Milwaukee Braves vs San Francisco Giants
August 6, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 6, 1961 at Candlestick Park. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Milwaukee Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Milwaukee Braves 3, San Francisco Giants 4

Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Jones cf 5 0 2 1
Bolling 2b 5 0 1 0
Mathews 3b 4 0 3 0
Aaron rf 4 1 1 0
Adcock 1b 4 1 3 2
Thomas lf 4 0 0 0
Torre c 4 0 3 0
  DeMerit pr 0 0 0 0
McMillan ss 3 0 0 0
  Boyd ph 1 1 1 0
Willey p 2 0 0 0
  Maye ph 1 0 0 0
  Cloninger p 0 0 0 0
  Mantilla ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 3 14 3
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Amalfitano 2b 3 2 1 0
Kuenn lf 3 1 1 1
  Alou F. lf 0 0 0 0
Alou M. rf 4 1 2 2
Mays cf 3 0 1 1
Cepeda 1b 4 0 1 0
Davenport 3b 4 0 0 0
Orsino c 4 0 1 0
Pagan ss 2 0 0 0
Marichal p 1 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 4 7 4
Milwaukee 000 100 0023142
San Francisco 202 000 00x471
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Willey  L (4-6) 6.0 6 4 4 2 4
  Cloninger   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
7
4
4
3
4
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Marichal  W (9-7) 8.2 14 3 3 0 4
  Miller  SV (10) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
14
3
3
0
5

  E–Mathews (9), Torre (5), Pagan (9).  DP–Milwaukee 2, San Francisco 3.  2B–Milwaukee Aaron (26,off Marichal), San Francisco Kuenn (19,off Willey).  3B–Milwaukee Mathews (4,off Marichal).  HR–Milwaukee Adcock (22,9th inning off Marichal 0 on, 0 out), San Francisco M Alou (5,3rd inning off Willey 1 on, 1 out).  Team LOB–8.  SH–Marichal (5,off Willey).  HBP–Mays (1,by Willey).  Team–6.  WP–Marichal 2 (6).  BK–Marichal (1).  HBP–Willey (2,Mays).  U-HP–Al Barlick, 1B–Bill Jackowski, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Shag Crawford.  T–3:01.  A–24,336.
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