Lew Burdette 3-Hits Pittsburgh In Complete Game Win. Braves Now 42-35 At All-Star Break

 GAME 3:

Game MVP:Lew Burdette

County Stadium    (11-22-2025 08:33:28)       Time 2:38, 86ø  Day Game

Jul 9, 1961                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Pittsburgh 40-37         0 1 0   0 0 0   0 0 0      1  3  1
1961 Milwaukee 42-35          0 5 1   1 1 0   0 2 -     10 17  1

Recap

Pit  2nd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Pit      Bill Mazeroski hit a grounder scoring 1 to take the lead.  Pit  1 MBr 0.

MBr  2nd: Sent 9 batters to the plate scoring 5 runs on 7 hits.

MBr      Joe Torre doubled scoring Maye to tie the score.  Pit  1 MBr 1.

MBr      Lew Burdette doubled scoring Torre to take the lead.  Pit  1 MBr 2.

MBr      Al Spangler singled scoring McMillan.  Pit  1 MBr 3.

MBr      Frank Bolling singled scoring 2.  Pit  1 MBr 5.

MBr  3rd: Scored 1 run on a hit, and an error.

MBr      Joe Adcock hit a solo HR(23).  Pit  1 MBr 6.

MBr  4th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 1 run on 3 hits and on one walk.

MBr      Eddie Mathews singled scoring Spangler.  Pit  1 MBr 7.

MBr  5th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and on one walk.

MBr      Lew Burdette singled scoring Torre.  Pit  1 MBr 8.

MBr  8th: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 2 hits and 3 walks.

MBr      Eddie Mathews hit a 2 run HR(22).  Pit  1 MBr 10.

MBr  Joe Torre: 3 for 4, double, 2 runs.

MBr  Frank Bolling: 3 for 4, 2 RBI.

MBr  Eddie Mathews: 3 for 5, HR, 3 RBI.

MBr  Al Spangler: 3 for 5, 2 runs.

MBr  Lew Burdette pitched an outstanding complete game for the win: 1 earned run, 3 hits, 0 BB, 2 K. He goes to 12-5 on the year.

Pit  Clem Labine pitched poorly for 3.1 innings and took the loss: 7 earned runs, 12 hits, 0 BB, 1 K. He drops to 3-2 on the season.

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Pittsburgh                     IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Labine L(3-2)                 3.1 12  7  7  1  0  1   61  52   9   4.95  21   90(91)   -    9

 McBean                       3.2  3  1  1  0  2  2   69  48  21   1.59  17   70(75)

 Shantz                       1.0  2  2  2  1  3  1   34  16  18   3.55   8   65(75)

                              8.0 17 10 10  2  5  4  164 116  48   3.75  46

Milwaukee                      IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Burdette W(12-5)              9.0  3  1  1  0  0  2  128  85  43   3.55  31 135(134)       79

                              9.0  3  1  1  0  0  2  128  85  43   3.92  31

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  E-Labine(1), Bolling(7)

 2B-Torre(9), Burdette(3)

 HR-MBr Adcock(23) off Labine(4) in the 3rd with bases empty, 391 feet

    MBr Mathews(22) off Shantz(4) in the 8th with 1 on base, 360 feet

 SB-MBr Spangler(1) off Labine(3) + Burgess(23), 2nd

RBI-Pit  - Mazeroski(37)

    MBr  - Torre(30), Adcock(57), Bolling 2(41), Mathews 3(60), Spangler(4), Burdette 2(6)

 SH-Schofield(1), McMillan(10), Burdette(5)

 WP-McBean(2)

Great-Virdon(14), Bolling(15)

Poor-Mazeroski(9), Groat 2(32), Schofield(2), Moryn(1), McMillan(10)

OfA-Moryn(1)

LOB-Pittsburgh 3 Milwaukee 11

 DP-Pittsburgh 2

GWRBI-Burdette

Braves Pitching Continues To Be On Point. Buhl Has Complete Game Victory Over Bucos

 GAME 2:

Game MVP:Bob Buhl

County Stadium    (11-22-2025 08:25:03)       Time 2:18, 84ø, Cloudy, Light Rain  Day Game

Jul 8, 1961                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Pittsburgh 40-36         0 0 0   0 0 0   1 0 0      1  5  2
1961 Milwaukee 41-35          0 0 0   0 0 3   0 1 -      4  6  1

Recap

MBr  6th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 3 hits, on one walk and an error.

