Milwaukee Braves vs Cincinnati Reds
May 27, 1960 Box Score

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

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Milwaukee Braves 5, Cincinnati Reds 9

Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Bruton cf 5 1 1 0
Schoendienst 2b 3 1 1 1
Mathews 3b 3 2 2 3
Aaron rf 4 0 1 0
Adcock 1b 3 1 1 0
Logan ss 3 0 0 0
Spangler lf 3 0 1 1
Crandall c 4 0 0 0
Burdette p 2 0 0 0
  Rush p 1 0 0 0
  MacKenzie p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 7 5
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Kasko ss 5 1 2 0
Pinson cf 4 2 3 1
Bell rf 3 2 1 2
Robinson 1b 4 2 1 0
Lynch lf 5 0 1 1
Bailey c 4 1 2 5
Jones 3b 3 0 0 0
Chacon 2b 4 1 1 0
Purkey p 1 0 0 0
  Lockman ph 1 0 0 0
  Brosnan p 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 9 11 9
Milwaukee 101 120 000572
Cincinnati 000 041 0049110
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Burdette   4.1 6 4 4 3 1
  Rush   1.1 3 1 1 0 0
  MacKenzie  L (0-1) 3.0 2 4 4 2 4
Totals
8.2
11
9
9
5
5
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Purkey   5.0 6 5 5 2 1
  Brosnan  W (2-0) 4.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
7
5
5
3
3

  E–Bruton (1), Burdette (1).  DP–Milwaukee 1.  2B–Milwaukee Adcock (6,off Purkey); Spangler (3,off Brosnan), Cincinnati Bell (6,off Burdette).  3B–Cincinnati Pinson 2 (5,off Rush,off MacKenzie).  HR–Milwaukee Mathews 2 (9,1st inning off Purkey 0 on, 2 out,5th inning off Purkey 1 on, 2 out), Cincinnati Bailey (4,9th inning off MacKenzie 3 on, 2 out).  SH–Logan (2,off Purkey); Brosnan (1,off Rush).  SF–Spangler (1,off Purkey); Bailey (3,off Rush).  Team LOB–5.  IBB–Bell (2,by MacKenzie); Robinson (1,by MacKenzie).  Team–7.  SB–Bruton (6,2nd base off Purkey/Bailey); Aaron (5,2nd base off Purkey/Bailey).  CS–Kasko (2,2nd base by Burdette/Crandall).  IBB–MacKenzie 2 (2,Bell,Robinson).  U-HP–Shag Crawford, 1B–Tony Venzon, 2B–Frank Dascoli, 3B–Frank Secory.  T–2:35.  A–11,364.
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