Milwaukee Braves vs Chicago Cubs
August 2, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 2, 1961 at Wrigley Field. The Milwaukee Braves tied the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Milwaukee Braves 7, Chicago Cubs 7

Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Mantilla cf 5 1 0 0
  Jones cf 1 0 0 0
Bolling 2b 6 1 2 0
Mathews 3b 4 1 1 0
Aaron rf 5 2 1 4
Adcock 1b 5 0 1 0
Thomas lf 5 2 4 2
Torre c 4 0 0 0
McMillan ss 4 0 1 1
Buhl p 0 0 0 0
  Cimoli ph 1 0 0 0
  Hendley p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 1 0 0 0
  Antonelli p 1 0 0 0
  McMahon p 1 0 1 0
Totals 43 7 11 7
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 5 2 2 0
Zimmer 2b 5 0 2 0
  Drake pr 0 0 0 0
  Taylor c 0 0 0 0
Banks ss 6 1 1 2
Altman rf 6 0 1 2
Williams lf 5 2 3 2
Santo 3b 5 0 1 0
Bertell c 3 0 1 0
  Will ph 1 0 0 0
  Elston p 0 0 0 0
Bouchee 1b 3 0 0 0
  McAnany ph 1 0 0 0
  Roach 1b 1 0 0 0
Curtis p 2 1 1 1
  Anderson p 0 0 0 0
  Heist ph 1 0 0 0
  Drott p 0 0 0 0
  Kindall ph,2b 2 1 1 0
Totals 46 7 13 7
Milwaukee 010 101 400 007110
Chicago 310 000 012 007134
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Buhl   1.0 3 3 3 1 0
  Hendley   5.0 4 1 1 0 3
  Antonelli   2.0 4 3 3 1 0
  McMahon   3.0 2 0 0 2 3
Totals
11.0
13
7
7
4
6
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Curtis   6.2 7 6 1 1 4
  Anderson   0.1 1 1 0 0 0
  Drott   2.0 1 0 0 2 1
  Elston   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
11.0
11
7
1
3
5

  E–Banks 2 (13), Bouchee (14), Curtis (2).  DP–Chicago 3.  PB–Bertell (13).  2B–Milwaukee Mathews (15,off Drott); McMahon (1,off Elston), Chicago Santo (24,off Buhl); Zimmer (20,off Antonelli).  HR–Milwaukee Thomas (16,4th inning off Curtis 0 on, 2 out); Aaron (27,7th inning off Anderson 3 on, 2 out), Chicago Banks (18,1st inning off Buhl 1 on, 1 out); Williams 2 (18,1st inning off Buhl 0 on, 2 out,8th inning off Antonelli 0 on, 1 out); Curtis (1,2nd inning off Hendley 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Hendley (1,off Curtis).  Team LOB–7.  IBB–Williams (7,by McMahon).  Team–10.  CS–Mathews (6,3rd base by Drott/Bertell).  IBB–McMahon (4,Williams).  U-HP–Frank Secory, 1B–Ed Sudol, 2B–Frank Dascoli, 3B–Mel Steiner.  T–3:19.  A–19,587.
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