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August 31, 1960

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Bottom 8 R H E
Braves 11 12 0
Cubs 5 8 1
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Braves 11 12 0
Cubs 5 9 1

Frank Thomas Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .254
OBP .667 .298
At Bats 3 409
Hits 2 104
• Singles 1 73
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 1 20
Walks 0 26
RBI’s 3 60

Don McMahon Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 6 10
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Wrigley Field - August 31, 1960
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Single
Don McMahon
Charlie Lau
Joe Adcock
Chuck Cottier
Eddie Mathews
Johnny Logan
Wes Covington
Bill Bruton
Hank Aaron
Frank Thomas
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Aaron hits a line drive towards short. Banks catches it and throws to first to double up Mathews.
Top 8 Mathews takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Cottier hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Santo hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Altman hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 The ball gets by Lau for a passed ball. Banks moves to second.
Bottom 7 Banks takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Will hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bruton hits a fly ball into left field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 McMahon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out. Adcock scores. Lau moves to third.
Top 7 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wright fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Aaron scores. Adcock moves to third. Lau moves to second.
Top 7 Lau is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Covington hits a fly ball into right field. Will settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Adcock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Aaron moves to third. Adcock moves to second.
Top 7 Aaron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Mel Wright now pitching. Mathews hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McMahon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Al Heist pinch hits for Moe Drabowsky. Heist hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Don McMahon now pitching. Taylor strikes out.
Top 6 Cottier hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bruton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Sammy Taylor now catching. Eddie Haas pinch hits for George Brunet. Haas hits a fly ball into right field. Will settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Thomas hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 5 Santo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Will scores. Altman moves to second.
Bottom 5 Altman takes first base on ball four. Will moves to second.
Bottom 5 Banks hits a line drive into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Will hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brunet fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Logan hits a fly ball into right field. Will settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Lau hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Moe Drabowsky now pitching. Covington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Don Cardwell pinch hits for Seth Morehead. Cardwell strikes out.
Bottom 4 Tappe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Zimmer strikes out.
Bottom 4 George Brunet now pitching. Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Adcock hits a fly ball into left field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 The ball gets by Tappe for a passed ball. Aaron moves to second.
Top 4 Aaron is hit by the pitch.
Top 4 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thomas scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mathews for the out. Bruton scores. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Cottier hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first, with Morehead covering, for the out. Bruton moves to third.
Top 4 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Zimmer. Willey scores. Bruton moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Willey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Will. Willey reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Altman hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ashburn tags and scores. Banks tags and moves to third.
Bottom 3 Banks hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Covington. Banks reaches second base with a double. Ashburn moves to third.
Bottom 3 Will hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Ashburn takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Logan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Lau hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Covington hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Adcock hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Will. Adcock reaches second base with a double. Aaron scores.
Top 3 Aaron hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Altman. Aaron reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Morehead strikes out.
Bottom 2 Tappe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Willey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Thomas moves to second.
Bottom 2 Zimmer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Santo strikes out.
Top 2 Seth Morehead now pitching. Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Banks fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 2 Cottier takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Bruton hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 2 Willey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lau scores. Logan moves to second.
Top 2 Logan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lau moves to second.
Top 2 Lau hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Aaron scores.
Top 2 Covington hits a fly ball into left field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Aaron moves to second.
Top 2 Aaron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Altman strikes out.
Bottom 1 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Will hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Ashburn hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Mathews is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Cottier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thomas scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bruton for the out.