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August 2, 1961

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Frank Thomas Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .297
OBP 1.000 .366
At Bats 1 276
Hits 1 82
• Singles 1 55
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 15
Walks 0 25
RBI’s 0 44

Jack Curtis Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 5 0
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Wrigley Field - August 2, 1961
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Home Run
Jack Curtis
Dick Bertell
Ed Bouchee
Don Zimmer
Ron Santo
Ernie Banks
Billy Williams
Richie Ashburn
George Altman
Frank Thomas
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Thomas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 4 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Aaron hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Williams 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 3 Altman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hendley fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Banks strikes out.
Top 3 Mathews hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Bolling is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Mantilla hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mantilla for the out.
Bottom 2 Zimmer hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Curtis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Bob Hendley now pitching. Bouchee hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bouchee for the out.
Top 2 Gino Cimoli pinch hits for Bob Buhl. Cimoli strikes out.
Top 2 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Thomas scores. Torre moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 2 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Curtis fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Curtis. Thomas moves to third.
Top 2 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Adcock hits a line drive into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bertell hits a fly ball into center field. Mantilla settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Santo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomas. Santo reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Altman hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Banks hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Zimmer hits a popup towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Ashburn takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Mathews hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Bolling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Mantilla strikes out.