Pirates @ Braves
July 9, 1961

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Bottom 7 R H E
Pirates 5 11 1
Braves 4 8 0
Bottom 7 R H E
Pirates 5 11 1
Braves 4 8 0

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County Stadium - July 9, 1961
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Stolen Base
Bob Friend
Smoky Burgess
Rocky Nelson
Bill Mazeroski
Dick Schofield
Dick Groat
Walt Moryn
Bill Virdon
Roberto Clemente
Frank Bolling
Al Spangler
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

There goes Spangler. The throw from Burgess and he is safe. Spangler steals second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Spangler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Nelson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Bob Boyd pinch hits for Lew Burdette. Boyd hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bob Friend now pitching. McMillan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Virdon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mazeroski scores. Skinner scores.
Top 7 Bob Skinner pinch hits for Al McBean. Skinner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Maye. Skinner reaches second base with a double. Mazeroski moves to third.
Top 7 Mazeroski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops it up and throws to first, with Burdette covering, for the out.
Top 7 Moryn hits a fly ball into left field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Torre hits a line drive into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Maye hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schofield fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Burgess 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 6 Nelson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Spangler moves to third.
Bottom 5 Bolling bunts towards third. Schofield fields it and throws to first for the out. Spangler moves to second.
Bottom 5 Al McBean now pitching. Spangler takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Groat hits a fly ball towards right. Aaron catches it and throws to second to double up Gibbon.
Top 5 Joe Gibbon pinch runs for Don Hoak. Virdon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gibbon moves to second.
Top 5 Don Hoak pinch hits for Clem Labine. Hoak hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Burdette hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schofield fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 McMillan bunts towards the mound. Labine fields it and throws to first for the out. Torre scores.
Bottom 4 Torre hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente who is chasing the ball. Torre reaches third base with a triple. Aaron scores. Maye scores.
Bottom 4 Maye hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Maye reaches second base with a double. Aaron moves to third.
Bottom 4 Adcock hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Schofield for the out.
Top 4 Moryn hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Clemente strikes out.
Top 4 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 3 Bolling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Spangler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Nelson hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Burdette strikes out.
Bottom 2 McMillan hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Torre hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Maye hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Labine hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Schofield for the out.
Top 2 Moryn hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 2 Clemente hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Adcock hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mathews hits a line drive to right field. Clemente throws towards the plate. Burgess fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Burgess. Bolling goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Bolling takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Labine fires to first and picks off Spangler.
Bottom 1 Spangler bunts towards first. Nelson fields the ball and throws to Labine covering. Safe.
Top 1 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Nelson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Groat hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Virdon hits a fly ball into center field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.