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August 27, 1961

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Don Zimmer Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .258
OBP .250 .302
At Bats 4 396
Hits 1 102
• Singles 0 69
• Doubles 1 21
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 10
Walks 0 23
RBI’s 0 33

Al McBean Season Stats

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3 1 0
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Forbes Field - August 27, 1961
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Single
Al McBean
Don Leppert
Dick Stuart
Bill Mazeroski
Johnny Logan
Dick Groat
Joe Christopher
Bill Virdon
Roberto Clemente
Don Zimmer
Richie Ashburn
Andre Rodgers
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Logan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rodgers moves to third. Ashburn moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 7 Ashburn is walked intentionally.
Top 7 There goes Rodgers. The throw from Leppert and he is safe. Rodgers steals second.
Top 7 Brewer is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Bertell hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Santo tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Top 7 Rodgers is hit by the pitch.
Top 7 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat misplays the ball. That's an error on Groat. Williams scores. Santo moves to third.
Top 7 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.
Bottom 6 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Stuart hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rodgers scoops it up and throws to first, with Brewer covering, for the out.
Top 6 Altman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops it up and throws to first, with McBean covering, for the out.
Top 6 Kindall strikes out.
Top 6 Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to home to get Brewer. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 6 Ashburn 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. Brewer moves to third. Ashburn moves to second.
Top 6 Brewer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Groat hits a popup in front of the plate. Bertell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Christopher hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Jerry Kindall now playing shortstop. McBean hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Bertell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Rodgers strikes out.
Top 5 Santo hits a popup towards third. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Williams is walked intentionally.
Top 5 Jerry Kindall pinch runs for Ernie Banks. Altman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kindall moves to third. Altman moves to second.
Top 5 Banks is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 4 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 4 Virdon is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Leppert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Zimmer hits a line drive towards third. Logan reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Ashburn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Brewer is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Bertell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Logan hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Stuart hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Groat scores. Clemente moves to third.
Bottom 3 Clemente hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Groat moves to third.
Bottom 3 Groat takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Christopher hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 McBean strikes out.
Top 3 Al McBean now pitching. Rodgers is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Santo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Christopher. Santo reaches second base with a double. Altman scores.
Top 3 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Altman moves to third.
Top 3 Altman 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. Zimmer scores. Altman moves to second.
Top 3 Banks hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Zimmer moves to third.
Top 3 Zimmer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Christopher. Zimmer reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Virdon hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play.
Bottom 2 Leppert hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Logan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Ashburn hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Brewer is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Bertell hits a popup in front of the plate. Leppert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Rodgers hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Rodgers reaches second base with a double. Williams scores. Santo goes all the way around to score.
Top 2 Santo takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second.
Top 2 Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Stuart strikes out.
Bottom 1 Clemente hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Christopher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Altman strikes out.
Top 1 Banks hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Christopher. Banks reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 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.