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April 29, 1961

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Maury Wills Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .290
OBP .500 .380
At Bats 4 62
Hits 2 18
• Singles 2 15
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 9
RBI’s 0 1

Mel Wright Season Stats

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Wrigley Field - April 29, 1961
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Triple
Mel Wright
Dick Bertell
Andre Rodgers
Don Zimmer
Ron Santo
Ernie Banks
Frank Thomas
Al Heist
Billy Williams
Maury Wills
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Mel Wright now pitching. Wills hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Williams who is chasing the ball. Wills reaches third base with a triple.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Heist hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Richie Ashburn pinch hits for Joe Schaffernoth. Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larker scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ashburn for the out.
Bottom 8 Norm Larker now playing first base. Jim Gilliam now playing third base. John Roseboro now catching. Bertell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Podres hits a line drive towards short. Banks reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 John Roseboro pinch hits for Doug Camilli. Roseboro strikes out.
Top 8 Smith hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Williams. Smith reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Howard 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 7 Rodgers strikes out.
Bottom 7 Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Howard scoops it up and throws to first, with Podres covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Santo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Neal settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Demeter strikes out.
Top 7 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Moon strikes out.
Bottom 6 Banks hits a fly ball towards right. Demeter catches it and throws to Wills who relays to Neal to double up Zimmer.
Bottom 6 Zimmer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Heist hits a fly ball into right field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Neal strikes out.
Top 6 Wills hits a line drive into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Podres hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schaffernoth fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Schaffernoth strikes out.
Bottom 5 Bertell hits a fly ball into right field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Rodgers strikes out.
Top 5 Joe Schaffernoth now pitching. Camilli strikes out.
Top 5 Smith hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Howard hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Top 5 Demeter takes first base on ball four. Neal moves to third. Moon moves to second.
Top 5 Davis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Moon takes first base on ball four. Neal moves to second.
Top 5 Neal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Wills 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 Williams hits a popup towards short. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Podres hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. There goes Howard trying to get to home. Thomas throws the ball in to Bertell who tags Howard, who's trying to score from second, for the out.
Top 4 Camilli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Smith strikes out. There goes Howard. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Top 4 Howard hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Zimmer hits a line drive into right field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Heist hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Demeter hits a popup towards first. Rodgers settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Davis hits a ball on the ground for an out. Wills scores.
Top 3 Moon bunts towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. Wills moves to third. Neal moves to second.
Top 3 Neal takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 The ball gets by Bertell for a passed ball. Wills moves to second.
Top 3 Wills hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Ellsworth strikes out.
Bottom 2 Bertell hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Williams tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 2 Rodgers strikes out.
Bottom 2 Williams hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Demeter fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Demeter. Thomas goes all the way around to score. Williams moves to third.
Bottom 2 Thomas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Santo scores.
Bottom 2 Santo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moon who is chasing the ball. Santo reaches third base with a triple.
Top 2 Podres strikes out.
Top 2 Camilli strikes out.
Top 2 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Howard hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 2 Demeter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer misplays the ball. That's an error on Zimmer.
Bottom 1 Banks hits a line drive into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Zimmer hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Heist hits a fly ball into right field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Davis strikes out.
Top 1 Moon strikes out.
Top 1 Neal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wills moves to second.
Top 1 Wills bunts towards the mound. Ellsworth fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.