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August 3, 1961

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Braves 4 7 1
Cubs 0 1 1
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Cubs 0 1 1

Hank Aaron Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .319
OBP .000 .370
At Bats 3 392
Hits 0 125
• Singles 0 68
• Doubles 0 25
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 27
Walks 0 33
RBI’s 0 85

Don Elston Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 5 8
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Wrigley Field - August 3, 1961
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Don Elston
Sammy Taylor
Ed Bouchee
Don Zimmer
Ron Santo
Ernie Banks
Billy Williams
Al Heist
George Altman
Hank Aaron
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Altman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops it up and throws to first, with Burdette covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Banks hits a popup towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Mathews hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bolling hits a line drive towards third. Santo reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Don Elston now pitching. Maye strikes out.
Bottom 6 Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Heist hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Richie Ashburn pinch hits for Don Cardwell. Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan misplays the ball. That's an error on McMillan.
Bottom 6 Bouchee strikes out.
Top 6 Burdette is called out on strikes.
Top 6 McMillan hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Torre hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks misplays the ball. That's an error on Banks.
Bottom 5 Taylor strikes out. Torre drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Taylor out.
Bottom 5 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Adcock for the out.
Top 5 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mathews moves to second.
Top 5 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee fields it and throws to second for the out. Maye scores.
Top 5 Bolling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Maye moves to third.
Top 5 Maye hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee fields the ball and throws to Cardwell covering. Safe.
Bottom 4 Altman hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Zimmer hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Burdette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Thomas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Heist is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Cardwell 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 3 Bouchee 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 3 Adcock hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bouchee settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Mathews hits a popup, foul, towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops it up and throws to first, with Burdette covering, for the out.
Bottom 2 There goes Altman. The throw from Torre and he is safe. Altman steals second.
Bottom 2 Santo hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Altman hits a line drive towards the mound. Burdette can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit.
Top 2 Maye hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Burdette strikes out.
Top 2 McMillan strikes out.
Bottom 1 Banks hits a line drive into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Zimmer strikes out.
Bottom 1 Heist hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Torre hits a line drive into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Thomas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Adcock moves to third.
Top 1 Adcock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bolling scores. Mathews scores.
Top 1 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bolling moves to third. Mathews moves to second.
Top 1 Mathews takes first base on ball four. Bolling moves to second.
Top 1 Bolling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Maye hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.