Cincinnati Reds vs Milwaukee Braves
May 31, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1962 at County Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Milwaukee Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 7, Milwaukee Braves 4

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Cardenas ss 5 0 1 0
Keough cf 4 1 2 1
Robinson rf 4 1 2 4
Lynch lf 4 1 0 0
  Post lf 0 0 0 0
Coleman 1b 4 1 1 0
Zimmer 3b 4 0 2 2
Edwards c 4 0 0 0
Blasingame 2b 4 2 2 0
Purkey p 4 1 0 0
Totals 37 7 10 7
Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
McMillan ss 2 1 0 0
Mathews 3b 4 2 2 0
Aaron H. cf 4 1 2 2
Jones rf 4 0 0 1
Aaron T. 1b 4 0 0 0
Bell lf 4 0 0 0
Torre c 4 0 1 0
Menke 2b 4 0 1 0
Willey p 2 0 1 0
  Bedell ph 1 0 0 0
  Burdette p 0 0 0 0
  Crandall ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 7 3
Cincinnati 002 002 3007101
Milwaukee 000 002 020471
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Purkey  W (9-1) 9.0 7 4 3 2 5
Totals
9.0
7
4
3
2
5
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Willey  L (0-3) 7.0 10 7 5 0 4
  Burdette   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
7
5
0
5

  E–Keough (1), Willey (1).  DP–Cincinnati 1.  PB–Torre (1).  2B–Cincinnati Robinson (19,off Willey), Milwaukee H Aaron (11,off Purkey); Willey (1,off Purkey).  3B–Cincinnati Zimmer (1,off Willey).  HR–Cincinnati Robinson (5,7th inning off Willey 2 on, 2 out), Milwaukee H Aaron (10,6th inning off Purkey 1 on, 0 out).  Team LOB–3.  Team–5.  CS–Zimmer (3,2nd base by Willey/Torre).  WP–Purkey (1).  U-HP–Chris Pelekoudas, 1B–Frank Walsh, 2B–Jocko Conlan, 3B–Ken Burkhart.  T–2:41.  A–5,451.
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