Cubs @ Pirates
July 20, 1961

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Top 2	R	H	E
Cubs	0	0	1
Pirates	1	2	0

Top 2	R	H	E
Cubs	0	0	1
Pirates	1	2	0

Moe Thacker Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.194
OBP	.000	.419
At Bats	0	31
Hits	0	6
• Singles	0	6
• Doubles	0	0
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	0
Walks	0	11
RBI’s	0	2

Joe Gibbon Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
7	4	0

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Forbes Field - July 20, 1961

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Strikeout

Joe Gibbon

Hal Smith

Dick Stuart

Bill Mazeroski

Don Hoak

Dick Schofield

Joe Christopher

Bill Virdon

Roberto Clemente

Moe Thacker

Count: - , 1 Out

Count: - , 2 Outs

Thacker strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 2 Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Christopher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Moe Thacker now catching. Hoak hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Stuart hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Altman. Stuart reaches second base with a double. Christopher scores. There goes Clemente trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. That run is unearned.

Bottom 1 Clemente hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Christopher moves to third.

Bottom 1 Christopher hits a popup towards short. Kindall misplays the ball. That's an error on Kindall.

Bottom 1 Virdon hits a popup towards short. Kindall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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 Santo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Zimmer strikes out.

Top 1 Heist takes first base on ball four.

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