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August 8, 1961

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Bottom 7 R H E
Braves 3 8 1
Dodgers 4 7 0
Bottom 7 R H E
Braves 3 8 1
Dodgers 4 8 0

Maury Wills Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .304
OBP .333 .372
At Bats 3 414
Hits 1 126
• Singles 1 110
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 8
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 44
RBI’s 1 25

Lew Burdette Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
13 7 0
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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum - August 8, 1961
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Single
Lew Burdette
Joe Torre
Joe Adcock
Frank Bolling
Eddie Mathews
Roy McMillan
Frank Thomas
Mack Jones
Hank Aaron
Maury Wills
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Wills hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Farrell 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 7 Mack Jones now playing center field. Neal hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Mathews takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Bolling hits a line drive into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Duke Snider now playing right field. Wally Moon now playing left field. Willie Davis now playing center field. Mack Jones pinch hits for Felix ManJones bunts towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Hodges hits a popup towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Willie Davis pinch runs for Frank Howard. Roseboro strikes out.
Bottom 6 Howard hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Snider scores.
Bottom 6 Moon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock races to the bag and beats Moon for the out. There's the throw to home, and Torre drops the ball. Gilliam scores. Snider moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 Snider hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Gilliam moves to third.
Bottom 6 Gilliam takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Burdette strikes out.
Top 6 Turk Farrell now pitching. McMillan bunts towards the mound. Farrell fields it and throws to home to get Adcock. Torre moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 6 Torre hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Adcock moves to third.
Top 6 Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Adcock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mathews scores. Aaron scores.
Top 6 Aaron hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Howard. Aaron reaches second base with a double. Mathews moves to third.
Top 6 Mathews hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Wills hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Aaron throws the ball in to McMillan who tags Wills trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Hodges scores.
Bottom 5 There goes Hodges. The throw from Torre and he is safe. Hodges steals second.
Bottom 5 Koufax strikes out.
Bottom 5 Neal hits a fly ball into center field. Mantilla settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hodges hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Bolling hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Neal settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mantilla hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Torre moves to third. Burdette moves to second.
Top 5 Burdette takes first base on ball four. Torre moves to second.
Top 5 McMillan hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Torre hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Thomas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Adcock hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Roseboro hits a popup towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Howard hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Moon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Snider hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Gilliam hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Aaron strikes out.
Top 4 Mathews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Bolling 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 4 Mantilla hits a popup towards third. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Wills hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Koufax hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Burdette, and towards Mathews, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Neal hits a fly ball into center field. Mantilla settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Burdette strikes out.
Top 3 McMillan strikes out.
Top 3 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first, with Koufax covering, for the out.
Bottom 2 Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 The ball gets by Torre for a passed ball. Roseboro moves to second.
Bottom 2 Roseboro hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Howard hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 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.
Top 2 Thomas strikes out.
Top 2 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Aaron hits a popup towards short. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Gilliam hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Wills strikes out.
Top 1 Mathews 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 1 Bolling hits a popup, foul, towards short. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Mantilla hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out.