MBr      Hank Aaron singled scoring Mantilla to take the lead.  Pit  0 MBr 1.

MBr      Joe Adcock doubled scoring Aaron.  Pit  0 MBr 2.

MBr      Joe Torre hit a grounder scoring 1, E5.  Pit  0 MBr 3.

Pit  7th: Scored 1 run on a hit.

Pit      Walt Moryn hit a 431 foot solo HR(2).  Pit  1 MBr 3.

MBr  8th: Scored 1 run on a hit and 2 walks.

MBr      Joe Torre hit a grounder scoring 1.  Pit  1 MBr 4.

MBr  Bob Buhl pitched a solid complete game for the win: 1 earned run, 5 hits, 0 BB, 3 K. He goes to 6-5 on the year.

Pit  Joe Gibbon pitched 7 solid innings but took the loss: 2 earned runs, 5 hits, 1 BB, 5 K. He drops to 9-3 on the year.

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Pittsburgh                     IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Gibbon L(9-3)                 7.0  5  3  2  0  1  5  111  75  36   2.18  29 120(122)       61

 Francis                      1.0  1  1  1  0  2  0   25  13  12   3.80   6   70(75)

                              8.0  6  4  3  0  3  5  136  88  48   3.66  35

Milwaukee                      IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Buhl W(6-5)                   9.0  5  1  1  1  0  3   97  82  15   4.19  33 130(140)   -   76

                              9.0  5  1  1  1  0  3   97  82  15   3.96  33

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  E-Groat(16), Schofield(2), Torre(4)

 2B-Virdon(9), Adcock(11)

 HR-Pit Moryn(2) off Buhl(17) in the 7th with bases empty, 431 feet

 SB-MBr Aaron(11) off Gibbon(6) + Burgess(22), 6th

RBI-Pit  - Moryn(2)

    MBr  - Torre(29), Adcock(56), Aaron(69)

IBB-MBr Aaron off Francis

 SH-Gibbon(6)

 WP-Gibbon(3)

Great-Aaron(15), Mantilla(2)

Poor-McMillan(9)

LOB-Pittsburgh 4 Milwaukee 6

 DP-Pittsburgh 1

GWRBI-Aaron

Rookie Cloninger Throws Unexpected Gem. Two Hits Lethal Pirate Offense In Game 1 Win.

 GAME 1:

Game MVP:Tony Cloninger

County Stadium    (11-22-2025 08:17:30)       Time 2:19, 68ø, Cloudy, Light Rain, Wind: 4 MPH Out to LCF  Night Game

Jul 7, 1961                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Pittsburgh 40-35         0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0      0  2  1
1961 Milwaukee 40-35          0 0 0   1 0 3   0 1 -      5 13  0

Recap

MBr  4th: Scored 1 run on 3 hits.

MBr      Hank Aaron hit a solo HR(21) to take the lead.  Pit  0 MBr 1.

MBr  6th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks.

MBr      Joe Torre doubled scoring 2.  Pit  0 MBr 3.

MBr      Gino Cimoli doubled scoring Torre.  Pit  0 MBr 4.

MBr  8th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

MBr      Gino Cimoli hit a solo HR(2).  Pit  0 MBr 5.

MBr  Hank Aaron: 3 for 3, HR, 2 runs.

MBr  Gino Cimoli: 2 for 3, double, HR, 2 RBI.

MBr  Tony Cloninger pitched a great 8.1 innings for the win: 2 hits, 2 BB, 3 K. He's 1-3 on the year.

Pit  Harvey Haddix pitched 5.1 innings and took the loss: 4 earned runs, 9 hits, 3 BB, 3 K. He's now 3-6 on the year.

