Pirates @ Cubs
July 6, 1961

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Joe Christopher Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .302
OBP .500 .353
At Bats 4 63
Hits 2 19
• Singles 1 14
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 1 3
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 5
RBI’s 0 6

Mel Wright Season Stats

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Wrigley Field - July 6, 1961
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Out
Mel Wright
Sammy Taylor
Ed Bouchee
Jerry Kindall
Ron Santo
Ernie Banks
Billy Williams
Richie Ashburn
George Altman
Joe Christopher
Johnny Logan
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Christopher hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kindall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 7 Logan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ashburn. Logan reaches second base with a double. Clemente scores. Stuart goes all the way around to score.
Top 7 Stuart hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Groat scores. Clemente moves to second.
Top 7 Mel Wright now pitching. Clemente hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Friend scores. Virdon scores. Groat moves to second.
Top 7 Groat takes first base on ball four. Friend moves to third. Virdon moves to second.
Top 7 Virdon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Friend moves to second.
Top 7 Friend takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Dick Drott now pitching. Smith takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 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 6 Bob Will pinch hits for Bob Anderson. Will strikes out.
Bottom 6 Bouchee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Taylor scores.
Bottom 6 Taylor hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Christopher. Taylor reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Christopher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo throws to first for one, and Bouchee throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Clemente scores. Stuart moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Stuart hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Stuart reaches second base with a double. Groat scores. Clemente moves to third.
Top 6 Clemente hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Groat moves to third.
Top 6 Groat hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Richie Ashburn now playing center field. Virdon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kindall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Friend fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Friend. Banks moves to third.
Bottom 5 Altman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart fields the ball and throws to Friend covering. Safe. Banks moves to second.
Bottom 5 Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Kindall hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Richie Ashburn pinch hits for Al Heist. 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.
Top 5 Friend is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Mazeroski is walked intentionally.
Top 5 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smith for the out. Clemente scores. Stuart moves to third. Christopher moves to second.
Top 5 Christopher hits a ball on the ground towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Stuart moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 5 Logan strikes out.
Top 5 Stuart hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clemente moves to third.
Top 5 Clemente takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Anderson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Bouchee hits a fly ball into left field. Christopher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Bob Anderson now pitching. Groat hits a ball on the ground for a double play.
Top 4 Virdon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith scores. Mazeroski moves to third.
Top 4 Friend strikes out.
Top 4 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo juggles the ball. That's an error on Santo.
Top 4 Smith hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Smith reaches second base with a double. Christopher scores.
Top 4 Christopher hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Heist who is chasing the ball. Christopher reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 3 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Logan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Williams is walked intentionally.
Bottom 3 Altman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Altman reaches second base with a double. Banks moves to third.
Bottom 3 Banks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Kindall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Logan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Heist hits a popup towards third. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Logan hits a line drive towards third. Santo reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Stuart hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Clemente hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Heist. Clemente reaches second base with a double. Groat scores.
Top 3 Groat bunts towards third. Santo picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Santo. Groat moves to second.
Top 3 Virdon hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Ellsworth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Bouchee is walked intentionally.
Bottom 2 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Williams moves to third. Santo moves to second.
Bottom 2 Santo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams moves to second.
Bottom 2 Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Altman hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Friend hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Mazeroski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Christopher moves to third.
Top 2 Smith strikes out.
Top 2 Christopher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Banks is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Kindall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Logan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Heist hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Stuart strikes out.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Clemente moves to second.
Top 1 Clemente hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Virdon is called out on strikes.