Dodgers @ Cubs
April 30, 1961

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Top 9 R H E
Dodgers 5 11 2
Cubs 10 13 1
Top 9 R H E
Dodgers 5 11 2
Cubs 10 13 1

Frank Howard Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .268
OBP .250 .286
At Bats 4 41
Hits 1 11
• Singles 0 7
• Doubles 1 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 1
RBI’s 0 8

Don Elston Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 0 2
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Wrigley Field - April 30, 1961
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Don Elston
Dick Bertell
Ed Bouchee
Don Zimmer
Ron Santo
Ernie Banks
Frank Thomas
Al Heist
Billy Williams
Frank Howard

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Los Angeles Dodgers 5 11 2 10
Chicago Cubs 10 13 1 6
Winning Pitcher Bob Anderson
Losing Pitcher Roger Craig
Save Don Elston
Game Winning RBI Dick Bertell
Attendance 20,529
Time of Game 2 hours 44 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Howard hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Larker hits a popup, foul, towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Ed Bouchee now playing first base. Frank Thomas now playing left field. Moon strikes out.
Bottom 8 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Banks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Drake moves to second.
Bottom 8 Sammy Drake pinch runs for Richie Ashburn. Zimmer hits a line drive into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Bertell scores.
Bottom 8 Elston bunts towards first. Larker scoops it up and throws to first, with Neal covering, for the out. Bertell moves to third.
Bottom 8 The umpire calls a balk on Williams Bertell moves to second.
Bottom 8 Stan Williams now pitching. Bertell hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Don Elston now pitching. Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Roseboro bunts towards third. Santo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Aspromonte moves to second.
Top 8 Davis strikes out.
Top 8 Bob Aspromonte pinch hits for Ron Perranoski. Aspromonte hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Heist hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perranoski fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Santo scores. Thomas moves to third.
Bottom 7 Thomas hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Santo moves to third.
Bottom 7 Santo takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perranoski fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Zimmer hits a fly ball into right field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Neal hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Howard hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Brewer strikes out.
Bottom 6 Bertell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Larker hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Moon hits a popup towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Davis hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Jim Brewer now pitching. Roseboro hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brewer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Davis hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Heist hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Ron Perranoski now pitching. Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perranoski fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Don Demeter pinch hits for Sandy Koufax. Demeter strikes out.
Top 5 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Neal hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 5 Howard hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Williams. Howard reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Larker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first, with Anderson covering, for the out.
Top 5 Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Anderson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 There's a wild pitch. Banks scores.
Bottom 4 Banks hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Howard who is chasing the ball. Banks reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 4 Zimmer strikes out. There goes Ashburn. The throw from Roseboro to second, and Ashburn is out.
Bottom 4 Sandy Koufax now pitching. Ashburn takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Roseboro hits a fly ball into left field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Davis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith moves to third. Fairly moves to second.
Top 4 Ron Fairly pinch hits for Jim Golden. Fairly takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to second.
Top 4 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Neal strikes out.
Bottom 3 Anderson strikes out.
Bottom 3 Bertell strikes out.
Bottom 3 Heist hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Smith.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Howard strikes out.
Top 3 Larker hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Roseboro moves to third.
Top 3 Moon takes first base on ball four. Roseboro moves to second.
Top 3 Davis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Roseboro takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Santo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Howard who is chasing the ball. Santo reaches third base with a triple. Banks goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 2 Jim Golden now pitching. Banks hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Zimmer scores.
Bottom 2 Zimmer hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. Moon picks up the ball and throws it away. That's a double and an error on Moon. Bertell scores. Ashburn goes all the way around to score. Zimmer moves to third.
Bottom 2 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larker fields it and throws to second for the out. Bertell moves to third.
Bottom 2 Anderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Heist scores. Bertell moves to second.
Bottom 2 Bertell hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Williams scores. Heist moves to second.
Bottom 2 Heist hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thomas scores. Williams moves to second.
Bottom 2 Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thomas moves to third.
Bottom 2 Thomas takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Santo hits a line drive towards short. Smith reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Craig takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to second.
Top 2 Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Neal moves to third.
Top 2 Neal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo juggles the ball. That's an error on Santo.
Top 2 Larker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Banks hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Zimmer hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Craig fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Moon hits a line drive into left field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Davis strikes out.
Top 1 Roseboro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Davis scores.
Top 1 Davis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ashburn who is chasing the ball. Davis reaches third base with a triple.