Milwaukee Braves vs Cincinnati Reds
August 31, 1965 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 1965 at Crosley Field. The Milwaukee Braves defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Milwaukee Braves 5, Cincinnati Reds 3

Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Alou lf 4 0 1 0
Jones cf 5 1 1 0
Aaron rf 4 1 2 1
Mathews 3b 3 1 1 1
Torre 1b 4 0 2 1
Oliver c 4 1 1 1
Bolling 2b 4 0 1 0
Woodward ss 4 1 2 0
Cloninger p 3 0 0 0
  Sadowski p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 11 4
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Harper lf 5 1 2 0
Rose 2b 5 0 0 0
Pinson cf 5 0 3 1
Coleman 1b 3 0 0 0
  Keough pr,1b 1 1 0 0
Johnson 3b 3 1 1 1
Robinson rf 3 0 1 0
Edwards c 3 0 0 0
Cardenas ss 3 0 1 1
Jay p 2 0 0 0
  Davidson p 0 0 0 0
  Shamsky ph 0 0 0 0
  Craig p 0 0 0 0
  Perez ph 1 0 0 0
  McCool p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3
Milwaukee 001 110 0115110
Cincinnati 100 000 020380
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Cloninger  W (19-9) 5.1 5 1 1 3 4
  Sadowski  SV (2) 3.2 3 2 2 2 4
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
5
8
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Jay  L (8-5) 4.1 6 3 3 2 3
  Davidson   2.2 2 0 0 0 4
  Craig   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
  McCool   1.0 1 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
2
9

  E–None.  DP–Cincinnati 1.  2B–Milwaukee Torre (14,off Davidson), Cincinnati Harper 2 (26,off Cloninger 2); Pinson 3 (28,off Cloninger 2,off Sadowski).  3B–Milwaukee Woodward 2 (4,off Davidson,off McCool), Cincinnati Johnson (7,off Sadowski).  HR–Milwaukee H Aaron (28,3rd inning off Jay 0 on, 1 out); Oliver (18,4th inning off Jay 0 on, 0 out); Mathews (30,8th inning off Craig 0 on, 0 out).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Cardenas (4,off Cloninger).  Team–10.  WP–McCool (8).  T–3:00.  A–19,645.
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