Milwaukee Braves vs Cincinnati Reds
May 20, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 20, 1961 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 9, Cincinnati Reds 5

Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Maye rf 4 2 1 0
McMillan ss 5 0 1 0
Mathews 3b 4 3 2 2
Aaron cf 5 2 2 0
Bolling 2b 3 1 0 1
Adcock 1b 5 1 2 3
Thomas lf 4 0 2 2
Lau c 3 0 0 0
Nottebart p 2 0 1 0
  McMahon p 2 0 1 0
  Drabowsky p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 9 12 8
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Blasingame 2b 4 1 2 1
Pinson cf 5 0 0 0
Bell rf 4 0 1 1
Robinson lf 4 0 1 2
Coleman 1b 5 1 1 1
Freese 3b 4 0 2 0
Kasko ss 3 1 2 0
Schmidt c 2 1 0 0
Hunt p 0 0 0 0
  Chacon ph 1 0 0 0
  Nunn p 0 0 0 0
  Post ph 1 0 1 0
  Brosnan p 0 0 0 0
  Lynch ph 1 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
  Gernert ph 1 1 1 0
Totals 35 5 11 5
Milwaukee 320 020 1019120
Cincinnati 100 120 0015112
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Nottebart   4.2 7 4 4 1 2
  McMahon  W (1-0) 3.2 4 1 1 3 2
  Drabowsky  SV (2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
4
4
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Hunt  L (3-2) 3.0 4 5 5 4 4
  Nunn   2.0 3 2 2 1 1
  Brosnan   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Henry   3.0 3 2 1 0 3
Totals
9.0
12
9
8
5
8

  E–Coleman (2), Kasko (3).  DP–Milwaukee 1.  2B–Milwaukee Adcock (5,off Hunt); Thomas (4,off Henry); Aaron (7,off Henry).  3B–Cincinnati Blasingame (1,off Nottebart).  HR–Milwaukee Mathews (7,2nd inning off Hunt 1 on, 2 out), Cincinnati Coleman (7,4th inning off Nottebart 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Bolling (3,off Nunn); Blasingame (2,off Nottebart); Robinson (2,off Drabowsky).  Team LOB–7.  Team–9.  SB–Maye 2 (3,3rd base off Hunt/Schmidt,2nd base off Hunt/Schmidt); Mathews (4,2nd base off Hunt/Schmidt); Lau (1,2nd base off Nunn/Schmidt); Aaron (3,2nd base off Nunn/Schmidt); Thomas (1,2nd base off Nunn/Schmidt); Freese (4,2nd base off McMahon/Lau).  WP–Drabowsky (1).  U–Mel Steiner, Tony Venzon, Ed Sudol, Frank Dascoli, Frank Secory.  T–2:58.  A–6,785.
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