San Francisco Giants vs Milwaukee Braves
October 1, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 1, 1961 at County Stadium. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Milwaukee Braves 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)
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San Francisco Giants 8, Milwaukee Braves 2

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Hiller 2b 5 2 3 0
Alou M. lf 5 2 3 1
Mays cf 5 2 2 3
Cepeda 1b 4 0 1 0
Alou F. rf 5 1 3 1
Bailey c 5 0 0 0
Davenport 3b 4 0 1 1
Pagan ss 4 1 1 1
O'Dell p 4 0 0 0
Totals 41 8 14 7
Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Maye rf 4 0 1 0
Mathews 3b 4 0 0 0
Aaron cf 4 0 1 0
Adcock 1b 4 1 2 0
Torre c 4 1 2 0
Thomas lf 3 0 0 1
Bolling 2b 4 0 2 1
McMillan ss 3 0 0 0
Burdette p 2 0 0 0
  DeMerit ph 1 0 0 0
  Nottebart p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2
San Francisco 100 011 3028140
Milwaukee 000 200 000284
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
O'Dell  W (7-5) 9.0 8 2 2 0 5
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
0
5
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Burdette  L (18-11) 7.0 11 6 5 0 1
  Nottebart   2.0 3 2 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
14
8
5
0
3

  E–Maye (5), Torre (10), Bolling (10), McMillan (17).  DP–San Francisco 1.  2B–San Francisco F Alou (19,off Burdette); Hiller (12,off Burdette).  HR–San Francisco Pagan (5,5th inning off Burdette 0 on, 0 out); Mays (40,7th inning off Burdette 1 on, 2 out).  HBP–Cepeda (9,by Burdette).  Team LOB–7.  Team–5.  SB–Cepeda (13,2nd base off Burdette/Torre).  CS–Hiller (4,2nd base by Burdette/Torre); Davenport (3,2nd base by Burdette/Torre).  HBP–Burdette (3,Cepeda).  U–Al Barlick, Frank Walsh, Bill Jackowski, Ed Vargo, Shag Crawford.  T–2:14.
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