Milwaukee Braves vs Cincinnati Reds
July 17, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 17, 1961 at Crosley Field. The Milwaukee Braves defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Milwaukee Braves 13, Cincinnati Reds 4

Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Jones cf 5 1 1 2
Bolling 2b 6 1 2 1
Mathews 3b 5 1 2 0
Aaron rf 4 1 0 0
Adcock 1b 5 2 2 1
Maye lf 4 4 3 3
Torre c 4 1 2 1
McMillan ss 3 1 2 4
Spahn p 2 1 1 1
Totals 38 13 15 13
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Blasingame 2b 5 0 1 0
Kasko ss 5 0 0 0
Pinson cf 4 1 1 0
Robinson rf 3 0 2 1
  Whisenant rf 0 0 0 0
Freese 3b 4 1 2 0
Post lf 3 2 1 2
Coleman 1b 4 0 3 0
Zimmerman c 4 0 1 1
Jones p 1 0 0 0
  Nunn p 1 0 0 0
  Hook p 1 0 0 0
  Gernert ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 11 4
Milwaukee 030 150 31013151
Cincinnati 013 000 0004111
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn  W (9-11) 9.0 11 4 4 1 1
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
1
1
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Jones   3.2 5 4 3 2 2
  Nunn  L (2-1) 0.1 4 5 5 1 1
  Hook   5.0 6 4 4 2 2
Totals
9.0
15
13
12
5
5

  E–Bolling (6), Pinson (7).  DP–Milwaukee 2.  2B–Milwaukee Adcock (14,off S Jones); Maye 2 (7,off S Jones,off Nunn); Spahn (4,off S Jones); Mathews (13,off Nunn); Jones (2,off Hook), Cincinnati Robinson (15,off Spahn); Coleman (23,off Spahn); Blasingame (12,off Spahn).  3B–Cincinnati Pinson (3,off Spahn).  HR–Milwaukee Maye (11,8th inning off Hook 0 on, 1 out), Cincinnati Post (10,3rd inning off Spahn 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Spahn (1,off Hook).  SF–McMillan 2 (5,off S Jones 2); Spahn (1,off S Jones); Robinson (7,off Spahn).  IBB–Aaron (9,by Nunn).  Team LOB–7.  Team–7.  SB–Jones (2,2nd base off Hook/Zimmerman).  WP–S Jones (3).  IBB–Nunn (3,Aaron).  U-HP–Al Forman, 1B–Tom Gorman, 2B–Stan Landes, 3B–Dusty Boggess.  T–3:02.  A–15,917.
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