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June 9, 1961

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Braves 10 12 1
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Cubs 9 14 0

George Altman Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .331
OBP .500 .371
At Bats 4 124
Hits 2 41
• Singles 1 24
• Doubles 1 7
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 0 6
RBI’s 0 24

Warren Spahn Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 5 0
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Wrigley Field - June 9, 1961
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Hit by Pitch
Warren Spahn
Joe Torre
Frank Thomas
Frank Bolling
Eddie Mathews
Roy McMillan
Al Spangler
Hank Aaron
Lee Maye
George Altman
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Frank Thomas now playing first base. Al Spangler now playing left field. Warren Spahn now pitching. Altman is hit by the pitch.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Bob Anderson now pitching. Bolling hits a fly ball into left field. Will settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Lew Burdette pinch runs for Charlie Lau. Maye hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Top 9 Charlie Lau pinch hits for Chi-Chi Olivo. Lau is hit by the pitch. Thomas moves to third. Spangler moves to second.
Top 9 McMillan hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Al Spangler pinch runs for Joe Adcock. Torre hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bouchee settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Adcock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thomas moves to second.
Top 9 Bob Will now playing left field. Al Heist now playing center field. Don Elston now pitching. Moe Thacker now catching. Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 8 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Chi-Chi Olivo now pitching. Santo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ashburn scores. There goes Zimmer trying to get to second. Thomas throws the ball in to Mathews who relays the ball to McMillan who tags Zimmer for the out.
Bottom 8 Zimmer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams scores. Ashburn moves to second.
Bottom 8 Ashburn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Billy Williams pinch hits for Joe Schaffernoth. Williams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomas. Williams reaches second base with a double. Will scores.
Bottom 8 Kindall bunts towards first. Adcock scoops it up and throws to first, with Bolling covering, for the out. Will moves to second.
Bottom 8 Bob Will pinch hits for Dick Bertell. Will hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Aaron hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Mathews hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Maye takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Bouchee strikes out.
Bottom 7 Altman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Banks moves to second.
Bottom 7 Banks takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Raymond, and towards Bolling, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Claude Raymond now pitching. Zimmer hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Felix Mantilla pinch hits for George Brunet. Mantilla hits a fly ball into left field. Banks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 McMillan 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 7 Joe Schaffernoth now pitching. Torre hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Adcock hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 7 Thomas is hit by the pitch. Aaron moves to second.
Top 7 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 There goes Kindall. The throw from Torre and he is out, Mathews applying the tag.
Bottom 6 Cardwell bunts towards the mound. Brunet fields it and throws to first for the out. Kindall moves to second.
Bottom 6 George Brunet now pitching. Kindall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Mathews hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bolling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Maye hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bouchee settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Hawk Taylor pinch hits for Don McMahon. Taylor is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Bertell hits a fly ball into right field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bouchee hits a popup in front of the plate. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Altman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 McMillan hits a line drive into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Torre hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 5 Adcock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Banks strikes out.
Bottom 4 Santo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomas. Santo reaches second base with a double. Zimmer scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 4 McMahon spins and fires to second and has Ashburn trapped. There's the throw to Mathews who tags Ashburn for the out. Zimmer moves to second.
Bottom 4 Zimmer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 The ball gets by Torre for a passed ball. Ashburn moves to second.
Bottom 4 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews juggles the ball. That's an error on Mathews.
Bottom 4 Cardwell strikes out.
Top 4 Mathews 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 4 Bolling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Maye strikes out.
Bottom 3 Kindall hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Don McMahon now pitching. There's a wild pitch. Bertell moves to second.
Bottom 3 Bertell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bouchee scores.
Bottom 3 Bouchee hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomas. Bouchee reaches second base with a double. Santo scores. Banks goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 3 Altman hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ashburn scores. Santo moves to second.
Bottom 3 Santo takes first base on ball four. Ashburn moves to second.
Bottom 3 Zimmer hits a line drive into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Ashburn takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Buhl is called out on strikes.
Top 3 McMillan hits a line drive into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Torre hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bouchee settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Cardwell strikes out.
Bottom 2 Kindall strikes out.
Bottom 2 Bertell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Bouchee hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Altman scores.
Bottom 2 Altman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomas. Altman reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Santo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ashburn moves to second.
Bottom 1 Zimmer hits a line drive into right field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Ashburn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Mathews hits a popup, foul, towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Maye hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.