Pirates @ Cubs
May 24, 1961

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Pirates 2 4 2
Cubs 2 6 0
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Wrigley Field - May 24, 1961
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Wild Pitch
Dick Ellsworth
Dick Bertell
Mel Roach
Don Zimmer
Ron Santo
Jerry Kindall
Ernie Banks
George Altman
Billy Williams
Bill Virdon
Bill Mazeroski
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

There's a wild pitch. Mazeroski moves to third.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 5 Mizell bunts in front of the plate. Bertell fields it and throws to first for the out. Mazeroski moves to second.
Top 5 Mazeroski takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Ellsworth hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ellsworth for the out.
Bottom 4 Bertell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Roach hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Hoak 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 4 Cimoli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Stuart strikes out.
Top 4 Clemente hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Altman hits a fly ball into left field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Banks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Santo moves to second.
Bottom 3 Santo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Williams strikes out.
Bottom 3 Kindall hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Ellsworth is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Virdon strikes out.
Top 3 Mizell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Bertell strikes out.
Bottom 2 Roach hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Zimmer bunts towards first. Stuart picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Stuart. Mazeroski throws it away. That's an error on Mazeroski. Zimmer moves to third.
Bottom 2 Altman hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Mazeroski hits a line drive into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Roach scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smith for the out. Hoak moves to second.
Top 2 Hoak hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Cimoli hits a ball on the ground towards first. Roach scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cimoli for the out. Stuart scores.
Top 2 Stuart hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Williams who is chasing the ball. Stuart reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 1 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Santo hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Kindall is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Clemente strikes out.
Top 1 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ellsworth fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Virdon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.