Wes Covington 9th Inning Homer Saves Braves From Being Swept By Cubbies

 GAME 1:

GWRBI-Cardwell

Game MVP:Don Cardwell

County Stadium    (02-18-2025 06:47:11)       Time 2:29, 67ø, Wind: 4 MPH Left to Right  Day Game

Sep 14, 1960                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1960 Chicago (N) 64-74        0 0 0   3 0 0   0 1 0      4  6  1
1960 Milwaukee 69-71          0 1 0   0 0 1   0 0 0      2  5  2

Recap

MBr  2nd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

MBr      Hank Aaron hit a solo HR(37) to take the lead.  ChC  0 MBr 1.

ChC  4th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 4 hits.

ChC      Bob Will doubled scoring Banks to tie the score.  ChC  1 MBr 1.

ChC      Don Cardwell singled scoring 2 to take the lead.  ChC  3 MBr 1.

MBr  6th: Scored 1 run on 3 hits.

MBr      Eddie Mathews hit a grounder scoring 1.  ChC  3 MBr 2.

ChC  8th: Scored 1 run on a hit, on one walk and an error.

ChC      Bob Will singled scoring Santo.  ChC  4 MBr 2.

MBr  Johnny Logan: 2 errors.

ChC  Don Cardwell pitched a solid 8 innings for the win: 2 earned runs, 5 hits, 1 BB, 7 K. He moves to 7-11 on the year.

ChC  Bob Anderson pitched a shutout 9th to earn his 1st save of the year.

MBr  Joey Jay threw a complete game but took the loss: 3 earned runs, 6 hits, 3 BB, 8 K. He drops to 9-5 on the year.

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GAME 2:

GWRBI-Covington

Game MVP:Wes Covington

County Stadium    (02-18-2025 06:57:57)       Time 2:27, 75ø  Day Game

Sep 15, 1960                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1960 Chicago (N) 64-75        1 0 0   1 0 1   1 0 0      4 11  2
1960 Milwaukee 70-71          0 0 0   0 0 0   0 2 4      6  5  0

Recap

ChC  1st: Scored 1 run on a hit.

ChC      Ron Santo hit a fly ball scoring 1 to take the lead.  ChC  1 MBr 0.

ChC  4th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and on one walk.

ChC      El Tappe singled scoring Bouchee.  ChC  2 MBr 0.

ChC  6th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and on one walk.

ChC      Bob Will doubled scoring Bouchee.  ChC  3 MBr 0.

ChC  7th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

ChC      Ron Santo singled scoring Hobbie.  ChC  4 MBr 0.

MBr  8th: Scored 2 runs on a hit.

MBr      Johnny Logan scored on a WP by Hobbie.  ChC  4 MBr 1.

MBr      Bill Bruton hit a grounder scoring 1.  ChC  4 MBr 2.

MBr  9th: Scored 4 runs on 2 hits, and 2 errors.

MBr      Johnny Logan hit a grounder scoring 1.  ChC  4 MBr 3.

MBr      Wes Covington hit a 3 run HR(14) to win the game.  ChC  4 MBr 6.

ChC  Frank Thomas: 3 for 4.

ChC  Don Zimmer: 3 for 4, triple, 2 SB.

MBr  Wes Covington: 1 for 1, HR, 3 RBI.

MBr  Terry Fox picked up the win: 1 IP, 1 BB, 2 K. He's now 1-1 on the year.

ChC  Glen Hobbie pitched a solid complete game but took the loss: 2 earned runs, 5 hits, 2 BB, 4 K. He drops to 10-16 on the season.