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August 24, 1961

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Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 6 13 0
Pirates 1 10 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 6 13 0
Pirates 1 10 0

Dick Groat Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .264
OBP .500 .312
At Bats 4 455
Hits 2 120
• Singles 2 90
• Doubles 0 20
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 0 32
RBI’s 0 44

Warren Spahn Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
14 12 0
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Forbes Field - August 24, 1961
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Strikeout
Warren Spahn
Joe Torre
Joe Adcock
Felix Mantilla
Eddie Mathews
Roy McMillan
Frank Thomas
Gino Cimoli
Hank Aaron
Dick Groat

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Milwaukee Braves 6 13 0 7
Pittsburgh Pirates 1 10 0 10
Winning Pitcher Warren Spahn
Losing Pitcher Bob Friend
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Frank Thomas
Attendance 16,653
Time of Game 2 hours 29 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Groat strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Christopher hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 9 Gino Cimoli now playing center field. Hank Aaron now playing right field. Dick Schofield pinch hits for Al McBean. Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Aaron hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 9 Mathews strikes out.
Top 9 Maye strikes out.
Bottom 8 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 8 Virdon hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 8 Smith hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 8 Mantilla hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 8 There's a wild pitch. McMillan moves to second.
Top 8 Spahn strikes out.
Top 8 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McBean fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Torre takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Hoak hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 7 Stuart hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Clemente hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 7 Groat hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 7 Thomas strikes out.
Top 7 Adcock hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 7 Al McBean now pitching. Aaron hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 6 Christopher hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 6 Johnny Logan pinch hits for Bob Friend. Logan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Mazeroski strikes out.
Bottom 6 Virdon hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 6 Mathews hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 6 Maye hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 Mantilla hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Torre scores.
Top 6 Spahn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Torre moves to third.
Top 6 McMillan bunts towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out. Torre moves to second.
Top 6 Torre hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Smith hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 5 Hoak takes first base on ball four. Groat moves to second.
Bottom 5 Stuart strikes out.
Bottom 5 Clemente hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 5 Groat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Thomas hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 5 Adcock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Mathews hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Maye scores.
Top 5 Maye hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Christopher. Maye reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Christopher hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 4 Friend strikes out.
Bottom 4 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 4 Virdon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Mantilla strikes out.
Top 4 Spahn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clemente throws the ball in to Stuart who tags Spahn trying to return to first, for the out.
Top 4 McMillan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 3 Smith hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 3 Hoak hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 3 Stuart hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Clemente hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 3 Torre hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 3 Thomas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mathews scores. Adcock moves to second.
Top 3 Adcock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mathews moves to second.
Top 3 Aaron hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 3 Mathews takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Maye hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 2 Groat hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 2 Christopher hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Aaron. Christopher reaches second base with a double. Smith scores. Mazeroski moves to third.
Bottom 2 Friend bunts towards first. Adcock scoops it up and throws to first, with Mantilla covering, for the out. Smith moves to third. Mazeroski moves to second.
Bottom 2 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Smith moves to second.
Bottom 2 Virdon hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 2 Smith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Mantilla hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 2 Spahn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Adcock scores. McMillan moves to second.
Top 2 McMillan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Adcock moves to second.
Top 2 Torre strikes out.
Top 2 Thomas strikes out.
Top 2 Adcock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Hoak hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 1 Stuart takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Clemente strikes out. There goes Christopher. The throw from Torre and Christopher is out. There goes Groat. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Bottom 1 Groat bunts towards third. Mathews fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Christopher moves to second.
Bottom 1 Christopher bunts towards third. Mathews fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Aaron hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 1 Mathews hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 1 Maye hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 1 Mantilla hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.