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Pittsburgh                     IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Haddix L(3-6)                 5.1  9  4  4  1  3  3   87  57  30   3.72  26 120(129)       34

 McBean                       1.2  2  0  0  0  0  1   24  17   7   1.17   6   75(75)

 Face                         1.0  2  1  1  1  0  1   19  13   6   3.72   5   30(32)

                              8.0 13  5  5  2  3  5  130  87  43   3.66  37

Milwaukee                      IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Cloninger W(1-3)              8.1  2  0  0  0  2  3   94  64  30   6.04  29 140(145)       80

 McMahon                      0.2  0  0  0  0  0  0   12   9   3   5.46   2   35(38)

                              9.0  2  0  0  0  2  3  106  73  33   4.00  31

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  E-Burgess(2)

 2B-Logan(2), Torre(8), Adcock(10), Cimoli(5)

 HR-MBr Aaron(21) off Haddix(9) in the 4th with bases empty, 382 feet

    MBr Cimoli(2) off Face(3) in the 8th with bases empty, 392 feet

 SB-MBr Maye(7) off Haddix(5) + Burgess(21), 6th

 CS-MBr Aaron(5) by Haddix(3) and Burgess(8), 2nd

RBI-MBr  - Torre 2(28), Aaron(68), Cimoli 2(7)

IBB-MBr Aaron off Haddix

 SH-Cimoli(2), Cloninger(1)

 BK-Cloninger(2)

Great-Mantilla(1)

Poor-Schofield(1), Mantilla(2)

LOB-Pittsburgh 4 Milwaukee 8

 DP-Pittsburgh 3

GWRBI-Aaron

Roseboro Homers Twice. LA Belts Out 17 Hits In Win Over St. Louis

 GAME 2:

Game MVP:Johnny Roseboro

LA Memorial Col    (11-21-2025 11:45:36)       Time 2:37, 79ø, Wind: 6 MPH Out to RF  Night Game

Jul 6, 1961                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 St. Louis 33-43          0 0 0   1 0 0   0 0 0      1  8  2
1961 Los Angeles(N) 42-38     1 6 2   1 0 0   0 2 -     12 17  0

Recap

LAD  1st: Scored 1 run on 3 hits.

LAD      Wally Moon doubled scoring Fairly to take the lead.  StL  0 LAD 1.

LAD  2nd: Sent 10 batters to the plate scoring 6 runs on 5 hits, 2 walks and an error.

LAD      Maury Wills singled scoring Larker.  StL  0 LAD 2.

LAD      Jim Gilliam singled scoring Drysdale, E8.  StL  0 LAD 3.

LAD      Wally Moon hit a Grand Slam(6).  StL  0 LAD 7.

LAD  3rd: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits and on one walk.

LAD      Johnny Roseboro hit a solo HR(7).  StL  0 LAD 8.

LAD      Jim Gilliam hit a fly ball scoring 1.  StL  0 LAD 9.

StL  4th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

StL      Stan Musial hit a solo HR(10).  StL  1 LAD 9.

LAD  4th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits, and an error.

LAD      Johnny Roseboro singled scoring Moon.  StL  1 LAD 10.

LAD  6th: Failed to score on 2 hits and on one walk.

LAD  8th: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits and on one walk.

LAD      Johnny Roseboro hit a 2 run HR(8).  StL  1 LAD 12.

StL  Stan Musial: 4 for 4, HR.

LAD  Wally Moon: 3 for 5, double, HR, 5 RBI, 2 runs, grand slam.

LAD  Johnny Roseboro: 4 for 4, 2 HRs, 4 RBI, 2 runs.

LAD  Don Drysdale went the distance for the win: 1 earned run, 8 hits, 1 BB, 5 K. He's 8-6 on the year.

StL  Bob Miller pitched poorly for 1.2 innings and took the loss: 7 earned runs, 8 hits, 2 BB, 1 K. He drops to 1-3 on the season.

