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June 6, 1961

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Hank Aaron Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .347
OBP .667 .378
At Bats 3 173
Hits 2 60
• Singles 2 36
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 9
Walks 0 10
RBI’s 0 40

Bob Purkey Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 3 1
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Crosley Field - June 6, 1961
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Out
Bob Purkey
Jerry Zimmerman
Gordy Coleman
Don Blasingame
Gene Freese
Eddie Kasko
Jerry Lynch
Vada Pinson
Frank Robinson
Hank Aaron
Eddie Mathews
Frank Bolling
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 7 Mathews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Spangler scores. Bolling moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 7 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields it and throws to second for the out. Spangler moves to third.
Top 7 Maye hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Spangler moves to second.
Top 7 Al Spangler pinch hits for Don McMahon. Spangler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame misplays the ball. That's an error on Blasingame.
Bottom 6 Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Purkey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Zimmerman takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Torre hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Thomas trying to get to third. Pinson throws the ball in to Freese, who tags Thomas for the out.
Top 6 Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Freese hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McMahon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Coleman hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Pinson tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Don McMahon now pitching. McMahon fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on McMahon. Pinson moves to third. Lynch moves to second.
Bottom 5 Lynch takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Robinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Pinson. The throw from Torre and he is safe. Pinson steals second.
Bottom 5 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock fields the ball and throws to Willey covering. Safe.
Top 5 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first, with Purkey covering, for the out.
Top 5 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Maye strikes out.
Bottom 4 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Zimmerman moves to third.
Bottom 4 Purkey bunts towards the mound. Willey fields it and throws to first for the out. Zimmerman moves to second.
Bottom 4 Zimmerman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Freese hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 4 Coleman strikes out.
Bottom 4 Lynch hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Maye. Lynch reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Willey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 McMillan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson. McMillan reaches second base with a double. Adcock scores. Torre moves to third.
Top 4 Torre is hit by the pitch. Adcock moves to second.
Top 4 Thomas hits a popup for a double play.
Top 4 Adcock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Aaron moves to third.
Top 4 Aaron hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 The ball gets by Torre for a passed ball. Pinson moves to third.
Bottom 3 Pinson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Maye. Pinson reaches second base with a double. Purkey scores.
Bottom 3 Blasingame hits a fly ball into right field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Purkey moves to third.
Bottom 3 Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. Purkey moves to second.
Bottom 3 Purkey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Mathews hits a line drive towards first. Coleman reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Bolling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Maye moves to third. Bolling moves to second.
Top 3 Maye hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Willey strikes out.
Top 3 McMillan hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Freese strikes out.
Bottom 2 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 2 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Thomas strikes out.
Top 2 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Lynch strikes out.
Bottom 1 Robinson hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Torre fields it and throws to first for the out. Kasko moves to third. Blasingame moves to second.
Bottom 1 Pinson hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Blasingame takes first base on ball four. Kasko moves to second.
Bottom 1 Kasko takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Mathews hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Bolling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Maye hits a popup towards third. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.