Dodgers @ Cubs
April 30, 1961

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Bottom 9 R H E
Dodgers 2 6 1
Cubs 1 5 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Dodgers 2 6 1
Cubs 1 5 0

Sammy Taylor Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .154
OBP .667 .267
At Bats 2 13
Hits 1 2
• Singles 1 1
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 1
RBI’s 0 2

Larry Sherry Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 2 3
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Wrigley Field - April 30, 1961
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Larry Sherry
John Roseboro
Gil Hodges
Charlie Neal
Bob Lillis
Maury Wills
Tommy Davis
Carl Warwick
Ron Fairly
Sammy Taylor

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Los Angeles Dodgers 2 6 1 4
Chicago Cubs 1 5 0 7
Winning Pitcher Larry Sherry
Losing Pitcher Glen Hobbie
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Tommy Davis
Attendance
Time of Game 2 hours 15 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Taylor hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Roseboro fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 George Altman pinch hits for Al Heist. Altman strikes out.
Bottom 9 Tommy Davis now playing left field. Carl Warwick now playing center field. Gil Hodges now playing first base. Bob Lillis now playing third base. Williams hits a line drive towards the mound. Sherry reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Howard strikes out.
Top 9 Fairly hits a line drive into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Moon 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 9 Davis hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 9 Ed Bouchee now playing first base. Frank Thomas now playing left field. Neal hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sherry fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Santo hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ashburn moves to third.
Bottom 8 Banks is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Zimmer bunts towards first. Howard scoops it up and throws to first, with Neal covering, for the out. Ashburn moves to second.
Bottom 8 Larry Sherry now pitching. Ashburn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hobbie fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Jim Gilliam pinch hits for Don Drysdale. Gilliam hits a popup, foul, towards first. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Hobbie strikes out.
Bottom 7 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 7 Ron Fairly now playing right field. Frank Howard now playing first base. Heist takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Roseboro strikes out.
Top 7 Howard hits a line drive into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Larker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Hobbie, and towards Santo, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Thomas strikes out.
Bottom 6 Santo takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Drysdale fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Drysdale. Zimmer moves to second.
Bottom 6 Banks strikes out.
Bottom 6 Zimmer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Moon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Davis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ashburn. Davis reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Neal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hobbie fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Ashburn hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hobbie strikes out.
Bottom 5 Taylor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Heist hits a line drive into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Drysdale hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Smith strikes out.
Top 5 There goes Roseboro. The throw from Taylor and he is out, Zimmer applying the tag.
Top 5 Roseboro takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Williams strikes out.
Bottom 4 Thomas hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Roseboro settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Larker hits a popup towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Moon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drysdale fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 The ball gets by Roseboro for a passed ball. Taylor scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 3 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Taylor moves to third.
Bottom 3 There's a wild pitch. Taylor moves to second.
Bottom 3 Hobbie bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Bottom 3 Taylor is hit by the pitch.
Top 3 Neal hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Wills bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Top 3 Drysdale 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 2 Heist strikes out.
Bottom 2 Williams strikes out.
Bottom 2 Thomas strikes out.
Bottom 2 Santo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Roseboro hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hobbie fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drysdale fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Ashburn hits a fly ball into right field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Larker strikes out.
Top 1 Moon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Davis moves to second.
Top 1 Davis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Neal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Wills hits a fly ball into left field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.