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April 13, 1961

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Top 9 R H E
Cubs 2 8 0
Reds 5 14 1
Top 9 R H E
Cubs 2 8 0
Reds 5 14 1

Billy Williams Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .143
OBP .500 .250
At Bats 3 7
Hits 1 1
• Singles 1 1
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 1 1
RBI’s 0 0

Bob Purkey Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 0
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Crosley Field - April 13, 1961
Out
Bob Purkey
Ed Bailey
Gordy Coleman
Elio Chacon
Gene Freese
Eddie Kasko
Frank Robinson
Vada Pinson
Wally Post
Billy Williams
Don Zimmer

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 2 8 0 10
Cincinnati Reds 5 14 1 9
Winning Pitcher Bob Purkey
Losing Pitcher Joe Schaffernoth
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Jerry Lynch
Attendance 1,216
Time of Game 2 hours 20 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Zimmer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Ashburn strikes out.
Top 9 Elio Chacon now playing second base. Bob Will pinch hits for Jim Brewer. Will is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Pinson hits a popup towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Kasko hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Williams. Kasko reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Purkey strikes out.
Bottom 8 Jerry Lynch pinch hits for Jim Baumer. Jim Brewer now pitching. Lynch hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 8 Bailey is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Freese moves to second.
Bottom 8 Freese takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Altman hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Taylor hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bouchee hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Banks strikes out.
Bottom 7 Post hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Pinson takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Santo strikes out.
Top 7 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Zimmer is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Ashburn hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Kasko hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Purkey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Altman. Purkey reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Taylor fires to third and picks off Bailey, with Banks covering.
Bottom 6 Baumer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 There's a wild pitch. Bailey moves to third.
Bottom 6 George Altman now playing center field. Joe Schaffernoth now pitching. Bailey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Altman. Bailey reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Frank Thomas pinch hits for Dick Ellsworth. Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baumer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 George Altman pinch hits for Al Heist. Altman is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Taylor is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Bouchee bunts towards first. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first, with Baumer covering, for the out. Santo moves to third. Banks moves to second.
Top 6 Banks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Santo moves to second.
Top 6 Santo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Coleman strikes out. There goes Post. The throw from Taylor to Banks, and Post is out.
Bottom 5 Freese hits a fly ball into left field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Post takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Williams hits a popup towards short. Kasko settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Zimmer takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Ashburn hits a line drive into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Ellsworth strikes out.
Bottom 4 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Pinson hits a fly ball into left field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Kasko hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bailey moves to third. Baumer moves to second.
Bottom 4 Purkey strikes out.
Bottom 4 Baumer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ellsworth fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bailey moves to second.
Bottom 4 Bailey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Coleman hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 4 Freese hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Heist hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Taylor hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bouchee takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Banks hits a popup, foul, towards first. Coleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Post hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pinson moves to third.
Bottom 3 Pinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Santo hits a popup towards third. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Williams hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Bailey picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Bailey. Zimmer scores. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Zimmer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robinson. Zimmer reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Ellsworth hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Purkey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Baumer strikes out.
Bottom 2 Bailey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Freese moves to third.
Bottom 2 Coleman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Freese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Heist hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Taylor hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Bouchee hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Banks hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Post. Banks reaches second base with a double. Santo scores.
Top 2 Santo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robinson. Santo reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Post hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 There goes Pinson. The throw from Taylor and he is safe. Pinson steals second.
Bottom 1 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ellsworth fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Kasko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Williams hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Ashburn hits a line drive into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.