Braves @ Cardinals
June 28, 1961

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Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 8 10 2
Cardinals 3 10 2
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Braves 8 10 2
Cardinals 3 10 2

Carl Sawatski Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .250
OBP .000 .357
At Bats 0 36
Hits 0 9
• Singles 0 6
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 6
RBI’s 0 10

Don McMahon Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 0 2
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Sportsman's Park - June 28, 1961
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Out
Don McMahon
Joe Torre
Joe Adcock
Frank Bolling
Eddie Mathews
Roy McMillan
Frank Thomas
Gino Cimoli
Hank Aaron
Carl Sawatski

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Milwaukee Braves 8 10 2 5
St. Louis Cardinals 3 10 2 6
Winning Pitcher Bob Hendley
Losing Pitcher Bob Gibson
Save Don McMahon
Game Winning RBI Joe Torre
Attendance 10,930
Time of Game 2 hours 31 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Carl Sawatski pinch hits for Craig Anderson. Sawatski hits a popup, foul, towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Joe Cunningham pinch hits for Bob Lillis. Cunningham hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Schaffer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McMahon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Mathews is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Bolling takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Red Schoendienst now playing second base. Bob Lillis now playing shortstop. Craig Anderson now pitching. Cimoli is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Red Schoendienst pinch hits for Alex Grammas. Schoendienst 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 8 Don McMahon now pitching. Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. James scores. Boyer moves to third.
Bottom 8 Boyer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Aaron. Boyer reaches second base with a double. James moves to third.
Bottom 8 James hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. White scores.
Bottom 8 White hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cimoli who is chasing the ball. White reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 8 Warwick hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Taussig tags and scores.
Bottom 8 Don Taussig pinch hits for Lindy McDaniel. Taussig hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cimoli who is chasing the ball. Taussig reaches third base with a triple.
Top 8 Hendley is called out on strikes.
Top 8 McMillan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Schaffer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Torre strikes out.
Bottom 7 Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Schaffer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Adcock is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 There goes Aaron. The throw from Schaffer and he is safe. Aaron steals second.
Top 7 Aaron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mathews scores.
Top 7 Mathews hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of James. Mathews reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Musial strikes out.
Bottom 6 Boyer hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 James hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hendley fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Hendley. White moves to third.
Bottom 6 White takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Cimoli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Hendley is called out on strikes.
Top 6 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Warwick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 McDaniel hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lillis moves to third.
Bottom 5 Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Schaffer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Lindy McDaniel now pitching. Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Adcock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Thomas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 5 Aaron hits a fly ball into right field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mathews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bolling moves to third.
Top 5 Bolling takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Grammas hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Musial hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Boyer hits a fly ball into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cimoli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Hendley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 McMillan strikes out.
Bottom 3 James hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling fields it and throws to second for the out. Gibson moves to third.
Bottom 3 Warwick takes first base on ball four. Gibson moves to second.
Bottom 3 Gibson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Torre hits a fly ball into center field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Adcock hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Thomas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lillis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hendley fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Schaffer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Grammas strikes out.
Bottom 2 Musial hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. Thomas fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Thomas. Musial moves to third.
Top 2 Mathews hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Bolling hits a line drive beyond third. Boyer can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Hendley scores. Cimoli moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 2 Cimoli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 The ball gets by Schaffer for a passed ball. Hendley moves to second.
Top 2 Hendley takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 McMillan hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Torre tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Top 2 Torre hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. James fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on James. Thomas goes all the way around to score. Torre moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 2 Adcock hits a fly ball into center field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer juggles the ball. That's an error on Boyer.
Bottom 1 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 James hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock fields the ball and throws to Hendley covering. Safe.
Bottom 1 Warwick hits a fly ball into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Mathews takes first base on ball four. Bolling moves to second.
Top 1 Bolling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Cimoli strikes out.