Milwaukee Braves vs Chicago Cubs
May 19, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 19, 1963 at Wrigley Field. The Milwaukee Braves defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Milwaukee Braves 8, Chicago Cubs 2

Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Jones cf 4 2 1 0
Maye lf 4 1 2 0
Aaron rf 5 1 2 1
Mathews 3b 3 1 2 3
Gabrielson 1b 2 1 1 2
Bolling 2b 4 1 0 0
Menke ss 4 0 0 0
Crandall c 4 0 1 2
Spahn p 3 1 1 0
Totals 33 8 10 8
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Brock rf 5 1 4 0
Hubbs 2b 5 0 1 0
Williams lf 4 0 3 1
Santo 3b 3 0 0 0
Banks 1b 4 0 0 0
Rodgers ss 4 0 1 0
Mathews cf 3 0 0 0
Schaffer c 4 1 2 1
Koonce p 0 0 0 0
  Brewer p 0 0 0 0
  Grammas ph 1 0 0 0
  Schultz p 0 0 0 0
  Aspromonte ph 1 0 0 0
  Toth p 0 0 0 0
  Boros ph 1 0 0 0
  Elston p 0 0 0 0
  Bertell ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 11 2
Milwaukee 120 032 0008101
Chicago 000 010 1002111
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn  W (6-2) 9.0 11 2 2 2 3
Totals
9.0
11
2
2
2
3
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Koonce  L (1-2) 0.1 1 1 1 3 1
  Brewer   1.2 3 2 2 1 1
  Schultz   3.0 3 3 3 2 1
  Toth   2.0 2 2 2 0 0
  Elston   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
8
8
6
5

  E–Mathews (8), Williams (3).  DP–Milwaukee 2.  2B–Milwaukee H Aaron (7,off Toth), Chicago Williams (8,off Spahn).  3B–Milwaukee Jones (2,off Koonce).  HR–Milwaukee Mathews (6,5th inning off Schultz 0 on, 0 out), Chicago Schaffer (2,7th inning off Spahn 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Menke (1,off Schultz); Spahn (2,off Schultz).  SF–Mathews (1,off Toth); Gabrielson (1,off Toth).  Team LOB–8.  Team–9.  CS–Gabrielson (1,2nd base by Elston/Schaffer).  WP–Schultz (2).  U-HP–Vinnie Smith, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Bill Jackowski.  T–2:34.  A–21,007.
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