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August 28, 1961

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Bottom 8 R H E
Cubs 5 7 0
Pirates 4 7 0
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Cubs 5 7 0
Pirates 4 8 0

Bill Mazeroski Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .260
OBP .667 .302
At Bats 2 435
Hits 1 113
• Singles 1 85
• Doubles 0 18
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 1 26
RBI’s 0 46

Bob Anderson Season Stats

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5 8 8
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Forbes Field - August 28, 1961
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Single
Bob Anderson
Dick Bertell
Ed Bouchee
Don Zimmer
Ron Santo
Andre Rodgers
Billy Williams
Richie Ashburn
George Altman
Bill Mazeroski
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Anderson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Hoak hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee scoops it up and throws to first, with Anderson covering, for the out.
Top 8 Bertell hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Santo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Williams scores.
Top 8 Williams hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente who is chasing the ball. Williams reaches third base with a triple.
Top 8 Altman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops it up and throws to first, with Face covering, for the out.
Top 8 Rodgers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee scoops it up and throws to first, with Anderson covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Stuart hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Skinner for the out.
Bottom 7 Andre Rodgers now playing shortstop. Ed Bouchee now playing first base. Bob Anderson now pitching. Virdon hits a popup towards short. Rodgers settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Zimmer strikes out.
Top 7 Ashburn takes first base on ball four. Will moves to second.
Top 7 Bob Will pinch hits for Glen Hobbie. Will hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it and throws to second for the out. Santo moves to third.
Top 7 Ed Bouchee pinch hits for Jerry Kindall. Bouchee is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Roy Face now pitching. Bertell strikes out.
Top 7 Santo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skinner. Santo reaches second base with a double. Williams scores.
Top 7 Williams hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon who is chasing the ball. Williams reaches third base with a triple. Altman scores.
Top 7 Altman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Altman reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Schofield hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Francis is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Mazeroski is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Rodgers hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Zimmer strikes out.
Top 6 Ashburn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Hobbie is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Hoak hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Burgess is walked intentionally.
Bottom 5 Clemente hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ashburn. Clemente reaches second base with a double. Skinner moves to third.
Bottom 5 Stuart hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Schofield tags and scores.
Bottom 5 Skinner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Schofield moves to third.
Bottom 5 Virdon hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Schofield takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Kindall strikes out.
Top 5 Bertell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Francis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Mazeroski is walked intentionally.
Bottom 4 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Stuart scores. Clemente moves to third.
Bottom 4 Glen Hobbie now pitching. Burgess hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Clemente hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Altman. Clemente reaches second base with a double. Stuart moves to third.
Bottom 4 Stuart hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Altman hits a line drive into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Rodgers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rodgers for the out.
Bottom 3 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rodgers scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Skinner for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Francis. The throw from Bertell and he is safe. Francis steals third.
Bottom 3 Virdon hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mazeroski tags and scores.
Bottom 3 Schofield hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 There's a wild pitch. Mazeroski moves to third. Francis moves to second.
Bottom 3 Francis is hit by the pitch. Mazeroski moves to second.
Bottom 3 Mazeroski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Zimmer hits a line drive into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops it up and throws to first, with Francis covering, for the out.
Top 3 Drott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Burgess hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Clemente hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Stuart hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Kindall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Bertell hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Santo strikes out.
Bottom 1 Skinner hits a popup towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Virdon hits a popup towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Schofield hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Williams strikes out.
Top 1 Altman hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Rodgers is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Zimmer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 Ashburn takes first base on ball four.