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May 21, 1961

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Cardinals 2 4 0
Cubs 0 3 1
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Cardinals 2 4 0
Cubs 0 3 1

Don Zimmer Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .263
OBP 1.000 .315
At Bats 1 133
Hits 1 35
• Singles 1 22
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 1 9
RBI’s 0 7

Bob Gibson Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 0
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Wrigley Field - May 21, 1961
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Bob Gibson
Hal Smith
Bill White
Julian Javier
Ken Boyer
Daryl Spencer
Charlie James
Curt Flood
Don Landrum
Don Zimmer
Richie Ashburn
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Julian Javier now playing second base. Don Landrum now playing right field. Ashburn takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Spencer hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Boyer is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Julian Javier pinch runs for Joe Cunningham. White hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Altman who is chasing the ball. White reaches third base with a triple. Gibson scores. Javier goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gibson moves to third.
Top 8 Schoendienst bunts towards the mound. Schaffernoth fields it and throws to first for the out. Gibson moves to second.
Top 8 Joe Schaffernoth now pitching. Gibson is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 7 Bob Will pinch hits for Dick Drott. Will hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Williams moves to third.
Bottom 7 Bouchee hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Williams hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.
Top 7 Smith strikes out.
Top 7 Flood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Richie Ashburn now playing left field. George Altman now playing center field. Billy Williams now playing right field. James hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Santo is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Banks is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Altman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ashburn moves to third.
Bottom 6 Zimmer bunts towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Schoendienst covering, for the out. Ashburn moves to second.
Bottom 6 Richie Ashburn pinch hits for Al Heist. Ashburn takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Spencer hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Boyer hits a line drive to left field. Williams throws towards first. Bouchee fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Bouchee. Boyer moves to second.
Top 6 White hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cunningham 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 5 Drott strikes out. Smith drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Drott out.
Bottom 5 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Bouchee strikes out.
Top 5 Schoendienst hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Gibson is called out on strikes.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Smith moves to second.
Top 5 Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Flood hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Santo strikes out.
Bottom 4 Banks is called out on strikes.
Top 4 James hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Spencer takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 There goes White. The throw from Taylor and he is out, Zimmer applying the tag.
Top 4 Boyer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bouchee settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 White takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Altman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Zimmer. The throw from Smith and he is safe. Zimmer steals second.
Bottom 3 Zimmer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Heist strikes out.
Bottom 3 Drott strikes out.
Top 3 Cunningham strikes out.
Top 3 Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Schoendienst for the out.
Top 3 Gibson bunts towards the mound. Drott fields it and throws to first for the out. Smith moves to second.
Top 3 Smith takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Bouchee is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Santo is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 James is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Banks hits a line drive into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Altman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson fields it and throws to first for the out. Zimmer moves to second.
Bottom 1 Zimmer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Heist strikes out.
Top 1 Boyer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Schoendienst moves to third.
Top 1 White strikes out.
Top 1 Cunningham hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Schoendienst moves to second.
Top 1 Schoendienst takes first base on ball four.