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September 4, 1961

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Top 8 R H E
Braves 2 7 0
Cubs 6 14 0
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Braves 2 8 0
Cubs 6 14 0

Hank Aaron Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .327
OBP .667 .385
At Bats 3 513
Hits 2 168
• Singles 1 92
• Doubles 1 35
• Triples 0 8
• Home Runs 0 33
Walks 0 51
RBI’s 1 106

Jack Curtis Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 10 0
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Wrigley Field - September 4, 1961
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Single
Jack Curtis
Sammy Taylor
Andre Rodgers
Don Zimmer
Ron Santo
Ernie Banks
Billy Williams
Richie Ashburn
George Altman
Hank Aaron
Eddie Mathews
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Aaron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mathews moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Mathews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 McMillan hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Spangler hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Taylor is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Santo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomas who is chasing the ball. Santo reaches third base with a triple. Williams goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 7 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Antonelli fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Altman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops it up and throws to first, with Antonelli covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Johnny Antonelli now pitching. Banks hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 John DeMerit pinch hits for Bob Hendley. DeMerit hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 White hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Don Zimmer now playing second base. Bolling hits a line drive towards third. Santo reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Rodgers hits a fly ball into center field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Ashburn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Taylor scores. Curtis moves to second.
Bottom 6 Curtis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Taylor moves to third.
Bottom 6 Bob Will pinch hits for Mel Roach. Bob Hendley now pitching. Don Zimmer pinch hits for Bob Will. Zimmer hits a fly ball into center field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Santo tags and scores.
Bottom 6 Taylor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Santo moves to third.
Bottom 6 Santo bunts towards third. Mathews fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Adcock hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mathews moves to third.
Top 6 Aaron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mathews moves to second.
Top 6 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rodgers fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 McMillan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 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.
Bottom 5 Banks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Rodgers hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Spangler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roach scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Nottebart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Curtis hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Bolling reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Don Nottebart now pitching. Roach 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 4 Taylor hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Spangler. Taylor reaches second base with a double. Williams moves to third.
Bottom 4 Santo hits a fly ball into center field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Adcock hits a popup, foul, towards first. Rodgers settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Altman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Banks hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 3 Rodgers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Ashburn 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 Curtis hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Aaron hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Mathews hits a fly ball towards right. Altman catches it and throws to Banks who relays to Rodgers to double up McMillan.
Top 3 McMillan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Roach hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Taylor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Altman scores. Santo moves to third.
Bottom 2 Santo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Altman moves to second.
Bottom 2 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Altman takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Spangler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Curtis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Willey strikes out.
Top 2 White takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Rodgers hits a popup towards short. McMillan catches it and throws to first to double up Ashburn.
Bottom 1 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Thomas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Roach settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Adcock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Aaron scores.
Top 1 Aaron hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Aaron reaches second base with a double. McMillan goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 Mathews is called out on strikes.
Top 1 McMillan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Spangler hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.