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August 9, 1961

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Braves 3 4 1
Dodgers 8 11 2
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Braves 3 4 1
Dodgers 8 11 2

Joe Torre Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .287
OBP .333 .339
At Bats 2 265
Hits 0 76
• Singles 0 51
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 9
Walks 0 18
RBI’s 0 30

Don Drysdale Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 6 0
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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum - August 9, 1961
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Out
Don Drysdale
John Roseboro
Gil Hodges
Charlie Neal
Jim Gilliam
Maury Wills
Wally Moon
Willie Davis
Duke Snider
Joe Torre
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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Top 9 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Drysdale covering, for the out.
Bottom 8 Moon hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 There's a wild pitch. Gilliam moves to third.
Bottom 8 Snider hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Gilliam hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Thomas. Gilliam reaches second base with a double. Wills scores.
Bottom 8 There goes Wills. The throw from Torre and he is safe. Wills steals second.
Bottom 8 Wills hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Neal scores.
Bottom 8 Drysdale bunts towards the mound. McMahon fields it and throws to first for the out. Neal moves to second.
Bottom 8 Neal hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Duke Snider now playing right field. Wally Moon now playing left field. Willie Davis now playing center field. Bolling hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Hodges hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Roseboro hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Don McMahon now pitching. Howard strikes out.
Top 7 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Al Spangler pinch hits for Bob Buhl. Spangler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 McMillan hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Torre is hit by the pitch.
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 Snider takes first base on ball four. Gilliam moves to second.
Bottom 6 Gilliam takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Buhl spins and fires to second, with McMillan covering, and Wills is picked off.
Bottom 6 Torre throws to second, with McMillan covering, and has Drysdale trapped. There's the throw to Mathews who tags Drysdale for the out. Wills moves to second.
Bottom 6 Wills bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Drysdale moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 6 Drysdale takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Thomas 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 Adcock hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned.
Top 6 Aaron strikes out.
Top 6 Mathews strikes out.
Top 6 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills misplays the ball. That's an error on Wills.
Bottom 5 Neal hits a popup towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hodges strikes out.
Bottom 5 Roseboro hits a line drive into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bob Buhl now pitching. Howard hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Lee Maye pinch hits for Carl Willey. Maye strikes out.
Top 5 McMillan takes first base on ball four. Thomas moves to second.
Top 5 Torre strikes out.
Top 5 Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Moon hits a line drive towards third. Mathews reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Snider hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Gilliam 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 4 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Adcock strikes out.
Top 4 Aaron hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Mathews bunts towards the mound. Drysdale fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Drysdale hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Neal hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Hodges strikes out.
Bottom 3 Roseboro hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops it up and throws to first, with Willey covering, for the out.
Top 3 Bolling strikes out.
Top 3 Jones strikes out.
Top 3 Willey strikes out.
Bottom 2 Howard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Moon hits a popup towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Carl Willey now pitching. Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock fields the ball and throws to Willey covering. Safe. Gilliam moves to second.
Bottom 2 Gilliam takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Wills strikes out.
Bottom 2 Drysdale hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Bottom 2 Neal takes first base on ball four. Roseboro moves to third. Hodges moves to second.
Bottom 2 Hodges takes first base on ball four. Roseboro moves to second.
Bottom 2 Roseboro hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 McMillan hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Adcock hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Howard hits a popup towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Snider hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wills scores.
Bottom 1 Gilliam strikes out.
Bottom 1 Nottebart fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Nottebart. Wills moves to second.
Bottom 1 Wills hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Aaron strikes out.
Top 1 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges juggles the ball. That's an error on Hodges. Mathews moves to second.
Top 1 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Jones strikes out.