Pirates @ Cubs
September 7, 1961

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Pirates 7 11 0
Cubs 5 9 4
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Pirates 7 11 0
Cubs 5 9 4

George Altman Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .306
OBP .333 .352
At Bats 3 454
Hits 1 139
• Singles 1 78
• Doubles 0 25
• Triples 0 12
• Home Runs 0 24
Walks 0 31
RBI’s 1 86

Bobby Shantz Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 3 2
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Wrigley Field - September 7, 1961
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Out
Bobby Shantz
Hal Smith
Dick Stuart
Bill Mazeroski
Johnny Logan
Dick Groat
Bob Skinner
Bill Virdon
Roberto Clemente
George Altman
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Al Heist pinch hits for Barney Schultz. Heist is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Skinner 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 7 Logan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Stuart strikes out.
Bottom 6 Ashburn is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Zimmer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Bobby Shantz now pitching. Morhardt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Barragan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McBean fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Clemente hits a popup, foul, towards first. Morhardt settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Barney Schultz now pitching. Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Mazeroski scores. McBean moves to third.
Top 6 Virdon bunts towards third. Santo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mazeroski moves to third. McBean moves to second.
Top 6 McBean bunts in front of the plate. Barragan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mazeroski moves to second.
Top 6 Dick Burwell now pitching. Don Zimmer now playing second base. Mazeroski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McBean fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Banks scores. Altman moves to third.
Bottom 5 Altman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McAnany scores. Banks moves to second.
Bottom 5 Banks takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Al McBean now pitching. Bob Will pinch hits for Jerry Kindall. Will hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Morhardt scores. McAnany moves to third.
Bottom 5 Ashburn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Morhardt moves to third. McAnany moves to second.
Bottom 5 Jim McAnany pinch hits for Don Elston. McAnany hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Morhardt moves to second.
Bottom 5 Morhardt takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Smith hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Elston fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Logan hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Barragan hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Santo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Williams strikes out.
Bottom 4 Altman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops it up and throws to first, with Haddix covering, for the out.
Bottom 4 Banks hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Stuart hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kindall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Kindall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ashburn for the out.
Bottom 3 Elston hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Virdon hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Haddix hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Haddix reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards second. Kindall fields the ball. He throws to Morhardt, who catches it for the out, but then drops the ball. Mazeroski and Smith are both out on the play. Skinner scores. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Smith takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Don Elston now pitching. Skinner hits a line drive into center field. Ashburn picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Ashburn. Stuart scores. Logan goes all the way around to score. Skinner moves to third. Two runs are unearned.
Top 3 Logan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clemente scores. Stuart moves to third.
Top 3 Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks misplays the ball. That's an error on Banks. Groat scores. Clemente moves to third.
Top 3 Clemente hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Groat moves to third.
Top 3 Groat hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Morhardt hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Barragan strikes out.
Bottom 2 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Logan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Williams moves to second.
Bottom 2 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Altman strikes out.
Top 2 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Banks fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 2 Haddix hits a popup, foul, towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Mazeroski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Banks hits a fly ball towards left. Skinner catches it and throws to Groat who relays to Mazeroski to double up Ashburn.
Bottom 1 Kindall hits a popup, foul, towards first. Stuart settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Ashburn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Skinner hits a line drive towards short. Banks reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Logan takes first base on ball four. Stuart moves to second.
Top 1 Stuart hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Clemente scores.
Top 1 Clemente hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Altman. Clemente reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.