Milwaukee Braves vs Philadelphia Phillies
April 20, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 1961 at Connie Mack Stadium. The Milwaukee Braves defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Milwaukee Braves 7, Philadelphia Phillies 6

Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
DeMerit cf 4 0 0 0
  Maye ph 0 0 0 0
  Spangler cf 0 0 0 0
Crandall c 3 1 1 0
  Lau c 2 0 1 1
Mathews 3b 6 1 2 0
Aaron rf 5 1 3 1
Bolling 2b 5 1 1 2
Adcock 1b 5 1 2 0
Covington lf 4 0 0 0
McMillan ss 4 1 0 0
Burdette p 2 0 1 0
  Morehead p 0 0 0 0
  Logan ph 1 0 0 0
  MacKenzie p 0 0 0 0
  Roach ph 1 1 1 3
  McMahon p 0 0 0 0
  Piche p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 7 12 7
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Sadowski 3b 3 1 0 0
  Malkmus 3b 2 0 0 0
Taylor 2b 6 2 3 0
Callison rf 4 0 1 2
Curry lf 3 0 0 0
  Smith lf 2 0 0 0
Gonzalez cf 5 1 3 1
Herrera 1b 6 1 2 0
  Walls pr 0 0 0 0
Dalrymple c 5 1 2 3
  Walters pr 0 0 0 0
Amaro ss 4 0 2 0
  Coleman ph 1 0 0 0
  Buzhardt p 0 0 0 0
  Del Greco ph 1 0 0 0
Green p 2 0 2 0
  Ferrarese p 1 0 1 0
  Farrell p 0 0 0 0
  Lehman p 0 0 0 0
  Koppe ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 46 6 16 6
Milwaukee 000 100 005 017120
Philadelphia 002 040 000 006162
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Burdette   4.2 10 5 5 0 5
  Morehead   2.1 2 1 1 1 1
  MacKenzie   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  McMahon   1.0 1 0 0 2 1
  Piche  W (1-0) 2.0 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
11.0
16
6
6
4
9
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Green   4.0 4 1 1 0 5
  Ferrarese   4.0 5 3 3 1 4
  Farrell   0.2 2 2 2 1 1
  Lehman   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Buzhardt  L (0-1) 2.0 1 1 1 1 2
Totals
11.0
12
7
7
3
13

  E–Malkmus (1), Koppe (1).  DP–Philadelphia 3.  PB–Dalrymple (1).  2B–Milwaukee Crandall (3,off Green); Adcock (1,off Ferrarese); Aaron (2,off Ferrarese); Bolling (1,off Ferrarese), Philadelphia Callison (2,off Burdette); Taylor (2,off Piche).  HR–Milwaukee Roach (1,9th inning off Farrell 2 on, 2 out), Philadelphia Dalrymple (1,5th inning off Morehead 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Piche (1,off Buzhardt); Malkmus (2,off Morehead); Gonzalez (1,off Morehead); Ferrarese (1,off MacKenzie).  HBP–DeMerit (1,by Farrell); McMillan (2,by Buzhardt).  Team LOB–8.  IBB–Dalrymple (1,by McMahon); Callison (1,by Piche).  Team–14.  SB–Aaron (1,2nd base off Green/Dalrymple); Taylor (1,2nd base off Burdette/Crandall).  HBP–Farrell (1,DeMerit); Buzhardt (1,McMillan).  IBB–McMahon (1,Dalrymple); Piche (1,Callison).  U–Augie Donatelli, Ken Burkhart, Jocko Conlan, Chris Pelekoudas, Al Forman.  T–4:12.  A–9,531.
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