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August 15, 1971

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Astros 5 10 1
Braves 4 10 1
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Astros 5 10 1
Braves 4 11 1

Hank Aaron Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .312
OBP .250 .407
At Bats 4 368
Hits 1 115
• Singles 0 67
• Doubles 0 16
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 1 31
Walks 0 60
RBI’s 1 83

George Culver Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 6 7
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - August 15, 1971
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Single
George Culver
Larry Howard
Denis Menke
Joe Morgan
Doug Rader
Roger Metzger
Jesus Alou
Cesar Cedeno
Jim Wynn
Hank Aaron
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Aaron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Garr hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Jackson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Upshaw fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Morgan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jackson. Morgan reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garrido scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Hal King now catching. Earl Williams now playing third base. Gil Garrido now playing second base. Howard strikes out.
Bottom 8 Hal King pinch hits for Tony LaRussa. King hits a ball on the ground towards first. Menke scoops it up and throws to first, with Culver covering, for the out.
Bottom 8 Garrido hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Perez hits a popup towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Roger Metzger now playing shortstop. Denis Menke now playing first base. Lum hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Culver hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. LaRussa settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Wynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Watson scores. Menke scores.
Top 8 Menke hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Garr. Menke reaches second base with a double. Watson moves to third.
Top 8 Rader strikes out.
Top 8 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrido fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Cecil Upshaw now pitching. Tony LaRussa now playing second base. Gil Garrido now playing third base. Cedeno strikes out.
Bottom 7 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Garr moves to second.
Bottom 7 Larry Howard now catching. George Culver now pitching. Garr hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garrido scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Alou hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Geronimo moves to third.
Top 7 Larry Howard pinch hits for Denny Lemaster. Cesar Geronimo pinch runs for Jack Hiatt. Howard hits a fly ball into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Menke tags and scores.
Top 7 Hiatt takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garrido scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Menke moves to third.
Top 7 Menke hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jackson. Menke reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Denny Lemaster now pitching. Stone strikes out.
Bottom 6 Garrido takes first base on ball four. Lum moves to third. Perez moves to second.
Bottom 6 Jim Ray now pitching. Perez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lum moves to second.
Bottom 6 Lum hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Williams hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Aaron hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Rader hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Garrido settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aaron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Watson for the out.
Top 6 Cedeno hits a popup, foul, towards first. Aaron settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Garr hits a line drive towards short. Menke reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Jackson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Jackson reaches second base with a double. Perez scores.
Bottom 5 Stone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Garrido bunts towards the mound. Forsch fields it and throws to first for the out. Perez moves to second.
Bottom 5 Perez takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stone fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Forsch strikes out.
Bottom 4 Lum hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Garr scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 4 Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Garr moves to third.
Bottom 4 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Garr hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Forsch picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Forsch. Garr moves to second.
Top 4 Hiatt strikes out.
Top 4 Wynn hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Menke hits a fly ball into right field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Forsch fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Stone strikes out.
Bottom 3 Garrido hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Rader strikes out.
Top 3 Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cedeno moves to third.
Top 3 Cedeno hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Alou hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Lum hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Evans strikes out.
Top 2 Forsch strikes out.
Top 2 Hiatt strikes out.
Top 2 Wynn is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. Wynn moves to second.
Top 2 Wynn takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Menke hits a fly ball into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Rader hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 2 Watson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Aaron hits a popup towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Garr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.