Milwaukee Braves vs San Francisco Giants
August 5, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 5, 1961 at Candlestick Park. The Milwaukee Braves defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Milwaukee Braves 9, San Francisco Giants 3

Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Jones cf 3 2 2 0
Bolling 2b 5 0 0 0
Mathews 3b 6 1 2 0
Aaron rf 4 3 2 1
Adcock 1b 4 1 2 2
Thomas lf 3 2 2 1
Torre c 5 0 2 2
McMillan ss 3 0 2 2
Buhl p 4 0 0 0
Totals 37 9 14 8
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Alou F. rf 5 0 0 0
Amalfitano 3b,2b 5 0 1 0
Alou M. lf 3 0 2 0
Mays cf 4 0 1 0
Cepeda 1b 3 0 0 0
Bailey c 4 2 2 0
Bressoud ss 2 1 0 0
Bowman 2b 1 0 0 0
  McCovey ph 1 0 0 0
  Zanni p 0 0 0 0
  Marshall ph 1 0 0 0
  LeMay p 0 0 0 0
  Bolin p 0 0 0 0
  Landrith ph 1 0 0 0
Jones p 1 0 0 0
  Davenport ph,3b 3 0 2 3
Totals 34 3 8 3
Milwaukee 202 011 0309140
San Francisco 000 100 002380
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Buhl  W (9-8) 9.0 8 3 3 4 3
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
4
3
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Jones  L (7-7) 4.0 7 4 4 4 5
  Zanni   2.0 3 2 2 2 1
  LeMay   1.1 3 3 3 3 1
  Bolin   1.2 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
14
9
9
10
7

  E–None.  DP–San Francisco 1.  2B–San Francisco Davenport (19,off Buhl).  3B–Milwaukee Aaron 2 (7,off Jones 2), San Francisco M Alou (2,off Buhl).  HR–Milwaukee Thomas (18,5th inning off Zanni 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Bolling (6,off Zanni); Adcock (3,off LeMay).  SF–McMillan (7,off Bolin).  IBB–Aaron (12,by Zanni); Thomas (5,by LeMay).  Team LOB–14.  Team–8.  SB–Jones (4,2nd base off Jones/Bailey).  WP–Buhl (2), Jones (5), Bolin (4).  IBB–Zanni (1,Aaron); LeMay (4,Thomas).  U-HP–Shag Crawford, 1B–Al Barlick, 2B–Bill Jackowski, 3B–Ed Vargo.  T–3:16.  A–19,878.
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