More Late Inning Heroics As Milwaukee Sweeps Los Angeles

 GAME 3:

Game MVP:Bob Buhl

County Stadium    (09-02-2025 09:59:07)       Time 2:33, 59ø, Cloudy, Light Rain  Day Game

May 4, 1961                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Los Angeles 11-10        0 2 0   0 0 0   0 0 0      2  5  0
1961 Milwaukee 8-7            0 0 0   0 0 0   0 3 -      3  7  0

Recap

LAD  2nd: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits.

LAD      Wally Moon hit a solo HR(1) to take the lead.  LAD  1 MBr 0.

LAD      Frank Howard hit a solo HR(6).  LAD  2 MBr 0.

MBr  8th: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 4 hits and on one walk.

MBr      Hank Aaron singled scoring Maye.  LAD  2 MBr 1.

MBr      Joe Adcock singled scoring Bolling to tie the score.  LAD  2 MBr 2.

MBr      Al Spangler singled scoring Aaron to take the lead.  LAD  2 MBr 3.

MBr  Bob Buhl pitched a solid 8 innings for the win: 2 earned runs, 5 hits, 3 BB, 2 K. He's 1-2 on the season.

MBr  Don McMahon pitched a shutout 9th to record his 1st save of the year.

LAD  Don Drysdale went the distance and took the loss: 3 earned runs, 7 hits, 3 BB, 6 K. He's now 2-2 on the year.

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 HR-LAD Moon(1) off Buhl(6) in the 2nd with bases empty, 388 feet

    LAD Howard(6) off Buhl(7) in the 2nd with bases empty, 322 feet

RBI-LAD  - Howard(15), Moon(8)

    MBr  - Adcock(6), Aaron(12), Spangler(1)

IBB-LAD Davis off Buhl

HBP-Roach(MBr) by Drysdale(LAD)

    Neal(LAD) by McMahon(MBr)

 SH-Davis, T(2), Davis, W(1)

Poor-Davis, T(4)

LOB-Los Angeles 7 Milwaukee 7

 DP-Los Angeles 1

GWRBI-Spangler