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August 19, 1961

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Top 9	R	H	E
Phillies	3	12	0
Braves	4	7	0

Top 9	R	H	E
Phillies	3	12	0
Braves	4	7	0

Don Demeter Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.250	.261
OBP	.250	.306
At Bats	4	291
Hits	1	76
• Singles	0	50
• Doubles	0	11
• Triples	0	3
• Home Runs	1	12
Walks	0	14
RBI’s	1	42

Don McMahon Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
6	1	6

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County Stadium - August 19, 1961

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Fielder's Choice

Don McMahon

Joe Torre

Joe Adcock

Frank Bolling

Eddie Mathews

Roy McMillan

Frank Thomas

Hank Aaron

Lee Maye

Don Demeter

Tony Gonzalez

Tony Taylor

Count: - , 1 Out

Count: - , 2 Outs

Demeter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to home to get Taylor. Gonzalez moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 9 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling fields it and throws to second for the out. Smith scores. Taylor moves to third.

Top 9 Don McMahon now pitching. Callison takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to third. Taylor moves to second.

Top 9 Taylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith moves to second.

Top 9 Bobby Smith pinch hits for Don Ferrarese. Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 8 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Taylor fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.

Bottom 8 Torre hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

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

Bottom 8 Al Kenders now catching. Ruben Amaro now playing shortstop. Ken Walters now playing right field. Adcock strikes out.

Top 8 Charley Smith pinch runs for Clay Dalrymple. Pancho Herrera pinch hits for Bobby Malkmus. Herrera hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 8 Dalrymple hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Walls moves to third.

Top 8 Ken Walters pinch runs for Wes Covington. Walls hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 8 Covington hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 8 Demeter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 7 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Malkmus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 7 There goes Mathews. The throw from Dalrymple and he is safe. Mathews steals second.

Bottom 7 Mathews takes first base on ball four.

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

Bottom 7 Maye is called out on strikes.

Top 7 Gonzalez 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 7 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 7 Taylor hits a fly ball into right field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Cloninger hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Dalrymple fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 McMillan strikes out.

Bottom 6 Don Ferrarese now pitching. Torre is called out on strikes.

Top 6 Elmer Valo pinch hits for Frank Sullivan. Valo hits a line drive into right field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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

Top 6 The umpire calls a balk on Cloninger Covington moves to third. Walls moves to second.

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

Top 6 Walls hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Covington moves to second.

Top 6 Covington takes first base on ball four.

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

Bottom 5 Adcock hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Aaron hits a fly ball into left field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Demeter hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Gonzalez 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. Sullivan scores. Taylor moves to third.

Top 5 Callison hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sullivan moves to third. Taylor moves to second.

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

Top 5 Sullivan takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 4 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.

Bottom 4 There goes Maye. The throw from Dalrymple and he is safe. Maye steals second.

Bottom 4 Bolling strikes out.

Bottom 4 Maye hits a ball on the ground towards short. Malkmus fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 4 Cloninger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 4 Malkmus hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Dalrymple is hit by the pitch.

Top 4 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Covington hits a fly ball into right field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Demeter hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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

Bottom 3 Torre strikes out.

Bottom 3 Thomas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

Bottom 3 Adcock hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Callison. Adcock reaches second base with a double. Mathews scores. Aaron goes all the way around to score.

Bottom 3 Aaron takes first base on ball four. Mathews moves to second.

Bottom 3 Mathews takes first base on ball four.

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

Top 3 Gonzalez 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 Callison hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sullivan moves to second.

Top 3 Taylor strikes out.

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

Top 3 Malkmus strikes out.

Bottom 2 Maye strikes out.

Bottom 2 Cloninger hits a fly ball into left field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 McMillan hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Dalrymple fields it and throws to third for the out. Torre moves to second.

Bottom 2 Torre takes first base on ball four. Thomas moves to second.

Bottom 2 Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 2 Dalrymple hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Walls hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 2 Covington hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Bolling reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Demeter is called out on strikes.

Bottom 1 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Malkmus fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Bottom 1 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Walls fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bolling moves to third. Mathews moves to second.

Bottom 1 Mathews takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 Bolling hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Callison. Bolling reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 1 Maye hits a ball on the ground towards first. Demeter scoops it up and throws to first, with Sullivan covering, for the out.

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

Top 1 Callison hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first, with Cloninger covering, for the out.

Top 1 Taylor hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Maye. Taylor reaches second base with a double. Maye throws the ball in to Mathews who tags Taylor trying to catch an extra base, for the out.

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Demeter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to home to get Taylor. Gonzalez moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.

Phillies @ Braves
August 19, 1961