Los Angeles Dodgers vs Milwaukee Braves
May 27, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 27, 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."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 8, Milwaukee Braves 10

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 5 1 1 0
Gilliam 2b 3 2 1 0
Davis W. cf 5 2 3 5
Davis T. 3b 4 1 2 0
Snider rf 4 0 0 0
Howard lf 4 1 1 0
Hodges 1b 5 1 2 3
Roseboro c 3 0 0 0
Drysdale p 1 0 0 0
  Aspromonte ph 1 0 1 0
  Sherry p 1 0 0 0
  Perranoski p 0 0 0 0
  Fairly ph 1 0 0 0
  Farrell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 11 8
Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Maye rf 4 0 1 1
Bolling 2b 5 0 1 0
Mathews 3b 5 1 1 1
Aaron cf 4 2 2 0
Torre c 5 3 3 2
Thomas 1b 3 2 1 1
Spangler lf 2 1 1 0
McMillan ss 4 1 1 1
Buhl p 0 0 0 0
  Drabowsky p 3 0 1 1
  Raymond p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 10 12 7
Los Angeles 300 000 0508113
Milwaukee 022 010 32x10121
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Drysdale   3.0 4 4 4 3 0
  Sherry   3.1 5 4 4 2 1
  Perranoski   0.2 0 0 0 3 0
  Farrell  L (3-3) 1.0 3 2 2 1 1
Totals
8.0
12
10
10
9
2
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Buhl   0.2 4 3 3 1 0
  Drabowsky   6.1 5 2 2 3 3
  Raymond  W (1-0) 2.0 2 3 3 1 1
Totals
9.0
11
8
8
5
4

  E–Gilliam (7), Roseboro 2 (4), Drabowsky (1).  DP–Los Angeles 1, Milwaukee 1.  2B–Milwaukee Torre (2,off Farrell).  3B–Los Angeles W Davis (3,off Drabowsky); Wills (5,off Raymond).  HR–Los Angeles W Davis 2 (8,1st inning off Buhl 1 on, 1 out,8th inning off Raymond 2 on, 2 out); Hodges (2,8th inning off Drabowsky 1 on, 0 out), Milwaukee Torre (2,3rd inning off Drysdale 1 on, 1 out); Thomas (5,5th inning off L Sherry 0 on, 2 out); Mathews (9,8th inning off Farrell 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–T Davis (1,by Drabowsky).  IBB–Roseboro (5,by Drabowsky).  Team LOB–8.  Team–11.  SB–Spangler (2,2nd base off Drysdale/Roseboro); Aaron (7,3rd base off L Sherry/Roseboro); Torre (2,2nd base off L Sherry/Roseboro).  WP–L Sherry (3), Perranoski (2).  BK–Drabowsky (1).  HBP–Drabowsky (1,T Davis).  IBB–Drabowsky (3,Roseboro).  U–Augie Donatelli, Jocko Conlan, Ken Burkhart, Mel Steiner, Chris Pelekoudas.  T–3:12.  A–16,007.
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