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July 2, 1961

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Reds 4 8 0
Braves 3 3 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 4 8 0
Braves 3 4 0

Al Spangler Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .235
OBP .333 .422
At Bats 3 34
Hits 1 8
• Singles 1 7
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 11
RBI’s 0 1

Bob Purkey Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 4 1
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County Stadium - July 2, 1961
Bob Purkey
Johnny Edwards
Gordy Coleman
Don Blasingame
Gene Freese
Eddie Kasko
Gus Bell
Vada Pinson
Frank Robinson
Al Spangler
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Spangler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Blasingame hits a fly ball into center field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 There goes Kasko. The throw from Torre and he is safe. Kasko steals second.
Top 9 Kasko takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Purkey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Claude Raymond now pitching. Joe Torre now catching. Felix Mantilla now playing shortstop. Edwards hits a popup towards short. Mantilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Joe Adcock pinch hits for Tony Cloninger. Adcock hits a line drive into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Joe Torre pinch hits for Sammy White. Torre hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Frank Thomas pinch hits for Roy McMillan. Thomas hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Freese hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boyd scoops it up and throws to first, with Cloninger covering, for the out.
Top 8 Coleman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Maye. Coleman reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Robinson hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cloninger fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Maye hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Aaron scores.
Bottom 7 Aaron hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson who is chasing the ball. Aaron reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 7 Mathews hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 7 The ball gets by Edwards for a passed ball. Spangler moves to second.
Bottom 7 Bolling strikes out.
Bottom 7 Spangler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Blasingame hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Kasko takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Purkey is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Edwards strikes out.
Bottom 6 Cloninger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 White hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Freese hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cloninger fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Coleman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Robinson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Maye hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coleman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Maye for the out.
Bottom 5 Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Aaron strikes out.
Top 5 Pinson strikes out.
Top 5 Blasingame 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 Kasko hits a fly ball into center field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Spangler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first, with Purkey covering, for the out.
Top 4 Purkey is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Edwards hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Spangler. Edwards reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Freese strikes out.
Top 4 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boyd scoops it up and throws to first, with Cloninger covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Cloninger hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 White hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 McMillan is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cloninger fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Robinson strikes out.
Top 3 There's a wild pitch. Pinson moves to third.
Top 3 Pinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Maye. Pinson reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Maye hits a popup towards short. Kasko settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Boyd is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Aaron strikes out.
Top 2 Kasko hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Purkey 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 2 Edwards strikes out.
Bottom 1 Mathews hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Spangler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Freese hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Coleman scores.
Top 1 Coleman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Spangler. Coleman reaches second base with a double. Robinson goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Pinson hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Blasingame hits a fly ball into center field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kasko hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.