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July 23, 1961

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Top 9 R H E
Braves 5 10 0
Pirates 4 8 1
Top 9 R H E
Braves 5 11 0
Pirates 4 8 1

Hank Aaron Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .321
OBP .500 .367
At Bats 3 352
Hits 1 113
• Singles 0 62
• Doubles 1 23
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 23
Walks 1 28
RBI’s 1 75

Roy Face Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 4 14
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Forbes Field - July 23, 1961
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Single
Roy Face
Smoky Burgess
Dick Stuart
Bill Mazeroski
Don Hoak
Dick Groat
Joe Christopher
Bill Virdon
Roberto Clemente
Hank Aaron
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Aaron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Mathews hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 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.
Bottom 8 Stuart hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Clemente hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Jones strikes out.
Top 8 McMahon hits a line drive into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Roy Face now pitching. White strikes out.
Bottom 7 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Virdon strikes out.
Bottom 7 Walt Moryn pinch hits for Bob Friend. Moryn hits a popup towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 McMillan hits a fly ball into left field. Christopher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Maye hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Aaron tags and scores.
Top 7 Adcock hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Aaron moves to third.
Top 7 Smoky Burgess now catching. Aaron hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Aaron reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Mazeroski hits a line drive into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Christopher hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hoak tags and scores.
Bottom 6 Don McMahon now pitching. Smoky Burgess pinch hits for Don Leppert. Burgess hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Groat scores. Clemente scores. Hoak moves to third.
Bottom 6 Hoak takes first base on ball four. Groat moves to third. Clemente moves to second.
Bottom 6 Stuart hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Clemente hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Groat moves to second.
Bottom 6 Groat takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Mathews hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bolling hits a popup, foul, towards first. Stuart settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bob Friend now pitching. Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jones for the out.
Bottom 5 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Willey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Rocky Nelson pinch hits for Al McBean. Nelson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mazeroski moves to third.
Bottom 5 Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Christopher strikes out.
Bottom 5 Leppert strikes out.
Top 5 Willey strikes out.
Top 5 White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Maye hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Hoak strikes out.
Bottom 4 Stuart hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Clemente hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Adcock hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Aaron is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Mathews takes first base on ball four. Bolling moves to second.
Top 4 Bolling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jones moves to third.
Top 4 Jones hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Al McBean now pitching. Willey strikes out.
Bottom 3 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops it up and throws to first, with Willey covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Johnny Logan pinch hits for Earl Francis. Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Christopher 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 White is called out on strikes.
Top 3 McMillan hits a line drive towards short. Groat reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Maye hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon who is chasing the ball. Maye reaches third base with a triple. Adcock goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 Adcock is hit by the pitch.
Top 3 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mathews scores.
Top 3 Mathews hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Virdon who is chasing the ball. Mathews reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 2 Leppert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Hoak hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Jones hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Willey bunts towards the mound. Francis fields it and throws to first for the out. White moves to second.
Top 2 White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Clemente hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Groat hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Virdon hits a line drive into left field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 McMillan hits a popup towards first. Stuart settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Maye hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Aaron scores. Adcock moves to second.
Top 1 Adcock hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Mathews scores. Aaron moves to third.
Top 1 Aaron takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 There goes Mathews. The throw from Leppert and he is safe. Mathews steals second.
Top 1 Mathews takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 There goes Bolling. The throw from Leppert and he is out, Hoak applying the tag.
Top 1 Francis fires over to first and Stuart drops the ball. That's an error on Stuart. Bolling moves to second.
Top 1 Bolling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Jones strikes out.