Pirates @ Braves
July 8, 1961

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Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 4 11 2
Braves 3 5 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 4 11 2
Braves 3 5 1

Bob Boyd Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .273
OBP .000 .279
At Bats 0 66
Hits 0 18
• Singles 0 16
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 1
RBI’s 0 10

Bobby Shantz Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 1 1
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County Stadium - July 8, 1961
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Bobby Shantz
Smoky Burgess
Rocky Nelson
Bill Mazeroski
Johnny Logan
Dick Groat
Joe Christopher
Bill Virdon
Roberto Clemente
Bob Boyd
Al Spangler

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 4 11 2 8
Milwaukee Braves 3 5 1 6
Winning Pitcher Joe Gibbon
Losing Pitcher Bob Buhl
Save Bobby Shantz
Game Winning RBI Johnny Logan
Attendance 16,109
Time of Game 2 hours 35 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Al Spangler pinch runs for Frank Thomas. Bob Boyd pinch hits for Don Nottebart. Boyd hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Frank Thomas pinch hits for Roy McMillan. Thomas is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 9 Cimoli hits a popup towards first. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Torre hits a popup towards first. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Nelson hits a fly ball towards right. Aaron catches it and throws to second to double up Virdon.
Top 9 Groat bunts towards the mound. Nottebart fields it and throws to first for the out. Virdon moves to second.
Top 9 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling misplays the ball. That's an error on Bolling.
Bottom 8 Adcock strikes out.
Bottom 8 Aaron takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Maye strikes out.
Bottom 8 Bolling hits a popup towards first. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Logan hits a popup towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Mazeroski hits a popup towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Don Nottebart now pitching. Shantz hits a popup towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Mantilla hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Eddie Mathews pinch hits for Johnny Antonelli. Mathews strikes out.
Bottom 7 Joe Christopher now playing left field. McMillan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Moryn strikes out.
Top 7 Clemente hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Burgess hits a popup towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Nelson hits a popup towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Cimoli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Logan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Torre hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Johnny Logan now playing third base. Bobby Shantz now pitching. Adcock strikes out.
Top 6 Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Virdon takes first base on ball four. Logan moves to second.
Top 6 Johnny Logan pinch hits for Joe Gibbon. Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mantilla fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Clemente scores. Moryn moves to third.
Top 6 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Johnny Antonelli now pitching. Dick Stuart pinch hits for Dick Schofield. Stuart hits a fly ball into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Burgess tags and scores. Clemente tags and moves to third. Moryn tags and moves to second.
Top 6 Moryn takes first base on ball four. Clemente moves to second.
Top 6 Clemente hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Burgess moves to third.
Top 6 Burgess takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Aaron hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Maye hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bolling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 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.
Top 5 Nelson hits a fly ball into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mantilla fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Mazeroski scores. Gibbon moves to third.
Top 5 Virdon takes first base on ball four. Mazeroski moves to third. Gibbon moves to second.
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.