Braves @ Reds
May 21, 1961

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Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 6 10 2
Reds 6 10 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 6 10 2
Reds 7 11 1

Gus Bell Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .241
OBP .000 .262
At Bats 0 58
Hits 0 14
• Singles 0 10
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 2
RBI’s 0 10

Moe Drabowsky Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 1 2
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Crosley Field - May 21, 1961
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Double
Moe Drabowsky
Joe Torre
Joe Adcock
Frank Bolling
Eddie Mathews
Roy McMillan
Frank Thomas
Hank Aaron
Lee Maye
Gus Bell
Eddie Kasko

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Milwaukee Braves 6 10 2 5
Cincinnati Reds 7 11 1 7
Winning Pitcher Joey Jay
Losing Pitcher Moe Drabowsky
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Gus Bell
Attendance
Time of Game 2 hours 45 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

End of Game

Gus Bell pinch hits for Elio Chacon. Bell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Aaron. Bell reaches second base with a double. Kasko goes all the way around to score.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Kasko hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Moe Drabowsky now pitching. Blasingame hits a fly ball into right field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Bolling hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Maye hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 9 Billy Martin pinch hits for Claude Raymond. Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 McMillan takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Thomas hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Bob Schmidt now catching. Torre hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Jay is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Jerry Lynch pinch hits for Jerry Zimmerman. Lynch is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pinson for the out. Freese moves to third. Coleman moves to second.
Bottom 8 Coleman takes first base on ball four. Freese moves to second.
Bottom 8 Freese hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Post strikes out.
Top 8 Adcock hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Aaron hits a line drive towards short. Kasko reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Elio Chacon now playing left field. Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first, with Jay covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Elio Chacon pinch runs for Frank Robinson. There goes Chacon. The throw from Torre and he is out, Bolling applying the tag.
Bottom 7 Robinson is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 7 Kasko hits a line drive into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Claude Raymond now pitching. Blasingame strikes out.
Top 7 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Maye hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson. Maye reaches second base with a double. Logan moves to third.
Top 7 Johnny Logan pinch hits for Warren Spahn. Logan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 McMillan is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Thomas bunts towards the mound. Jay fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Jay hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 There goes Pinson. The throw from Torre and he is safe. Pinson steals third.
Bottom 6 Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Pinson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Aaron. Pinson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Coleman 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 6 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Adcock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson throws the ball in to Blasingame who tags Adcock, trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 6 Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Mathews hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Freese hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Post hits a popup towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Robinson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Kasko hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bolling hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Maye hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Spahn strikes out.
Top 5 McMillan hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Jay strikes out.
Bottom 4 Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and tags Coleman, for the out. towards third. Mathews fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Mathews. Pinson goes all the way around to score. Zimmerman moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 4 Pinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Post scores. Freese scores. Coleman moves to third.
Bottom 4 Coleman takes first base on ball four. Freese moves to second.
Bottom 4 Freese hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Robinson scores. Post moves to third.
Bottom 4 Post hits a fly ball towards center. Aaron settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Aaron. Robinson moves to third. Post moves to second.
Bottom 4 Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame misplays the ball. That's an error on Blasingame. Aaron scores. Adcock moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Adcock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Aaron moves to third.
Top 4 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bolling scores.
Top 4 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first, with Jay covering, for the out. Bolling moves to third.
Top 4 There goes Bolling. The throw from Zimmerman and he is safe. Bolling steals second.
Top 4 Bolling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Maye hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jay fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Kasko. The throw from Torre and he is out, Bolling applying the tag.
Bottom 3 Kasko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Jay is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Spahn hits a popup, foul, towards short. Kasko settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Pinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Freese scores.
Bottom 2 Coleman is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Freese hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomas. Freese reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Torre hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Adcock is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Aaron is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Post hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Blasingame hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first, with Jay covering, for the out.
Top 1 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Maye hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jay fields it and throws to first for the out.