Milwaukee Braves vs Cincinnati Reds
April 27, 1960 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 27, 1960 at Crosley Field. The Milwaukee Braves defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Milwaukee Braves 8, Cincinnati Reds 5

Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Bruton cf 4 1 1 2
Schoendienst 2b 2 0 0 0
  Cottier 2b 2 0 0 0
Mathews 3b 5 1 1 0
Aaron rf 6 2 4 1
Adcock 1b 4 1 2 1
  Torre 1b 1 0 0 0
Maye lf 3 1 2 0
Logan ss 3 1 1 2
Crandall c 3 1 1 2
Willey p 2 0 0 0
  McMahon p 0 0 0 0
  Lau ph 1 0 0 0
  Burdette p 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 12 8
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
McMillan ss 2 1 0 0
Pinson cf 5 0 3 2
Bell lf 5 0 1 1
Robinson 1b 4 1 1 1
Gonzalez rf 5 0 1 0
Bailey c 4 0 1 0
Martin 2b 4 1 1 0
Kasko 3b 3 1 1 0
Hook p 1 0 0 0
  Purkey p 0 0 0 0
  House ph 1 0 0 0
  Nuxhall p 0 0 0 0
  Lynch ph 1 1 1 1
  Lawrence p 0 0 0 0
  Sanchez p 0 0 0 0
  Newcombe ph 1 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 10 5
Milwaukee 100 420 0108120
Cincinnati 100 004 0005101
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Willey  W (2-0) 5.2 9 5 5 2 3
  McMahon   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Burdette  SV (2) 3.0 1 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
4
4
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Hook  L (1-2) 4.1 6 7 7 3 3
  Purkey   0.2 2 0 0 1 0
  Nuxhall   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Lawrence   0.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Sanchez   2.0 0 1 0 4 0
  Henry   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
8
7
9
5

  E–McMillan (2).  DP–Milwaukee 1, Cincinnati 1.  2B–Milwaukee Adcock (3,off Hook); Logan (3,off Purkey); Maye (1,off Lawrence).  HR–Milwaukee Aaron (4,5th inning off Hook 0 on, 1 out), Cincinnati Robinson (4,6th inning off Willey 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Willey (2,off Hook); F Torre (1,off Sanchez).  HBP–Maye (1,by Hook); Cottier (1,by Nuxhall); Kasko (1,by Willey).  IBB–Crandall (1,by Purkey); Bruton (1,by Sanchez); Maye (1,by Sanchez).  Team LOB–15.  Team–9.  SB–Aaron (2,3rd base off Hook/Bailey); Maye (1,2nd base off Hook/Bailey); Bruton (1,2nd base off Hook/Bailey).  HBP–Willey (2,Kasko); Hook (1,Maye); Nuxhall (1,Cottier).  IBB–Purkey (1,Crandall); Sanchez 2 (3,Bruton,Maye).  U-HP–Jocko Conlan, 1B–Augie Donatelli, 2B–Ken Burkhart, 3B–Ed Vargo.  T–3:12.  A–6,917.
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