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August 27, 1961

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Bottom 8 R H E
Cubs 3 8 1
Pirates 6 10 2
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Cubs 3 8 1
Pirates 6 10 2

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Forbes Field - August 27, 1961
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Passed Ball
Don Elston
Dick Bertell
Andre Rodgers
Don Zimmer
Ron Santo
Ernie Banks
Billy Williams
Al Heist
George Altman
Roberto Clemente
Dick Groat
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

The ball gets by Bertell for a passed ball. Groat moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Groat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Christopher hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Don Elston now pitching. Labine hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bob Will pinch hits for Barney Schultz. Will strikes out.
Top 8 Clem Labine now pitching. Bertell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rodgers moves to second.
Top 8 Rodgers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Santo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 8 Williams hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon who is chasing the ball. Williams reaches third base with a triple.
Top 8 Altman hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Banks strikes out.
Bottom 7 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Virdon hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Barney Schultz now pitching. Smith hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Heist hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Richie Ashburn pinch hits for Glen Hobbie. 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 6 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Stuart hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Christopher scores. Groat scores. Clemente moves to third.
Bottom 6 Glen Hobbie now pitching. Clemente is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Groat hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Virdon scores. Mazeroski scores. Christopher moves to third. Groat moves to second.
Bottom 6 Christopher takes first base on ball four. Virdon moves to third. Mazeroski moves to second.
Bottom 6 Gibbon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Virdon moves to second.
Bottom 6 Virdon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Smith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bertell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Rodgers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Stuart hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Clemente hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Williams strikes out.
Top 5 Altman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Banks moves to second.
Top 5 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat misplays the ball. That's an error on Groat.
Top 5 Zimmer hits a line drive into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Heist hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Christopher hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Gibbon bunts towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. Mazeroski moves to second.
Bottom 4 Mazeroski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Curtis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibbon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Bertell takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Rodgers hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Santo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Williams strikes out.
Bottom 3 Virdon hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clemente scores. Hoak moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 3 Hoak hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Christopher scores. Clemente moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 3 Stuart hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Curtis fields it and throws to second for the out. Christopher moves to third.
Bottom 3 Groat hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Christopher moves to second.
Bottom 3 Christopher takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 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 3 Banks hits a line drive into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Zimmer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Heist hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Gibbon hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Mazeroski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Virdon moves to third.
Bottom 2 Virdon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Smith 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 2 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Curtis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Curtis strikes out.
Top 2 Bertell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Rodgers strikes out. Smith drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Rodgers out.
Top 2 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Clemente takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Groat hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Christopher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Altman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski misplays the ball. That's an error on Mazeroski. Heist moves to third.
Top 1 Banks hits a line drive into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Zimmer hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Heist takes first base on ball four.