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April 27, 1961

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Vada Pinson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .140
OBP .000 .218
At Bats 3 50
Hits 0 7
• Singles 0 5
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 5
RBI’s 0 2

Don Elston Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 0 1
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Wrigley Field - April 27, 1961
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Out
Don Elston
Dick Bertell
Ed Bouchee
Don Zimmer
Ron Santo
Ernie Banks
Frank Thomas
Al Heist
Billy Williams
Vada Pinson
Ed Bailey
Frank Robinson
Gordy Coleman
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Don Elston now pitching. Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Elston fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Freese scores. Coleman moves to third. Robinson moves to second.
Top 8 Robinson takes first base on ball four. Freese moves to third. Coleman moves to second.
Top 8 Post strikes out.
Top 8 Coleman takes first base on ball four. Freese moves to second.
Top 8 Freese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Santo takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Jones. Banks moves to second.
Bottom 7 Zimmer strikes out.
Bottom 7 Howie Nunn now pitching. Gene Freese now playing second base. Willie Jones now playing third base. Eddie Kasko now playing shortstop. Heist hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Harry Anderson pinch hits for Leo Cardenas. Anderson hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Jerry Lynch pinch hits for Ken Hunt. Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cardwell fields it and throws to first for the out. Bell moves to third.
Top 7 Gus Bell pinch hits for Jim Baumer. Bell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomas. Bell reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Pinson hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Cardwell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baumer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Bertell takes first base on ball four. Bouchee moves to second.
Bottom 6 Bouchee hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coleman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Thomas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Santo strikes out.
Top 6 Bailey hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Robinson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Post is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Coleman strikes out.
Bottom 5 Banks hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Zimmer hits a line drive into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Heist hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Freese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Cardenas hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Hunt strikes out.
Bottom 4 Cardwell strikes out.
Bottom 4 Bertell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Bouchee hits a line drive towards first. Coleman reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 The ball gets by Bailey for a passed ball. Williams moves to second.
Bottom 4 Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Thomas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baumer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Baumer is called out on strikes.
Top 4 There goes Pinson. The throw from Bertell and he is safe. Pinson steals second.
Top 4 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cardwell fields it and throws to second for the out. Post moves to third.
Top 4 Bailey hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Post moves to second.
Top 4 Robinson strikes out.
Top 4 Post hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Banks hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Zimmer hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Coleman hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Freese hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Cardenas strikes out.
Top 3 Hunt strikes out.
Bottom 2 Heist hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Cardwell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 2 Bertell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Bouchee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baumer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baumer scoops it up and throws to first, with Hunt covering, for the out.
Top 2 Baumer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Pinson hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Bailey 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 1 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 1 Santo takes first base on ball four. Heist moves to third. Zimmer moves to second.
Bottom 1 Banks hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baumer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Zimmer takes first base on ball four. Heist moves to second.
Bottom 1 Heist hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Post takes first base on ball four. Coleman moves to second.
Top 1 Coleman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Freese hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cardenas hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.