Philadelphia Phillies vs Milwaukee Braves
September 5, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 5, 1961 at County Stadium. The Milwaukee Braves defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 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)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Philadelphia Phillies 4, Milwaukee Braves 5

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Malkmus 3b,ss 6 0 2 1
Callison lf 6 1 1 0
Gonzalez cf 6 1 1 1
Demeter 1b 6 0 1 0
Covington rf 6 1 2 2
Taylor 2b 5 0 0 0
Dalrymple c 3 0 2 0
  Walters pr 0 1 0 0
  Smith 3b 2 0 0 0
Amaro ss 3 0 0 0
  Valo ph 0 0 0 0
  Sullivan p 2 0 0 0
Roberts p 3 0 1 0
  Walls ph 1 0 1 0
  Kenders pr,c 2 0 0 0
Totals 51 4 11 4
Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Maye rf 5 1 2 0
McMillan ss 4 1 1 1
  Boyd ph 1 0 0 0
  Mantilla ss 1 0 0 0
Mathews 3b 6 1 4 0
Aaron cf 6 0 2 2
Adcock 1b 7 0 2 1
Thomas lf 4 0 2 0
  Spangler lf 2 0 1 0
Bolling 2b 7 1 1 0
White c 7 0 1 0
  DeMerit pr 0 0 0 0
Buhl p 0 0 0 0
  Nottebart p 2 1 1 0
  Chrisley ph 1 0 0 0
  McMahon p 0 0 0 0
  Burdette p 3 0 0 0
  Torre ph 0 0 0 1
Totals 56 5 17 5
Philadelphia 300 000 001 000 004111
Milwaukee 002 000 200 000 015170
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts   8.0 11 4 4 2 2
  Sullivan  L (3-15) 5.2 6 1 1 4 7
Totals
13.2
17
5
5
6
9
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Buhl   1.2 5 3 3 1 1
  Nottebart   5.1 2 0 0 1 5
  McMahon   1.1 2 1 1 1 1
  Burdette  W (16-9) 5.2 2 0 0 0 8
Totals
14.0
11
4
4
3
15

  E–C Smith (25).  DP–Philadelphia 2, Milwaukee 2.  2B–Philadelphia Gonzalez (15,off Buhl); Demeter (16,off Nottebart), Milwaukee Thomas (13,off Roberts); Mathews (21,off Roberts).  3B–Milwaukee Aaron (9,off Roberts).  HR–Philadelphia Covington (4,1st inning off Buhl 1 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–8.  SF–Torre (1,off Sullivan).  Team–17.  U-HP–Ed Sudol, 1B–Augie Donatelli, 2B–Tony Venzon, 3B–Frank Secory.  T–4:21.  A–8,018.
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