Pirates @ Cubs
September 6, 1961

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Top 9 R H E
Pirates 2 8 5
Cubs 6 8 1
Top 9 R H E
Pirates 2 8 5
Cubs 6 8 1

Rocky Nelson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .207
OBP .000 .314
At Bats 0 121
Hits 0 25
• Singles 0 14
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 17
RBI’s 0 13

Don Cardwell Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
12 12 0
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Wrigley Field - September 6, 1961
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Strikeout
Don Cardwell
Cuno Barragan
Ed Bouchee
Jerry Kindall
Ron Santo
Ernie Banks
Billy Williams
Richie Ashburn
George Altman
Rocky Nelson
Bill Mazeroski

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 2 8 5 7
Chicago Cubs 6 8 1 5
Winning Pitcher Don Cardwell
Losing Pitcher Joe Gibbon
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI George Altman
Attendance 3,080
Time of Game 2 hours 32 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Rocky Nelson pinch hits for Clem Labine. Nelson strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Mazeroski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Virdon hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee scoops it up and throws to first, with Cardwell covering, for the out.
Bottom 8 Bouchee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schofield fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Barragan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Williams scores. Santo moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 8 Santo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Altman scores. Williams moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 8 Williams is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Labine fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Labine. Altman moves to second.
Bottom 8 Altman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat misplays the ball. That's an error on Groat.
Bottom 8 Clem Labine now pitching. Kindall is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Groat scores. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Skinner hits a line drive off the glove of Cardwell. The ball bounces into foul territory, and onto the outfield grass. Skinner reaches second base with a double. McBean scores. Groat moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Groat hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McBean moves to second.
Top 8 Al McBean pinch runs for Walt Moryn. Schofield strikes out.
Top 8 Walt Moryn pinch hits for Joe Gibbon. Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kindall misplays the ball. That's an error on Kindall.
Bottom 7 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schofield fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Cardwell bunts towards third. Schofield fields it and throws to first for the out. Bouchee moves to second.
Bottom 7 Bouchee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Santo scores.
Bottom 7 Barragan bunts towards the mound. Gibbon fields it and throws to first for the out. Santo moves to second.
Bottom 7 Santo takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cardwell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee scoops it up and throws to first, with Cardwell covering, for the out.
Top 7 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schofield fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Altman strikes out.
Bottom 6 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schofield fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Schofield. Banks moves to second.
Bottom 6 Kindall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schofield fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Stuart is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Skinner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Ashburn. The throw from Burgess and he is out, Mazeroski applying the tag.
Bottom 5 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart fields the ball and throws to Gibbon covering. Safe.
Bottom 5 Cardwell is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Bouchee hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops it up and throws to first, with Gibbon covering, for the out.
Top 5 Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Gibbon is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Virdon moves to second.
Top 5 Virdon takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Burgess hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kindall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Barragan 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 4 Santo strikes out.
Bottom 4 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.
Top 4 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Skinner hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Altman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Kindall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Schofield is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Gibbon is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Gibbon fires to first and picks off Ashburn.
Bottom 2 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Cardwell strikes out.
Bottom 2 Bouchee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat misplays the ball. That's an error on Groat.
Top 2 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Burgess hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Clemente hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Stuart hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Barragan strikes out.
Bottom 1 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat misplays the ball. That's an error on Groat. Williams scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 The ball gets by Burgess for a passed ball. Williams moves to third.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Altman scores. Williams moves to second.
Bottom 1 Altman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skinner. Altman reaches second base with a double. Kindall scores.
Bottom 1 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schofield fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Kindall hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Kindall reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Ashburn strikes out.
Top 1 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 1 Groat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Schofield strikes out.