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August 31, 1960

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Bottom 10 R H E
Braves 4 8 2
Cubs 4 6 0
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Braves 4 8 2
Cubs 4 6 0

Richie Ashburn Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .307
OBP .500 .429
At Bats 4 462
Hits 2 142
• Singles 2 123
• Doubles 0 14
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 97
RBI’s 0 33

Lew Burdette Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
15 8 4
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Wrigley Field - August 31, 1960
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Out
Lew Burdette
Del Crandall
Joe Adcock
Chuck Cottier
Eddie Mathews
Johnny Logan
Al Spangler
Bill Bruton
Hank Aaron
Richie Ashburn
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Ashburn hits a line drive into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 10 Taylor hits a fly ball into left field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Aaron hits a fly ball into right field. Will settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Mathews takes first base on ball four. Burdette moves to third. Crandall moves to second.
Top 10 Crandall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Burdette moves to second.
Top 10 Bruton hits a fly ball into left field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Burdette hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thomas fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 10 Cottier hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Elston hits a line drive towards short. Logan reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Zimmer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 9 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Al Spangler now playing left field. Santo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Logan is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Dark hits a popup towards first. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Adcock takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Sammy Taylor now catching. Don Elston now pitching. Aaron strikes out.
Bottom 8 Altman strikes out.
Bottom 8 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it and throws to second for the out. Ashburn scores.
Bottom 8 Will hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ashburn moves to third.
Bottom 8 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Sammy Taylor pinch hits for Dick Ellsworth. Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cottier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thomas scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mathews for the out.
Top 8 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 El Tappe now catching. Bruton strikes out.
Bottom 7 Ed Bouchee pinch hits for Moe Thacker. Bouchee hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Zimmer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Thomas hits a popup towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Burdette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Cottier hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Logan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Will settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Adcock hits a fly ball into right field. Will settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Altman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cottier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Banks hits a fly ball into left field. Dark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Will hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Aaron hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thomas scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mathews for the out.
Top 6 Crandall hits a fly ball into left field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cottier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Ellsworth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Thacker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Bruton is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Burdette hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first, with Ellsworth covering, for the out.
Top 5 Cottier hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Logan hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Zimmer strikes out.
Bottom 4 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cottier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Santo hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Ellsworth fires to first and picks off Dark.
Top 4 Dark hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Adcock hits a popup, foul, towards first. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Aaron hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Thacker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Altman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Altman for the out.
Bottom 3 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cottier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Will hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Mathews is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Crandall hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 3 Bruton is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Burdette takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Cottier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ellsworth fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Ashburn hits a popup in front of the plate. Crandall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Ellsworth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Thacker hits a popup towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Logan hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Dark hits a line drive into left field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Adcock hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Thomas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Banks scores. Altman moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Santo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cottier settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Altman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan misplays the ball. That's an error on Logan. Ashburn scores. Banks moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Banks takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Will hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ashburn moves to third.
Bottom 1 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Burdette. Ashburn moves to second.
Top 1 Aaron hits a line drive into right field. Will settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Mathews hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Crandall hits a fly ball into left field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Bruton is called out on strikes.