settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Smith.
Bottom 4 Cimoli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Stuart takes first base on ball four. Groat moves to second.
Bottom 4 Clemente hits a fly ball into right field. Rodgers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Groat hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Kindall hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bertell hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Rodgers hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Altman hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Virdon hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Bertell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Mizell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Smith hits a line drive into left field. Banks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Santo takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Bertell fires to second and picks off Stuart for the out.
Bottom 2 Cimoli hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stuart moves to second.
Bottom 2 Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ellsworth fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Ellsworth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Kindall hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cimoli. Kindall reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Bertell hits a line drive into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Rodgers hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ellsworth fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Groat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Virdon is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Altman 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 1 Banks hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cimoli. Banks reaches second base with a double. Santo moves to third.
Top 1 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak juggles the ball. That's an error on Hoak.
Top 1 Zimmer strikes out.
Top 1 Ashburn hits a fly ball into left field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.