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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs

1961-08-18 · Day game · Wrigley Field · 11 innings · Att: 7469 · 86°F, cloudy, dry · Wind R to L · 2:38

Chicago Cubs defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 2–1. Dick Ellsworth earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
PIT	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	10
CHN	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	8

W: Dick Ellsworth L: Tom Sturdivant SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Shag Crawford · 1B: Al Barlick · 2B: Bill Jackowski · 3B: Ed Vargo · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Joe Christopher	5	0	1	0	1	0
Dick Groat	4	0	1	1	0	0
Roberto Clemente	3	0	1	0	2	0
Dick Stuart	5	0	1	0	0	0
Don Hoak	5	0	0	0	0	0
Don Leppert	5	0	2	0	0	0
Bill Virdon	4	0	1	0	1	0
Bill Mazeroski	5	1	2	0	0	0
Tom Sturdivant	5	0	1	0	0	2

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Al Heist	5	0	0	0	0	1
Jerry Kindall	5	2	2	0	0	3
Ernie Banks	5	0	2	1	0	1
George Altman	2	0	1	1	0	0
Billy Williams	3	0	2	0	1	0
Ron Santo	4	0	1	0	0	0
Andre Rodgers	3	0	0	0	0	1
Sammy Taylor	4	0	0	0	0	0
Dick Ellsworth	4	0	0	0	0	1
Richie Ashburn	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tom Sturdivant	10.1	8	1	7

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dick Ellsworth	11.0	10	4	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Joe Christopher: 13
Dick Groat: 63
Roberto Clemente: E4/G
Dick Stuart: 64(1)/FO

Bot 1

Al Heist: 43
Jerry Kindall: K
Ernie Banks: K23

Top 2

Don Hoak: 13
Don Leppert: 13
Bill Virdon: W
Bill Mazeroski: 4/L

Bot 2

George Altman: S8/8
Billy Williams: S9/34.1-2
Ron Santo: 8.2-3
Andre Rodgers: K
Sammy Taylor: OA.3XH(262)

Top 3

Tom Sturdivant: S4/4
Joe Christopher: S8.1-2
Dick Groat: 23/SH.2-3;1-2
Roberto Clemente: IW
Dick Stuart: 52(3)/FO.2-3;1-2;B-1
Don Hoak: 8/8/L

Bot 3

Sammy Taylor: 9
Dick Ellsworth: K/C
Al Heist: 53

Top 4

Don Leppert: 53
Bill Virdon: 63
Bill Mazeroski: S7/56
Tom Sturdivant: K

Bot 4

Jerry Kindall: D7/5
Ernie Banks: 7.2-3
George Altman: 9/SF.3-H
Billy Williams: S8/8
Ron Santo: S7/7.1-3
Andre Rodgers: 2/P

Top 5

Joe Christopher: 13
Dick Groat: 13
Roberto Clemente: 43

Bot 5

Sammy Taylor: 13
Dick Ellsworth: 43
Al Heist: K/C

Top 6

Dick Stuart: D7
Don Hoak: FC3.2X3(35);B-1
Don Leppert: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Jerry Kindall: K
Ernie Banks: 5/P
George Altman: 43

Top 7

Bill Virdon: S8
Bill Mazeroski: 14(1)/FO
Tom Sturdivant: K
Joe Christopher: WP.1-2
Joe Christopher: W
Dick Groat: D9/3.2-H;1-3
Roberto Clemente: IW
Dick Stuart: 64(1)/FO

Bot 7

Billy Williams: 5/P
Ron Santo: 3/P
Andre Rodgers: 6/P

Top 8

Don Hoak: 63
Don Leppert: S9/34
Bill Virdon: 16(1)/FO
Bill Mazeroski: 5/P

Bot 8

Sammy Taylor: 9
Dick Ellsworth: 4E3.B-1
Al Heist: 8
Jerry Kindall: K

Top 9

Tom Sturdivant: 3/G
Joe Christopher: 6/P
Dick Groat: 1/G

Bot 9

Ernie Banks: S7/7
George Altman: 14/SH.1-2
Billy Williams: IW
Ron Santo: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 10

Roberto Clemente: S9/34
Dick Stuart: 16(1)/FO
Don Hoak: 7/7/L
Don Leppert: S8.1-2
Bill Virdon: 43

Bot 10

Richie Ashburn: 9
Sammy Taylor: 4/L
Dick Ellsworth: 23

Top 11

Bill Mazeroski: S5/5
Tom Sturdivant: 3/P
Joe Christopher: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 11

Al Heist: 9
Jerry Kindall: S7/7
Ernie Banks: D7/78D.1-H

Notes & reviews

Ron Santo struck on the neck by the ball

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