Giants @ Cubs
May 4, 1962

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Bottom 9 R H E
Giants 11 14 0
Cubs 6 12 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Giants 11 14 0
Cubs 6 12 1

Ernie Banks Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .255
OBP .250 .297
At Bats 4 94
Hits 1 24
• Singles 1 16
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 5
RBI’s 0 12

Don Larsen Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 0 1
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Wrigley Field - May 4, 1962
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Don Larsen
Ed Bailey
Orlando Cepeda
Chuck Hiller
Ernie Bowman
Jose Pagan
Manny Mota
Willie Mays
Felipe Alou
Ernie Banks
Billy Williams

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
San Francisco Giants 11 14 0 7
Chicago Cubs 6 12 1 7
Winning Pitcher Billy Pierce
Losing Pitcher Dick Ellsworth
Save Don Larsen
Game Winning RBI Chuck Hiller
Attendance 5,011
Time of Game 2 hours 58 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Williams hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou who is chasing the ball. Williams reaches third base with a triple. Bertell scores. Brock goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 9 Santo strikes out.
Bottom 9 Ken Hubbs pinch hits for Glen Hobbie. Hubbs hits a fly ball into left field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Brock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bertell moves to second.
Bottom 9 Bertell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 9 Larsen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Bowman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKnight scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 McKnight strikes out.
Bottom 8 Rodgers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Altman strikes out.
Bottom 8 Banks strikes out.
Top 8 Bailey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McKnight settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Alou hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Brock. Alou reaches second base with a double. Hiller scores. Cepeda scores.
Top 8 Cepeda hits a line drive into left field. Williams picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Williams. Larsen scores. Mota scores. Hiller moves to third. Cepeda moves to second.
Top 8 Mays is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Hiller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Larsen moves to third. Mota moves to second.
Top 8 Mota bunts towards the mound. Hobbie fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Larsen moves to second.
Top 8 Larsen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Glen Hobbie now pitching. Dick Bertell now catching. Lou Brock now playing center field. Bowman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hiller scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bowman fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Morhardt moves to second.
Bottom 7 Moe Morhardt pinch hits for Bobby Smith. Morhardt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rodgers scores. McKnight scores. Will moves to second.
Bottom 7 Lou Brock pinch hits for Barney Schultz. Brock strikes out.
Bottom 7 Bob Will pinch hits for Moe Thacker. Will takes first base on ball four. Altman scores. Rodgers moves to third. McKnight moves to second.
Bottom 7 Don Larsen now pitching. McKnight hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Altman moves to third. Rodgers moves to second.
Bottom 7 Rodgers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Altman moves to second.
Bottom 7 Ernie Bowman now playing third base. Altman bunts towards the right side of the infield. Hiller fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Pagan hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bailey is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Banks hits a fly ball into left field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Santo hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Cepeda strikes out.
Top 6 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Barney Schultz now pitching. Hiller hits a popup, foul, towards short. Rodgers settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Daryl Robertson pinch hits for Jim Brewer. Robertson hits a line drive towards short. Pagan catches it and throws to first to double up Thacker.
Bottom 5 Thacker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 McKnight hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Mota hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Pierce hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Thacker fields it and throws to third for the out. Davenport moves to second.
Top 5 Jim Brewer now pitching. Davenport takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Pagan moves to second.
Top 5 Pagan hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Rodgers hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Altman hits a popup towards short. Pagan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops it up and throws to first, with Balsamo covering, for the out.
Top 4 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mays scores. Cepeda moves to second.
Top 4 Cepeda is walked intentionally.
Top 4 Mays hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams who is chasing the ball. Mays reaches third base with a triple. Hiller scores.
Top 4 Hiller hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Smith. Hiller reaches second base with a double. Mota goes all the way around to score.
Top 4 Mota hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Pierce hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Davenport hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hiller scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Santo hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pierce fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Pagan strikes out.
Top 3 Bailey is walked intentionally.
Top 3 Alou strikes out.
Top 3 Tony Balsamo now pitching. Cepeda hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Altman. Cepeda reaches second base with a double. Mota scores. Hiller scores. Mays moves to third.
Top 3 Mays takes first base on ball four. Hiller moves to second.
Top 3 Hiller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Davenport scores. There goes Pierce trying to get to home. Altman throws the ball in to Thacker who tags Pierce who's trying to score from second, for the out. Mota moves to third.
Top 3 Mota takes first base on ball four. Davenport moves to third. Pierce moves to second.
Top 3 Pierce takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Davenport hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Davenport reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Ellsworth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Thacker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 McKnight hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hiller settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Pagan strikes out.
Top 2 Bailey hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Cepeda hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Rodgers is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Altman takes first base on ball four. Banks moves to second.
Bottom 1 Banks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Santo strikes out.
Bottom 1 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hiller scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Mays strikes out.
Top 1 Hiller strikes out.
Top 1 Mota hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.