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September 16, 1961

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Top 7 R H E
Braves 6 9 1
Dodgers 7 11 1
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Braves 6 9 1
Dodgers 7 11 1

Hank Aaron Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .325
OBP .667 .382
At Bats 3 553
Hits 2 180
• Singles 2 101
• Doubles 0 37
• Triples 0 9
• Home Runs 0 33
Walks 0 54
RBI’s 0 110

Turk Farrell Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 7 8
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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum - September 16, 1961
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Intentional Walk
Turk Farrell
John Roseboro
Norm Larker
Jim Gilliam
Daryl Spencer
Maury Wills
Wally Moon
Ron Fairly
Tommy Davis
Hank Aaron
Eddie Mathews
Al Spangler
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Aaron is walked intentionally.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 7 Mathews hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Davis. Mathews reaches second base with a double. Spangler moves to third.
Top 7 McMillan strikes out.
Top 7 Maye strikes out.
Top 7 Wally Moon now playing left field. Tommy Davis now playing right field. Al Spangler pinch hits for Tony Cloninger. Spangler takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mantilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Wills bunts towards the mound. Cloninger fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Farrell hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Turk Farrell now pitching. Mantilla strikes out.
Top 6 Torre hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Davis. Torre reaches second base with a double. Mathews scores. Aaron goes all the way around to score.
Top 6 Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Fairly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Adcock strikes out.
Top 6 Aaron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mathews moves to second.
Top 6 Ron Fairly now playing center field. Tommy Davis now playing left field. Norm Larker now playing first base. Mathews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Cloninger fires to first and picks off Davis.
Bottom 5 Davis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Spencer hits a popup towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Tony Cloninger now pitching. Roseboro hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Maye hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mantilla scores. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Bob Boyd pinch hits for Bob Buhl. The umpire calls a balk on Craig Torre scores. Mantilla moves to third.
Top 5 Mantilla hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Davis. Mantilla reaches second base with a double. Torre moves to third.
Top 5 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Spencer.
Bottom 4 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 4 Moon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Fairly hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Thomas. Fairly reaches second base with a double. Wills scores. Gilliam goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 4 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Wills moves to second.
Bottom 4 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews juggles the ball. That's an error on Mathews.
Bottom 4 Craig strikes out.
Top 4 Thomas hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Roseboro settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Adcock strikes out.
Top 4 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Davis. The throw from Torre and he is out, Mantilla applying the tag.
Bottom 3 Davis takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Roseboro takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Mathews hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 McMillan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Maye hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Buhl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Howard hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Bob Buhl now pitching. Moon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gilliam scores. Fairly moves to third.
Bottom 2 Fairly takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 There's a wild pitch. Gilliam moves to second.
Bottom 2 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wills scores.
Bottom 2 Wills hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Thomas. Wills reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Craig hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Davis hits a line drive into right field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Mantilla hits a popup towards short. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Thomas hits a popup towards the mound. Craig settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Adcock hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 2 Aaron hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Spencer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Moon scores. Howard scores. There goes Roseboro trying to get to third. Aaron throws the ball in to Mathews, who tags Roseboro for the out.
Bottom 1 Roseboro takes first base on ball four. Howard moves to second.
Bottom 1 Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moon moves to third.
Bottom 1 Moon hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 1 Fairly hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Maye. Fairly reaches second base with a double. Wills scores. There goes Gilliam trying to get to home. Maye throws the ball in to Mantilla who relays the ball to Torre, who tags Gilliam, who came all the way from first, for the out.
Bottom 1 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Wills moves to second.
Bottom 1 Wills bunts towards the mound. Burdette fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 1 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Maye takes first base on ball four.