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May 4, 1961

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Giants 7 8 0
Cubs 3 4 2
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Giants 7 8 0
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Willie Mays Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .319
OBP .667 .395
At Bats 3 72
Hits 2 23
• Singles 2 15
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 0 9
RBI’s 1 15

Joe Schaffernoth Season Stats

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0 1 0
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Wrigley Field - May 4, 1961
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Strikeout
Joe Schaffernoth
Sammy Taylor
Ed Bouchee
Don Zimmer
Ron Santo
Ernie Banks
Richie Ashburn
George Altman
Billy Williams
Willie Mays
Chuck Hiller
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Mays strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 7 Hiller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks misplays the ball. That's an error on Banks. Davenport scores. That run is unearned.
Top 7 Davenport hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Williams who is chasing the ball. Davenport reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 6 Bouchee hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Williams strikes out.
Bottom 6 Santo strikes out.
Bottom 6 Banks takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Jones is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Pagan strikes out. There goes Alou. The tag by Taylor and Alou is out. There goes Bailey. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Top 6 Bailey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McCovey scores. Cepeda scores. Alou moves to third.
Top 6 Joe Schaffernoth now pitching. Alou takes first base on ball four. Cepeda moves to second.
Top 6 Cepeda hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hiller scores. Mays scores. McCovey moves to third.
Top 6 McCovey takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Mays hits a line drive into left field. Ashburn picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Ashburn. Davenport scores. Hiller moves to third. Mays moves to second.
Top 6 Hiller takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 There goes Davenport. The throw from Taylor and he is safe. Davenport steals second.
Top 6 Davenport hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Ashburn hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hobbie strikes out.
Top 5 Jones hits a popup towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Bailey 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 4 Taylor hits a line drive into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Altman hits a popup, foul, towards short. Pagan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bouchee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hiller scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 The ball gets by Taylor for a passed ball. Mays scores. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mays moves to third.
Top 4 McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hobbie fields it and throws to first for the out. Mays moves to second.
Top 4 Mays hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Santo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Banks is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Hiller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound, deflecting off of Hobbie's glove, towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Davenport hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Pagan is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Ashburn hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hiller reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hobbie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Taylor strikes out.
Top 2 Bailey hits a fly ball into left field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Alou hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Cepeda strikes out.
Top 2 McCovey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Altman. McCovey reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Altman hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with Jones covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Bouchee hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou who is chasing the ball. Bouchee reaches third base with a triple. Banks scores. Williams goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Williams takes first base on ball four. Banks moves to second.
Bottom 1 Santo strikes out.
Bottom 1 Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Zimmer scores.
Bottom 1 Zimmer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cepeda. Zimmer reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Mays hits a fly ball into left field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Hiller 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 1 Davenport hits a line drive into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.