Pittsburgh Pirates vs Milwaukee Braves
August 16, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 16, 1961 at County Stadium. The Milwaukee Braves defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 1, Milwaukee Braves 2

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Virdon cf 4 0 1 0
Groat ss 4 0 0 0
Clemente rf 4 1 2 0
Stuart 1b 4 0 2 1
Hoak 3b 4 0 0 0
Skinner lf 4 0 1 0
Leppert c 4 0 2 0
Mazeroski 2b 4 0 1 0
Friend p 2 0 0 0
  Logan ph 1 0 0 0
  Face p 0 0 0 0
  Christopher ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 36 1 10 1
Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Jones cf 4 1 0 0
Bolling 2b 4 0 0 0
Mathews 3b 2 0 1 1
Aaron rf 3 0 0 0
Adcock 1b 3 0 0 0
Thomas lf 3 1 1 1
Torre c 3 0 1 0
McMillan ss 3 0 1 0
Spahn p 3 0 0 0
Totals 28 2 4 2
Pittsburgh 000 000 0101102
Milwaukee 011 000 00x241
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Friend  L (12-14) 6.0 4 2 1 1 3
  Face   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
4
2
1
1
4
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn  W (13-12) 9.0 10 1 1 1 3
Totals
9.0
10
1
1
1
3

  E–Mazeroski (18), Face (1), Spahn (2).  DP–Pittsburgh 2, Milwaukee 2.  2B–Pittsburgh Mazeroski (16,off Spahn); Clemente (24,off Spahn), Milwaukee Mathews (16,off Friend).  HR–Milwaukee Thomas (22,2nd inning off Friend 0 on, 1 out).  Team LOB–9.  Team–3.  WP–Friend (4).  U-HP–Dusty Boggess, 1B–Stan Landes, 2B–Al Forman, 3B–Tom Gorman.  T–2:13.  A–18,330.
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