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St. Louis                      IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Miller,B L(1-3)               1.2  8  7  7  1  2  1   54  34  20   7.34  14   95(95)   -   10

 Gibson                       0.1  0  0  0  0  0  0    5   2   3   4.22   1   20(20)s  -

 Simmons                      2.0  4  3  2  1  1  2   46  29  17   3.32  11   40(40)s  -

 McDaniel                     2.0  2  0  0  0  1  0   36  26  10   3.21   9   35(40)   +

 McDermott, M                 2.0  3  2  2  1  1  0   35  21  14   5.61  10   30(33)   +

                              8.0 17 12 11  3  5  3  176 112  64   4.56  45

Los Angeles(N)                 IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Drysdale W(8-6)               9.0  8  1  1  1  1  5  123  84  39   4.13  35 125(122)       71

                              9.0  8  1  1  1  1  5  123  84  39   4.82  35

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  E-Cunningham(7), Warwick(6)

 2B-Howard(5), Moon(16)

 HR-StL Musial(10) off Drysdale(17) in the 4th with bases empty, 310 feet

    LAD Moon(6) off Miller(3) in the 2nd with bases full, 294 feet

    LAD Roseboro(7) off Simmons(5) in the 3rd with bases empty, 310 feet

    LAD Roseboro(8) off McDermott(2) in the 8th with 1 on base, 315 feet

 CS-LAD Wills(15) by Miller(3) and Schaffer(5), 1st

RBI-StL  - Musial(39)

    LAD  - Gilliam 2(23), Moon 5(48), Roseboro 4(32), Wills, M(17)

 SF-Gilliam(1)

 WP-Drysdale(2)

Poor-Wills, M(8)

LOB-St. Louis 7 Los Angeles(N) 9

 DP-Los Angeles(N) 1

GWRBI-Moon

Cardinals Score Early And Often. Drop Dodgers.

 GAME 1:

Game MVP:Bob Gibson

LA Memorial Col    (11-21-2025 11:36:55)       Time 2:54, 87ø, Wind: 5 MPH Right to Left  Night Game

Jul 5, 1961                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 St. Louis 33-42          0 5 1   0 0 0   0 4 0     10 13  1
1961 Los Angeles(N) 41-38     2 0 1   1 1 0   0 0 0      5  7  2

Recap

LAD  1st: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 2 hits and 3 walks.

LAD      Willie Davis doubled scoring Wills to take the lead.  StL  0 LAD 1.

LAD      Norm Larker singled scoring Davis.  StL  0 LAD 2.

StL  2nd: Sent 9 batters to the plate scoring 5 runs on 6 hits, and an error.

StL      Jimmie Schaffer singled scoring Boyer.  StL  1 LAD 2.

StL      Carl Warwick singled scoring Taussig to tie the score.  StL  2 LAD 2.

StL      Bob Gibson hit a grounder scoring 1 to take the lead.  StL  3 LAD 2.

StL      Bill White singled scoring 2.  StL  5 LAD 2.

StL  3rd: Scored 1 run on a hit.

StL      Jimmie Schaffer hit a fly ball scoring 1.  StL  6 LAD 2.

LAD  3rd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

LAD      Tommy Davis doubled scoring Moon.  StL  6 LAD 3.

LAD  4th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

LAD      Ron Fairly hit a fly ball scoring 1.  StL  6 LAD 4.

LAD  5th: Scored 1 run on a hit, on one walk and an error.

LAD      Norm Larker singled scoring Moon.  StL  6 LAD 5.

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

StL      Don Taussig doubled scoring James.  StL  7 LAD 5.

StL      Jimmie Schaffer hit a fly ball scoring 1.  StL  8 LAD 5.

StL      Carl Warwick singled scoring Taussig.  StL  9 LAD 5.

StL      Bob Gibson singled scoring Warwick.  StL  10 LAD 5.

StL  Ken Boyer: 3 for 4, double, 3 runs.

StL  Don Taussig: 2 for 5, 2 doubles, 2 runs.

StL  Bob Gibson threw a complete game for the win: 4 earned runs, 7 hits, 6 BB, 1 K. He's 4-9 on the year.

LAD  Johnny Podres pitched 7.1 innings and took the loss: 9 earned runs, 10 hits, 1 BB, 5 K. He drops to 5-4 on the year.

