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August 12, 1961

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 6 8 0
Braves 5 8 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 6 8 0
Braves 8 9 0

Frank Thomas Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .301
OBP .000 .368
At Bats 4 309
Hits 0 93
• Singles 0 62
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 19
Walks 0 28
RBI’s 0 49

Dick Drott Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 2 0
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County Stadium - August 12, 1961
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Home Run
Dick Drott
Sammy Taylor
Ed Bouchee
Don Zimmer
Ron Santo
Jerry Kindall
Billy Williams
Al Heist
George Altman
Frank Thomas
Mack Jones
Eddie Mathews

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 6 8 0 5
Milwaukee Braves 8 9 0 8
Winning Pitcher Don McMahon
Losing Pitcher Dick Drott
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Frank Thomas
Attendance 19,859
Time of Game 3 hours 2 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

End of Game

Mack Jones pinch runs for Joe Adcock. Thomas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Adcock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mathews moves to third.
Bottom 9 Aaron is called out on strikes.
Bottom 9 Mathews takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Dick Drott now pitching. Sammy Taylor now catching. Bolling hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Zimmer strikes out.
Top 9 Heist takes first base on ball four. Williams scores. Banks moves to third. Will moves to second.
Top 9 Bob Will pinch hits for Barney Schultz. Will takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to third. Banks moves to second.
Top 9 Ernie Banks pinch hits for Dick Bertell. Banks is walked intentionally.
Top 9 Kindall is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Bouchee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first, with McMahon covering, for the out. Williams moves to second.
Top 9 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Maye hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 McMahon bunts towards the mound. Schultz fields it and throws to first for the out. McMillan moves to second.
Bottom 8 McMillan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Altman 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 Santo hits a popup towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Zimmer is hit by the pitch.
Top 8 Don McMahon now pitching. Heist hits a fly ball into right field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Thomas hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Adcock strikes out.
Bottom 7 The ball gets by Bertell for a passed ball. Aaron moves to second.
Bottom 7 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Mathews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Spangler scores. Maye scores. Bolling moves to third.
Bottom 7 Bolling takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 The ball gets by Bertell for a passed ball. Maye moves to second.
Bottom 7 Barney Schultz now pitching. Maye hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Spangler moves to third.
Bottom 7 Al Spangler pinch hits for Don Nottebart. Spangler takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Cardwell strikes out.
Top 7 Bertell hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Kindall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 McMillan hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Torre takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Thomas hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Cardwell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thomas for the out.
Bottom 6 Adcock hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Aaron hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 6 Ed Bouchee now playing first base. Mathews takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Don Nottebart now pitching. Ed Bouchee pinch hits for Andre Rodgers. Bouchee 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 6 Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Altman hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 6 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Zimmer moves to second.
Top 6 Zimmer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Heist moves to second.
Top 6 Heist hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Cardwell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Bolling hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Maye hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hendley hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bertell 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 5 Kindall hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Rodgers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hendley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 McMillan is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Torre hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Thomas hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Williams 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 4 Altman strikes out.
Top 4 Santo takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Adcock hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Aaron hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Mathews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bolling moves to second.
Bottom 3 Bolling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Maye hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rodgers scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Maye for the out.
Top 3 Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Heist hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kindall scores.
Top 3 Cardwell hits a fly ball into right field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kindall moves to third.
Top 3 Bertell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 There goes Kindall. The throw from Torre and he is safe. Kindall steals second.
Top 3 Kindall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Hendley strikes out.
Bottom 2 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cardwell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Torre hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Adcock scores.
Bottom 2 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Adcock moves to third.
Bottom 2 The ball gets by Bertell for a passed ball. Adcock moves to second.
Bottom 2 Adcock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Rodgers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Altman strikes out.
Bottom 1 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rodgers fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Bolling takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Maye hits a popup, foul, towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Zimmer hits a line drive towards third. Mathews catches it and throws to first to double up Heist.
Top 1 Heist takes first base on ball four.