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May 12, 1961

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Cubs 0 4 1
Dodgers 4 5 2
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Cubs 0 4 1
Dodgers 4 5 2

Richie Ashburn Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .164
OBP .000 .207
At Bats 1 55
Hits 0 9
• Singles 0 8
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 0 1

Sandy Koufax Season Stats

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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum - May 12, 1961
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Walk
Sandy Koufax
John Roseboro
Norm Larker
Charlie Neal
Jim Gilliam
Maury Wills
Wally Moon
Willie Davis
Ron Fairly
Richie Ashburn
Ron Santo
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Ashburn takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Roach strikes out.
Top 9 Santo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Fairly who is chasing the ball. Santo reaches third base with a triple.
Top 9 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schaffernoth fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Koufax takes first base on ball four. Fairly moves to second.
Bottom 8 Fairly takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Roseboro hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Richie Ashburn now playing center field. Joe Schaffernoth now pitching. Neal hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Zimmer takes first base on ball four. Bertell moves to third. Will moves to second.
Top 8 Will hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bertell moves to second.
Top 8 George Freese pinch hits for Dick Drott. Freese hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bertell hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Jim Gilliam now playing third base. Charlie Neal now playing second base. Richie Ashburn pinch hits for Al Heist. Ashburn hits a fly ball into right field. Fairly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Larker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Moon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Davis hits a popup, foul, towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Gilliam bunts in front of the plate. Bertell fields it and throws to first for the out. Wills moves to second.
Bottom 7 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards first. Roach juggles the ball. That's an error on Roach.
Top 7 Roach strikes out.
Top 7 Santo strikes out.
Top 7 Banks strikes out.
Top 7 Williams hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Moon. Williams reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Koufax hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Fairly hits a popup, foul, towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Dick Drott now pitching. Roseboro strikes out.
Top 6 Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Will strikes out.
Top 6 Andre Rodgers pinch hits for Don Cardwell. Rodgers hits a fly ball into right field. Fairly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Davis hits a popup, foul, towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Larker strikes out.
Bottom 5 Moon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Davis hits a line drive into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bertell hits a fly ball into right field. Fairly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Heist hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koufax throws to second for one, and Wills throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Heist moves to second.
Top 5 Roach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 5 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Wills. Santo moves to second.
Bottom 4 Gilliam hits a line drive towards first. Roach reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 The umpire calls a balk on Cardwell Wills moves to second.
Bottom 4 Wills hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fairly scores.
Bottom 4 Koufax bunts in front of the plate. Bertell fields it and throws to first for the out. Fairly moves to second.
Bottom 4 Fairly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Roseboro takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Zimmer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Davis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Will hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Davis strikes out.
Bottom 3 Larker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wills scores. Moon moves to third. Larker moves to second.
Bottom 3 Moon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 There goes Wills. The throw from Bertell and he is safe. Wills steals second.
Bottom 3 Davis hits a popup, foul, towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Gilliam hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Wills takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Cardwell strikes out.
Top 3 Bertell hits a popup towards short. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Heist strikes out.
Bottom 2 Koufax strikes out.
Bottom 2 Fairly hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bertell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Bertell fires to first and picks off Roseboro.
Bottom 2 Roseboro takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Roach hits a line drive into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Santo strikes out.
Top 2 Banks strikes out.
Bottom 1 Davis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Larker hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Moon moves to second.
Bottom 1 Moon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wills scores.
Bottom 1 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wills moves to third.
Bottom 1 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards first. Roach scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gilliam for the out. Wills moves to second.
Bottom 1 Wills takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Williams strikes out.
Top 1 Zimmer strikes out.
Top 1 Will hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.