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St. Louis                      IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Gibson W(4-9)                 9.0  7  5  4  0  6  1  155  92  63   4.24  40 140(143)       50

                              9.0  7  5  4  0  6  1  155  92  63   4.46  40

Los Angeles(N)                 IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Podres L(5-4)                 7.1 10 10  9  0  1  5  110  80  30   4.84  34 125(128)       24

 Farrell                      0.2  1  0  0  0  0  1   11   9   2   7.24   3   40(39)

 Golden                       1.0  2  0  0  0  0  0   14  11   3   5.28   4   25(25)s  -

                              9.0 13 10  9  0  1  6  135 100  35   4.87  41

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  E-Buchek(1), Davis, T(6), Fairly(2)

 2B-Boyer(13), Taussig 2(7), Davis, T(9), Davis, W(15), Moon(15)

RBI-StL  - Schaffer 3(8), White, B 2(34), Taussig(8), Warwick 2(8), Gibson 2(6)

    LAD  - Davis, T(35), Davis, W(49), Fairly(19), Larker 2(30)

IBB-StL Boyer off Podres

 SF-Schaffer 2(2), Fairly(1)

 SH-Davis, T(7), Fairly(1)

 WP-Gibson(5), Podres 2(5)

Great-Roseboro(10), Wills, M 2(29)

OfA-Taussig(2)

LOB-St. Louis 4 Los Angeles(N) 8

 DP-St. Louis 1 Los Angeles(N) 1

GWRBI-Gibson

Jerry Walker Holds Sox To 3 Hits. Chips In 2 Hits Of His Own To Get KC Victory.

 GAME 2:

Game MVP:Jerry Walker

Municipal Stadium    (11-20-2025 14:20:41)       Time 2:48, 89ø, Wind: 8 MPH Out to RCF  Night Game

Jul 6, 1961                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Chicago(A) 55-27         0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0      0  3  3
1961 Kansas City 25-55        0 2 5   0 0 2   1 0 -     10 16  0

Recap

KC   1st: Failed to score on a hit and 2 walks.

KC   2nd: Scored 2 runs on 4 hits, and an error.

KC       Dick Howser singled scoring Causey to take the lead.  ChW  0 KC 1.

KC       Jay Hankins singled scoring Walker.  ChW  0 KC 2.

KC   3rd: Sent 10 batters to the plate scoring 5 runs on 5 hits, on one walk and 2 errors.

KC       Joe Pignatano singled scoring 2, E8.  ChW  0 KC 4.

KC       Wayne Causey singled scoring 2.  ChW  0 KC 6.

KC       Jay Hankins bunted scoring Causey.  ChW  0 KC 7.

ChW  4th: Failed to score on a hit and 2 walks.

KC   6th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks.

KC       Wayne Causey singled scoring 2.  ChW  0 KC 9.

KC   7th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

KC       Norm Siebern hit a fly ball scoring 1.  ChW  0 KC 10.

ChW  Al Pilarcik: 0 for 3, 2 errors.

KC   Wayne Causey: 3 for 5, 4 RBI, 2 runs.

KC   Jay Hankins: 2 for 4, triple, 2 RBI.

KC   Jerry Walker threw a shutout: 3 hits, 5 BB, 1 K. He's 2-6 on the year.

ChW  Early Wynn pitched 5 innings and took the loss: 5 earned runs, 12 hits, 4 BB, 3 K. He drops to 8-2 on the year.

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Chicago(A)                     IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Wynn L(8-2)                   5.0 12  7  5  0  4  3  105  65  40   3.23  30 130(134)       18

 Baumann                      2.0  4  3  3  0  2  0   36  22  14   3.69  11   70(75)   +

 Kemmerer                     1.0  0  0  0  0  0  0   12   8   4   3.95   3   70(75)

                              8.0 16 10  8  0  6  3  153  95  58   3.41  44

Kansas City                    IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Walker W(2-6)                 9.0  3  0  0  0  5  1  129  80  49   3.92  33 130(143)       77

                              9.0  3  0  0  0  5  1  129  80  49   4.55  33

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  E-Pilarcik 2(3), Wynn(2)

 3B-Hankins(2)

 CS- KC Howser(13) by Wynn(5) and Carreon(9), 2nd

        Walker(1) by Wynn(6) and Carreon(10), 5th

RBI- KC  - Siebern(53), Causey 4(8), Howser(20), Pignatano(7), Hankins 2(11)

 SF-Siebern(9)

 SH-Hankins(7)

 WP-Walker(4)

Great-Robinson,F(4), Causey(6)

Poor-Esposito(3)

OfA-Pilarcik(2)

LOB-Chicago(A) 6 Kansas City 10

 DP-Kansas City 2

GWRBI-Howser

White Sox Unleash The Pain. Hapless Athletics Beaten Into Municipal Stadium Sod.

