Milwaukee Braves vs Los Angeles Dodgers
June 16, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 16, 1961 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. 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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Milwaukee Braves 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1

Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Cimoli rf 4 1 1 0
Bolling 2b 4 0 1 0
Mathews 3b 4 0 2 0
Aaron cf 4 0 0 0
Adcock 1b 3 0 1 1
Thomas lf 4 0 1 0
Torre c 3 0 0 0
McMillan ss 4 0 1 0
Burdette p 4 1 1 1
Totals 34 2 8 2
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 3 0 0 0
Davis W. cf 4 0 0 0
Davis T. rf 4 0 1 0
Moon lf 4 0 1 0
Roseboro c 4 0 1 0
Hodges 1b 4 0 1 0
Spencer 3b 3 0 0 0
Neal 2b 3 1 1 1
Koufax p 2 0 0 0
  Sherry p 0 0 0 0
  Howard ph 1 0 0 0
  Farrell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 1
Milwaukee 000 010 100280
Los Angeles 000 000 100150
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Burdette  W (5-5) 9.0 5 1 1 1 5
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
1
5
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Koufax  L (9-3) 6.1 8 2 2 4 8
  Sherry   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Farrell   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
5
9

  E–None.  DP–Los Angeles 1.  HR–Milwaukee Burdette (3,5th inning off Koufax 0 on, 2 out), Los Angeles Neal (5,7th inning off Burdette 0 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–10.  Team–5.  SB–Roseboro (1,2nd base off Burdette/Torre).  WP–Koufax (4).  U–Ed Sudol, Mel Steiner, Frank Dascoli, Frank Secory, Tony Venzon.  T–2:52.  A–32,860.
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