Cubs @ Braves
September 23, 1961

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Bottom 3 R H E
Cubs 3 4 0
Braves 2 3 1
Bottom 3 R H E
Cubs 3 4 0
Braves 4 4 1

Eddie Mathews Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .305
OBP 1.000 .403
At Bats 1 544
Hits 1 166
• Singles 0 108
• Doubles 0 23
• Triples 0 6
• Home Runs 1 29
Walks 0 90
RBI’s 2 85

Jack Curtis Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
10 12 0
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County Stadium - September 23, 1961
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Home Run
Jack Curtis
Sammy Taylor
Moe Morhardt
Don Zimmer
Ron Santo
Ernie Banks
Billy Williams
George Altman
Danny Murphy
Eddie Mathews
Al Spangler
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 3 Spangler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Santo hits a fly ball into center field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Altman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Zimmer scores. Banks scores.
Top 3 Banks hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomas. Banks reaches second base with a double. Zimmer moves to third.
Top 3 Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Murphy takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Curtis hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Cloninger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 McMillan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Bolling hits a line drive towards third. Santo reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Morhardt hits a fly ball into center field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Taylor hits a fly ball into center field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Santo strikes out.
Bottom 1 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Torre hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Adcock moves to second.
Bottom 1 Adcock takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Aaron hits a popup, foul, towards first. Morhardt settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mathews hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Spangler takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Williams hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Altman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Zimmer moves to second.
Top 1 Banks hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews juggles the ball. That's an error on Mathews.
Top 1 Murphy strikes out.