Reds @ Braves
July 2, 1961

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Bottom 1	R	H	E
Reds	2	2	1
Braves	0	0	0

Bottom 1	R	H	E
Reds	2	2	1
Braves	1	1	0

Eddie Mathews Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.315
OBP	.000	.405
At Bats	0	257
Hits	0	81
• Singles	0	52
• Doubles	0	10
• Triples	0	1
• Home Runs	0	18
Walks	0	40
RBI’s	0	43

Jim O'Toole Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
6	7	0

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County Stadium - July 2, 1961

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Home Run

Jim O'Toole

Jerry Zimmerman

Gordy Coleman

Don Blasingame

Gene Freese

Eddie Kasko

Gus Bell

Vada Pinson

Frank Robinson

Eddie Mathews

Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 2 Outs

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 1 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields the ball and throws to get the runner, and throws the ball away. Blasingame picks up the ball and throws it to Kasko who tags the runner out.

Bottom 1 Cimoli hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Taylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Coleman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson scores.

Top 1 Robinson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cimoli. Robinson reaches second base with a double. Kasko scores.

Top 1 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pinson for the out. Kasko moves to third.

Top 1 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Nottebart, and towards McMillan, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Kasko moves to second.

Top 1 Kasko takes first base on ball four.

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