Milwaukee Braves vs Los Angeles Dodgers
August 8, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 8, 1961 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. 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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Milwaukee Braves 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 7

Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Mantilla cf 3 0 1 0
  Jones ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Bolling 2b 4 0 0 0
Mathews 3b 4 1 2 0
Aaron rf 5 1 1 0
Adcock 1b 5 0 2 2
Thomas lf 4 1 1 1
Torre c 4 0 2 0
McMillan ss 3 0 0 0
Burdette p 2 0 0 0
  McMahon p 0 0 0 0
  Boyd ph 1 0 0 0
  Hendley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 9 3
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 5 1 2 1
Gilliam 3b 4 2 1 1
Snider cf,rf 4 3 3 2
Moon rf,lf 4 0 2 1
Howard lf 3 0 1 1
  Davis pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Roseboro c 4 0 1 0
Hodges 1b 4 1 2 0
Neal 2b 4 0 1 0
Koufax p 2 0 0 0
  Farrell p 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 13 6
Milwaukee 000 012 000392
Los Angeles 000 112 30x7131
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Burdette  L (13-8) 6.2 9 6 5 1 3
  McMahon   0.1 2 1 1 1 0
  Hendley   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
13
7
6
2
3
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Koufax   5.1 8 3 3 1 4
  Farrell  W (7-5) 3.2 1 0 0 3 2
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
4
6

  E–Torre 2 (7), Neal (6).  PB–Torre (8).  2B–Milwaukee Aaron (27,off Koufax), Los Angeles Gilliam (18,off Burdette); Moon (18,off McMahon).  HR–Milwaukee Thomas (19,5th inning off Koufax 0 on, 1 out), Los Angeles Snider (8,4th inning off Burdette 0 on, 1 out).  Team LOB–11.  SH–Farrell (3,off Hendley).  Team–7.  SB–Hodges (3,2nd base off Burdette/Torre); Wills (21,2nd base off Burdette/Torre).  WP–Farrell (4).  U-HP–Bill Jackowski, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–Shag Crawford, 3B–Al Barlick.  T–3:09.  A–30,057.
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