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April 24, 1960

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Top 8 R H E
Giants 4 7 0
Cubs 2 6 1
Top 8 R H E
Giants 4 7 0
Cubs 2 6 1

Willie Kirkland Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .429
OBP 1.000 .524
At Bats 2 35
Hits 2 15
• Singles 1 8
• Doubles 1 5
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 1 6
RBI’s 0 6

Don Elston Season Stats

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1 2 0
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Wrigley Field - April 24, 1960
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Strikeout
Don Elston
Del Rice
George Altman
Tony Taylor
Don Zimmer
Ernie Banks
Frank Thomas
Richie Ashburn
Lou Johnson
Willie Kirkland
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Kirkland is called out on strikes.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Cepeda strikes out.
Top 8 Don Elston now pitching. McCovey hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Ashburn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Taylor strikes out.
Bottom 7 Earl Averill pinch hits for Bob Anderson. Averill hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Blasingame hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Zimmer strikes out.
Bottom 6 Altman strikes out. Schmidt drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Altman out.
Bottom 6 Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 O'Dell hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Schmidt strikes out.
Top 6 Bressoud bunts towards third. Zimmer fields it and throws to first for the out. Kirkland moves to third.
Top 6 Kirkland hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Johnson. Kirkland reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Banks hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Johnson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Ashburn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 McCovey hits a popup towards third. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mays hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Johnson throws the ball in to Taylor who tags Mays trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Davenport moves to third.
Top 5 Davenport hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Anderson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Rice strikes out.
Bottom 4 Zimmer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Altman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Blasingame hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 O'Dell bunts towards the mound. Anderson fields it and throws to first for the out. Kirkland moves to third. Schmidt moves to second.
Top 4 Schmidt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cepeda scores. Kirkland moves to second.
Top 4 Bressoud strikes out.
Top 4 Kirkland hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cepeda moves to third.
Top 4 Cepeda takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Banks hits a popup towards third. Davenport settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Johnson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Johnson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. O'Dell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 McCovey strikes out.
Top 3 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Davenport hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Taylor hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Anderson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Rice hits a popup in front of the plate. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Anderson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 O'Dell bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Rice catches it for the out, and throws it away. That's an error on Rice. Bressoud scores. That run is unearned.
Top 2 Schmidt hits a popup towards first. Altman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Bressoud hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Johnson who is chasing the ball. Bressoud reaches third base with a triple. Kirkland goes all the way around to score.
Top 2 Kirkland takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Zimmer hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Altman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 The umpire calls a balk on O'Dell Taylor scores. Banks moves to third. Thomas moves to second.
Bottom 1 Thomas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Taylor moves to third. Banks moves to second.
Bottom 1 Banks takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. Taylor moves to second.
Bottom 1 Taylor bunts towards the mound. O'Dell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Cepeda strikes out.
Top 1 McCovey takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Mays hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Blasingame hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.