Los Angeles Dodgers vs Milwaukee Braves
May 26, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 26, 1961 at County Stadium. The Milwaukee Braves defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Milwaukee Braves 10

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 4 1 1 0
Gilliam 2b 3 0 0 0
Davis W. cf 4 0 1 0
Davis T. lf 3 1 1 1
Hodges 1b 4 0 1 0
Howard rf 4 0 2 1
Sherry c 4 0 1 0
Lillis 3b 3 0 0 0
Williams p 1 0 0 0
  Golden p 1 0 0 0
  Aspromonte ph 1 0 0 0
  Farrell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Maye rf 4 0 0 0
Bolling 2b 4 1 0 0
Mathews 3b 4 1 1 0
Aaron cf 4 3 3 2
Torre c 5 0 1 1
Adcock 1b 1 2 0 1
  Spangler lf 2 0 0 0
Thomas lf,1b 2 2 1 2
McMillan ss 2 1 0 0
Spahn p 4 0 1 2
Totals 32 10 7 8
Los Angeles 100 000 100270
Milwaukee 302 020 21x1072
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Williams  L (3-3) 2.2 3 5 5 4 2
  Golden   4.1 3 4 4 4 2
  Farrell   1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
7
10
10
8
5
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn  W (5-3) 9.0 7 2 2 2 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
0

  E–Bolling (2), McMillan (10).  DP–Milwaukee 4.  2B–Milwaukee Spahn (3,off Golden).  HR–Milwaukee Thomas (4,5th inning off Golden 1 on, 0 out); Aaron (7,8th inning off Farrell 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–Aaron (1,by Williams); Thomas (1,by Williams).  Team–8.  SB–Aaron 2 (6,3rd base off Williams/N Sherry,2nd base off Williams/N Sherry); Torre (1,2nd base off Williams/N Sherry); Maye (4,2nd base off Williams/N Sherry).  WP–Williams (2), Golden (1).  HBP–Williams 2 (3,Aaron,Thomas).  U–Chris Pelekoudas, Augie Donatelli, Jocko Conlan, Ken Burkhart, Mel Steiner.  T–2:44.  A–10,613.
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