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April 15, 1961

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Braves 5 6 1
Cubs 2 3 2
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Braves 5 6 1
Cubs 4 4 2

Ron Santo Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .308
OBP .500 .308
At Bats 2 13
Hits 1 4
• Singles 1 3
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 2 2

Carl Willey Season Stats

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0 0 0
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Wrigley Field - April 15, 1961
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Home Run
Carl Willey
Del Crandall
Joe Adcock
Frank Bolling
Eddie Mathews
Roy McMillan
Lee Maye
Al Spangler
Hank Aaron
Ron Santo
Don Zimmer
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Santo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 5 There's a wild pitch. Zimmer moves to second.
Bottom 5 Williams hits a line drive into center field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Zimmer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Bolling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Crandall scores.
Top 5 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Crandall moves to third.
Top 5 Mathews hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Crandall hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ashburn. Crandall reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Ashburn hits a line drive into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hobbie hits a fly ball into left field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 There's a wild pitch. Heist moves to second.
Bottom 4 Bertell hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Heist takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Maye hits a popup towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Willey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hobbie fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Spangler takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Bouchee 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 3 Banks strikes out.
Bottom 3 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews juggles the ball. That's an error on Mathews. Zimmer scores.
Bottom 3 Williams strikes out.
Bottom 3 Zimmer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Aaron who is chasing the ball. Zimmer reaches third base with a triple.
Top 3 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hobbie fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards second. Bolling fields it, throws to first for one, and over to second, with McMillan covering. It's a double play.
Bottom 2 Hobbie takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Bertell hits a line drive into center field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mathews for the out.
Top 2 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Maye trying to get to home. Zimmer throws to Bertell who tags Maye for the out.
Top 2 Maye hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hobbie fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Hobbie. McMillan scores. Maye moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 2 Willey bunts towards the mound. Hobbie fields it and throws to first for the out. McMillan moves to second.
Top 2 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks misplays the ball. That's an error on Banks.
Bottom 1 Heist hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Bouchee takes first base on ball four. Santo moves to third. Banks moves to second.
Bottom 1 Banks takes first base on ball four. Santo moves to second.
Bottom 1 Santo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Zimmer scores.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Zimmer moves to second.
Bottom 1 Zimmer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Willey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Spangler hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Adcock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Crandall scores. Mathews scores.
Top 1 Bolling strikes out.
Top 1 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hobbie fields it and throws to first for the out. Mathews moves to second.
Top 1 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Crandall moves to third.
Top 1 Crandall hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ashburn. Crandall reaches second base with a double. Maye goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 Maye takes first base on ball four.