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July 2, 1961

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Top 6 R H E
Reds 3 11 3
Braves 5 5 0
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Reds 3 12 3
Braves 5 5 1

Don Blasingame Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .248
OBP .333 .325
At Bats 3 246
Hits 1 61
• Singles 1 47
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 27
RBI’s 0 14

Bob Hendley Season Stats

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1 1 0
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County Stadium - July 2, 1961
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Single
Bob Hendley
Joe Torre
Joe Adcock
Frank Bolling
Felix Mantilla
Roy McMillan
Hawk Taylor
Gino Cimoli
Hank Aaron
Don Blasingame
Eddie Kasko
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Blasingame hits a line drive into right field. Aaron picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Aaron. Kasko moves to third. Blasingame moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 6 Kasko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Dick Gernert pinch hits for Jim O'Toole. Gernert hits a popup towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Mantilla strikes out.
Bottom 5 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Johnny Edwards now catching. Cimoli hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bob Hendley now pitching. Jerry Lynch pinch hits for Jerry Zimmerman. Lynch hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Carl Willey now pitching. Freese takes first base on ball four. Coleman moves to third. Bell moves to second.
Top 5 Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pinson scores. Coleman moves to second.
Top 5 Coleman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pinson moves to third.
Top 5 Robinson strikes out.
Top 5 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock fields the ball and throws to Nottebart covering. Safe.
Top 5 Felix Mantilla now playing third base. Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nottebart fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Nottebart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 McMillan hits a popup towards third. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Taylor hits a popup, foul, towards third. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kasko hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Taylor. Kasko reaches second base with a double. There goes O'Toole trying to get to home. Taylor throws the ball in to Mathews who relays the ball to Torre, who tags O'Toole, who came all the way from first, for the out.
Top 4 O'Toole hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nottebart fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Freese hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Torre hits a popup, foul, towards first. Coleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Adcock hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Aaron hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 3 Mathews is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 There goes Bolling. The throw from Zimmerman and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Bottom 3 Bolling takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. McMillan fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 3 Coleman is hit by the pitch. Robinson moves to second.
Top 3 Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Pinson 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 3 Blasingame hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Cimoli is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Nottebart bunts towards the mound. O'Toole fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first, with Blasingame covering - double play.
Bottom 2 McMillan takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Kasko hits a line drive into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 O'Toole hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Zimmerman hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Bolling reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Freese hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Torre hits a line drive into center field. That will be extra bases. Pinson fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Pinson. Torre moves to third.
Bottom 1 Adcock hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Aaron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Mathews hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields the ball and throws to get the runner, and throws the ball away. Blasingame picks up the ball and throws it to Kasko who tags the runner out.
Bottom 1 Cimoli hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Taylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Coleman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson scores.
Top 1 Robinson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cimoli. Robinson reaches second base with a double. Kasko scores.
Top 1 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pinson for the out. Kasko moves to third.
Top 1 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Nottebart, and towards McMillan, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Kasko moves to second.
Top 1 Kasko takes first base on ball four.