Braves @ Cardinals
July 14, 1961

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Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 1 4 0
Cardinals 1 5 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 1 4 0
Cardinals 2 6 0

Carl Sawatski Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .306
OBP .333 .393
At Bats 3 49
Hits 1 15
• Singles 1 10
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 7
RBI’s 1 13

Bob Buhl Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 7 0
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Sportsman's Park - July 14, 1961
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Home Run
Bob Buhl
Joe Torre
Joe Adcock
Frank Bolling
Eddie Mathews
Roy McMillan
Frank Thomas
Mack Jones
Hank Aaron
Carl Sawatski

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Milwaukee Braves 1 4 0 4
St. Louis Cardinals 2 6 0 7
Winning Pitcher Lindy McDaniel
Losing Pitcher Bob Buhl
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Carl Sawatski
Attendance 12,050
Time of Game 2 hours 13 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

End of Game

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 James hits a popup towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Mathews hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Musial hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Boyer hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 White takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Taussig hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bolling strikes out.
Top 8 Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Buhl moves to second.
Top 8 Buhl hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 McMillan hits a fly ball into center field. Taussig settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Lindy McDaniel now pitching. Alex Grammas now playing shortstop. Torre hits a fly ball into right field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Lillis hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Red Schoendienst pinch hits for Larry Jackson. Schoendienst is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 Joe Cunningham pinch hits for Jerry Buchek. Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Buhl fields it and throws to first for the out. Sawatski moves to second.
Bottom 7 Sawatski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 James strikes out.
Top 7 Adcock hits a fly ball into right field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Thomas strikes out.
Top 7 Aaron hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Musial hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Boyer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 White hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Taussig moves to third.
Bottom 6 Taussig hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Aaron. Taussig reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Lillis hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Bolling reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Jackson, and towards Lillis, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Bolling is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Jackson 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 5 Buchek hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Sawatski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sawatski for the out.
Top 5 Buhl hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 McMillan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Adcock hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 James hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Musial hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jones. Musial reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Aaron strikes out.
Top 4 Mathews strikes out.
Top 4 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Taussig hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Taussig for the out.
Bottom 3 Lillis 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 3 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jackson for the out.
Top 3 Jones strikes out.
Top 3 Buhl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 McMillan hits a fly ball into center field. Taussig settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Buchek is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Sawatski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Musial scores.
Bottom 2 James hits a popup, foul, towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Musial moves to third.
Bottom 2 Musial hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Aaron. Musial reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Torre hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buchek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Taussig takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Lillis hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Mathews takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buchek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Jones strikes out.