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May 10, 1961

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 2 4 1
Braves 2 8 3
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Cubs 2 4 2
Braves 3 8 3

Wes Covington Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .200
OBP .000 .273
At Bats 0 20
Hits 0 4
• Singles 0 3
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 2
RBI’s 0 0

Don Elston Season Stats

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4 0 3
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County Stadium - May 10, 1961
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Don Elston
Dick Bertell
Mel Roach
Don Zimmer
Ron Santo
Ernie Banks
Billy Williams
Al Heist
Bob Will
Wes Covington
Charlie Lau
Roy McMillan
Al Spangler

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 2 4 2 7
Milwaukee Braves 3 8 3 8
Winning Pitcher Lew Burdette
Losing Pitcher Don Elston
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI (none)
Attendance 9,132
Time of Game 2 hours 28 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

End of Game

Wes Covington pinch hits for Lew Burdette. Covington hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Zimmer. Spangler scores. McMillan moves to third. Lau moves to second. That run is unearned.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Al Spangler pinch runs for Frank Thomas. Lau is walked intentionally. McMillan moves to second.
Bottom 9 McMillan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thomas moves to third.
Bottom 9 Thomas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Don Elston now pitching. Adcock is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Ed Bouchee pinch hits for Joe Schaffernoth. Bouchee hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lau settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Bertell hits a fly ball into right field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Heist hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Aaron strikes out.
Bottom 8 Mathews hits a popup towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Roach hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Santo hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Maye hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Burdette hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lau moves to second.
Bottom 7 Lau hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schaffernoth fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 McMillan hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Joe Schaffernoth now pitching. Thomas takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Zimmer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomas who is chasing the ball. Zimmer reaches third base with a triple. Will goes all the way around to score.
Top 7 Will takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 George Altman pinch hits for Dick Ellsworth. Altman strikes out.
Top 7 Bertell hits a fly ball into right field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Adcock hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ellsworth fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Mathews is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Heist hits a fly ball into right field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Roach hits a popup in front of the plate. Lau settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Bolling is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Maye hits a line drive into right field. Will settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Burdette moves to third.
Bottom 5 Burdette hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Santo. Burdette moves to second.
Bottom 5 Lau hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ellsworth fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 McMillan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan misplays the ball. That's an error on McMillan. Ellsworth moves to third.
Top 5 Zimmer hits a popup towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Will bunts towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to first for the out. Ellsworth moves to second.
Top 5 Ellsworth takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Thomas is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 The ball gets by Bertell for a passed ball. Mathews moves to third.
Bottom 4 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mathews moves to second.
Bottom 4 Mathews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Bertell hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Heist hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 There goes Roach. The throw from Lau and he is safe. Roach steals second.
Top 4 Roach hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on McMillan.
Top 4 Santo hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Bolling. The throw from Bertell and he is out, Banks applying the tag.
Bottom 3 Bolling takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Maye hits a ball on the ground towards first. Roach scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Maye for the out.
Bottom 3 Burdette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Will moves to third.
Top 3 Zimmer hits a popup towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Will hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Ellsworth hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Lau hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ellsworth fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 McMillan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Will. McMillan reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Adcock 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 Bertell hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Heist hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Banks scores. Santo moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 2 Roach takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Santo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Maye. Santo reaches second base with a double. Banks moves to third.
Top 2 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan misplays the ball. That's an error on McMillan.
Bottom 1 There goes Mathews. The throw from Bertell and he is out, Zimmer applying the tag.
Bottom 1 Aaron hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bolling tags and scores.
Bottom 1 Mathews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bolling moves to third.
Bottom 1 Bolling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Maye strikes out.
Top 1 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Will hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Burdette scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Will for the out.