 GAME 1:

Game MVP:Minnie Minoso

Municipal Stadium    (11-20-2025 14:12:53)       Time 3:25, 89ø, Wind: 7 MPH Right to Left  Night Game

Jul 5, 1961                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Chicago(A) 55-26         1 1 5   0 0 2   1 2 0     12 14  0
1961 Kansas City 24-55        2 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 2      4 12  2

Recap

ChW  1st: Scored 1 run on 3 hits.

ChW      Minnie Minoso singled scoring Fox to take the lead.  ChW  1 KC 0.

KC   1st: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks.

KC       Norm Siebern singled scoring Lumpe to tie the score.  ChW  1 KC 1.

KC       Deron Johnson hit a grounder scoring 1 to take the lead.  ChW  1 KC 2.

ChW  2nd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

ChW      Al Smith hit a solo HR(10) to tie the score.  ChW  2 KC 2.

ChW  3rd: Sent 9 batters to the plate scoring 5 runs on 2 hits and 3 walks.

ChW      Minnie Minoso doubled scoring Fox to take the lead.  ChW  3 KC 2.

ChW      Roy Sievers doubled scoring 2.  ChW  5 KC 2.

ChW      Sherm Lollar hit a grounder scoring 1.  ChW  6 KC 2.

ChW      Juan Pizarro hit a grounder scoring 1.  ChW  7 KC 2.

ChW  6th: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits and on one walk.

ChW      Minnie Minoso doubled scoring Aparicio.  ChW  8 KC 2.

ChW      Roy Sievers hit a fly ball scoring 1.  ChW  9 KC 2.

ChW  7th: Scored 1 run on a hit.

ChW      Billy Goodman hit a solo HR(3).  ChW  10 KC 2.

ChW  8th: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits, and an error.

ChW      Floyd Robinson doubled scoring Fox.  ChW  11 KC 2.

ChW      Roy Sievers hit a grounder scoring 1.  ChW  12 KC 2.

KC   9th: Scored 2 runs on 4 hits.

KC       Lou Klimchock singled scoring Howser.  ChW  12 KC 3.

KC       Leo Posada singled scoring Siebern.  ChW  12 KC 4.

ChW  Roy Sievers: 1 for 3, double, 4 RBI.

ChW  Al Smith: 1 for 4, HR, 2 runs.

ChW  Minnie Minoso: 3 for 5, 2 doubles, 3 RBI.

ChW  Floyd Robinson: 2 for 4, 2 doubles, 3 runs, 2 W.

ChW  Billy Goodman: 1 for 1, HR.

KC   Dick Howser: 2 for 5, 2 errors.

ChW  Don Larsen pitched 2 innings and picked up the win: 2 IP, 1 hit, 1 BB, 1 K. He's 4-2 on the year.

KC   Bob Shaw pitched poorly for 2 innings and took the loss: 7 earned runs, 7 hits, 3 BB, 0 K. He goes to 1-4 on the season.

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Chicago(A)                     IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Pizarro                       4.1  6  2  2  0  4  4   74  47  27   2.72  22   60(60)s --   43

 Lown                         1.2  1  0  0  0  0  0   17  14   3   4.82   6   30(29)

 Larsen W(4-2)                2.0  1  0  0  0  1  1   37  27  10   3.18   8   75(75)

 Kemmerer                     1.0  4  2  2  0  0  0   19  13   6   4.04   7   75(75)

                              9.0 12  4  4  0  5  5  147 101  46   3.35  43

Kansas City                    IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Shaw L(1-4)                   2.0  7  7  7  1  3  0   67  41  26   6.63  16 125(122)   +   11

 Bass                         4.0  2  2  2  0  2  1   67  44  23   5.29  17   65(75)

 Ditmar                       1.0  1  1  1  1  0  1   14   8   6   3.00   4   20(20)s  -

