Reds @ Pirates
August 30, 1961

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Reds 1 4 1
Pirates 3 8 2
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Reds 1 4 1
Pirates 3 8 2

Gus Bell Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .251
OBP .333 .291
At Bats 2 223
Hits 0 56
• Singles 0 42
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 1 16
RBI’s 0 32

Tom Sturdivant Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 7 0
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Forbes Field - August 30, 1961
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Out
Tom Sturdivant
Smoky Burgess
Dick Stuart
Bill Mazeroski
Don Hoak
Dick Groat
Bob Skinner
Bill Virdon
Roberto Clemente
Gus Bell
Gordy Coleman
Jerry Lynch

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cincinnati Reds 1 4 1 5
Pittsburgh Pirates 3 8 2 10
Winning Pitcher Tom Sturdivant
Losing Pitcher Bob Purkey
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Dick Groat
Attendance 20,000
Time of Game 2 hours 20 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops it up and throws to first, with Sturdivant covering, for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Coleman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lynch moves to second.
Top 9 Lynch hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pinson for the out.
Top 9 Frank Robinson pinch hits for Elio Chacon. Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Virdon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Sturdivant hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hunt fields it and throws to second for the out. Burgess moves to third.
Bottom 8 Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Burgess moves to second.
Bottom 8 Hoak hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Chacon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Ken Hunt now pitching. Burgess takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Freese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Don Blasingame pinch hits for Bob Purkey. Blasingame strikes out.
Top 8 Johnson hits a line drive into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Clemente hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Purkey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Clemente for the out.
Bottom 7 There's a wild pitch. Skinner moves to third. Stuart moves to second.
Bottom 7 Stuart takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 There goes Skinner. The throw from Johnson and he is safe. Skinner steals second.
Bottom 7 Skinner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Coleman hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Sturdivant hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Mazeroski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 The ball gets by Johnson for a passed ball. Hoak moves to second.
Bottom 6 Hoak takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Lynch hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Pinson 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 6 Chacon is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Stuart takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Skinner strikes out.
Bottom 5 Groat hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Freese hits a line drive into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Purkey is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Virdon hits a popup, foul, towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Sturdivant strikes out. Johnson drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Sturdivant out.
Bottom 4 The ball gets by Johnson for a passed ball. Burgess scores. Hoak moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 4 Mazeroski strikes out.
Bottom 4 Hoak hits a ball on the ground into left field. Lynch picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Lynch. Burgess moves to third. Hoak moves to second.
Bottom 4 Burgess hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sturdivant fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Coleman strikes out.
Bottom 3 Clemente hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 There's a wild pitch. Stuart moves to second.
Bottom 3 Stuart takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Skinner hits a popup towards third. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Lynch hits a line drive towards first. Stuart reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Pinson bunts in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Chacon bunts towards first. Stuart scoops it up and throws to first, with Sturdivant covering, for the out. Freese moves to second.
Top 3 Freese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Sturdivant hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. Burgess moves to third. Mazeroski moves to second.
Bottom 2 Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Burgess moves to second.
Bottom 2 Hoak hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Burgess hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Purkey strikes out.
Top 2 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat misplays the ball. That's an error on Groat. Coleman scores. Bell moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 2 Cardenas hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Bell takes first base on ball four. Coleman moves to second.
Top 2 Coleman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops it up and throws to first, with Sturdivant covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chacon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Groat scores.
Bottom 1 Stuart strikes out.
Bottom 1 Skinner strikes out.
Bottom 1 Groat hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson who is chasing the ball. Groat reaches third base with a triple. Virdon goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Virdon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Pinson 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.
Top 1 Chacon hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Freese hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart juggles the ball. That's an error on Stuart.