Braves @ Giants
August 6, 1961

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Giants 4 7 1
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Joe Adcock Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .265
OBP .667 .337
At Bats 3 366
Hits 2 97
• Singles 2 60
• Doubles 0 16
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 21
Walks 0 39
RBI’s 1 67

Juan Marichal Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 7 0
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Candlestick Park - August 6, 1961
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Home Run
Juan Marichal
John Orsino
Orlando Cepeda
Joey Amalfitano
Jim Davenport
Jose Pagan
Felipe Alou
Willie Mays
Matty Alou
Joe Adcock
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Felipe Alou now playing left field. Adcock hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Orsino hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 8 Cepeda hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Aaron hits a popup towards short. Pagan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Mathews hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays who is chasing the ball. Mathews reaches third base with a triple.
Top 8 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jones for the out.
Bottom 7 Mays hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Kuenn takes first base on ball four. Amalfitano moves to second.
Bottom 7 Amalfitano hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Tony Cloninger now pitching. Marichalhits a dribbler in front of the plate. Torre interferes with Marichal who is awarded first base.
Top 7 Lee Maye pinch hits for Carl Willey. Maye hits a popup towards short. Pagan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 McMillan strikes out.
Top 7 The umpire calls a balk on Marichal Torre moves to second.
Top 7 Torre hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Pagan hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Orsino hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Cepeda strikes out.
Top 6 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Mathews hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Alou for the out.
Bottom 5 Kuenn hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 5 Jones hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Willey hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Orsino settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Amalfitano strikes out.
Bottom 4 Marichal bunts towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. Pagan moves to second.
Bottom 4 Pagan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Orsino hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 McMillan hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Torre hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Marichal fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Adcock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Aaron scores.
Top 4 Aaron hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Aaron reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Davenport hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Cepeda hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Mays is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 3 Alou hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 3 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields the ball and throws to get the runner, and throws the ball away. Adcock picks up the ball and throws it to Bolling who tags the runner out. Amalfitano moves to third.
Bottom 3 Amalfitano takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops it up and throws to first, with Marichal covering, for the out.
Top 3 There's a wild pitch. Bolling moves to third.
Top 3 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Pagan. Bolling moves to second.
Top 3 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Marichal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Willey strikes out.
Bottom 2 Marichal 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 Pagan is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Orsino hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Willey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Thomas strikes out.
Top 2 There's a wild pitch. Adcock moves to second.
Top 2 Adcock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Davenport strikes out.
Bottom 1 Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Alou moves to third.
Bottom 1 Mays hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kuenn scores. Alou moves to second.
Bottom 1 Alou hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kuenn moves to third.
Bottom 1 Kuenn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jones. Kuenn reaches second base with a double. Amalfitano goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Amalfitano hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Mathews hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Bolling hits a popup towards short. Pagan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Jones strikes out.