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July 17, 1961

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Cubs 6 12 2
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Cardinals 7 15 0

Don Taussig Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .344
OBP .250 .386
At Bats 4 93
Hits 1 32
• Singles 1 20
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 7
RBI’s 1 14

Don Elston Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 4 8
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Sportsman's Park - July 17, 1961
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Out
Don Elston
Moe Thacker
Ed Bouchee
Don Zimmer
Ron Santo
Jerry Kindall
Billy Williams
Al Heist
George Altman
Don Taussig
Stan Musial
Ken Boyer
Bill White
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Taussig hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. White tags and scores.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Musial takes first base on ball four. Cunningham scores. White moves to third. Boyer moves to second.
Bottom 8 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lillis scores. Cunningham moves to third. White moves to second.
Bottom 8 White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lillis moves to third. Cunningham moves to second.
Bottom 8 Don Elston now pitching. Cunningham hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Thacker fields it and throws to third for the out. Lillis moves to second.
Bottom 8 Carl Warwick pinch runs for Red Schoendienst. Lillis takes first base on ball four. Warwick moves to second.
Bottom 8 Red Schoendienst pinch hits for Curt Simmons. Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Heist hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Thacker strikes out.
Top 8 Bouchee strikes out.
Bottom 7 Sawatski 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 7 The ball gets by Thacker for a passed ball. Taussig moves to third. Javier moves to second.
Bottom 7 Barney Schultz now pitching. Moe Thacker now catching. Javier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Taussig moves to second.
Bottom 7 Taussig hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. White scores.
Bottom 7 Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cunningham scores. White moves to third.
Bottom 7 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. Cunningham moves to third. White moves to second.
Bottom 7 White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lillis scores. Cunningham moves to second.
Bottom 7 Cunningham hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Simmons scores. Lillis moves to second.
Bottom 7 Lillis hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Simmons moves to third.
Bottom 7 Simmons hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Heist. Simmons reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Bertell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Kindall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Simmons fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Sawatski hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bouchee settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Javier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Taussig hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Musial hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Altman hits a fly ball into center field. Taussig settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Santo hits a fly ball into center field. Taussig settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Heist tags and scores.
Top 6 Zimmer hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Heist moves to third.
Top 6 Heist hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Taussig. Heist reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Boyer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cunningham moves to second.
Bottom 5 Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Lillis hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Cardwell strikes out.
Top 5 Bouchee hits a popup towards first. White catches it and throws to home to double up Kindall, who tagged and tried to score.
Top 5 Bertell hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Kindall moves to third.
Top 5 Kindall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Sawatski hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 There's a wild pitch. Taussig moves to second.
Bottom 4 Javier is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Taussig hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer misplays the ball. That's an error on Zimmer.
Top 4 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Altman is hit by the pitch. Zimmer moves to third. Santo moves to second.
Top 4 Santo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Heist scores. Zimmer moves to second.
Top 4 Zimmer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bertell scores. Bouchee scores. Heist moves to second.
Top 4 Heist takes first base on ball four. Bouchee moves to second.
Top 4 Cardwell is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Bouchee hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bertell moves to third.
Top 4 Bertell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Altman scores. Williams scores.
Top 4 There goes Williams. The throw from Sawatski and he is safe. Williams steals second.
Top 4 Kindall strikes out.
Top 4 Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Altman moves to third.
Top 4 Altman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Boyer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 White hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cunningham for the out.
Bottom 3 Lillis hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bouchee settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Santo hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Heist hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cunningham. Heist reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Cardwell hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Simmons strikes out.
Bottom 2 Sawatski hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Javier hits a ball on the ground into left field. Williams picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Williams. Javier moves to second.
Bottom 2 Taussig hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Bouchee strikes out.
Top 2 Bertell hits a popup towards short. Lillis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Kindall hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Musial. Kindall reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Simmons covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Musial strikes out.
Bottom 1 Boyer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bertell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer fields it and throws to second for the out. Lillis moves to third.
Bottom 1 Cunningham takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Lillis hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Altman. Lillis reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Altman hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Simmons fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Heist moves to third.
Top 1 Heist hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cunningham. Heist reaches second base with a double.