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August 18, 1961

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Top 8	R	H	E
Phillies	1	4	0
Braves	4	8	0

Top 8	R	H	E
Phillies	1	4	0
Braves	4	8	0

Bobby Malkmus Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	1.000	.232
OBP	1.000	.273
At Bats	2	207
Hits	2	48
• Singles	2	40
• Doubles	0	2
• Triples	0	2
• Home Runs	0	4
Walks	0	11
RBI’s	0	18

Lew Burdette Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
14	8	0

FIRST PREVIOUS PLAY/PAUSE REPLAY NEXT LAST/BOX

County Stadium - August 18, 1961

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Strikeout

Lew Burdette

Joe Torre

Joe Adcock

Frank Bolling

Eddie Mathews

Roy McMillan

Frank Thomas

Hank Aaron

Lee Maye

Bobby Malkmus

Count: - , 0 Outs

Count: - , 1 Out

Malkmus strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 7 Bolling hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dalrymple settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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

Bottom 7 Burdette hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lehman fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Dalrymple hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Walls strikes out.

Top 7 Covington hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Demeter hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Bottom 6 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Torre hits a line drive into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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

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

Top 6 Callison 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 6 Taylor hits a fly ball into right field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Walls fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Bottom 5 Aaron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 5 Ken Lehman now pitching. Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Pancho Herrera pinch hits for Jim Owens. Herrera strikes out.

Top 5 Malkmus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dalrymple moves to second.

Top 5 Dalrymple hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 5 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Covington hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Bolling hits a popup, foul, towards third. Walls settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Maye hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Bottom 4 Burdette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Malkmus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 McMillan hits a popup, foul, towards third. Walls settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Demeter hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Callison hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Torre strikes out.

Bottom 3 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Walls fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 3 Adcock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 3 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Malkmus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Taylor 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 3 Owens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Malkmus moves to second.

Top 3 Malkmus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

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

Bottom 2 Mathews hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dalrymple settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Walls fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Burdette moves to third.

Bottom 2 Maye hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Burdette hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Burdette reaches second base with a double. McMillan goes all the way around to score.

Bottom 2 McMillan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 2 Torre hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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

Top 2 Covington 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 Demeter hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Walls fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 There goes Aaron. The throw from Dalrymple and he is safe. Aaron steals second.

Bottom 1 Adcock is called out on strikes.

Bottom 1 Aaron hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Maye scores. Mathews scores.

Bottom 1 Mathews hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Callison. Mathews reaches second base with a double. Maye moves to third.

Bottom 1 Bolling strikes out.

Bottom 1 Maye takes first base on ball four.

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

Top 1 Callison hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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

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Phillies @ BravesAugust 18, 1961

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Bobby Malkmus Season Stats

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Phillies @ Braves
August 18, 1961