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August 12, 1961

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 6 8 0
Braves 5 7 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 6 8 0
Braves 5 7 0

Eddie Mathews Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .295
OBP .750 .388
At Bats 3 397
Hits 2 117
• Singles 2 76
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 22
Walks 1 62
RBI’s 2 57

Dick Drott Season Stats

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0 2 0
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County Stadium - August 12, 1961
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Walk
Dick Drott
Sammy Taylor
Ed Bouchee
Don Zimmer
Ron Santo
Jerry Kindall
Billy Williams
Al Heist
George Altman
Eddie Mathews
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Mathews takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Dick Drott now pitching. Sammy Taylor now catching. Bolling hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Zimmer strikes out.
Top 9 Heist takes first base on ball four. Williams scores. Banks moves to third. Will moves to second.
Top 9 Bob Will pinch hits for Barney Schultz. Will takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to third. Banks moves to second.
Top 9 Ernie Banks pinch hits for Dick Bertell. Banks is walked intentionally.
Top 9 Kindall is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Bouchee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first, with McMahon covering, for the out. Williams moves to second.
Top 9 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Maye hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 McMahon bunts towards the mound. Schultz fields it and throws to first for the out. McMillan moves to second.
Bottom 8 McMillan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Altman 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 8 Santo hits a popup towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Zimmer is hit by the pitch.
Top 8 Don McMahon now pitching. Heist hits a fly ball into right field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Thomas hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Adcock strikes out.
Bottom 7 The ball gets by Bertell for a passed ball. Aaron moves to second.
Bottom 7 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Mathews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Spangler scores. Maye scores. Bolling moves to third.
Bottom 7 Bolling takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 The ball gets by Bertell for a passed ball. Maye moves to second.
Bottom 7 Barney Schultz now pitching. Maye hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Spangler moves to third.
Bottom 7 Al Spangler pinch hits for Don Nottebart. Spangler takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Cardwell strikes out.
Top 7 Bertell hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Kindall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 McMillan hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Torre takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Thomas hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Cardwell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thomas for the out.
Bottom 6 Adcock hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Aaron hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 6 Ed Bouchee now playing first base. Mathews takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Don Nottebart now pitching. Ed Bouchee pinch hits for Andre Rodgers. Bouchee 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 Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Altman hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 6 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Zimmer moves to second.
Top 6 Zimmer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Heist moves to second.
Top 6 Heist hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Cardwell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Bolling hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Maye hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hendley hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bertell 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 Kindall hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Rodgers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hendley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 McMillan is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Torre hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Thomas hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Williams 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 4 Altman strikes out.
Top 4 Santo takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Adcock hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Aaron hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Mathews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bolling moves to second.
Bottom 3 Bolling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Maye hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rodgers scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Maye for the out.
Top 3 Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Heist hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kindall scores.
Top 3 Cardwell hits a fly ball into right field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kindall moves to third.
Top 3 Bertell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 There goes Kindall. The throw from Torre and he is safe. Kindall steals second.
Top 3 Kindall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Hendley strikes out.
Bottom 2 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cardwell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Torre hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Adcock scores.
Bottom 2 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Adcock moves to third.
Bottom 2 The ball gets by Bertell for a passed ball. Adcock moves to second.
Bottom 2 Adcock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Rodgers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Altman strikes out.
Bottom 1 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rodgers fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Bolling takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Maye hits a popup, foul, towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Zimmer hits a line drive towards third. Mathews catches it and throws to first to double up Heist.
Top 1 Heist takes first base on ball four.