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August 22, 1961

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Braves 1 4 0
Pirates 4 7 0
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Braves 1 5 0
Pirates 4 7 0

Eddie Mathews Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .301
OBP .333 .401
At Bats 3 429
Hits 1 129
• Singles 1 82
• Doubles 0 18
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 25
Walks 0 73
RBI’s 0 66

Joe Gibbon Season Stats

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8 8 0
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Forbes Field - August 22, 1961
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Single
Joe Gibbon
Smoky Burgess
Dick Stuart
Bill Mazeroski
Don Hoak
Dick Groat
Bob Skinner
Bill Virdon
Roberto Clemente
Eddie Mathews
Frank Bolling
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Mathews hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bolling moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Bolling takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Cimoli strikes out.
Top 8 Felix Mantilla pinch hits for Bob Buhl. Mantilla strikes out.
Bottom 7 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Gibbon hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Burgess scores. Mazeroski moves to second.
Bottom 7 Mazeroski takes first base on ball four. Burgess moves to second.
Bottom 7 Hoak hits a fly ball into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Burgess hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Clemente hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 McMillan hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Skinner hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Groat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Adcock strikes out.
Top 6 Aaron hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon who is chasing the ball. Aaron reaches third base with a triple. Mathews goes all the way around to score.
Top 6 Mathews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cimoli 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 5 Virdon hits a fly ball into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Gibbon hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Buhl strikes out.
Top 5 McMillan hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Torre hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Burgess 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 Clemente is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Adcock hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Adcock reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Aaron strikes out.
Top 4 Mathews 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 3 Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Skinner hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Groat 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 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Cimoli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Buhl strikes out.
Bottom 2 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Buhl fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Gibbon strikes out.
Bottom 2 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hoak scores.
Bottom 2 Hoak hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cimoli who is chasing the ball. Hoak reaches third base with a triple. Clemente scores. Burgess goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 2 Burgess takes first base on ball four. Clemente moves to second.
Bottom 2 Clemente hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Stuart hits a fly ball into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
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 strikes out.
Bottom 1 Skinner hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Groat 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.
Bottom 1 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Adcock hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Aaron hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cimoli moves to third.
Top 1 Mathews hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Bolling strikes out.
Top 1 Cimoli takes first base on ball four.