Phillies @ Cubs
July 7, 1961

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Bottom 2	R	H	E
Phillies	0	0	0
Cubs	3	3	1

Bottom 2	R	H	E
Phillies	0	0	0
Cubs	5	4	1

Ernie Banks Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.286
OBP	1.000	.361
At Bats	0	259
Hits	0	74
• Singles	0	52
• Doubles	0	7
• Triples	0	3
• Home Runs	0	12
Walks	1	32
RBI’s	0	36

Chris Short Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
2	3	1

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Wrigley Field - July 7, 1961

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Home Run

Chris Short

Clay Dalrymple

Pancho Herrera

Tony Taylor

Charley Smith

Ruben Amaro

Wes Covington

Tony Gonzalez

Johnny Callison

Ernie Banks

Al Heist

Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 2 Outs

Banks hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 2 Kindall strikes out.

Bottom 2 Heist hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 2 Cardwell strikes out.

Top 2 Dalrymple hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo juggles the ball. That's an error on Santo.

Top 2 Covington hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Herrera strikes out.

Bottom 1 Bouchee strikes out.

Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Bertell moves to second.

Bottom 1 Bertell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kindall scores. Banks scores. Santo moves to third.

Bottom 1 Santo takes first base on ball four. Heist scores. Kindall moves to third. Banks moves to second.

Bottom 1 Williams strikes out.

Bottom 1 Altman strikes out.

Bottom 1 Banks is walked intentionally.

Bottom 1 Kindall hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Covington. Kindall reaches second base with a double. Heist moves to third.

Bottom 1 Heist takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Taylor hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Callison hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cardwell fields it and throws to first for the out.

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