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September 29, 1961

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Bottom 7 R H E
Reds 7 12 0
Pirates 1 4 0
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Reds 7 12 0
Pirates 1 4 0

Dick Groat Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .275
OBP .333 .320
At Bats 3 586
Hits 1 161
• Singles 0 124
• Doubles 1 25
• Triples 0 6
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 0 40
RBI’s 0 55

Ken Johnson Season Stats

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6 6 0
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Forbes Field - September 29, 1961
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Out
Ken Johnson
Johnny Edwards
Dick Gernert
Elio Chacon
Cliff Cook
Leo Cardenas
Gus Bell
Joe Gaines
Wally Post
Dick Groat
Joe Christopher
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Christopher takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Rocky Nelson pinch hits for Al McBean. Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert scoops it up and throws to first, with Johnson covering, for the out.
Top 7 Edwards 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 7 Cook is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Post hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Mazeroski 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 6 Smith strikes out.
Bottom 6 Dick Gernert now playing first base. Elio Chacon now playing second base. Ken Johnson now pitching. Skinner hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Dick Gernert pinch hits for Gordy Coleman. Gernert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Gaines is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McBean fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Hoak hits a fly ball into center field. Gaines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Stuart hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Clendenon scores.
Bottom 5 Clendenon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gaines who is chasing the ball. Clendenon reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 5 Groat strikes out.
Bottom 5 Leo Cardenas now playing shortstop. Joe Gaines now playing center field. Gus Bell now playing left field. Cliff Cook now playing third base. Christopher is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Blasingame strikes out.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Post scores. O'Toole moves to second.
Top 5 O'Toole takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Post moves to third.
Top 5 Freese hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Post moves to second.
Top 5 Post hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 McBean hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Mazeroski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Smith takes first base on ball four. Skinner moves to second.
Bottom 4 Skinner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Hoak hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Coleman 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 4 Robinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Blasingame moves to third. Pinson moves to second.
Top 4 Pinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. O'Toole scores. Blasingame moves to second.
Top 4 Al McBean now pitching. Kasko hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Edwards scores. O'Toole moves to third.
Top 4 O'Toole is hit by the pitch. Edwards moves to second.
Top 4 Edwards hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Freese scores.
Top 4 Freese hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Post trying to get to second. Hoak throws to second, with Groat covering, who tags Post for the out. Freese moves to second.
Top 4 Post takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Stuart hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Clendenon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Groat hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson. Groat reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Christopher hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Foss strikes out.
Top 3 Coleman hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Pinson hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Kasko hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Smith strikes out.
Bottom 2 Johnny Edwards now catching. Skinner hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Blasingame hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 O'Toole hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Clendenon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Freese hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hoak hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Stuart hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Clendenon moves to second.
Bottom 1 Clendenon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Groat strikes out.
Bottom 1 Christopher hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Post strikes out.
Top 1 Coleman hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kasko tags and scores.
Top 1 Pinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kasko moves to third.
Top 1 Kasko hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.