Pirates @ Cubs
August 20, 1961

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Bottom 11 R H E
Pirates 0 6 0
Cubs 0 7 0
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Pirates 0 6 0
Cubs 1 8 0

Billy Williams Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .288
OBP .500 .354
At Bats 4 382
Hits 2 110
• Singles 2 72
• Doubles 0 16
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 21
Walks 0 37
RBI’s 0 71

Bob Friend Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
12 14 1
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Wrigley Field - August 20, 1961
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Single
Bob Friend
Smoky Burgess
Rocky Nelson
Bill Mazeroski
Don Hoak
Dick Groat
Bob Skinner
Bill Virdon
Roberto Clemente
Billy Williams
George Altman
Dick Bertell

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 0 6 0 6
Chicago Cubs 1 8 0 8
Winning Pitcher Don Cardwell
Losing Pitcher Bob Friend
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Billy Williams
Attendance 19,038
Time of Game 2 hours 57 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

End of Game

Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bertell scores. Altman moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 11 Altman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bertell moves to second.
Bottom 11 Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 11 Bertell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 11 Ashburn hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Skinner hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 11 Virdon hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bouchee settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Cardwell hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Bouchee is called out on strikes.
Bottom 10 Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Friend is called out on strikes.
Top 10 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Hoak 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 9 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 9 Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Altman 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 9 Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Banks fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 9 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 9 Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nelson for the out.
Top 9 Don Zimmer now playing second base. Dick Bertell now catching. Skinner strikes out.
Bottom 8 Bob Will pinch hits for Jerry Kindall. Will hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Ashburn hits a line drive towards short. Groat reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Don Zimmer pinch runs for Sammy Taylor. Cardwell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to third for the out. Bouchee moves to second.
Bottom 8 Bouchee takes first base on ball four. Taylor moves to second.
Bottom 8 Taylor takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cardwell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee scoops it up and throws to first, with Cardwell covering, for the out.
Top 8 Friend hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Santo hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Altman moves to third.
Bottom 7 Altman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Banks hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Kindall strikes out.
Top 7 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Hoak hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kindall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Burgess strikes out.
Bottom 6 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Nelson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ashburn for the out.
Bottom 6 Cardwell bunts towards third. Hoak fields it, throws to second, with Groat covering, for one, and over to first, with Mazeroski covering, for the double play.
Bottom 6 Bouchee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Nelson hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 The ball gets by Taylor for a passed ball. Skinner moves to second.
Top 6 Skinner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Groat 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 5 Taylor hits a line drive towards short. Groat reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Altman moves to second.
Bottom 5 Williams hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Altman takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Virdon hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Friend hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Altman who is chasing the ball. Friend reaches third base with a triple.
Top 5 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Hoak hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kindall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Kindall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Nelson scoops it up and throws to first, with Friend covering, for the out.
Top 4 Burgess hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 There goes Clemente. The throw from Taylor and he is safe. Clemente steals second.
Top 4 Clemente hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Nelson hits a line drive towards first. Bouchee reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Skinner hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Cardwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Bouchee 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 3 Taylor hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Groat is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Friend bunts towards the mound. Cardwell fields it and throws to first for the out. Mazeroski moves to second.
Top 3 Mazeroski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Santo 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 2 Williams 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 2 Altman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hoak for the out.
Top 2 Burgess hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee scoops it up and throws to first, with Cardwell covering, for the out.
Top 2 Nelson hits a popup towards first. Bouchee settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Banks hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kindall strikes out.
Bottom 1 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Skinner hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Groat hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kindall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Virdon hits a line drive towards short. Banks reaches out and makes the catch for the out.