Pirates @ Braves
May 23, 1961

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Top 9 R H E
Pirates 0 4 0
Braves 1 4 0
Top 9 R H E
Pirates 0 4 0
Braves 1 4 0

Roberto Clemente Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .344
OBP .667 .365
At Bats 2 131
Hits 1 45
• Singles 1 35
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 1 5
RBI’s 0 23

Lew Burdette Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 2 0
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County Stadium - May 23, 1961
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Out
Lew Burdette
Joe Torre
Joe Adcock
Frank Bolling
Eddie Mathews
Roy McMillan
Frank Thomas
Hank Aaron
Lee Maye
Roberto Clemente

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 0 4 0 5
Milwaukee Braves 1 4 0 3
Winning Pitcher Lew Burdette
Losing Pitcher Bobby Shantz
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Eddie Mathews
Attendance 9,367
Time of Game 2 hours 4 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Skinner hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Maye hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Groat fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 8 Burdette hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 McMillan 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 8 Roy Face now pitching. Thomas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Groat 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 8 Virdon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Rocky Nelson pinch hits for Bobby Shantz. Nelson 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 8 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Adcock hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Burgess 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 7 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Mathews strikes out.
Bottom 6 Bolling hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Maye strikes out.
Top 6 Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Skinner hits a popup towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Groat hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Burdette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 McMillan is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Thomas strikes out. Burgess drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Thomas out.
Top 5 Virdon 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 5 Shantz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mazeroski moves to third.
Top 5 Mazeroski hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Aaron. Mazeroski reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Stuart is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Skinner is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops it up and throws to first, with Shantz covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Bolling 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 3 Maye is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 There goes Virdon. The throw from Torre and he is out, Bolling applying the tag.
Top 3 Virdon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Shantz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Burdette strikes out.
Bottom 2 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Adcock takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Hoak takes first base on ball four. Burgess moves to second.
Top 2 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Clemente takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Stuart hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Aaron hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mathews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bolling scores.
Bottom 1 Bolling hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon who is chasing the ball. Bolling reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 1 Maye strikes out.
Top 1 Skinner is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops it up and throws to first, with Burdette covering, for the out.
Top 1 Virdon hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.