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August 18, 1961

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Braves 4 8 0

Wes Covington Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .263
OBP .000 .316
At Bats 3 209
Hits 0 55
• Singles 0 41
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 0 14
RBI’s 0 36

Lew Burdette Season Stats

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14 8 0
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County Stadium - August 18, 1961
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Single
Lew Burdette
Joe Torre
Joe Adcock
Frank Bolling
Eddie Mathews
Roy McMillan
Frank Thomas
Hank Aaron
Lee Maye
Wes Covington
Don Demeter
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Covington hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Demeter moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Demeter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Burdette scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gonzalez for the out.
Top 9 Callison hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Adcock hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Dallas Green now pitching. Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Taylor hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Elmer Valo pinch hits for Ken Lehman. Valo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Malkmus strikes out.
Bottom 7 Bolling hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dalrymple settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Maye hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Burdette hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lehman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Dalrymple hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Walls strikes out.
Top 7 Covington hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Demeter hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Torre hits a line drive into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Thomas hits a line drive into left field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Gonzalez hits a popup towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Callison 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 6 Taylor hits a fly ball into right field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Walls fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Aaron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Ken Lehman now pitching. Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Pancho Herrera pinch hits for Jim Owens. Herrera strikes out.
Top 5 Malkmus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dalrymple moves to second.
Top 5 Dalrymple hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Covington hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bolling hits a popup, foul, towards third. Walls settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Maye hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Burdette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Malkmus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 McMillan hits a popup, foul, towards third. Walls settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Demeter hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Callison hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Torre strikes out.
Bottom 3 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Walls fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Adcock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Malkmus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Taylor 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 Owens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Malkmus moves to second.
Top 3 Malkmus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Dalrymple hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Mathews hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dalrymple settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Walls fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Burdette moves to third.
Bottom 2 Maye hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Burdette hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Burdette reaches second base with a double. McMillan goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 2 McMillan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Torre hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Covington 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 2 Demeter hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Walls fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Aaron. The throw from Dalrymple and he is safe. Aaron steals second.
Bottom 1 Adcock is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Aaron hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Maye scores. Mathews scores.
Bottom 1 Mathews hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Callison. Mathews reaches second base with a double. Maye moves to third.
Bottom 1 Bolling strikes out.
Bottom 1 Maye takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Callison hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to first for the out.