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June 18, 1961

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Cardinals 7 14 0
Pirates 3 8 1
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Cardinals 7 14 0
Pirates 3 8 1

Don Taussig Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .425
OBP .500 .455
At Bats 4 40
Hits 2 17
• Singles 1 12
• Doubles 1 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 0 7

Earl Francis Season Stats

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Forbes Field - June 18, 1961
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Out
Earl Francis
Smoky Burgess
Dick Stuart
Bill Mazeroski
Dick Schofield
Dick Groat
Bob Skinner
Bill Virdon
Walt Moryn
Don Taussig
Ken Boyer
Bill White
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Taussig hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. White moves to second.
Top 9 White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart fields the ball and throws to Francis covering. Safe.
Top 9 Earl Francis now pitching. Warwick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schofield fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Skinner hits a fly ball into center field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. Christopher moves to third.
Bottom 8 Virdon hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Jackson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Virdon for the out. Christopher moves to second.
Bottom 8 Joe Christopher pinch hits for Clem Labine. Christopher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Gotay strikes out.
Top 8 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schofield fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 There goes Lillis. The throw from Burgess and he is out, Groat applying the tag.
Top 8 Lillis takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Mazeroski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Schaffer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Schofield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Jackson covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Moryn hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 7 Stuart hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Skinner moves to second.
Bottom 7 Skinner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gotay scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Schaffer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schofield fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 James hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Taussig is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Burgess fires to first and picks off Boyer.
Top 7 Clem Labine now pitching. Dick Schofield now playing third base. Boyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Virdon hits a popup towards first. White reaches out to catch the ball, and throws to second to catch Logan attempting to get to second, for the double play.
Bottom 6 Johnny Logan pinch hits for Vinegar Bend Mizell. Logan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into left field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Vinegar Bend Mizell now pitching. White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out.
Top 6 Warwick hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon who is chasing the ball. Warwick reaches third base with a triple. Jackson scores. Gotay goes all the way around to score.
Top 6 Gotay hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lillis scores. Jackson moves to third.
Top 6 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lillis moves to third.
Top 6 Lillis hits a line drive into right field. Moryn picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Moryn. James goes all the way around to score. Lillis moves to second.
Top 6 Schaffer hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 James hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Taussig hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lillis fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Moryn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Stuart strikes out.
Top 5 Boyer hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 White hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Warwick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Jackson covering, for the out.
Bottom 4 Virdon hits a fly ball into left field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Gotay hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Jackson bunts towards the mound. Gibbon fields it and throws to first for the out. Lillis moves to second.
Top 4 Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Schaffer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 James hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 4 Taussig hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skinner. Taussig reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Gibbon hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Schaffer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lillis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Hoak hits a fly ball into center field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Boyer 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 White hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jackson tags and scores. Gotay tags and moves to third.
Top 3 Warwick bunts towards the mound. Gibbon fields it and throws to first for the out. Jackson moves to third. Gotay moves to second.
Top 3 Gotay hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Jackson moves to second.
Top 3 Jackson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Jackson covering, for the out.
Bottom 2 Moryn hits a fly ball into left field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gotay scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and has Taussig trapped. There's the throw to Mazeroski who tags Taussig for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 2 Schaffer strikes out.
Top 2 James hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Taussig moves to second.
Top 2 Taussig hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Skinner hits a fly ball into left field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Boyer hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 White takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Warwick strikes out.
Top 1 Gotay hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.