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August 26, 1961

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George Altman Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .314
OBP .250 .363
At Bats 4 395
Hits 1 124
• Singles 0 72
• Doubles 1 20
• Triples 0 10
• Home Runs 0 22
Walks 0 30
RBI’s 1 72

Bobby Shantz Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 3 2
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Forbes Field - August 26, 1961
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Double
Bobby Shantz
Don Leppert
Rocky Nelson
Bill Mazeroski
Don Hoak
Dick Groat
Joe Christopher
Bill Virdon
Roberto Clemente
George Altman
Ernie Banks
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Bobby Shantz now pitching. Altman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Altman reaches second base with a double. Banks goes all the way around to score.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Heist scores.
Top 9 Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Heist hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente who is chasing the ball. Heist reaches third base with a triple. Ashburn goes all the way around to score.
Top 9 Richie Ashburn pinch hits for Barney Schultz. Ashburn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Rocky Nelson now playing first base. Bertell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Leppert hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Hoak takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 The ball gets by Bertell for a passed ball. Clemente moves to third.
Bottom 8 Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Clemente moves to second.
Bottom 8 Clemente hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Groat 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 8 Roy Face now pitching. Rodgers strikes out.
Top 8 Santo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Santo reaches second base with a double. Williams goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Altman hits a line drive into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Banks hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Christopher hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bertell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Haddix hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rodgers scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mazeroski for the out. Virdon moves to third.
Bottom 7 Barney Schultz now pitching. Virdon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Virdon reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Zimmer hits a fly ball into left field. Christopher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Heist hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Mel Roach pinch hits for Dick Ellsworth. Roach hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bertell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Leppert 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.
Bottom 6 Hoak takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Stuart hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 6 Clemente hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Altman. Clemente reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Groat hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Rodgers hits a line drive into left field. Christopher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Santo is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Williams hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Altman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Christopher. Altman reaches second base with a double. Zimmer scores. Banks moves to third.
Top 6 Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Zimmer moves to second.
Top 6 Zimmer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Heist hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Christopher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Haddix bunts towards the mound. Ellsworth fields it and throws to first for the out. Virdon moves to second.
Bottom 5 Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Virdon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Ellsworth strikes out.
Top 5 Bertell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Rodgers hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Leppert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Hoak hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Stuart hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Williams hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Altman strikes out.
Top 4 Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Clemente hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Heist who is chasing the ball. Clemente reaches third base with a triple. Heist throws the ball in to Rodgers who tags Clemente trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 3 Groat 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 3 Christopher hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Haddix fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Heist takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Ellsworth is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Bertell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Christopher. Bertell reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Haddix hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Virdon hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hoak tags and scores.
Bottom 2 Leppert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hoak moves to third.
Bottom 2 Hoak hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Hoak reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Rodgers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Santo strikes out.
Top 2 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ellsworth fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ellsworth fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Groat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Christopher hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Altman hits a fly ball into left field. Christopher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Banks hits a line drive into left field. Christopher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Zimmer takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Heist hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Haddix fields it and throws to first for the out.