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August 30, 1961

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Bottom 2	R	H	E
Reds	1	1	0
Pirates	2	2	2

Bottom 2	R	H	E
Reds	1	1	0
Pirates	2	3	2

Smoky Burgess Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.299
OBP	.000	.370
At Bats	0	254
Hits	0	76
• Singles	0	51
• Doubles	0	13
• Triples	0	2
• Home Runs	0	10
Walks	0	27
RBI’s	0	45

Bob Purkey Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
14	9	1

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Forbes Field - August 30, 1961

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Single

Bob Purkey

Darrell Johnson

Gordy Coleman

Elio Chacon

Gene Freese

Leo Cardenas

Jerry Lynch

Vada Pinson

Gus Bell

Smoky Burgess

Count: - , 0 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

Burgess hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 2 Purkey strikes out.

Top 2 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat misplays the ball. That's an error on Groat. Coleman scores. Bell moves to second. That run is unearned.

Top 2 Cardenas hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Bell takes first base on ball four. Coleman moves to second.

Top 2 Coleman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 2 Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops it up and throws to first, with Sturdivant covering, for the out.

Bottom 1 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chacon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Groat scores.

Bottom 1 Stuart strikes out.

Bottom 1 Skinner strikes out.

Bottom 1 Groat hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson who is chasing the ball. Groat reaches third base with a triple. Virdon goes all the way around to score.

Bottom 1 Virdon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 1 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 1 Chacon hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Freese hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart juggles the ball. That's an error on Stuart.

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