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August 23, 1961

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Top 4 R H E
Braves 0 5 0
Pirates 3 5 0
Top 4 R H E
Braves 0 5 0
Pirates 3 5 1

Hank Aaron Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .322
OBP .000 .375
At Bats 1 460
Hits 0 148
• Singles 0 81
• Doubles 0 28
• Triples 0 8
• Home Runs 0 31
Walks 0 41
RBI’s 0 96

Earl Francis Season Stats

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2 5 0
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Forbes Field - August 23, 1961
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Fielder's Choice
Earl Francis
Smoky Burgess
Dick Stuart
Bill Mazeroski
Don Hoak
Dick Groat
Bob Skinner
Bill Virdon
Roberto Clemente
Hank Aaron
Eddie Mathews
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Aaron hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Mathews moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 4 Mathews hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Stuart hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Skinner strikes out.
Bottom 3 Groat hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Torre scoops up the ball and tags Groat for the out.
Top 3 Bolling strikes out.
Top 3 Maye hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Burdette strikes out.
Top 3 McMillan strikes out.
Bottom 2 Virdon hits a popup in front of the plate. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Francis hits a popup towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Mazeroski hits a line drive towards first. Adcock reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Torre 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 2 Thomas hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Adcock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Hoak hits a line drive into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Burgess hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. 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. Stuart scores.
Bottom 1 Stuart hits a line drive off the glove of McMillan, and into shallow left field. Stuart reaches second base with a double. Skinner goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Skinner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
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 into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Mathews hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Maye moves to second.
Top 1 Bolling strikes out.
Top 1 Maye hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.