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September 2, 1961

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Ernie Banks Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .286
OBP .667 .358
At Bats 2 416
Hits 1 119
• Singles 1 74
• Doubles 0 19
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 23
Walks 1 47
RBI’s 0 64

Jack Sanford Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
10 7 0
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Wrigley Field - September 2, 1961
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Home Run
Jack Sanford
Ed Bailey
Willie McCovey
Joey Amalfitano
Jim Davenport
Jose Pagan
Orlando Cepeda
Willie Mays
Harvey Kuenn
Ernie Banks
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 7 Pagan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kindall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Davenport is hit by the pitch.
Top 7 Bailey 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 7 Jerry Kindall now playing second base. Cepeda hits a popup towards first. Rodgers settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Rodgers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Ashburn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Cardwell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Roach strikes out.
Top 6 Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 McCovey strikes out.
Top 6 Kuenn hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Barragan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Santo is walked intentionally.
Bottom 5 Williams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cepeda. Williams reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Altman hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 5 Banks hits a popup towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Rodgers hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 The umpire calls a balk on Sanford Ashburn moves to second.
Bottom 5 Ashburn takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Amalfitano is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Sanford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cardwell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Pagan hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Cardwell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sanford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Roach hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kuenn. Roach reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Barragan hits a line drive into right field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Santo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Williams hits a line drive into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Davenport strikes out.
Top 4 Bailey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Cepeda hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Altman strikes out.
Bottom 3 Banks takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Rodgers hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ashburn tags and scores.
Bottom 3 Ashburn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays who is chasing the ball. Ashburn reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 3 Cardwell hits a line drive towards short. Pagan reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cardwell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Kuenn hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Amalfitano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Roach hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Barragan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Sanford is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Pagan hits a popup towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Davenport hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Bailey strikes out.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Altman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cepeda. Altman reaches second base with a double. Banks moves to third.
Bottom 1 Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Rodgers hits a popup towards short. Pagan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Cepeda strikes out.
Top 1 Mays strikes out.
Top 1 McCovey is hit by the pitch. Kuenn moves to second.
Top 1 Kuenn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Amalfitano strikes out.