Milwaukee Braves vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 12, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 12, 1961 at Busch Stadium I. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Milwaukee Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Milwaukee Braves 1, St. Louis Cardinals 4

Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Maye rf 4 0 1 0
McMillan ss 3 0 0 0
  Spangler ph 1 0 0 0
  Mantilla ss 0 0 0 0
Mathews 3b 3 1 1 1
Aaron cf 3 0 1 0
Adcock 1b 2 0 0 0
Thomas lf 4 0 1 0
Bolling 2b 3 0 1 0
White c 3 0 0 0
  Boyd ph 1 0 0 0
Hendley p 2 0 0 0
  McMahon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 5 1
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Flood cf 4 0 0 0
Javier 2b 4 1 1 0
White 1b 2 0 1 1
Boyer 3b 4 1 2 0
Oliver c 4 1 0 0
  Schaffer c 0 0 0 0
James rf 4 1 1 1
Taussig lf 3 0 1 1
Buchek ss 3 0 1 0
Gibson p 2 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 7 3
Milwaukee 100 000 000152
St. Louis 000 000 31x470
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Hendley  L (5-5) 6.1 5 3 3 2 5
  McMahon   1.2 2 1 1 1 3
Totals
8.0
7
4
4
3
8
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson  W (11-11) 9.0 5 1 1 6 9
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
6
9

  E–Thomas (8), White (3).  DP–St. Louis 2.  2B–Milwaukee Bolling (15,off Gibson); Maye (11,off Gibson), St. Louis Javier (13,off McMahon).  HR–Milwaukee Mathews (27,1st inning off Gibson 0 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–7.  Team–5.  CS–Aaron (8,2nd base by Gibson/Oliver).  SB–White (8,2nd base off McMahon/White).  U–Jocko Conlan, Chris Pelekoudas, Ken Burkhart, Frank Walsh, Mel Steiner.  T–2:45.  A–7,110.
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