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September 16, 1961

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 3 11 2
Giants 3 9 2
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Cubs 3 11 2
Giants 4 10 2

Willie McCovey Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .268
OBP .000 .346
At Bats 0 317
Hits 0 85
• Singles 0 53
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 17
Walks 0 35
RBI’s 0 48

Bob Anderson Season Stats

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6 8 8
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Candlestick Park - September 16, 1961
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Home Run
Bob Anderson
Dick Bertell
Andre Rodgers
Jerry Kindall
Ron Santo
Ernie Banks
Billy Williams
Richie Ashburn
George Altman
Willie McCovey

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 3 11 2 10
San Francisco Giants 4 10 2 6
Winning Pitcher Stu Miller
Losing Pitcher Bob Anderson
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Willie McCovey
Attendance 8,564
Time of Game 2 hours 25 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

End of Game

Willie McCovey pinch hits for Jose Pagan. McCovey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Bob Anderson now pitching. Jerry Kindall now playing second base. Bailey hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 9 Williams is walked intentionally.
Top 9 Stu Miller now pitching. Sammy Taylor pinch hits for Don Zimmer. Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano misplays the ball. That's an error on Amalfitano. Bertell scores. Ashburn moves to third. Taylor moves to second.
Top 9 Ashburn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rodgers scores. Bertell moves to third.
Top 9 Heist strikes out.
Top 9 Dick LeMay now pitching. Al Heist pinch hits for Don Elston. There's a wild pitch. Rodgers moves to third. Bertell moves to second.
Top 9 Bertell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Altman scores. Rodgers moves to second.
Top 9 Rodgers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Altman moves to third.
Top 9 Altman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Altman reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Davenport hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Cepeda hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards right. Altman fields it and throws to second to catch Mays for the out. Amalfitano scores.
Bottom 8 Mays hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Amalfitano moves to third.
Bottom 8 Amalfitano hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Elston fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Banks takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second.
Top 8 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Zimmer hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 McCormick hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Altman. McCormick reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Pagan is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Dick Bertell now catching. Don Elston now pitching. Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards second. Amalfitano scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 7 Sammy Drake pinch runs for Cuno Barragan. Jim McAnany pinch hits for Dick Ellsworth. McAnany hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Barragan takes first base on ball four. Rodgers moves to second.
Top 7 Rodgers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Davenport hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Altman strikes out.
Top 6 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Amalfitano hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Amalfitano hits a popup, foul, towards first. Rodgers settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Rodgers.
Bottom 5 Kuenn hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Barragan fires to first and picks off McCormick.
Bottom 5 McCormick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCormick fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Zimmer strikes out.
Top 5 Ashburn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ellsworth moves to third.
Top 5 Ellsworth is hit by the pitch.
Top 5 Barragan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Pagan hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bailey strikes out.
Bottom 4 Davenport hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Alou moves to second.
Bottom 4 Cepeda hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Rodgers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Altman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Altman for the out.
Top 4 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCormick fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Mays hits a line drive into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Amalfitano hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Kuenn hits a line drive towards the mound. Ellsworth catches it and throws to first to double up McCormick.
Bottom 3 McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rodgers juggles the ball. That's an error on Rodgers.
Top 3 Banks hits a popup towards short. Pagan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 McCormick fires to first and has Zimmer trapped. There's the throw to Amalfitano who tags Zimmer for the out.
Top 3 Williams hits a popup in front of the plate. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Zimmer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rodgers scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bailey for the out.
Bottom 2 Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Ashburn hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Ellsworth is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Barragan strikes out.
Top 2 Rodgers hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kuenn. Rodgers reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Cepeda strikes out.
Bottom 1 Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kuenn scores.
Bottom 1 Mays hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Amalfitano hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kuenn moves to third.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Kuenn moves to second.
Bottom 1 Kuenn takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Altman strikes out.
Top 1 Santo takes first base on ball four. Zimmer moves to third. Banks moves to second.
Top 1 Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Zimmer moves to second.
Top 1 Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Zimmer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano scoops it up and throws to first for the out.