Reds @ Cubs
July 30, 1961

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Top 9 R H E
Reds 2 8 0
Cubs 3 10 1
Top 9 R H E
Reds 2 8 0
Cubs 3 10 1

Gene Freese Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .295
OBP .333 .326
At Bats 3 386
Hits 1 114
• Singles 1 72
• Doubles 0 21
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 19
Walks 0 19
RBI’s 1 65

Don Cardwell Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 7 0
Close
Wrigley Field - July 30, 1961
Out
Don Cardwell
Sammy Taylor
Ed Bouchee
Don Zimmer
Ron Santo
Ernie Banks
Billy Williams
Al Heist
George Altman
Gene Freese

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cincinnati Reds 2 8 0 4
Chicago Cubs 3 10 1 9
Winning Pitcher Don Cardwell
Losing Pitcher Ken Hunt
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Ed Bouchee
Attendance
Time of Game 2 hours 30 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Freese hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Freese for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Lynch hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Cardwell strikes out.
Bottom 8 Bouchee takes first base on ball four. Santo moves to second.
Bottom 8 Taylor hits a popup towards third. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Santo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Sherman Jones now pitching. Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Banks fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 8 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cardwell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Eddie Kasko pinch hits for Ken Hunt. Kasko hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Altman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coleman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Altman for the out.
Bottom 7 Banks hits a popup towards first. Coleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Edwards strikes out.
Top 7 Freese hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Robinson scores.
Top 7 Lynch hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Robinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Robinson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Heist hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Cardwell strikes out.
Bottom 6 Bouchee is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Coleman hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cardwell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Blasingame hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Santo strikes out.
Bottom 5 Williams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lynch. Williams reaches second base with a double. Altman scores.
Bottom 5 There goes Altman. The throw from Edwards and he is safe. Altman steals second.
Bottom 5 Altman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coleman fields the ball and throws to Hunt covering. Safe.
Bottom 5 Banks hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Hunt hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Cardenas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Freese strikes out.
Bottom 4 Zimmer hits a popup in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Heist hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Taylor moves to second.
Bottom 4 Cardwell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bouchee hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Taylor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo juggles the ball. That's an error on Santo.
Top 4 Coleman hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Santo strikes out.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a popup towards third. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Altman hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Pinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Altman throws the ball in to Banks who tags Pinson trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Cardenas scores. Blasingame moves to third.
Top 3 Blasingame hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cardenas moves to second.
Top 3 Hunt strikes out.
Top 3 Cardenas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Edwards strikes out.
Bottom 2 Banks hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to second for the out. Cardwell moves to third.
Bottom 2 Heist takes first base on ball four. Cardwell moves to second.
Bottom 2 Cardwell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Bouchee hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 2 Taylor hits a popup in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Santo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Freese strikes out.
Top 2 Lynch hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Williams strikes out.
Bottom 1 Altman hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Heist moves to second.
Bottom 1 Zimmer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Heist hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Coleman hits a line drive into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cardwell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.