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June 25, 1961

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Bottom 6 R H E
Cubs 5 9 0
Braves 2 6 2
Bottom 6 R H E
Cubs 5 9 0
Braves 3 7 2

Frank Thomas Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .310
OBP .500 .377
At Bats 2 203
Hits 1 63
• Singles 1 42
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 13
Walks 0 19
RBI’s 0 31

Don Cardwell Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 5 0
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County Stadium - June 25, 1961
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Home Run
Don Cardwell
Moe Thacker
Ed Bouchee
Don Zimmer
Ron Santo
Andre Rodgers
Billy Williams
Al Heist
George Altman
Frank Thomas
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 6 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee fields the ball and throws to Cardwell covering. Safe.
Top 6 Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Heist hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bouchee scores. Thacker moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Cardwell strikes out.
Top 6 Thacker hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Bouchee moves to second.
Top 6 Bouchee takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Bolling hits a popup towards first. Bouchee settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Cimoli hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer catches it and throws to first to double up Spahn.
Bottom 5 Spahn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Rodgers hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Williams hits a line drive into center field. Cimoli picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Cimoli. Altman scores. Williams moves to second.
Top 5 Altman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomas. Altman reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Santo hits a line drive into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 McMillan hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Heist hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cardwell strikes out.
Top 4 Thacker hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bouchee takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Thomas strikes out.
Bottom 3 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cardwell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Mathews hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Rodgers hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Altman hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. Cimoli is chasing the ball. Altman rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park home run.
Top 3 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Zimmer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Cimoli hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Spahn moves to second.
Bottom 2 Spahn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee fields the ball and throws to Cardwell covering. Safe. Thomas scores. McMillan scores.
Bottom 2 McMillan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Heist. McMillan reaches second base with a double. Thomas moves to third.
Bottom 2 Torre strikes out.
Bottom 2 Adcock strikes out.
Bottom 2 Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Heist hits a fly ball into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Cardwell is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Thacker takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Bouchee hits a fly ball into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Aaron hits a popup towards first. Bouchee settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mathews takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Bolling hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Cimoli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Rodgers hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Altman scores.
Top 1 Altman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Aaron who is chasing the ball. Altman reaches third base with a triple.
Top 1 Santo hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Bolling reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Zimmer hits a fly ball into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Heist hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.