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August 27, 1961

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Frank Thomas Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .289
OBP .000 .350
At Bats 4 367
Hits 0 106
• Singles 0 68
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 25
Walks 0 30
RBI’s 0 68

Don Ferrarese Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 9 1
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Connie Mack Stadium - August 27, 1961
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Triple
Don Ferrarese
Al Kenders
Lee Walls
Tony Taylor
Charley Smith
Bobby Malkmus
Johnny Callison
Tony Gonzalez
Don Demeter
Frank Thomas
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Thomas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Callison who is chasing the ball. Thomas reaches third base with a triple.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Taylor hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Kenders hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 John DeMerit now playing right field. Malkmus hits a line drive towards short. McMillan reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Adcock hits a line drive towards the mound. Ferrarese reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Malkmus misplays the ball. That's an error on Malkmus. Mathews moves to second.
Top 9 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Walls fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Don Ferrarese now pitching. John DeMerit pinch hits for Lee Maye. DeMerit hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Pancho Herrera pinch hits for Frank Sullivan. Herrera hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Smith is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Walls hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Demeter bunts towards the mound. Willey fields it and throws to first for the out. Gonzalez moves to second.
Bottom 8 Carl Willey now pitching. Gonzalez takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Neil Chrisley pinch hits for Don McMahon. Lee Walls now playing first base. Don Demeter now playing right field. Chrisley hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Taylor fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 8 McMillan takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Torre hits a popup towards short. Malkmus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Frank Sullivan now pitching. Al Kenders now catching. Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Callison hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Callison for the out.
Bottom 7 Taylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Walters scores. Valo moves to second.
Bottom 7 Elmer Valo pinch hits for Dallas Green. Valo takes first base on ball four. Walters moves to second.
Bottom 7 Ken Walters pinch runs for Clay Dalrymple. Malkmus strikes out.
Bottom 7 Don McMahon now pitching. Dalrymple hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Smith hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Bottom 7 Covington hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Callison moves to third. Demeter moves to second.
Bottom 7 Demeter takes first base on ball four. Callison moves to second.
Bottom 7 Gonzalez strikes out.
Bottom 7 Callison hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Adcock strikes out.
Top 7 There goes Aaron. The throw from Dalrymple and he is out, Taylor applying the tag.
Top 7 Aaron hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mathews scores.
Top 7 Mathews hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Covington who is chasing the ball. Mathews reaches third base with a triple. Nottebart scores. Bolling goes all the way around to score.
Top 7 Bolling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McMillan scores. Nottebart moves to third.
Top 7 Maye hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Nottebart moves to second.
Top 7 Nottebart hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McMillan moves to third.
Top 7 McMillan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Taylor hits a line drive into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Green hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Malkmus hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Green fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Dalrymple hits a fly ball into right field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Smith hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Covington hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Lee Maye now playing right field. Hank Aaron now playing center field. Demeter hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 There goes Mathews. The throw from Dalrymple and he is safe. Mathews steals second.
Top 5 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Bolling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Lee Maye pinch hits for Gino Cimoli. Maye hits a popup towards short. Malkmus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Callison hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Green moves to second.
Bottom 4 Taylor hits a fly ball into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Green hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and has Malkmus trapped. There's the throw to Mathews and over to Bolling, who tags Malkmus for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 4 Malkmus hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Aaron. Malkmus reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Nottebart bunts towards first. Demeter fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Taylor covering. It's a double play.
Top 4 McMillan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Torre hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Don Nottebart now pitching. Dalrymple hits a popup, foul, towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Smith hits a line drive into left field. Thomas picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Thomas. Demeter scores. Covington moves to third. Smith moves to second.
Bottom 3 Covington takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Demeter hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Aaron. Demeter reaches second base with a double. Gonzalez scores.
Bottom 3 Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cimoli who is chasing the ball. Gonzalez reaches third base with a triple. Callison scores.
Bottom 3 Callison hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomas who is chasing the ball. Callison reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 3 Taylor hits a fly ball into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Green hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Malkmus fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Adcock takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Dallas Green now pitching. Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bolling tags and scores.
Top 3 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Demeter scoops it up and throws to first, with Short covering, for the out. Bolling moves to third.
Top 3 There's a wild pitch. Bolling moves to second.
Top 3 Bolling takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Malkmus hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Dalrymple hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Aaron who is chasing the ball. Dalrymple reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 2 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Covington hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Cimoli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Burdette hits a popup towards short. Malkmus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 McMillan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Demeter 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.
Bottom 1 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. McMillan fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Taylor scores.
Bottom 1 Callison hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Taylor moves to third.
Bottom 1 Taylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Torre hits a line drive into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Adcock hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 1 Aaron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bolling scores. Mathews moves to second.
Top 1 Mathews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bolling moves to third.
Top 1 Bolling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Cimoli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Malkmus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.