Dodgers @ Braves
May 26, 1961

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Dodgers 2 6 0
Braves 10 7 2
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Dodgers 2 7 0
Braves 10 7 2

Frank Howard Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .222
OBP .333 .276
At Bats 3 90
Hits 1 20
• Singles 1 12
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 0 7
RBI’s 1 14

Warren Spahn Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 3 0
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County Stadium - May 26, 1961
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Single
Warren Spahn
Joe Torre
Frank Thomas
Frank Bolling
Eddie Mathews
Roy McMillan
Al Spangler
Hank Aaron
Lee Maye
Frank Howard
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Howard bunts towards the mound. Spahn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Spangler strikes out.
Bottom 8 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Aaron hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Turk Farrell now pitching. Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Davis hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Gilliam hits a fly ball into left field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Wills hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Aspromonte moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 8 Bob Aspromonte pinch hits for Jim Golden. Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling misplays the ball. That's an error on Bolling.
Bottom 7 Bolling hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sherry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Maye hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Spahn hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Howard. Spahn reaches second base with a double. Thomas scores. McMillan goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 7 McMillan takes first base on ball four. Thomas moves to second.
Bottom 7 Thomas takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Spangler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Sherry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to second for the out. Hodges moves to third.
Top 7 Howard hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Davis scores. Hodges moves to second.
Top 7 Hodges hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Davis moves to second.
Top 7 Davis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Aaron strikes out.
Bottom 6 Mathews takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Davis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Gilliam hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Al Spangler now playing left field. Frank Thomas now playing first base. Wills hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Maye hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Spahn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Spahn for the out.
Bottom 5 McMillan hits a fly ball into right field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Thomas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 5 Adcock takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Golden hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Sherry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Torre hits a fly ball into right field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Aaron hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Mathews hits a fly ball into right field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Howard hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Davis takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Maye hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sherry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Jim Golden now pitching. Spahn strikes out. There goes Adcock. He's safe. There goes Thomas. Here's the throw, and he's safe. There goes McMillan. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Bottom 3 McMillan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 There's a wild pitch. Aaron scores. Adcock moves to third. Thomas moves to second.
Bottom 3 Thomas is hit by the pitch. Aaron moves to third. Adcock moves to second.
Bottom 3 Adcock takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 There goes Aaron. The throw from Sherry and he is safe. Aaron steals second.
Bottom 3 Torre hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Aaron is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 3 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mathews for the out.
Top 3 Davis hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Gilliam takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Wills hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Bolling reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 There goes Maye. The throw from Sherry and he is safe. Maye steals second.
Bottom 2 Maye takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Spahn strikes out.
Bottom 2 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lillis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Lillis hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Sherry hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Howard hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Thomas strikes out.
Bottom 1 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Aaron scores.
Bottom 1 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.
Bottom 1 Torre hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mathews scores. Aaron moves to second.
Bottom 1 Aaron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bolling scores. Mathews moves to second.
Bottom 1 Mathews hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Bolling moves to third.
Bottom 1 Bolling takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Maye hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 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. Wills scores. Davis moves to third.
Top 1 Davis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wills moves to third. Davis moves to second.
Top 1 Gilliam hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Wills bunts towards the right side of the infield. Bolling fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.