Milwaukee Braves vs Pittsburgh Pirates
June 1, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 1, 1961 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Milwaukee Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Milwaukee Braves 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 8

Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
McMillan ss 3 1 1 0
Bolling 2b 3 1 2 0
Mathews 3b 2 0 0 0
Aaron cf 3 0 1 0
Thomas lf 2 0 1 1
Torre c 3 0 2 1
Adcock 1b 3 0 0 0
DeMerit rf 3 0 0 0
Burdette p 1 0 0 0
  Drabowsky p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 1 0 1 0
  McMahon p 0 0 0 0
  Mantilla ph 1 0 0 0
  Raymond p 0 0 0 0
Totals 25 2 8 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Virdon cf 3 2 1 1
Groat ss 4 1 1 3
Clemente rf 4 0 1 0
Stuart 1b 4 0 0 0
Hoak 3b 3 1 1 0
Burgess c 3 3 3 3
Mazeroski 2b 4 1 1 0
Cimoli lf 4 0 2 0
Haddix p 2 0 0 1
Totals 31 8 10 8
Milwaukee 200 000 0280
Pittsburgh 120 210 28101
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Burdette  L (4-4) 3.2 7 5 5 2 0
  Drabowsky   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  McMahon   2.0 1 1 1 1 0
  Raymond   1.0 1 2 2 1 0
Totals
7.0
10
8
8
4
0
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Haddix  W (4-1) 7.0 8 2 2 2 7
Totals
7.0
8
2
2
2
7

  E–Haddix (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 2.  2B–Pittsburgh Hoak (5,off Burdette).  3B–Pittsburgh Virdon (5,off Burdette).  HR–Pittsburgh Groat (3,4th inning off Burdette 1 on, 2 out); Burgess 2 (3,5th inning off McMahon 0 on, 1 out,7th inning off Raymond 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Thomas (1,off Haddix).  Team LOB–5.  IBB–Burgess (5,by Burdette).  Team–6.  SB–McMillan (1,3rd base off Haddix/Burgess); Bolling (3,2nd base off Haddix/Burgess).  IBB–Burdette (1,Burgess).  U–Bill Jackowski, Mel Steiner, Ed Vargo, Shag Crawford, Al Barlick.  T–2:24.  A–19,128.
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