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August 26, 1961

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Cubs 0 2 0
Pirates 1 5 0
Bottom 5 R H E
Cubs 0 2 0
Pirates 1 5 0

Joe Christopher Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .303
OBP .000 .351
At Bats 2 142
Hits 0 43
• Singles 0 34
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 11
RBI’s 0 12

Dick Ellsworth Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 8 0
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Forbes Field - August 26, 1961
Out
Dick Ellsworth
Dick Bertell
Andre Rodgers
Don Zimmer
Ron Santo
Ernie Banks
Billy Williams
Al Heist
George Altman
Joe Christopher
Bill Virdon
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Christopher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 5 Haddix bunts towards the mound. Ellsworth fields it and throws to first for the out. Virdon moves to second.
Bottom 5 Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Virdon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Ellsworth strikes out.
Top 5 Bertell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Rodgers hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Leppert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Hoak hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Stuart hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Williams hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Altman strikes out.
Top 4 Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Clemente hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Heist who is chasing the ball. Clemente reaches third base with a triple. Heist throws the ball in to Rodgers who tags Clemente trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 3 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Christopher hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Haddix fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Heist takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Ellsworth is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Bertell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Christopher. Bertell reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Haddix hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Virdon hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hoak tags and scores.
Bottom 2 Leppert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hoak moves to third.
Bottom 2 Hoak hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Hoak reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Rodgers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Santo strikes out.
Top 2 Williams 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 Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ellsworth fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ellsworth fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Groat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Christopher hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Altman hits a fly ball into left field. Christopher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Banks hits a line drive into left field. Christopher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Zimmer takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Heist hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Haddix fields it and throws to first for the out.