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May 2, 1961

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Hank Aaron Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .358
OBP .500 .375
At Bats 4 53
Hits 2 19
• Singles 1 11
• Doubles 1 4
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 2
RBI’s 0 16

Larry Sherry Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 2 3
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County Stadium - May 2, 1961
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Strikeout
Larry Sherry
John Roseboro
Gil Hodges
Charlie Neal
Jim Gilliam
Bob Lillis
Tommy Davis
Willie Davis
Don Demeter
Hank Aaron
Eddie Mathews
Frank Bolling
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Aaron strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Mathews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bolling moves to third.
Bottom 8 Bolling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Maye scores. McMillan scores.
Bottom 8 There's a wild pitch. Maye moves to third. McMillan moves to second.
Bottom 8 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis misplays the ball. That's an error on Lillis. Maye moves to second.
Bottom 8 Lee Maye pinch hits for Seth Morehead. Maye hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Gil Hodges now playing first base. Lau hits a line drive into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Gil Hodges pinch hits for Norm Larker. Hodges hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Demeter hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 DeMerit hits a fly ball into left field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Roach hits a popup, foul, towards first. Larker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Adcock hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Davis. Adcock reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Tommy Davis now playing left field. Don Demeter now playing right field. Bob Lillis now playing shortstop. Jim Gilliam now playing third base. LaAaron hits a fly ball into right field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Roseboro strikes out.
Top 7 There's a wild pitch. Neal scores. Gilliam moves to third. Davis moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 7 Davis takes first base on ball four. Neal moves to third. Gilliam moves to second.
Top 7 Ron Fairly pinch hits for Jim Golden. Seth Morehead now pitching. Carl Warwick pinch hits for Ron Fairly. Warwick strikes out.
Top 7 Jim Gilliam pinch hits for Charley Smith. Gilliam takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Neal hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Aaron. Neal reaches second base with a double. Moon scores. Larker goes all the way around to score.
Top 7 Howard hits a fly ball into left field. Roach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Davis tags and scores.
Top 7 Larker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Adcock. Roseboro scores. Davis moves to third. Moon moves to second.
Top 7 Ron Piche now pitching. Moon takes first base on ball four. Davis scores. Roseboro moves to third. Davis moves to second.
Top 7 Davis takes first base on ball four. Davis moves to third. Roseboro moves to second.
Top 7 Roseboro takes first base on ball four. Davis moves to second.
Top 7 Davis bunts towards third. Mathews fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Mathews hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davis fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Davis. Lau scores. Bolling moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 MacKenzie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lau moves to third.
Bottom 6 Lau hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Howard. Lau reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Golden hits a popup towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Smith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Neal hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 DeMerit hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Neal settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Roach hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Neal settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Adcock hits a popup towards first. Larker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. MacKenzie fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Larker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock fields the ball and throws to MacKenzie covering. Safe.
Top 5 Moon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Davis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 5 Roseboro hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Davis hits a fly ball into right field. DeMerit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Mathews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. MacKenzie scores. McMillan moves to second.
Bottom 4 Jim Golden now pitching. Bolling hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 McMillan takes first base on ball four. MacKenzie moves to second.
Bottom 4 MacKenzie bunts towards first. Larker fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Lau takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Koufax strikes out.
Top 4 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Neal strikes out.
Bottom 3 DeMerit strikes out.
Bottom 3 Roach hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Aaron tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 3 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koufax fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Koufax. Bolling scores. Aaron moves to third. Adcock moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 3 Aaron hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moon. Aaron reaches second base with a double. Bolling moves to third.
Bottom 3 Mathews strikes out.
Bottom 3 Bolling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Larker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. MacKenzie fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Ken MacKenzie now pitching. Moon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Davis hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of DeMerit. Davis reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Roseboro hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 McMillan strikes out.
Bottom 2 Nottebart strikes out.
Bottom 2 Lau hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moon. Lau reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 DeMerit strikes out.
Top 2 Davis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Koufax strikes out.
Top 2 Smith hits a popup, foul, towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Neal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Howard hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Roach hits a fly ball into right field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Adcock hits a ball on the ground into center field. Davis picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Davis. Bolling scores. Aaron goes all the way around to score. Adcock moves to second.
Bottom 1 Aaron hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bolling moves to third.
Bottom 1 Mathews strikes out.
Bottom 1 Bolling hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Larker hits a fly ball into right field. DeMerit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 There goes Davis. The throw from Lau and he is safe. Davis steals second.
Top 1 Moon hits a fly ball into left field. Roach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Davis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Davis scores.
Top 1 Roseboro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Davis hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of DeMerit. Davis reaches second base with a double.