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July 21, 1961

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Bill Virdon Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .290
OBP .500 .342
At Bats 4 331
Hits 2 96
• Singles 2 68
• Doubles 0 14
• Triples 0 6
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 0 27
RBI’s 0 43

Don Nottebart Season Stats

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3 4 1
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Forbes Field - July 21, 1961
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Single
Don Nottebart
Joe Torre
Joe Adcock
Frank Bolling
Eddie Mathews
Roy McMillan
Lee Maye
Mack Jones
Hank Aaron
Bill Virdon
Dick Groat
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Virdon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Groat moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Christopher hits a fly ball into left field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Groat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Torre hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Maye hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops it up and throws to first, with Face covering, for the out.
Top 9 Hal Smith now catching. Roy Face now pitching. Dick Groat now playing shortstop. Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Walt Moryn pinch hits for Dick Schofield. Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops it up and throws to first, with Nottebart covering, for the out.
Bottom 8 Bob Skinner pinch runs for Smoky Burgess. Don Nottebart now pitching. Mazeroski hits a fly ball into left field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stuart tags and scores.
Bottom 8 Burgess hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stuart moves to third. Hoak moves to second.
Bottom 8 Hoak hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Virdon scores. Stuart moves to second.
Bottom 8 Stuart hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Virdon moves to second.
Bottom 8 Clemente hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Virdon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Aaron hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 That's a pickoff.
Top 8 Mathews takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Bolling hits a popup towards short. Schofield settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Vinegar Bend Mizell now pitching. Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Christopher hits a popup towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Rocky Nelson pinch hits for Bob Friend. Nelson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jones. Nelson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Schofield 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 7 Mazeroski 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 7 Burdette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 McMillan bunts towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out. Maye scores. That run is unearned.
Top 7 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Torre for the out. Maye moves to third.
Top 7 Friend fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Friend. Maye moves to second.
Top 7 Maye hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Burgess hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hoak hits a fly ball into left field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Stuart hits a popup in front of the plate. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Adcock hits a popup towards first. Stuart settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Aaron hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Mathews hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Clemente hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Aaron throws the ball in to Bolling who tags Clemente trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Christopher moves to third.
Bottom 5 Virdon hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Christopher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Friend hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops it up and throws to first, with Burdette covering, for the out.
Top 5 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Burdette hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Virdon scores. Clemente moves to third. Burgess moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 4 Burgess takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Virdon moves to third. Clemente moves to second.
Bottom 4 Stuart hits a fly ball into left field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Clemente hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Virdon moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 4 Virdon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Maye hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it and throws to second for the out. Aaron scores.
Top 4 Adcock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Aaron moves to third.
Top 4 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Christopher hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Friend strikes out.
Bottom 3 Schofield hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jones who is chasing the ball. Schofield reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 3 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Mathews hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Bolling hits a popup towards short. Schofield settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Jones strikes out.
Bottom 2 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Hoak strikes out.
Bottom 2 Stuart hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Burdette strikes out.
Top 2 McMillan takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Torre hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Maye hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Clemente strikes out.
Bottom 1 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Christopher hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Adcock strikes out.
Top 1 Aaron hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 Mathews hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Bolling hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Bolling reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops it up and throws to first, with Friend covering, for the out.