Dodgers @ Cubs
April 29, 1961

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Dodgers 9 10 1
Cubs 4 7 2
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Dodgers 9 10 1
Cubs 4 7 2

Billy Williams Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .208
OBP .667 .240
At Bats 3 48
Hits 2 10
• Singles 1 8
• Doubles 1 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 2
RBI’s 0 3

Johnny Podres Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 0 0
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Wrigley Field - April 29, 1961
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Johnny Podres
John Roseboro
Norm Larker
Charlie Neal
Jim Gilliam
Maury Wills
Tommy Davis
Carl Warwick
Don Demeter
Billy Williams
Frank Thomas

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Los Angeles Dodgers 9 10 1 5
Chicago Cubs 4 7 2 2
Winning Pitcher Johnny Podres
Losing Pitcher Dick Ellsworth
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Frank Howard
Attendance 9,842
Time of Game 2 hours 20 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larker scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Santo hits a popup towards short. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Banks hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 9 Carl Warwick now playing center field. Tommy Davis now playing left field. Zimmer hits a line drive into center field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Demeter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 There goes Davis. The throw from Bertell and he is safe. Davis steals second.
Top 9 Davis takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Moon hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Wright scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moon for the out.
Top 9 There's a wild pitch. Wills scores.
Top 9 Neal hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Mel Wright now pitching. Wills hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Williams who is chasing the ball. Wills reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 8 Heist hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Richie Ashburn pinch hits for Joe Schaffernoth. Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larker scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ashburn for the out.
Bottom 8 Norm Larker now playing first base. Jim Gilliam now playing third base. John Roseboro now catching. Bertell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Podres hits a line drive towards short. Banks reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 John Roseboro pinch hits for Doug Camilli. Roseboro strikes out.
Top 8 Smith hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Williams. Smith reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Howard 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 7 Rodgers strikes out.
Bottom 7 Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Howard scoops it up and throws to first, with Podres covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Santo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Neal settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Demeter strikes out.
Top 7 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Moon strikes out.
Bottom 6 Banks hits a fly ball towards right. Demeter catches it and throws to Wills who relays to Neal to double up Zimmer.
Bottom 6 Zimmer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Heist hits a fly ball into right field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Neal strikes out.
Top 6 Wills hits a line drive into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Podres hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schaffernoth fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Schaffernoth strikes out.
Bottom 5 Bertell hits a fly ball into right field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Rodgers strikes out.
Top 5 Joe Schaffernoth now pitching. Camilli strikes out.
Top 5 Smith hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Howard hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Top 5 Demeter takes first base on ball four. Neal moves to third. Moon moves to second.
Top 5 Davis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Moon takes first base on ball four. Neal moves to second.
Top 5 Neal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Wills 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 4 Williams hits a popup towards short. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Podres hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. There goes Howard trying to get to home. Thomas throws the ball in to Bertell who tags Howard, who's trying to score from second, for the out.
Top 4 Camilli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Smith strikes out. There goes Howard. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Top 4 Howard hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Zimmer hits a line drive into right field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Heist hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Demeter hits a popup towards first. Rodgers settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Davis hits a ball on the ground for an out. Wills scores.
Top 3 Moon bunts towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. Wills moves to third. Neal moves to second.
Top 3 Neal takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 The ball gets by Bertell for a passed ball. Wills moves to second.
Top 3 Wills hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Ellsworth strikes out.
Bottom 2 Bertell hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Williams tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 2 Rodgers strikes out.
Bottom 2 Williams hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Demeter fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Demeter. Thomas goes all the way around to score. Williams moves to third.
Bottom 2 Thomas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Santo scores.
Bottom 2 Santo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moon who is chasing the ball. Santo reaches third base with a triple.
Top 2 Podres strikes out.
Top 2 Camilli strikes out.
Top 2 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Howard hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 2 Demeter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer misplays the ball. That's an error on Zimmer.
Bottom 1 Banks hits a line drive into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Zimmer hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Heist hits a fly ball into right field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Davis strikes out.
Top 1 Moon strikes out.
Top 1 Neal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wills moves to second.
Top 1 Wills bunts towards the mound. Ellsworth fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.