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May 15, 1961

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Top 9 R H E
Braves 6 6 2
Dodgers 3 4 0
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Braves 7 7 2
Dodgers 3 4 0

Eddie Mathews Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .371
OBP .500 .441
At Bats 3 97
Hits 1 36
• Singles 0 27
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 1 5
Walks 1 13
RBI’s 2 16

Larry Sherry Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 2 5
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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum - May 15, 1961
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Home Run
Larry Sherry
John Roseboro
Norm Larker
Charlie Neal
Tommy Davis
Maury Wills
Wally Moon
Willie Davis
Ron Fairly
Eddie Mathews
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Mathews hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 McMillan strikes out.
Bottom 8 Larker 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 8 Moon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Burdette strikes out.
Top 8 Lau hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Larry Sherry now pitching. Mantilla hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Carl Warwick pinch runs for Frank Howard. Wills hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Frank Howard pinch hits for Stan Williams. Howard hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Neal hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Roseboro scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 7 Fairly hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Roseboro moves to third.
Bottom 7 Roseboro hits a popup towards short. McMillan misplays the ball. That's an error on McMillan. Roseboro moves to second.
Top 7 Thomas strikes out.
Top 7 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields it and throws to home to get Bolling. Aaron moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 7 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields it and throws to second for the out. Bolling moves to third.
Top 7 Mathews takes first base on ball four. Bolling moves to second.
Top 7 Bolling takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Larker hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Moon 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 6 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 McMillan strikes out.
Top 6 Burdette hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Lau hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Stan Williams now pitching. Mantilla hits a line drive into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Wills hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Bob Aspromonte pinch hits for Jim Golden. Aspromonte 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 Neal hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Thomas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Neal settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larker scoops it up and throws to first, with Golden covering, for the out.
Top 5 Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mathews hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 5 Bolling takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Fairly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fairly for the out.
Bottom 4 Roseboro hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Davis tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 4 Larker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling fields it and throws to second for the out. Davis moves to third.
Bottom 4 Moon takes first base on ball four. Davis moves to second.
Bottom 4 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan misplays the ball. That's an error on McMillan.
Top 4 Jim Golden now pitching. McMillan hits a line drive into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Burdette hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thomas scores. Mantilla scores. Lau moves to third.
Top 4 Lau takes first base on ball four. Thomas moves to third. Mantilla moves to second.
Top 4 Mantilla takes first base on ball four. Thomas moves to second.
Top 4 Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Aaron strikes out.
Bottom 3 Davis 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 Wills takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Podres hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Neal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Mathews strikes out.
Top 3 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Podres fires to first and has McMillan trapped. There's the throw to Neal who tags McMillan for the out.
Top 3 McMillan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Fairly 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 There goes Moon, trying to steal home. The slide, and he is safe. Moon steals home.
Bottom 2 Roseboro hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Larker hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Burdette scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Larker for the out.
Bottom 2 Moon hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Mantilla who is chasing the ball. Moon reaches third base with a triple.
Top 2 Burdette strikes out.
Top 2 Lau hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Mantilla hits a line drive into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Thomas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Davis strikes out.
Bottom 1 Wills strikes out.
Top 1 Adcock strikes out.
Top 1 Aaron hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bolling moves to third.
Top 1 Mathews strikes out.
Top 1 Bolling takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 McMillan strikes out.