Braves @ Cubs
September 3, 1961

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

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

Ron Santo Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.294
OBP	.000	.369
At Bats	0	496
Hits	0	146
• Singles	0	91
• Doubles	0	30
• Triples	0	5
• Home Runs	0	20
Walks	0	60
RBI’s	0	74

Lew Burdette Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
15	8	0

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Wrigley Field - September 3, 1961

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Out

Lew Burdette

Sammy White

Joe Adcock

Frank Bolling

Eddie Mathews

Roy McMillan

Frank Thomas

Gino Cimoli

Hank Aaron

Ron Santo

Count: - , 1 Out

Count: - , 2 Outs

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 2 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out. Altman scores.

Bottom 2 Altman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cimoli who is chasing the ball. Altman reaches third base with a triple.

Top 2 McMillan hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Banks is called out on strikes.

Bottom 1 Rodgers hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Bottom 1 Ashburn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 1 Aaron strikes out.

Top 1 There goes Cimoli. The throw from Taylor and he is out, Santo applying the tag.

Top 1 Mathews takes first base on ball four. Cimoli moves to second.

Top 1 Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Cimoli hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

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