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August 10, 1961

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Bottom 8 R H E
Cardinals 3 10 0
Pirates 1 6 2
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Cardinals 3 10 0
Pirates 1 6 2

Bill Virdon Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .283
OBP .333 .333
At Bats 3 417
Hits 1 118
• Singles 1 85
• Doubles 0 18
• Triples 0 7
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 0 33
RBI’s 0 49

Ray Sadecki Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 5 0
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Forbes Field - August 10, 1961
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Walk
Ray Sadecki
Jimmie Schaffer
Bill White
Julian Javier
Ken Boyer
Bob Lillis
Don Taussig
Curt Flood
Charlie James
Bill Virdon
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Virdon takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Johnny Logan pinch hits for Earl Francis. Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Jimmie Schaffer now catching. Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 James strikes out.
Top 8 Sawatski hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Christopher hits a fly ball into left field. Taussig settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Groat hits a popup towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Don Taussig now playing left field. Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Musial hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Boyer hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Javier scores. That run is unearned.
Top 7 White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Javier moves to third.
Top 7 Lillis strikes out.
Top 7 The ball gets by Smith for a passed ball. Javier moves to second.
Top 7 Javier hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Clemente hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Sadecki hits a line drive into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Flood is walked intentionally.
Top 6 James hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Christopher. James reaches second base with a double. Sawatski moves to third.
Top 6 Sawatski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Musial hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Boyer strikes out.
Bottom 5 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Francis strikes out. Sawatski drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Francis out.
Bottom 5 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 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 5 Lillis hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Javier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sadecki moves to second.
Top 5 Sadecki hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. James scores. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Flood hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clemente throws the ball in to Groat who tags Flood trying to catch an extra base, for the out. James moves to third.
Top 5 James hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Hoak.
Bottom 4 Christopher strikes out.
Bottom 4 Groat hits a fly ball into right field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Sawatski hits a fly ball into left field. Christopher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Musial hits a fly ball towards right. Clemente catches it and throws to first to double up Boyer.
Top 4 Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Stuart hits a popup, foul, towards short. Lillis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Hoak hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Javier hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Virdon strikes out.
Bottom 2 Francis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sadecki fields it and throws to third for the out. Smith moves to second.
Bottom 2 Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Groat moves to second.
Bottom 2 Christopher hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Groat takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Sadecki 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 2 Flood hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. James moves to third.
Top 2 James hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Sawatski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boyer scores.
Top 2 Musial hits a line drive into left field. Christopher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Boyer moves to second.
Top 2 Boyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Mazeroski hits a popup towards short. Lillis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Stuart hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Virdon scores.
Bottom 1 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards first. White fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. Virdon moves to third.
Bottom 1 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Virdon moves to second.
Bottom 1 Virdon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 White strikes out.
Top 1 Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Javier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Francis fields it and throws to first for the out.