Cubs @ Braves
July 31, 1963

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 3 9 0
Braves 2 7 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 3 9 0
Braves 2 7 0

Denis Menke Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .243
OBP .333 .294
At Bats 3 346
Hits 1 84
• Singles 1 60
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 9
Walks 0 23
RBI’s 0 34

Lindy McDaniel Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 3 16
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County Stadium - July 31, 1963
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Lindy McDaniel
Dick Bertell
Ernie Banks
Ken Hubbs
Ron Santo
Andre Rodgers
Billy Williams
Ellis Burton
Lou Brock
Denis Menke
Roy McMillan

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 3 9 0 11
Milwaukee Braves 2 7 0 5
Winning Pitcher Lindy McDaniel
Losing Pitcher Bob Shaw
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Ron Santo
Attendance 27,919
Time of Game 2 hours 43 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Menke hits a fly ball into right field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Roy McMillan pinch runs for Joe Torre. Klimchock strikes out. Bertell drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Klimchock out.
Bottom 9 Torre hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Torre reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Banks hits a line drive towards short. Menke reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Santo hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Burton tags and scores.
Top 9 Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Burton moves to third.
Top 9 Burton takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Bob Shaw now pitching. Brock strikes out. Torre drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Brock out.
Bottom 8 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDaniel fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Mathews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bolling scores. Cline moves to third.
Bottom 8 Maye strikes out.
Bottom 8 Ty Cline pinch hits for Claude Raymond. Cline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Menke scores. Bolling moves to second.
Bottom 8 Bolling hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Menke moves to second.
Bottom 8 Menke hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Ernie Banks now playing first base. Oliver is called out on strikes.
Top 8 McDaniel hits a fly ball into center field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Rodgers takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Bertell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Raymond fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Hubbs hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Lindy McDaniel now pitching. Klimchock hits a popup, foul, towards first. Boros settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Torre takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Aaron hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Aaron reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Mathews hits a fly ball into center field. Burton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Maye hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Claude Raymond now pitching. Boros hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Santo is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Williams hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Aaron. Williams reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Burton hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Dan Schneider now pitching. Brock strikes out. Torre drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Brock out.
Bottom 6 Norm Larker pinch hits for Ron Piche. Larker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbs scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Bolling is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Toth hits a line drive towards the mound. Piche reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Rodgers takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Bertell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Hubbs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Oliver hits a line drive towards third. Santo reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Klimchock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boros scoops it up and throws to first, with Toth covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Torre hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Boros hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Piche scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Boros for the out.
Top 5 Santo is walked intentionally.
Top 5 Williams hits a popup towards the mound. Piche settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Ron Piche now pitching. Burton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Piche fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 The umpire calls a balk on Cloninger Brock moves to second.
Top 5 Brock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Aaron strikes out.
Bottom 4 Mathews hits a popup, foul, towards first. Boros settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Maye hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boros scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Maye for the out.
Top 4 Toth strikes out.
Top 4 Rodgers takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Bertell strikes out.
Top 4 Hubbs strikes out.
Bottom 3 Cloninger hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bertell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. Burton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Menke strikes out.
Top 3 Boros hits a fly ball into center field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Santo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 3 Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Burton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Klimchock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Burton for the out.
Top 3 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Oliver strikes out. There goes Klimchock. The throw from Bertell to second, and Klimchock is out.
Bottom 2 Klimchock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Toth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Rodgers is walked intentionally.
Top 2 Bertell strikes out.
Top 2 Hubbs hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maye. Hubbs reaches second base with a double. Boros moves to third.
Top 2 Boros hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oliver. Boros reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbs scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Maye hits a line drive towards first. Boros reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 There go the runners. The throw from Torre to Bolling covering second. The throw back to home, and Burton is out at the plate. Williams moves to second.
Top 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Burton moves to third.
Top 1 Burton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound, deflecting off of Cloninger's glove, towards the right side of the infield. Bolling fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Brock bunts towards the right side of the infield. Bolling fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.