Braves @ Pirates
August 23, 1961

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Top 2	R	H	E
Braves	0	3	0
Pirates	3	5	0

Top 2	R	H	E
Braves	0	3	0
Pirates	3	5	0

Joe Torre Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.274
OBP	.000	.329
At Bats	0	303
Hits	0	83
• Singles	0	57
• Doubles	0	13
• Triples	0	4
• Home Runs	0	9
Walks	0	22
RBI’s	0	31

Earl Francis Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
2	5	0

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Forbes Field - August 23, 1961

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Out

Earl Francis

Smoky Burgess

Dick Stuart

Bill Mazeroski

Don Hoak

Dick Groat

Bob Skinner

Bill Virdon

Roberto Clemente

Joe Torre

Joe Adcock

Count: - , 1 Out

Count: - , 0 Outs

Torre hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 2 Thomas hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Adcock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Hoak hits a line drive into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Burgess hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Clemente scores.

Bottom 1 Clemente hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Aaron. Clemente reaches second base with a double. Stuart scores.

Bottom 1 Stuart hits a line drive off the glove of McMillan, and into shallow left field. Stuart reaches second base with a double. Skinner goes all the way around to score.

Bottom 1 Skinner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Groat 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.

Bottom 1 Virdon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 1 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 1 Mathews hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Maye moves to second.

Top 1 Bolling strikes out.

Top 1 Maye hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

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