Pirates @ Braves
July 8, 1961

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Pirates 1 8 2
Braves 3 2 0
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Pirates 1 8 2
Braves 3 2 0

Bill Virdon Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .289
OBP .500 .343
At Bats 2 294
Hits 1 85
• Singles 0 57
• Doubles 1 14
• Triples 0 6
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 0 25
RBI’s 0 37

Bob Buhl Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 6 0
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County Stadium - July 8, 1961
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Walk
Bob Buhl
Joe Torre
Joe Adcock
Frank Bolling
Felix Mantilla
Roy McMillan
Lee Maye
Gino Cimoli
Hank Aaron
Bill Virdon
Joe Gibbon
Bill Mazeroski
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Virdon takes first base on ball four. Mazeroski moves to third. Gibbon moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 5 Gibbon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mazeroski moves to second.
Top 5 Mazeroski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Buhl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 McMillan hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Cimoli hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Torre hits a line drive towards short. Groat reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Clemente hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Adcock hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Aaron is walked intentionally.
Bottom 3 Maye hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibbon fields it and throws to first for the out. Buhl moves to third. Bolling moves to second.
Bottom 3 Bolling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McMillan scores. Buhl moves to second.
Bottom 3 Mantilla hits a popup towards first. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Buhl bunts towards short. Groat fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Groat. Cimoli scores. McMillan moves to third.
Bottom 3 McMillan bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Cimoli moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 3 Cimoli takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Burgess hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Nelson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Groat moves to second.
Top 3 Groat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Virdon scores.
Top 3 Virdon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Maye. Virdon reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Gibbon strikes out.
Top 3 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mantilla fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Torre is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Adcock hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Aaron hits a line drive into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Schofield is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Clemente hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Maye hits a line drive towards third. Schofield reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bolling strikes out.
Bottom 1 Mantilla hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Mantilla hits a popup, foul, towards third. Schofield settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Schofield.
Top 1 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Buhl fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nelson for the out. Groat moves to third.
Top 1 The ball gets by Torre for a passed ball. Groat moves to second.
Top 1 Groat hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.