Pirates @ Braves
September 10, 1961

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Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 3 7 0
Braves 3 10 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 3 7 0
Braves 4 11 1

Joe Adcock Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .282
OBP .500 .348
At Bats 4 500
Hits 2 141
• Singles 1 91
• Doubles 0 20
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 1 30
Walks 0 50
RBI’s 2 95

Bobby Shantz Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 3 2
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County Stadium - September 10, 1961
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Single
Bobby Shantz
Smoky Burgess
Dick Stuart
Bill Mazeroski
Don Hoak
Dick Groat
Bob Skinner
Bill Virdon
Joe Christopher
Joe Adcock
Hank Aaron
Lee Maye
Al Spangler

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 3 7 0 5
Milwaukee Braves 4 11 1 11
Winning Pitcher Warren Spahn
Losing Pitcher Tom Sturdivant
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Joe Adcock
Attendance 24,198
Time of Game 2 hours 44 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

End of Game

Adcock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Spangler scores. Maye moves to third. Aaron moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Aaron is walked intentionally.
Bottom 9 Mathews strikes out.
Bottom 9 Al Spangler pinch runs for Warren Spahn. Bobby Shantz now pitching. McMillan bunts towards first. Stuart scoops it up and throws to first, with Mazeroski covering, for the out. Spangler moves to third. Maye moves to second.
Bottom 9 Maye takes first base on ball four. Spahn moves to second.
Bottom 9 Spahn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart fields the ball and throws to Sturdivant covering. Safe.
Top 9 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Burgess hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops it up and throws to first, with Spahn covering, for the out.
Bottom 8 Bolling hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Torre hits a line drive towards third. Hoak reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Joe Christopher now playing right field. Adcock hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Hoak is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 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.
Bottom 7 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Mathews takes first base on ball four. McMillan moves to second.
Bottom 7 McMillan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Maye hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Spahn hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Smoky Burgess now catching. Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Groat hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock fields it and throws to home to get Schofield. Mazeroski moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 7 Sturdivant 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 7 Dick Schofield pinch runs for Hal Smith. Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field. Thomas picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Thomas. Schofield moves to third. Mazeroski moves to second.
Top 7 Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Torre strikes out.
Bottom 6 Thomas hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Skinner is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Hoak takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Stuart hits a popup, foul, towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Aaron hits a popup towards first. Stuart settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Mathews hits a popup towards first. Stuart settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 McMillan hits a popup towards first. Stuart settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Virdon hits a line drive towards third. Mathews reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Sturdivant bunts towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out. Mazeroski moves to third.
Top 5 Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomas. Mazeroski reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Maye strikes out.
Bottom 4 Spahn hits a line drive into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bolling hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skinner. Bolling reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Torre hits a line drive towards third. Hoak reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Smith hits a line drive into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Skinner hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Thomas hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Adcock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McMillan scores. Aaron moves to third.
Bottom 3 Aaron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McMillan moves to second.
Bottom 3 Mathews hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 McMillan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Maye strikes out.
Top 3 Stuart is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Clemente is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Spahn hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Bolling hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Torre hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Thomas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Virdon hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Sturdivant is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Aaron hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mathews is hit by the pitch. McMillan moves to second.
Bottom 1 McMillan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Maye hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Smith hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Skinner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hoak scores.
Top 1 Hoak hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stuart scores. Hoak moves to second.
Top 1 Stuart hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Aaron. Stuart reaches second base with a double. Clemente goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 Clemente hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Virdon hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.