Los Angeles Dodgers vs Milwaukee Braves
July 4, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 4, 1961 at County Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Milwaukee Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Milwaukee Braves 5

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 5 0 0 0
Gilliam lf,3b 3 1 0 0
Davis T. cf,lf 4 1 2 0
Howard rf 2 1 0 0
  Fairly rf 1 0 0 0
Hodges 1b 2 1 0 1
Spencer 3b 2 1 1 1
  Davis W. cf 1 0 0 0
Neal 2b 4 1 3 3
Sherry c 3 0 1 1
  Moon ph 1 0 0 0
  Roseboro c 0 0 0 0
Williams p 2 0 0 0
  Farrell p 2 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 7 6
Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Spangler cf 5 1 2 2
Bolling 2b 5 0 0 0
Mathews 3b 5 0 1 2
Aaron rf 3 1 1 1
Boyd 1b 5 1 2 0
Maye lf 4 0 0 0
Torre c 4 1 1 0
McMillan ss 2 1 1 0
Hendley p 0 0 0 0
  Nottebart p 2 0 0 0
  Thomas ph 1 0 0 0
  Willey p 0 0 0 0
  Adcock ph 1 0 1 0
  Taylor pr 0 0 0 0
  McMahon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 9 5
Los Angeles 600 000 000670
Milwaukee 000 022 100592
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Williams  W (8-7) 5.1 6 4 4 3 5
  Farrell  SV (5) 3.2 3 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
4
6
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Hendley  L (1-2) 0.1 1 4 4 3 0
  Nottebart   5.2 5 2 2 1 3
  Willey   2.0 1 0 0 2 0
  McMahon   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
6
6
6
3

  E–Maye (2), Torre (3).  DP–Milwaukee 2.  PB–N Sherry (2).  2B–Los Angeles Neal (4,off Nottebart), Milwaukee Mathews (12,off Williams); Torre (8,off Williams).  HR–Milwaukee Aaron (17,7th inning off Farrell 0 on, 1 out).  Team LOB–5.  Team–9.  WP–Willey (3).  U-HP–Al Forman, 1B–Stan Landes, 2B–Mel Steiner, 3B–Dusty Boggess.  T–2:48.  A–14,084.
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