Milwaukee Braves vs Philadelphia Phillies
August 28, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 28, 1961 at Connie Mack Stadium. The Milwaukee Braves defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Milwaukee Braves 7, Philadelphia Phillies 1

Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Maye rf 5 0 0 0
Bolling 2b 3 2 1 1
Mathews 3b 5 0 1 2
Aaron cf 3 1 2 0
Adcock 1b 5 1 1 0
Thomas lf 5 0 1 0
Torre c 3 1 2 1
McMillan ss 3 1 1 3
Spahn p 4 1 0 0
Totals 36 7 9 7
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Taylor 2b 5 0 1 0
Callison lf 4 0 2 1
Smith 3b 5 0 1 0
Demeter rf 5 0 1 0
Herrera 1b 3 0 1 0
Gonzalez cf 5 0 1 0
Malkmus ss 4 0 1 0
Dalrymple c 4 1 2 0
Roberts p 1 0 0 0
  Walters ph 0 0 0 0
  Lehman p 1 0 0 0
  Covington ph 1 0 0 0
  Baldschun p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 1 10 1
Milwaukee 041 000 200792
Philadelphia 000 100 0001101
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn  W (16-12) 9.0 10 1 0 3 4
Totals
9.0
10
1
0
3
4
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts  L (1-10) 4.0 5 5 5 0 2
  Lehman   4.0 4 2 2 3 1
  Baldschun   1.0 0 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
9
7
7
5
5

  E–Mathews (13), Adcock (10), Malkmus (10).  DP–Philadelphia 1.  PB–Dalrymple (9).  2B–Milwaukee Mathews (20,off Lehman); Torre (15,off Lehman), Philadelphia Dalrymple (8,off Spahn).  HR–Milwaukee McMillan (6,2nd inning off Roberts 2 on, 1 out); Bolling (14,3rd inning off Roberts 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Torre (4,by Roberts).  IBB–Aaron (14,by Lehman).  Team LOB–8.  SH–Callison (5,off Spahn).  Team–14.  WP–Spahn (3), Lehman (2).  HBP–Roberts (2,Torre).  IBB–Lehman (7,Aaron).  U-HP–Stan Landes, 1B–Al Forman, 2B–Tom Gorman, 3B–Dusty Boggess.  T–2:46.  A–6,346.
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