Pirates @ Cubs
August 17, 1961

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Top 9 R H E
Pirates 4 8 0
Cubs 11 13 0
Top 9 R H E
Pirates 4 8 0
Cubs 11 13 0

Dick Groat Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .258
OBP .500 .310
At Bats 4 422
Hits 2 109
• Singles 2 82
• Doubles 0 17
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 0 32
RBI’s 0 43

Bob Anderson Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 8 5
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Wrigley Field - August 17, 1961
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Strikeout
Bob Anderson
Dick Bertell
Andre Rodgers
Jerry Kindall
Ron Santo
Ernie Banks
Billy Williams
Al Heist
George Altman
Dick Groat
Walt Moryn

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 4 8 0 7
Chicago Cubs 11 13 0 4
Winning Pitcher Dick Drott
Losing Pitcher Vinegar Bend Mizell
Save Bob Anderson
Game Winning RBI Ernie Banks
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Time of Game 2 hours 39 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Groat is called out on strikes.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Bob Anderson now pitching. Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Moryn moves to third.
Top 9 Walt Moryn pinch hits for Al McBean. Moryn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Altman. Moryn reaches second base with a double. Burgess scores. Hoak scores.
Top 9 Mazeroski hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Hoak hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Hoak reaches second base with a double. Burgess moves to third.
Top 9 Burgess hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Banks hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Kindall hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon who is chasing the ball. Kindall reaches third base with a triple. Drott goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 8 Heist hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Drott takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Bertell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rodgers scores.
Bottom 8 The ball gets by Burgess for a passed ball. Rodgers moves to third.
Bottom 8 There's a wild pitch. Rodgers moves to second.
Bottom 8 Rodgers takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Clemente hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Stuart hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Skinner hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Groat hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Santo 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 7 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Altman hits a line drive into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 There's a wild pitch. Banks moves to third.
Bottom 7 Banks hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Banks reaches second base with a double. Kindall goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 7 Kindall takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Al McBean now pitching. Heist hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Virdon strikes out.
Top 7 Dick Schofield pinch hits for Clem Labine. Schofield hits a line drive into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Drott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Bertell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Rodgers hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Santo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Burgess takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Clemente strikes out.
Top 6 Stuart hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kindall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Altman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Kindall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rodgers scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Skinner for the out.
Top 5 Groat is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Virdon hits a popup towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Labine takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Heist 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 4 Drott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Bertell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Clem Labine now pitching. Rodgers hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 4 Santo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skinner. Santo reaches second base with a double. Williams moves to third.
Bottom 4 Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hoak takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Burgess hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 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 3 Banks hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
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.