Pirates @ Phillies
August 8, 1961

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Top 8 R H E
Pirates 3 9 0
Phillies 1 5 0
Top 8 R H E
Pirates 3 9 0
Phillies 1 5 0

Joe Christopher Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .304
OBP .000 .347
At Bats 3 112
Hits 0 34
• Singles 0 26
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 8
RBI’s 0 10

Chris Short Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 7 1
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Connie Mack Stadium - August 8, 1961
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Out
Chris Short
Clay Dalrymple
Pancho Herrera
George Williams
Charley Smith
Ruben Amaro
Johnny Callison
Tony Gonzalez
Wes Covington
Joe Christopher
Dick Groat
Dick Stuart
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Christopher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Groat takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into left field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hoak tags and scores. Stuart tags and moves to third.
Top 8 Stuart hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Callison. Stuart reaches second base with a double. Hoak moves to third.
Top 8 Clemente hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Hoak hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Covington 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 7 Callison takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 There's a wild pitch. Williams moves to third.
Bottom 7 Amaro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Short bunts towards first. Stuart scoops it up and throws to first, with Mazeroski covering, for the out. Williams moves to second.
Bottom 7 Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Virdon hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Sturdivant strikes out.
Top 7 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Amaro scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Dalrymple hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Gonzalez trying to get to home. Clemente throws the ball in to Smith who tags Gonzalez who's trying to score from second, for the out. Smith moves to second.
Bottom 6 Herrera hits a line drive into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Smith takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Christopher. Gonzalez reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Covington hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Christopher hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Groat hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mazeroski moves to third.
Top 6 Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Amaro scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Hoak hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Callison 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 5 Amaro hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Short hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Amaro scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Sturdivant strikes out.
Top 5 Smith hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Callison. Smith reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Christopher hits a fly ball into right field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Christopher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Dalrymple hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Covington scores. Gonzalez moves to third.
Bottom 4 Herrera strikes out.
Bottom 4 Smith is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Gonzalez takes first base on ball four. Covington moves to second.
Bottom 4 Covington hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 There goes Stuart. The throw from Dalrymple and he is out, Amaro applying the tag.
Top 4 Mazeroski strikes out.
Top 4 Stuart hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Callison hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops it up and throws to first, with Sturdivant covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Amaro takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Short bunts towards first. Stuart scoops it up and throws to first, with Mazeroski covering, for the out. Williams moves to second.
Bottom 3 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Dalrymple hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Clemente hits a line drive into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Herrera scoops it up and throws to first, with Short covering, for the out.
Bottom 2 Herrera hits a line drive towards short. Groat reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Smith strikes out.
Bottom 2 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Sturdivant hits a ball on the ground towards short. Amaro scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. Groat moves to third.
Top 2 Christopher hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Dalrymple fields it and throws to first for the out. Groat moves to second.
Top 2 Groat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Covington hits a line drive into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Callison strikes out.
Bottom 1 Amaro 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 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Stuart hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Covington who is chasing the ball. Stuart reaches third base with a triple. Clemente goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards first. Herrera fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Hoak takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out.