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May 31, 1961

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Braves 1 6 1
Pirates 9 14 1
Top 9 R H E
Braves 1 6 1
Pirates 9 14 1

John DeMerit Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .169
OBP .000 .234
At Bats 3 59
Hits 0 10
• Singles 0 6
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 4
RBI’s 0 4

Joe Gibbon Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 2 0
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Forbes Field - May 31, 1961
Out
Joe Gibbon
Hal Smith
Dick Stuart
Bill Mazeroski
Don Hoak
Dick Groat
Dick Schofield
Bill Virdon
Roberto Clemente
John DeMerit

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Milwaukee Braves 1 6 1 7
Pittsburgh Pirates 9 14 1 10
Winning Pitcher Joe Gibbon
Losing Pitcher Warren Spahn
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Dick Stuart
Attendance 16,902
Time of Game 2 hours 30 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Adcock strikes out.
Top 9 Torre strikes out.
Bottom 8 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drabowsky fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Hoak hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Stuart takes first base on ball four. Clemente moves to second.
Bottom 8 Clemente hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Thomas hits a line drive into left field. Schofield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Aaron hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Mathews strikes out.
Top 8 Dick Schofield now playing left field. Bolling strikes out.
Bottom 7 Groat hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Virdon scores. There goes Nelson trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. That run is unearned.
Bottom 7 Rocky Nelson pinch hits for Gino Cimoli. Nelson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Gibbon bunts towards the mound. Drabowsky fields it and throws to first for the out. Virdon moves to second.
Bottom 7 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock juggles the ball. That's an error on Adcock. Smith scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 7 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Moe Drabowsky now pitching. Smith hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomas. Smith reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 McMillan hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Johnny Logan pinch hits for Don Nottebart. Logan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Adcock moves to second.
Top 7 DeMerit hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Adcock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Hoak hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Stuart strikes out.
Bottom 6 Clemente hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Thomas hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Aaron hits a line drive into right field. Clemente picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Clemente. Aaron moves to second.
Top 6 Mathews strikes out.
Top 6 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Groat hits a fly ball into right field. DeMerit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Cimoli strikes out.
Bottom 5 Gibbon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Aaron. Gibbon reaches second base with a double. Smith scores. Mazeroski scores.
Bottom 5 Virdon hits a popup towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Don Nottebart now pitching. Mazeroski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of DeMerit. Mazeroski reaches second base with a double. Hoak scores. Smith moves to third.
Bottom 5 Smith hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Stuart scores. Hoak moves to third.
Bottom 5 Hoak is hit by the pitch. Stuart moves to second.
Bottom 5 Stuart hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Spahn strikes out.
Top 5 DeMerit hits a fly ball into left field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Clemente 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 4 Groat hits a line drive off the glove of Adcock, and into shallow right field. Groat reaches second base with a double. Virdon moves to third.
Bottom 4 Cimoli hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Gibbon bunts towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out. Virdon moves to second.
Bottom 4 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibbon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Smith takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Hoak hits a line drive towards first. Adcock reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Stuart strikes out.
Bottom 3 Clemente hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomas. Clemente reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Aaron hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Mathews strikes out.
Top 3 Bolling takes first base on ball four. McMillan moves to second.
Top 3 McMillan takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Spahn strikes out.
Bottom 2 Groat hits a fly ball into right field. DeMerit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Cimoli hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomas. Cimoli reaches second base with a double. Mazeroski scores.
Bottom 2 Gibbon hits a fly ball into right field. DeMerit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Virdon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Mazeroski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of DeMerit. Mazeroski reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 DeMerit strikes out.
Top 2 Adcock takes first base on ball four. Thomas moves to second.
Top 2 Torre hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Aaron hits a fly ball into left field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 1 Hoak hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Stuart hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Aaron. Stuart reaches second base with a double. Groat scores. Clemente scores.
Bottom 1 Clemente hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Aaron. Clemente reaches second base with a double. Groat moves to third.
Bottom 1 Groat takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Cimoli hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Mathews strikes out.
Top 1 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 McMillan hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.