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August 11, 1961

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Top 9	R	H	E
Cubs	1	6	1
Braves	2	6	2

Top 9	R	H	E
Cubs	1	6	1
Braves	2	6	2

Jim McAnany Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.333
OBP	.000	.333
At Bats	0	3
Hits	0	1
• Singles	0	1
• Doubles	0	0
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	0
Walks	0	0
RBI’s	0	0

Warren Spahn Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
11	12	0

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County Stadium - August 11, 1961

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Out

Warren Spahn

Joe Torre

Joe Adcock

Frank Bolling

Eddie Mathews

Roy McMillan

Frank Thomas

Gino Cimoli

Hank Aaron

Jim McAnany

Ernie Banks

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
Chicago Cubs	1	6	1	8
Milwaukee Braves	2	6	2	4
Winning Pitcher	Warren Spahn
Losing Pitcher	Jack Curtis
Save	(none)
Game Winning RBI	Gino Cimoli
Attendance	40,775
Time of Game	2 hours 25 minutes

View Box Score

Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Jim McAnany pinch hits for Jack Curtis. McAnany hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 9 Ernie Banks pinch hits for Dick Bertell. Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Mathews.

Top 9 Kindall hits a line drive into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 9 Rodgers is called out on strikes.

Bottom 8 Mathews hits a popup towards short. Kindall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Cimoli hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Bottom 8 Spahn strikes out.

Top 8 Williams 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 Altman hits a fly ball into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Santo bunts towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Santo for the out. Zimmer moves to second.

Top 8 Zimmer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 7 McMillan strikes out.

Bottom 7 Torre hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 7 Adcock hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Spahn fires to first and has Heist trapped. There's the throw to McMillan who tags Heist for the out.

Top 7 Heist hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling misplays the ball. That's an error on Bolling.

Top 7 Curtis strikes out.

Top 7 Bertell hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Curtis fires to first and has Mathews trapped. There's the throw to Zimmer who tags Mathews for the out.

Bottom 6 Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Mathews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 6 Bolling hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Kindall hits a popup towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Rodgers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Santo scores. Williams moves to second.

Top 6 Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Santo moves to second.

Top 6 Altman hits a popup towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 6 Zimmer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 5 Cimoli hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Spahn hits a fly ball towards left. Williams catches it and throws home to Bertell who relays to second to double up McMillan. Torre tags and scores. That run is unearned.

Bottom 5 McMillan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Torre moves to third.

Bottom 5 Torre hits a fly ball towards left. Williams settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Williams. Torre moves to second.

Top 5 Heist 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 Curtis is called out on strikes.

Top 5 Bertell hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Kindall moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.

Top 5 Kindall hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 5 Rodgers hits a popup towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Bottom 4 Adcock takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 4 There goes Aaron. The throw from Bertell and he is safe. Aaron steals second.

Bottom 4 Aaron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 4 Mathews strikes out.

Top 4 Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Altman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 4 Santo hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Zimmer hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Bolling strikes out.

Bottom 3 Cimoli hits a popup towards first. Rodgers settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Spahn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rodgers scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Spahn for the out.

Top 3 Heist hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Curtis takes first base on ball four.

Top 3 Bertell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Kindall hits a line drive towards third. Mathews reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Torre strikes out.

Bottom 2 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Rodgers is called out on strikes.

Top 2 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Altman hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 1 Aaron takes first base on ball four. Cimoli moves to second.

Bottom 1 Mathews hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Bolling strikes out.

Bottom 1 Cimoli hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 1 Santo strikes out.

Top 1 Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out.

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

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