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August 2, 1961

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Cubs	0	0	0

Bottom 2	R	H	E
Braves	0	1	0
Cubs	1	1	0

Ron Santo Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.305
OBP	.000	.376
At Bats	0	387
Hits	0	118
• Singles	0	79
• Doubles	0	23
• Triples	0	5
• Home Runs	0	11
Walks	0	45
RBI’s	0	57

Carl Willey Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
3	5	0

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Wrigley Field - August 2, 1961

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Home Run

Carl Willey

Joe Torre

Joe Adcock

Frank Bolling

Eddie Mathews

Roy McMillan

Frank Thomas

Mack Jones

Hank Aaron

Ron Santo

Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 2 Outs

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 2 Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Altman 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 2 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 2 Willey is called out on strikes.

Top 2 McMillan is hit by the pitch. Adcock moves to third. Thomas moves to second.

Top 2 Torre hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Thomas is hit by the pitch. Adcock moves to second.

Top 2 Adcock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Banks strikes out.

Bottom 1 Zimmer hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Heist 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 1 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Mathews takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Jones strikes out.

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