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July 18, 1961

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Top 9 R H E
Cubs 5 9 1
Cardinals 7 14 0
Top 9 R H E
Cubs 5 9 1
Cardinals 7 14 0

Billy Williams Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .292
OBP .750 .352
At Bats 2 267
Hits 1 78
• Singles 1 51
• Doubles 0 14
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 12
Walks 2 23
RBI’s 0 46

Bob Gibson Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 6 1
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Sportsman's Park - July 18, 1961
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Out
Bob Gibson
Jimmie Schaffer
Bill White
Julian Javier
Ken Boyer
Bob Lillis
Don Taussig
Curt Flood
Joe Cunningham
Billy Williams
Ron Santo

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 5 9 1 9
St. Louis Cardinals 7 14 0 7
Winning Pitcher Bob Gibson
Losing Pitcher Bob Anderson
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Don Taussig
Attendance 12,889
Time of Game 2 hours 35 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Altman hits a fly ball into left field. Taussig settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Curt Flood now playing center field. Don Taussig now playing left field. Santo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Cunningham strikes out.
Bottom 8 Lillis hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Barney Schultz now pitching. Gibson hits a popup towards first. Bouchee settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Zimmer strikes out.
Top 8 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Stan Musial now playing left field. Al Heist pinch hits for Bob Anderson. Heist hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Schaffer hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Javier is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 Taussig hits a line drive into right field. Altman picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Altman. White scores. Boyer goes all the way around to score. Taussig moves to second.
Bottom 7 Stan Musial pinch hits for Charlie James. Musial hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cunningham tags and scores.
Bottom 7 Boyer is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 White hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Altman. White reaches second base with a double. Cunningham moves to third.
Bottom 7 Cunningham hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Bob Anderson now pitching. Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Anderson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Bouchee strikes out.
Top 7 Kindall strikes out.
Top 7 Bertell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Zimmer scores. Altman scores. Williams moves to second.
Top 7 Williams is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Altman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cunningham. Altman reaches second base with a double. Ashburn scores. Zimmer moves to third.
Top 7 Santo hits a popup towards short. Lillis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Zimmer hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Ashburn moves to second.
Top 7 Jimmie Schaffer now catching. Ashburn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Gibson hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Carl Warwick pinch hits for Tim McCarver. Warwick is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 There goes Javier. The throw from Bertell and he is out, Zimmer applying the tag.
Bottom 6 Jim Brewer now pitching. Javier hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Bob Will pinch hits for Don Elston. Will is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Bouchee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Williams scores. Bertell moves to third.
Top 6 Kindall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bertell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams moves to second.
Top 6 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Altman hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Santo hits a fly ball into center field. Taussig settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Taussig hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 James strikes out.
Bottom 5 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Don Elston now pitching. White hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Altman who is chasing the ball. White reaches third base with a triple.
Top 5 Zimmer hits a popup, foul, towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Ashburn strikes out.
Top 5 Sammy Taylor pinch hits for Mel Wright. Taylor is hit by the pitch. Bouchee moves to second.
Top 5 Bouchee takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Kindall hits a popup towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Cunningham hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Lillis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Gibson hits a line drive towards third. Santo reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 McCarver hits a popup towards short. Kindall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bertell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first, with Gibson covering, for the out.
Top 4 Williams takes first base on ball four. Altman moves to second.
Top 4 Altman takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Zimmer hits a fly ball into center field. Taussig settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Javier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Taussig hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 There goes James. The throw from Bertell and he is out, Zimmer applying the tag.
Bottom 3 James hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. White scores.
Bottom 3 Boyer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 White hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Altman who is chasing the ball. White reaches third base with a triple. Cunningham goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 3 Cunningham hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Ashburn strikes out.
Top 3 Wright hits a fly ball into center field. Taussig settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Bouchee strikes out.
Bottom 2 Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first, with Wright covering, for the out.
Bottom 2 Gibson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. James scores. Javier scores.
Bottom 2 McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee scoops it up and throws to first, with Wright covering, for the out. James moves to third. Javier moves to second.
Bottom 2 Javier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. James moves to second.
Bottom 2 Taussig hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Mel Wright now pitching. James hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Kindall strikes out.
Top 2 Bertell strikes out.
Top 2 Williams hits a fly ball into left field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Boyer hits a popup towards short. Kindall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 White hits a popup towards short. Kindall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Cunningham hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Altman hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Santo hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Zimmer hits a fly ball into left field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.