Milwaukee Braves vs San Francisco Giants
September 20, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 20, 1961 at Candlestick Park. The Milwaukee Braves defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Milwaukee Braves 7, San Francisco Giants 4

Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Spangler cf 5 1 3 1
Mathews 3b 4 0 1 1
Aaron rf 4 0 1 2
Adcock 1b 5 1 1 2
Thomas lf 5 1 1 0
White c 4 0 0 0
Bolling 2b 3 1 1 1
McMillan ss 4 2 2 0
Burdette p 2 1 0 0
Totals 36 7 10 7
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Kuenn lf 4 0 1 0
Hiller 2b 3 0 1 1
Mays cf 4 0 1 0
Alou F. rf 4 0 1 0
Cepeda 1b 4 3 3 1
Bailey c 3 0 0 1
Davenport 3b 4 0 0 0
Pagan ss 3 0 0 0
  Farley ph 1 0 1 0
McCormick p 2 1 1 0
  Miller p 1 0 0 0
  Alou M. ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 9 3
Milwaukee 001 200 2027101
San Francisco 011 100 001491
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Burdette  W (17-10) 9.0 9 4 4 1 5
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
1
5
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
McCormick  L (12-16) 6.2 7 5 3 2 2
  Miller   2.1 3 2 2 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
7
5
3
3

  E–Thomas (10), Pagan (18).  2B–Milwaukee Thomas (14,off McCormick), San Francisco Mays (31,off Burdette); Cepeda (27,off Burdette).  3B–San Francisco Cepeda (4,off Burdette).  HR–Milwaukee Adcock (33,4th inning off McCormick 0 on, 0 out), San Francisco Cepeda (43,2nd inning off Burdette 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Burdette 2 (3,off McCormick,off Miller).  IBB–Aaron (20,by Miller).  Team LOB–7.  SF–Bailey (6,off Burdette).  Team–5.  BK–Burdette (1).  IBB–Miller (11,Aaron).  U-HP–Ed Sudol, 1B–Augie Donatelli, 2B–Tony Venzon, 3B–Frank Secory.  T–2:34.  A–8,890.
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