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May 14, 1961

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Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 4 9 1
Pirates 1 5 2
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Reds 4 9 1
Pirates 1 5 2

Joe Christopher Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .417
OBP .750 .533
At Bats 1 12
Hits 0 5
• Singles 0 3
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 3 3
RBI’s 0 2

Jim Brosnan Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 3
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Forbes Field - May 14, 1961
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Out
Jim Brosnan
Bob Schmidt
Gordy Coleman
Don Blasingame
Gene Freese
Eddie Kasko
Frank Robinson
Vada Pinson
Gus Bell
Joe Christopher
Bill Mazeroski

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cincinnati Reds 4 9 1 5
Pittsburgh Pirates 1 5 2 9
Winning Pitcher Ken Hunt
Losing Pitcher Bob Friend
Save Jim Brosnan
Game Winning RBI Gus Bell
Attendance 17,459
Time of Game 2 hours 37 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Christopher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko fields it and throws to second for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Bob Skinner pinch hits for Roy Face. Skinner strikes out.
Bottom 9 Mazeroski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Hoak hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Brosnan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 9 Schmidt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Kasko hits a line drive into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Nelson hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Virdon takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Freese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Coleman strikes out.
Top 8 Robinson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Roy Face now pitching. Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Christopher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Jim Brosnan now pitching. Groat hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coleman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Groat for the out.
Bottom 7 Christopher takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Dick Schofield pinch hits for Bob Friend. Schofield hits a popup towards short. Kasko settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Mazeroski hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Hoak hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Nelson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pinson for the out.
Top 7 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Hunt hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Hunt reaches second base with a double. Kasko scores.
Top 7 Schmidt strikes out.
Top 7 Kasko hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Kasko reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Nelson hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Clemente strikes out.
Bottom 6 Smith takes first base on ball four. Christopher moves to third. Virdon moves to second.
Bottom 6 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hunt fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Hunt. Christopher moves to second.
Bottom 6 Groat hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Christopher takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Freese strikes out. Smith drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Freese out.
Top 6 Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Robinson hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Friend strikes out.
Bottom 5 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Nelson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson who is chasing the ball. Nelson reaches third base with a triple.
Top 5 Pinson strikes out.
Top 5 Blasingame hits a fly ball into left field. Christopher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Hal Smith now catching. Hunt strikes out.
Bottom 4 Clemente hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Burgess is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Virdon hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Schmidt hits a line drive into left field. Christopher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kasko strikes out.
Top 4 Freese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Groat strikes out. There goes Christopher. The throw from Schmidt to Kasko, and Christopher is out.
Bottom 3 Christopher takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Friend hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hunt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Nelson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Coleman for the out.
Top 3 Robinson hits a ball on the ground between third and short. The ball bounces off Hoak, and towards Groat, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Blasingame scores. Pinson moves to third.
Top 3 Pinson hits a line drive into left field. Christopher picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Christopher. Blasingame moves to third. Pinson moves to second.
Top 3 Blasingame bunts towards first. Nelson fields the ball and throws to Friend covering. Safe.
Bottom 2 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hoak hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Hunt strikes out.
Top 2 Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat misplays the ball. That's an error on Groat.
Top 2 Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Freese strikes out.
Bottom 1 Clemente strikes out.
Bottom 1 Burgess hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Virdon moves to second.
Bottom 1 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coleman fields the ball and throws to Hunt covering. Safe.
Bottom 1 Christopher hits a popup towards first. Coleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Coleman hits a line drive towards third. Hoak reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Robinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pinson moves to third.
Top 1 Pinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Blasingame strikes out.