Pirates @ Braves
August 16, 1961

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Pirates 1 10 2
Braves 2 4 1
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Pirates 1 10 2
Braves 2 4 1

Bill Virdon Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .282
OBP .500 .334
At Bats 3 440
Hits 1 124
• Singles 1 91
• Doubles 0 18
• Triples 0 7
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 1 36
RBI’s 0 50

Warren Spahn Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
12 12 0
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County Stadium - August 16, 1961
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Out
Warren Spahn
Joe Torre
Joe Adcock
Frank Bolling
Eddie Mathews
Roy McMillan
Frank Thomas
Mack Jones
Hank Aaron
Bill Virdon
Joe Christopher

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 1 10 2 9
Milwaukee Braves 2 4 1 3
Winning Pitcher Warren Spahn
Losing Pitcher Bob Friend
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Frank Thomas
Attendance 18,330
Time of Game 2 hours 13 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Virdon hits a line drive towards first. Adcock reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Joe Christopher pinch hits for Roy Face. Christopher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Leppert hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Bolling hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first, with Face covering, for the out. Spahn moves to second.
Bottom 8 Spahn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Face fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. Face drops the ball.
Top 8 Skinner hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Hoak hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Stuart hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Clemente scores.
Top 8 Clemente hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jones. Clemente reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Torre hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Thomas strikes out.
Bottom 7 Roy Face now pitching. Adcock hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Virdon hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Johnny Logan pinch hits for Bob Friend. Logan hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Spahn. Leppert moves to second.
Top 7 Leppert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Skinner for the out.
Bottom 6 Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Mathews hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Bolling is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Hoak hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Stuart is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Clemente hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Virdon moves to second.
Top 6 Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Virdon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Jones hits a line drive into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Spahn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 McMillan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Friend strikes out.
Top 5 Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomas. Mazeroski reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Leppert hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Skinner 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 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Stuart is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Aaron is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Mathews hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Mathews reaches second base with a double. Jones scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 3 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out. Jones moves to third.
Bottom 3 There's a wild pitch. Jones moves to second.
Bottom 3 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski misplays the ball. That's an error on Mazeroski.
Bottom 3 Spahn strikes out.
Top 3 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.
Top 3 Virdon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Friend hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Torre hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Thomas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Adcock for the out.
Top 2 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Leppert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Skinner moves to third.
Top 2 Skinner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Hoak 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.
Top 2 Stuart hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Aaron hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mathews takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Virdon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.