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August 23, 1961

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Whitey Herzog Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .296
OBP .000 .403
At Bats 4 240
Hits 0 71
• Singles 0 55
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 6
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 43
RBI’s 0 26

Bill Fischer Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 2 5
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Municipal Stadium - August 23, 1961
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Single
Bill Fischer
Haywood Sullivan
Norm Siebern
Jerry Lumpe
Wayne Causey
Dick Howser
Leo Posada
Bobby Del Greco
Jay Hankins
Whitey Herzog
Brooks Robinson
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Herzog hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson scores.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Snyder strikes out.
Top 9 Jay Hankins now playing right field. Robinson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Del Greco who is chasing the ball. Robinson reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 8 Fischer hits a fly ball into left field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Del Greco hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Herzog. Del Greco reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Sullivan is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Billy Hoeft now pitching. Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Dick Williams pinch hits for Wes Stock. Williams strikes out.
Top 8 Breeding takes first base on ball four. Hansen moves to second.
Top 8 Foiles hits a popup towards short. Howser settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bill Fischer now pitching. Hansen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Gentile hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Lumpe hits a fly ball into center field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gentile scoops it up and throws to first, with Stock covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Wes Stock now pitching. Posada hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Breeding scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Herzog hits a popup, foul, towards third. Causey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Snyder hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Dave Philley pinch hits for Hoyt Wilhelm. Philley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Causey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Howser takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 There's a wild pitch. Shaw moves to second.
Bottom 6 Shaw hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Del Greco hits a fly ball into left field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Marv Breeding now playing second base. Sullivan strikes out.
Top 6 Marv Throneberry pinch hits for Jerry Adair. Throneberry hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Foiles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe misplays the ball. That's an error on Lumpe. Hansen moves to second.
Top 6 Hansen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Gentile hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Johnson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gentile settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Lumpe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Causey scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Siebern hits a line drive into left field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 The ball gets by Foiles for a passed ball. Howser scores. Causey moves to second.
Bottom 5 Posada strikes out.
Bottom 5 Causey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Del Greco scores. Shaw scores. Howser moves to third.
Bottom 5 Howser bunts towards third. Robinson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Del Greco moves to third. Shaw moves to second.
Bottom 5 Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching. Shaw hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adair fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Del Greco hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Snyder. Del Greco reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Herzog hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Snyder hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Robinson moves to third.
Top 5 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Adair hits a line drive into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Lumpe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Foiles strikes out.
Top 4 Hansen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Robinson strikes out.
Bottom 3 Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adair scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Posada hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Causey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Gentile strikes out.
Top 3 Herzog hits a fly ball into left field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Snyder strikes out.
Bottom 2 Howser hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Shaw hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Johnson scores. Sullivan moves to third.
Bottom 2 Del Greco takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to third. Sullivan moves to second.
Bottom 2 Sullivan takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second.
Bottom 2 Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hansen tags and scores.
Top 2 Adair bunts towards first. Siebern scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Adair for the out. Hansen moves to third. Foiles moves to second.
Top 2 Foiles takes first base on ball four. Hansen moves to second.
Top 2 Hansen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Siebern hits a line drive towards first. Gentile reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Posada hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Howser moves to second.
Bottom 1 Causey hits a fly ball into left field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Howser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Hansen.
Top 1 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Gentile hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned.
Top 1 The ball gets by Sullivan for a passed ball. Herzog moves to second.
Top 1 Herzog hits a fly ball towards left. Posada settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Posada.
Top 1 Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.