Cardinals @ Braves
September 26, 1961

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Top 9 R H E
Cardinals 2 8 2
Braves 9 12 1
Top 9 R H E
Cardinals 2 8 2
Braves 9 12 1

Curt Flood Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .314
OBP .500 .384
At Bats 4 322
Hits 2 101
• Singles 2 82
• Doubles 0 14
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 34
RBI’s 1 20

Lew Burdette Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
17 10 0
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County Stadium - September 26, 1961
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Out
Lew Burdette
Joe Torre
Joe Adcock
Frank Bolling
Eddie Mathews
Roy McMillan
Frank Thomas
Hank Aaron
Lee Maye
Curt Flood
Gene Oliver

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 2 8 2 8
Milwaukee Braves 9 12 1 6
Winning Pitcher Lew Burdette
Losing Pitcher Ray Sadecki
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Joe Adcock
Attendance 4,277
Time of Game 2 hours 38 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Gene Oliver pinch hits for Al Cicotte. Oliver takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Grammas hits a fly ball into right field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Javier hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards first. White fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. Burdette moves to third.
Bottom 8 Maye hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Burdette moves to second.
Bottom 8 Ed Olivares now playing left field. Burdette hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Sawatski 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 Musial 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 Boyer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 White hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 McMillan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sawatski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bolling hits a line drive towards third. Boyer makes the out and then fumbles the ball. That's an error on Boyer. Aaron scores. Adcock moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 7 Thomas strikes out.
Bottom 7 Torre takes first base on ball four. Mathews scores. Aaron moves to third. Adcock moves to second.
Bottom 7 Adcock takes first base on ball four. Aaron moves to second.
Bottom 7 Aaron hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mathews moves to third.
Bottom 7 Al Cicotte now pitching. Mathews hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Cunningham hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Flood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Grammas scores.
Top 7 Red Schoendienst pinch hits for Bob Miller. Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Grammas moves to third.
Top 7 Grammas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomas. Grammas reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Javier hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Maye hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Burdette hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Miller. Thomas scores. Burdette moves to second.
Bottom 6 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Torre scores. Thomas moves to third.
Bottom 6 Bolling is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Thomas hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Flood. Thomas reaches second base with a double. Torre moves to third.
Bottom 6 Torre hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Sawatski is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Musial hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Adcock is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Aaron hits a line drive towards short. Grammas reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bob Miller now pitching. Mathews hits a popup towards short. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 White strikes out.
Top 5 Cunningham hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Flood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Doug Clemens pinch hits for Craig Anderson. Clemens strikes out.
Bottom 4 Maye hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Burdette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Craig Anderson now pitching. McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Anderson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Bolling hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Musial. Bolling reaches second base with a double. Thomas goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 4 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Grammas strikes out.
Top 4 Javier hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock juggles the ball. That's an error on Adcock.
Top 4 Sawatski hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Musial hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sadecki fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Adcock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Aaron hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Mathews hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Maye hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sawatski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Boyer strikes out.
Top 3 White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Burdette hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 McMillan hits a line drive towards first. White catches it and steps on first to double up Bolling.
Bottom 2 Bolling takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Sadecki hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Grammas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Javier moves to second.
Top 2 Javier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Sawatski hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Musial 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. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Adcock hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 1 Aaron hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Maye moves to third.
Bottom 1 Mathews takes first base on ball four. Maye moves to second.
Bottom 1 Maye takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Boyer hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Flood hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.