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September 5, 1960

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Bottom 7	R	H	E
Braves	6	8	1
Pirates	1	5	2

Bottom 7	R	H	E
Braves	6	8	1
Pirates	1	5	2

Bill Virdon Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.333	.267
OBP	.333	.337
At Bats	3	344
Hits	1	92
• Singles	1	64
• Doubles	0	13
• Triples	0	8
• Home Runs	0	7
Walks	0	38
RBI’s	0	34

Bob Buhl Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
13	8	0

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Forbes Field - September 5, 1960

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Out

Bob Buhl

Del Crandall

Joe Adcock

Chuck Cottier

Eddie Mathews

Johnny Logan

Al Dark

Bill Bruton

Hank Aaron

Bill Virdon

Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Virdon for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 7 Mickey Vernon pinch hits for Tom Cheney. Vernon hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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

Top 7 Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 That's a pickoff.

Top 7 There goes Aaron. The throw from Burgess and he is safe. Aaron steals second.

Top 7 Aaron takes first base on ball four.

Top 7 Mathews strikes out.

Bottom 6 Baker strikes out.

Bottom 6 Burgess hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Groat scores. Skinner moves to third.

Bottom 6 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Buhl fields it and throws to first for the out. Groat moves to third. Skinner moves to second.

Bottom 6 Stuart hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Skinner takes first base on ball four. Groat moves to second.

Bottom 6 Groat hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 6 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Bruton hits a line drive into center field. Virdon picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Virdon. Bruton moves to second.

Top 6 Buhl strikes out.

Top 6 Tom Cheney now pitching. Cottier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 Virdon hits a line drive towards short. Logan catches it and throws to first to double up Mazeroski.

Bottom 5 Joe Christopher pinch hits for Diomedes Olivo. Christopher strikes out.

Bottom 5 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 5 Logan hits a fly ball towards right. Clemente catches it and throws to first to double up Dark.

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

Top 5 Gene Baker now playing third base. Dark takes first base on ball four.

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

Bottom 4 Burgess hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stuart moves to second.

Bottom 4 Clemente hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Stuart takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 4 Skinner hits a popup towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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

Top 4 Mathews hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Logan scores. Cottier scores. Crandall moves to second. Two runs are unearned.

Top 4 Crandall is walked intentionally.

Top 4 Bruton strikes out.

Top 4 Diomedes Olivo now pitching. Buhl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Cottier hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Cottier reaches second base with a double. Dark scores. Adcock scores. Logan moves to third.

Top 4 Logan bunts towards the mound. Haddix fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Haddix. Dark moves to third. Adcock moves to second.

Top 4 Adcock takes first base on ball four. Dark moves to second.

Top 4 Dark hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 3 Groat hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Virdon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 3 Haddix hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Mazeroski hits a line drive towards short. Logan reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Haddix fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops it up and throws to first, with Haddix covering, for the out. Crandall moves to third.

Top 3 Crandall hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Virdon. Crandall reaches second base with a double. Bruton goes all the way around to score.

Top 3 Bruton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cottier scores.

Top 3 Buhl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cottier moves to third.

Top 3 Cottier hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skinner. Cottier reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 2 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 2 Burgess strikes out.

Bottom 2 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Buhl fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 2 Stuart takes first base on ball four.

Top 2 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Haddix fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Adcock hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Dark hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 2 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Skinner hits a fly ball towards right. Aaron catches it and throws to second to double up Groat.

Bottom 1 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan misplays the ball. That's an error on Logan.

Bottom 1 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Virdon for the out.

Top 1 Mathews strikes out.

Top 1 Crandall hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops it up and throws to first, with Haddix covering, for the out.

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Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Virdon for the out.

Braves @ Pirates
September 5, 1960