Cubs @ Braves
June 24, 1961

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Bottom 6 R H E
Cubs 3 2 1
Braves 8 12 0
Bottom 6 R H E
Cubs 3 2 1
Braves 10 13 0

Joe Adcock Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .221
OBP .667 .303
At Bats 2 208
Hits 1 46
• Singles 1 27
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 9
Walks 1 25
RBI’s 0 34

Joe Schaffernoth Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 4 0
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County Stadium - June 24, 1961
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Home Run
Joe Schaffernoth
Sammy Taylor
Ed Bouchee
Jerry Kindall
Ron Santo
Andre Rodgers
Billy Williams
Al Heist
George Altman
Joe Adcock
Frank Thomas
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Adcock hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 6 Thomas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Thomas reaches second base with a double. Mathews scores.
Bottom 6 There goes Mathews. The throw from Taylor and he is safe. Mathews steals second.
Bottom 6 Aaron hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kindall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Mathews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cimoli scores.
Bottom 6 Bolling bunts towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. Cimoli moves to second.
Bottom 6 Cimoli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Altman hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Heist scores.
Top 6 Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Heist moves to third.
Top 6 Heist takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Cloninger hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 McMillan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Torre hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bouchee settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Adcock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Schaffernoth hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Kindall hits a fly ball into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Taylor hits a line drive into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Thomas hits a popup towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Aaron for the out. Mathews moves to second.
Bottom 4 Mathews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Bolling hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bouchee hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Rodgers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. Santo scores.
Top 4 Altman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Aaron. Altman reaches second base with a double. Williams scores. Santo moves to third.
Top 4 Santo takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second.
Top 4 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Heist hits a line drive into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Cimoli is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Joe Schaffernoth now pitching. Cloninger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Altman throws the ball in to Rodgers who tags Cloninger trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Adcock scores. Torre scores. McMillan moves to third.
Bottom 3 McMillan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Adcock moves to third. Torre moves to second.
Bottom 3 Torre hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mathews scores. Aaron scores. Adcock moves to second.
Bottom 3 Adcock is walked intentionally.
Bottom 3 Thomas strikes out.
Bottom 3 Aaron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mathews moves to third. Aaron moves to second.
Bottom 3 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hobbie fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Hobbie.
Top 3 Hobbie strikes out.
Top 3 Kindall is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Taylor hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Cimoli hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Cloninger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Bouchee is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Rodgers hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Altman hits a fly ball into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hobbie fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Torre takes first base on ball four. Mathews moves to third. Thomas moves to second.
Bottom 1 Adcock strikes out.
Bottom 1 Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bolling scores. Mathews moves to second.
Bottom 1 Aaron hits a line drive into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cimoli tags and scores.
Bottom 1 Mathews takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Bolling hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Bolling reaches second base with a double. Cimoli moves to third.
Bottom 1 Cimoli hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Santo hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out.
Top 1 Heist hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.