Cubs @ Dodgers
May 12, 1961

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Top 9	R	H	E
Cubs	2	5	1
Dodgers	4	5	2

Top 9	R	H	E
Cubs	2	5	1
Dodgers	4	5	2

Don Zimmer Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.263
OBP	.250	.320
At Bats	3	95
Hits	0	25
• Singles	0	15
• Doubles	0	6
• Triples	0	2
• Home Runs	0	2
Walks	1	7
RBI’s	0	6

Turk Farrell Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
3	1	1

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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum - May 12, 1961

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Out

Turk Farrell

John Roseboro

Norm Larker

Charlie Neal

Jim Gilliam

Maury Wills

Wally Moon

Willie Davis

Ron Fairly

Don Zimmer

Bob Will

Jerry Kindall

Dick Bertell

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
Chicago Cubs	2	5	1	9
Los Angeles Dodgers	4	5	2	9
Winning Pitcher	Sandy Koufax
Losing Pitcher	Don Cardwell
Save	Turk Farrell
Game Winning RBI	Wally Moon
Attendance	17,122
Time of Game	2 hours 41 minutes

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Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Farrell, and towards Neal, who fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 9 Jerry Kindall pinch runs for Sammy Taylor. Turk Farrell now pitching. Will hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ashburn scores. Bertell moves to third. Kindall moves to second.

Top 9 Sammy Taylor pinch hits for Joe Schaffernoth. Taylor takes first base on ball four. Santo scores. Ashburn moves to third. Bertell moves to second.

Top 9 Bertell takes first base on ball four. Ashburn moves to second.

Top 9 Ashburn takes first base on ball four.

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.

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