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May 5, 1961

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Bottom 1	R	H	E
Reds	0	2	1
Braves	2	2	1

Bottom 1	R	H	E
Reds	0	2	1
Braves	2	2	1

Mel Roach Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.192
OBP	.000	.290
At Bats	0	26
Hits	0	5
• Singles	0	4
• Doubles	0	0
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	1
Walks	0	2
RBI’s	0	6

Bob Purkey Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
3	1	0

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County Stadium - May 5, 1961

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Bob Purkey

Jerry Zimmerman

Gordy Coleman

Don Blasingame

Gene Freese

Leo Cardenas

Frank Robinson

Vada Pinson

Gus Bell

Mel Roach

Eddie Mathews

Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

Roach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 1 Adcock hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bolling tags and scores. That run is unearned.

Bottom 1 Aaron hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Bolling moves to third. Mathews moves to second.

Bottom 1 Mathews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bolling moves to second.

Bottom 1 Bolling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Maye scores. That run is unearned.

Bottom 1 There goes Maye. The throw from Zimmerman and he is safe. Maye steals second.

Bottom 1 Maye hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame misplays the ball. That's an error on Blasingame.

Top 1 Freese hits a line drive towards the mound. Burdette reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews juggles the ball. That's an error on Mathews. Bell moves to third. Robinson moves to second.

Top 1 Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bell moves to second.

Top 1 Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 1 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.

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