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September 5, 1961

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Phillies 4 10 0
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Phillies 4 11 0
Braves 4 11 0

Wes Covington Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .273
OBP .250 .326
At Bats 4 253
Hits 1 69
• Singles 0 49
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 1 9
Walks 0 19
RBI’s 2 43

Lew Burdette Season Stats

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15 9 0
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County Stadium - September 5, 1961
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Single
Lew Burdette
Sammy White
Joe Adcock
Frank Bolling
Eddie Mathews
Roy McMillan
Al Spangler
Hank Aaron
Lee Maye
Wes Covington
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Covington hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

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Top 10 Demeter strikes out.
Bottom 9 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Malkmus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Mathews takes first base on ball four. McMillan moves to second.
Bottom 9 McMillan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Maye hits a ball on the ground towards short. Malkmus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Charley Smith now playing third base. Al Kenders now catching. Frank Sullivan now pitching. Bobby Malkmus now playing shortstop. Burdette strikes out.
Top 9 Gonzalez strikes out.
Top 9 Callison strikes out.
Top 9 Al Kenders pinch runs for Lee Walls. Lew Burdette now pitching. Malkmus bunts towards first. Adcock fields the ball and throws to Burdette covering. Safe. Walters scores. Valo moves to third. Kenders moves to second.
Top 9 Lee Walls pinch hits for Robin Roberts. Walls hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Walters moves to third. Valo moves to second.
Top 9 Ken Walters pinch runs for Clay Dalrymple. Elmer Valo pinch hits for Ruben Amaro. Valo takes first base on ball four. Walters moves to second.
Top 9 Dalrymple hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Al Spangler now playing left field. Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McMahon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Amaro scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malkmus fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Covington strikes out.
Top 8 Demeter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops it up and throws to first, with McMahon covering, for the out.
Top 8 Don McMahon now pitching. Gonzalez 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 7 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malkmus fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Aaron hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Callison who is chasing the ball. Aaron reaches third base with a triple. Maye scores. Mathews goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 7 Mathews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Maye moves to third.
Bottom 7 McMillan hits a fly ball into left field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Maye takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Neil Chrisley pinch hits for Don Nottebart. Chrisley hits a fly ball into left field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Callison strikes out.
Top 7 Malkmus hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nottebart fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Roberts strikes out.
Bottom 6 White hits a fly ball into right field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malkmus fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malkmus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Amaro hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Dalrymple hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Taylor 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 6 Covington 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 5 Adcock strikes out.
Bottom 5 Aaron takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Mathews hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Mathews reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 McMillan hits a line drive into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Maye hits a ball on the ground towards first. Demeter scoops it up and throws to first, with Roberts covering, for the out.
Top 5 Demeter is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nottebart fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Callison hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Nottebart hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 White hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bolling hits a popup, foul, towards first. Demeter settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Malkmus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Amaro hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Adcock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McMillan scores. Mathews moves to second.
Bottom 3 Aaron hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 3 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields it and has Maye trapped. Roberts throws to third, and Malkmus tags Maye for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 3 McMillan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nottebart scores. Maye moves to third. McMillan moves to second.
Bottom 3 Maye hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Nottebart moves to second.
Bottom 3 Nottebart hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Dalrymple strikes out.
Top 3 Taylor takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Covington hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Covington for the out. Demeter moves to third.
Top 3 Demeter hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Maye. Demeter reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 White hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Taylor reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Bolling hits a popup, foul, towards third. Malkmus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Thomas hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Covington. Thomas reaches second base with a double. Adcock moves to third.
Bottom 2 Adcock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Don Nottebart now pitching. Callison strikes out.
Top 2 Malkmus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Roberts moves to second.
Top 2 Roberts hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Amaro hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Dalrymple takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Demeter fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 McMillan strikes out.
Bottom 1 Maye hits a ball on the ground towards first. Demeter fields the ball and throws to Roberts covering. Safe.
Top 1 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Covington hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 Demeter strikes out.
Top 1 Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Aaron. Gonzalez reaches second base with a double. Callison goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 Callison hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Malkmus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.