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September 5, 1961

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Top 3	R	H	E
Reds	0	0	0
Cardinals	0	1	1

Top 3	R	H	E
Reds	0	0	0
Cardinals	0	1	1

Bob Purkey Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.087
OBP	.000	.125
At Bats	0	69
Hits	0	6
• Singles	0	4
• Doubles	0	1
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	1
Walks	0	2
RBI’s	0	3

Bob Gibson Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
10	10	1

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Sportsman's Park - September 5, 1961

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Strikeout

Bob Gibson

Jimmie Schaffer

Bill White

Julian Javier

Ken Boyer

Alex Grammas

Stan Musial

Curt Flood

Charlie James

Bob Purkey

Count: - , 0 Outs

Count: - , 1 Out

Purkey is called out on strikes.

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Bottom 2 Schaffer strikes out.

Bottom 2 Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards short. The ball bounces off Kasko, and towards Blasingame, who fields it and throws to first for the out. James moves to second.

Bottom 2 James hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 2 Boyer hits a line drive into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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

Top 2 Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Musial is called out on strikes.

Bottom 1 White strikes out.

Bottom 1 Javier hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Flood moves to second.

Bottom 1 Flood is hit by the pitch.

Top 1 Lynch strikes out.

Top 1 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier misplays the ball. That's an error on Javier. Kasko moves to second.

Top 1 Pinson hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Kasko takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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