Braves @ Cubs
September 3, 1961

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Bottom 4 R H E
Braves 0 1 0
Cubs 1 3 0
Bottom 4 R H E
Braves 0 1 0
Cubs 3 4 0

Ernie Banks Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .286
OBP .000 .358
At Bats 1 419
Hits 0 120
• Singles 0 74
• Doubles 0 19
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 24
Walks 0 47
RBI’s 0 65

Lew Burdette Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
15 8 0
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Wrigley Field - September 3, 1961
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Home Run
Lew Burdette
Sammy White
Joe Adcock
Frank Bolling
Eddie Mathews
Roy McMillan
Frank Thomas
Gino Cimoli
Hank Aaron
Ernie Banks
Andre Rodgers
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 4 Rodgers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Aaron is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Mathews hits a popup towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Brewer hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Roach hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cimoli hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Burdette hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roach scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Taylor 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 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 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.