Los Angeles Dodgers vs Milwaukee Braves
May 2, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 1961 at County Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Milwaukee Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 11, Milwaukee Braves 9

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Davis W. cf 5 2 2 0
Roseboro c 4 3 2 1
Davis T. 3b,lf 4 2 3 3
Moon lf 3 1 0 1
  Demeter rf 1 0 0 0
Larker 1b 4 1 1 0
  Hodges ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Howard rf 3 1 1 2
  Lillis ss 1 0 1 0
Neal 2b 4 1 2 2
Smith ss 3 0 0 0
  Gilliam ph,3b 0 0 0 0
Koufax p 2 0 0 0
  Golden p 1 0 0 0
  Fairly ph 0 0 0 0
  Warwick ph 1 0 0 0
  Sherry p 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 11 12 9
Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
McMillan ss 5 1 0 0
Bolling 2b 5 3 3 2
Mathews 3b 5 0 2 1
Aaron cf 5 2 2 0
Adcock 1b 5 0 3 2
  Mantilla pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Roach lf,1b 3 0 0 1
DeMerit rf 4 0 0 0
  Crandall ph 1 0 0 0
  McMahon p 0 0 0 0
Lau c 4 1 2 0
Nottebart p 1 0 0 0
  MacKenzie p 2 1 0 0
  Piche p 0 0 0 0
  Morehead p 0 0 0 0
  Maye ph,rf 2 1 1 0
Totals 42 9 13 6
Los Angeles 111 020 60011124
Milwaukee 202 101 0309131
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Koufax   3.1 6 5 2 2 6
  Golden  W (1-0) 2.2 2 1 0 0 0
  Sherry  SV (4) 3.0 5 3 1 0 3
Totals
9.0
13
9
3
2
9
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Nottebart   2.0 6 3 3 0 1
  MacKenzie  L (0-1) 4.0 4 5 5 2 2
  Piche   0.1 1 3 1 2 0
  Morehead   1.2 0 0 0 1 2
  McMahon   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
12
11
9
6
5

  E–W Davis (2), T Davis (4), Lillis (1), Koufax (1), Adcock (1).  2B–Los Angeles W Davis (3,off Nottebart); T Davis (4,off Nottebart); Neal (3,off Piche), Milwaukee Lau 2 (3,off Koufax,off Golden); Aaron (4,off Koufax); Adcock (3,off L Sherry).  HR–Los Angeles Howard (4,2nd inning off Nottebart 0 on, 0 out); Roseboro (4,3rd inning off Nottebart 0 on, 0 out); T Davis (6,5th inning off MacKenzie 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Neal (3,off McMahon).  SF–Howard (1,off Piche); Roach (1,off Koufax).  Team LOB–8.  HBP–Roach (1,by L Sherry).  Team–10.  SB–T Davis (3,2nd base off Nottebart/Lau).  WP–L Sherry (1), Morehead (1).  HBP–L Sherry (1,Roach).  U–Tony Venzon, Ed Sudol, Frank Dascoli, Frank Secory, Mel Steiner.  T–3:13.  A–8,161.
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