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August 28, 1961

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Top 3	R	H	E
Cubs	2	1	0
Pirates	1	1	0

Top 3	R	H	E
Cubs	2	1	0
Pirates	1	1	0

Richie Ashburn Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.247
OBP	1.000	.365
At Bats	0	223
Hits	0	55
• Singles	0	49
• Doubles	0	3
• Triples	0	3
• Home Runs	0	0
Walks	1	40
RBI’s	0	14

Earl Francis Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
2	5	0

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Forbes Field - August 28, 1961

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Out

Earl Francis

Smoky Burgess

Dick Stuart

Bill Mazeroski

Don Hoak

Dick Schofield

Bob Skinner

Bill Virdon

Roberto Clemente

Richie Ashburn

Count: - , 1 Out

Count: - , 2 Outs

Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops it up and throws to first, with Francis covering, for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 3 Drott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Burgess hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Clemente hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Stuart hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Top 2 Kindall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Bertell hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Santo strikes out.

Bottom 1 Skinner hits a popup towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Virdon hits a popup towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Schofield hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Williams strikes out.

Top 1 Altman hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Rodgers is called out on strikes.

Top 1 Zimmer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

Top 1 Ashburn takes first base on ball four.

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