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May 30, 1961

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 5 11 2
Pirates 3 13 3
Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 5 11 2
Pirates 3 13 3

Roberto Clemente Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .325
OBP .250 .356
At Bats 3 151
Hits 0 49
• Singles 0 36
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 1 8
RBI’s 0 28

Don Elston Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 4 3
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Forbes Field - May 30, 1961
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Out
Don Elston
Dick Bertell
Ed Bouchee
Don Zimmer
Ron Santo
Jerry Kindall
Ernie Banks
Al Heist
George Altman
Roberto Clemente
Bob Skinner
Bill Mazeroski

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 5 11 2 7
Pittsburgh Pirates 3 13 3 9
Winning Pitcher Dick Ellsworth
Losing Pitcher Vinegar Bend Mizell
Save Don Elston
Game Winning RBI Jerry Kindall
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Time of Game 2 hours 40 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Clemente hits a line drive towards first. Bouchee reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Groat hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Virdon is called out on strikes.
Bottom 9 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Mazeroski moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 9 Al Heist now playing center field. Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 9 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 9 Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Bobby Shantz now pitching. Ashburn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Rocky Nelson pinch hits for Roy Face. Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Elston covering. It's a double play.
Bottom 8 Hoak hits a popup in front of the plate. Bertell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Hoak hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Bertell settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Bertell.
Bottom 8 Burgess hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Elston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Kindall hits a popup in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bob Skinner now playing left field. Roy Face now pitching. Smoky Burgess now catching. Bertell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Face fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Stuart strikes out.
Bottom 7 Clemente takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Groat hits a popup towards short. Kindall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Don Elston now pitching. Virdon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Altman. Virdon reaches second base with a double. Hoak scores. Baker scores. Skinner moves to third.
Bottom 7 Bob Skinner pinch hits for Clem Labine. Skinner is hit by the pitch. Hoak moves to third. Baker moves to second.
Bottom 7 Gene Baker pinch runs for Hal Smith. Mazeroski hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hoak moves to second.
Bottom 7 Ed Bouchee now playing first base. George Altman now playing right field. Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Ed Bouchee pinch hits for Andre Rodgers. Bouchee hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops it up and throws to first, with Labine covering, for the out.
Top 7 Altman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Banks moves to third.
Top 7 Banks hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cimoli. Banks reaches second base with a double. Santo goes all the way around to score.
Top 7 Clem Labine now pitching. Santo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ashburn scores. Zimmer scores.
Top 7 Zimmer 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. Ashburn moves to third. Zimmer moves to second.
Top 7 Ashburn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Ellsworth hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops it up and throws to first, with Mizell covering, for the out.
Top 7 Kindall hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Cimoli hits a fly ball into right field. Rodgers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Stuart strikes out. Bertell drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Stuart out.
Bottom 6 Clemente strikes out.
Top 6 Bertell hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Rodgers is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Altman hits a fly ball towards center. Virdon catches it and throws to third to double up Santo. Banks moves to second.
Top 6 Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Santo moves to second.
Top 6 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Virdon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mizell moves to third.
Bottom 5 Mizell hits a ball on the ground for a double play.
Bottom 5 Mazeroski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith moves to third.
Bottom 5 Smith hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Banks. Smith reaches second base with a double. Hoak goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall misplays the ball. That's an error on Kindall.
Top 5 Zimmer strikes out.
Top 5 Ashburn hits a popup towards first. Stuart settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Ellsworth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Ellsworth hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Smith settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Smith.
Bottom 4 Cimoli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Stuart takes first base on ball four. Groat moves to second.
Bottom 4 Clemente hits a fly ball into right field. Rodgers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Groat hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Kindall hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bertell hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Rodgers hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Altman hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Virdon hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Bertell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Mizell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 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 3 Smith hits a line drive into left field. Banks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Santo takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 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.
Bottom 2 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Bertell fires to second and picks off Stuart for the out.
Bottom 2 Cimoli hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stuart moves to second.
Bottom 2 Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ellsworth fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Ellsworth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Kindall hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cimoli. Kindall reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Bertell hits a line drive into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Rodgers hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ellsworth fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Groat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Virdon is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Altman 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 1 Banks hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cimoli. Banks reaches second base with a double. Santo moves to third.
Top 1 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak juggles the ball. That's an error on Hoak.
Top 1 Zimmer strikes out.
Top 1 Ashburn hits a fly ball into left field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.