Pirates @ Cubs
August 17, 1961

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Bottom 3 R H E
Pirates 2 4 0
Cubs 2 3 0
Bottom 3 R H E
Pirates 2 4 0
Cubs 4 4 0

Ernie Banks Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .288
OBP 1.000 .359
At Bats 1 361
Hits 1 104
• Singles 0 65
• Doubles 0 14
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 1 22
Walks 0 41
RBI’s 1 59

Vinegar Bend Mizell Season Stats

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6 8 0
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Wrigley Field - August 17, 1961
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Home Run
Vinegar Bend Mizell
Smoky Burgess
Dick Stuart
Bill Mazeroski
Don Hoak
Dick Groat
Bob Skinner
Bill Virdon
Roberto Clemente
Ernie Banks
Jerry Kindall
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Banks hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

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Bottom 3 Kindall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out. Bertell scores.
Bottom 3 Heist hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bertell moves to third.
Bottom 3 Drott hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bertell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Stuart hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Skinner hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 There goes Rodgers. The throw from Burgess and he is out, Mazeroski applying the tag.
Bottom 2 Rodgers takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Santo hits a popup towards first. Stuart settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Mizell takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Mazeroski strikes out. There goes Hoak. The throw from Bertell to Kindall, and back to Rodgers, who tags Hoak out.
Top 2 Hoak hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Altman 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 1 Banks hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Kindall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Heist hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rodgers fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Clemente hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Dick Drott now pitching. Stuart hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Groat moves to second.
Top 1 Skinner hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Groat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.