Milwaukee Braves vs Chicago Cubs
August 31, 1960 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 1960 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Milwaukee Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Milwaukee Braves 4, Chicago Cubs 5

Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Bruton cf 5 0 0 0
Crandall c 5 1 2 2
Mathews 3b 4 0 1 0
Aaron rf 5 0 0 0
Adcock 1b 3 0 0 0
Dark lf 4 0 1 0
  Spangler lf 0 0 0 0
Logan ss 4 1 1 1
Cottier 2b 4 1 3 1
Burdette p 3 1 0 0
Totals 37 4 8 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 5 2 2 0
Will rf 5 1 2 1
Banks ss 3 1 0 1
Altman lf 4 0 0 1
Santo 3b 4 0 0 0
Thomas 1b 4 0 1 1
Zimmer 2b 4 1 2 1
Thacker c 2 0 0 0
  Bouchee ph 1 0 0 0
  Tappe c 0 0 0 0
  Elston p 1 0 0 0
Ellsworth p 2 0 0 0
  Taylor ph,c 2 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 7 5
Milwaukee 002 010 100 0482
Chicago 200 000 011 1570
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Burdette  L (15-9) 9.2 7 5 3 1 2
Totals
9.2
7
5
3
1
2
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Ellsworth   8.0 6 4 4 1 5
  Elston  W (8-7) 2.0 2 0 0 2 2
Totals
10.0
8
4
4
3
7

  E–Logan (19), Burdette (2).  HR–Milwaukee Crandall (18,3rd inning off Ellsworth 1 on, 2 out); Cottier (3,5th inning off Ellsworth 0 on, 1 out); Logan (6,7th inning off Ellsworth 0 on, 2 out), Chicago Zimmer (4,9th inning off Burdette 0 on, 2 out); Will (6,10th inning off Burdette 0 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–6.  Team–4.  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Jocko Conlan, 2B–Augie Donatelli, 3B–Ken Burkhart.  T–2:31.
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