San Francisco Giants vs Milwaukee Braves
June 21, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 21, 1961 at County Stadium. The Milwaukee Braves defeated the San Francisco Giants 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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San Francisco Giants 3, Milwaukee Braves 5

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Alou F. rf 2 0 0 1
McCovey 1b 4 0 1 0
Kuenn 3b 4 0 0 0
Mays cf 3 2 1 1
Cepeda lf 4 0 0 0
Landrith c 3 0 2 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Alou M. ph 1 0 0 0
Amalfitano 2b 3 0 1 1
Pagan ss 2 1 0 0
Sanford p 1 0 0 0
  Bailey c 1 0 0 0
Totals 28 3 5 3
Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Cimoli cf 4 0 0 0
Bolling 2b 3 0 0 0
Mathews 3b 4 1 3 0
Aaron rf 3 0 0 0
Thomas lf 3 1 1 1
Adcock 1b 3 1 1 2
Torre c 3 1 1 2
McMillan ss 2 0 0 0
Burdette p 4 1 2 0
Totals 29 5 8 5
San Francisco 010 011 000350
Milwaukee 000 022 10x581
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Sanford  L (3-4) 5.2 5 4 4 4 1
  Miller   2.1 3 1 1 2 3
Totals
8.0
8
5
5
6
4
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Burdette  W (6-5) 9.0 5 3 2 3 1
Totals
9.0
5
3
2
3
1

  E–Adcock (6).  DP–San Francisco 1, Milwaukee 3.  2B–Milwaukee Mathews (9,off Sanford); Adcock (9,off Sanford).  HR–San Francisco Mays (14,6th inning off Burdette 0 on, 1 out), Milwaukee Torre (6,5th inning off Sanford 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Sanford (2,off Burdette).  SF–F Alou (1,off Burdette).  Team LOB–3.  HBP–Torre (2,by Sanford).  Team–7.  SB–McMillan (2,2nd base off Sanford/Landrith).  CS–McMillan (2,2nd base by Miller/Bailey).  HBP–Sanford (3,Torre).  U-HP–Bill Jackowski, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–Shag Crawford, 3B–Al Barlick.  T–2:46.  A–16,337.
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