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June 8, 1961

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Top 8 R H E
Braves 7 10 2
Reds 10 13 0
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Braves 8 11 2
Reds 10 13 0

Eddie Mathews Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .331
OBP 1.000 .417
At Bats 3 181
Hits 3 60
• Singles 1 39
• Doubles 1 7
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 1 13
Walks 1 28
RBI’s 2 32

Bill Henry Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 6
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Crosley Field - June 8, 1961
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Home Run
Bill Henry
Jerry Zimmerman
Gordy Coleman
Don Blasingame
Gene Freese
Leo Cardenas
Wally Post
Vada Pinson
Frank Robinson
Eddie Mathews
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bill Henry now pitching. John DeMerit pinch hits for Lee Maye. DeMerit hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Robinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Pinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cardenas moves to third.
Bottom 7 Cardenas takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Blasingame hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 George Brunet now pitching. Dick Gernert pinch hits for Marshall Bridges. Gernert hits a line drive into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Hawk Taylor pinch hits for Moe Drabowsky. Taylor strikes out.
Top 7 McMillan hits a fly ball into left field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Thomas hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Marshall Bridges now pitching. Adcock hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Aaron hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Mathews hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 7 Leo Cardenas now playing shortstop. Bolling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Coleman hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Post hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Freese hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 6 Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kasko moves to second.
Bottom 6 Pinson hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Moe Drabowsky now pitching. Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Maye hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Charlie Lau pinch hits for Warren Spahn. Lau hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 McMillan takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Torre hits a popup towards first. Coleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Maloney bunts towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out. Coleman moves to second.
Bottom 5 Zimmerman hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Coleman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Post scores.
Bottom 5 Post hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Aaron. Post reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Thomas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Adcock strikes out.
Top 5 Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mathews takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Freese hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Pinson hits a line drive into right field. Maye picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Maye. Zimmerman scores. Blasingame scores. Pinson moves to second.
Bottom 4 Kasko hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Blasingame hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Coleman scores. Zimmerman moves to third. Blasingame moves to second.
Bottom 4 Maloney hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Zimmerman takes first base on ball four. Coleman moves to second.
Bottom 4 Coleman bunts towards the mound. Spahn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Maye strikes out.
Top 4 Spahn is hit by the pitch. Torre moves to second.
Top 4 McMillan hits a line drive into left field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Torre takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Post hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Freese hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Pinson tags and scores. Robinson tags and moves to second.
Bottom 3 Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pinson moves to third.
Bottom 3 Pinson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko fields it and throws to second for the out. Bolling scores. Mathews moves to third.
Top 3 Aaron is walked intentionally.
Top 3 Mathews hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robinson. Mathews reaches second base with a double. Bolling moves to third.
Top 3 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Maye hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Spahn hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Blasingame 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 2 Maloney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Zimmerman moves to second.
Bottom 2 Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan misplays the ball. That's an error on McMillan. Post scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 2 There's a wild pitch. Post moves to third.
Bottom 2 Coleman is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Post takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Freese strikes out.
Top 2 McMillan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Thomas moves to second.
Top 2 Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Adcock hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Kasko hits a fly ball into right field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Blasingame hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards second. Blasingame scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 1 Mathews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bolling moves to second.
Top 1 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Maye takes first base on ball four.