Cincinnati Reds vs Milwaukee Braves
July 2, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 2, 1961 at County Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Milwaukee Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 8, Milwaukee Braves 5

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Kasko ss 6 3 3 0
Blasingame 2b 6 1 3 0
Pinson cf 7 1 2 2
Robinson rf 5 2 3 1
Coleman 1b 6 1 5 4
Bell lf 7 0 1 1
Freese 3b 5 0 0 0
Zimmerman c 2 0 0 0
  Lynch ph 1 0 0 0
  Edwards c 3 0 0 0
O'Toole p 2 0 2 0
  Gernert ph 1 0 0 0
  Nunn p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 1 0 0 0
  Post ph 1 0 0 0
  Brosnan p 1 0 0 0
Totals 54 8 19 8
Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Cimoli cf 6 0 0 0
Bolling 2b 4 1 1 0
Mathews 3b 2 1 1 1
  Mantilla 3b 1 0 0 0
  Boyd ph 1 0 0 0
  Spangler lf 1 0 1 0
Aaron rf,3b 5 2 2 2
Adcock 1b 6 1 1 2
Torre c 5 0 2 0
Taylor lf 2 0 0 0
  Maye ph,lf,rf 3 0 0 0
McMillan ss 4 0 1 0
Nottebart p 2 0 0 0
  Willey p 0 0 0 0
  Hendley p 0 0 0 0
  Crandall ph 0 0 0 0
  McMahon p 1 0 0 0
  Thomas ph 1 0 0 0
  Spahn p 0 0 0 0
Totals 44 5 9 5
Cincinnati 200 012 000 000 38193
Milwaukee 302 000 000 000 0591
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
O'Toole   5.0 5 5 5 2 3
  Nunn   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Jones   4.0 2 0 0 1 2
  Brosnan  W (5-2) 4.0 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
13.0
9
5
5
5
6
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Nottebart   4.2 10 3 3 1 1
  Willey   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Hendley   2.1 4 2 2 0 0
  McMahon   5.0 3 0 0 1 5
  Spahn  L (8-10) 1.0 2 3 3 1 0
Totals
13.0
19
8
8
4
6

  E–Pinson (4), Freese (8), Zimmerman (7), Aaron (3).  DP–Cincinnati 2, Milwaukee 1.  2B–Cincinnati Robinson (10,off Nottebart); Kasko (12,off Nottebart).  HR–Cincinnati Coleman (16,13th inning off Spahn 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Blasingame (5,off Spahn); Crandall (1,off S Jones).  HBP–Coleman (1,by Nottebart).  IBB–Robinson (12,by Spahn).  Team LOB–13.  Team–6.  SB–Robinson (10,2nd base off McMahon/Torre).  WP–S Jones (1).  HBP–Nottebart (2,Coleman).  IBB–Spahn (1,Robinson).  U-HP–Stan Landes, 1B–Mel Steiner, 2B–Dusty Boggess, 3B–Al Forman.  T–4:12.
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