Reds @ Cubs
September 26, 1961

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Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 6 8 2
Cubs 3 6 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 6 8 2
Cubs 3 6 0

Don Zimmer Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .252
OBP .500 .290
At Bats 4 476
Hits 2 120
• Singles 2 79
• Doubles 0 24
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 13
Walks 0 24
RBI’s 0 40

Jim Brosnan Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 3 16
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Wrigley Field - September 26, 1961
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Strikeout
Jim Brosnan
Johnny Edwards
Gordy Coleman
Don Blasingame
Gene Freese
Eddie Kasko
Joe Gaines
Vada Pinson
Elio Chacon
Don Zimmer

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cincinnati Reds 6 8 2 4
Chicago Cubs 3 6 0 8
Winning Pitcher Jim Brosnan
Losing Pitcher Bob Anderson
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Jerry Lynch
Attendance 3,327
Time of Game 2 hours 34 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Zimmer strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Ashburn hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Joe Gaines now playing left field. Elio Chacon now playing right field. Bob Will pinch hits for Glen Hobbie. Will strikes out.
Top 9 Blasingame strikes out.
Top 9 Brosnan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson scores.
Top 9 Edwards strikes out.
Top 9 Glen Hobbie now pitching. Freese hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Robinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Robinson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Bouchee strikes out.
Bottom 8 Taylor hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 8 Williams 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 8 Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Lynch hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 8 Pinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Kasko is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Altman strikes out.
Bottom 7 Banks hits a popup towards right. Robinson settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Robinson. Banks moves to second.
Bottom 7 Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Jim Brosnan now pitching. Ashburn 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 7 Wally Post pinch hits for Jim Maloney. Post hits a popup towards first. Bouchee settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Anderson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Freese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Robinson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 7 Coleman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Anderson strikes out.
Bottom 6 Bouchee takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Taylor hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Jim Maloney now pitching. Santo is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Lynch hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kasko moves to second.
Top 6 Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Anderson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Blasingame takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Gus Bell pinch hits for Bob Purkey. Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Edwards hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Altman takes first base on ball four. Ashburn scores. Zimmer moves to third. Banks moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Kasko. Anderson scores. Ashburn moves to third. Zimmer moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Anderson moves to third. Ashburn moves to second.
Bottom 5 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Anderson moves to second.
Bottom 5 Anderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Bouchee hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first, with Purkey covering, for the out.
Top 5 Freese hits a popup towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Robinson hits a line drive into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Coleman for the out.
Bottom 4 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Williams strikes out.
Bottom 4 Altman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Anderson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Anderson fields it and throws to first for the out. Kasko moves to second.
Top 4 Kasko takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Blasingame 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 3 Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Ashburn hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Purkey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Freese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Bouchee takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Taylor hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Anderson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Lynch hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 The ball gets by Edwards for a passed ball. Altman moves to third.
Bottom 1 Altman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robinson. Altman reaches second base with a double. Zimmer scores.
Bottom 1 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Zimmer moves to third.
Bottom 1 The ball gets by Edwards for a passed ball. Zimmer moves to second.
Bottom 1 Zimmer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Ashburn strikes out. Edwards drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Ashburn out.
Top 1 There goes Pinson. The throw from Taylor and he is out, Banks applying the tag.
Top 1 Pinson takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Anderson fields it and throws to first for the out.