 Kunkel                       1.0  2  2  2  0  0  1   25  16   9   4.43   6   20(20)s  -

 Nuxhall                      1.0  2  0  0  0  0  0   23  15   8   4.41   5   20(20)s

                              9.0 14 12 12  2  5  3  196 124  72   4.60  48

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  E-Howser 2(20)

 2B-Sievers(16), Minoso 2(22), Robinson,F 2(7), Stephens(6)

 HR-ChW Smith,A(10) off Shaw(2) in the 2nd with bases empty, 355 feet

    ChW Goodman(3) off Ditmar(4) in the 7th with bases empty, 390 feet

 SB-ChW Aparicio(32) off Bass(3) + Pignatano(13), 6th

RBI-ChW  - Lollar(21), Sievers 4(60), Smith,A(35), Minoso 3(52), Robinson,F(20), Goodman(8), Pizarro(3)

     KC  - Siebern(52), Posada(19), Klimchock(10)

IBB-ChW Robinson off Bass

HBP-Smith(ChW) by Shaw(KC)

 SF-Sievers(11)

 SH-Bass(3)

 WP-Kunkel(8)

Great-Aparicio 2(41)

Poor-Smith,A(13), Howser(22)

LOB-Chicago(A) 9 Kansas City 12

 DP-Chicago(A) 1 Kansas City 1

GWRBI-Minoso

Washington's Bats Awaken To Help Split Series With Baltimore

 GAME 2:

Game MVP:Willie Tasby

Griffith Stadium    (11-19-2025 13:36:44)       Time 2:42, 82ø, Wind: 7 MPH Right to Left  Night Game

Jul 6, 1961                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Baltimore 48-34          0 0 2   0 1 1   0 1 1      6 13  1
1961 Washington 34-47         2 0 0   0 3 1   0 2 -      8 13  0

Recap

Was  1st: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 3 hits and on one walk.

Was      Gene Woodling singled scoring 1 to take the lead.  Bal  0 Was 1.

Was      Dale Long singled scoring Keough.  Bal  0 Was 2.

Bal  3rd: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 3 hits and on one walk.

Bal      Russ Snyder hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Bal  1 Was 2.

Bal      Gus Triandos singled scoring Robinson to tie the score.  Bal  2 Was 2.

Bal  5th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Bal      Jackie Brandt doubled scoring Snyder to take the lead.  Bal  3 Was 2.

Was  5th: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 3 hits, on one walk and an error.

Was      Willie Tasby singled scoring Woodling to tie the score.  Bal  3 Was 3.

Was      Dale Long doubled scoring Tasby to take the lead.  Bal  3 Was 4.

Was      Chuck Cottier singled scoring Long.  Bal  3 Was 5.

Bal  6th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 1 run on 2 hits and 2 walks.

Bal      Marv Breeding doubled scoring Herzog.  Bal  4 Was 5.

Was  6th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Was      Gene Green tripled scoring Woodling.  Bal  4 Was 6.

Bal  8th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and on one walk.

Bal      Brooks Robinson hit a grounder scoring 1.  Bal  5 Was 6.

Was  8th: Scored 2 runs on 3 hits.

Was      Willie Tasby singled scoring 2.  Bal  5 Was 8.

Bal  9th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Bal      Whitey Herzog singled scoring Triandos.  Bal  6 Was 8.

Bal  Gus Triandos: 3 for 5, 2 doubles.

Was  Gene Green: 2 for 5, double, triple.

Was  Dick Donovan pitched 7 innings to earn the win: 5 earned runs, 11 hits, 3 BB, 3 K. He's 5-7 on the year.

Was  Pete Burnside pitched the 9th to record his 2nd save of the year.

Bal  Wes Stock pitched 5 innings and took the loss: 4 earned runs, 8 hits, 4 BB, 3 K. He drops to 1-1 on the year.

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Baltimore                      IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Stock L(1-1)                  5.0  8  5  4  0  4  3  100  63  37   3.52  28   90(91)       32

 Hyde                         2.0  2  1  1  0  0  2   27  20   7  10.91   8   25(20)

 Fisher                       1.0  3  2  2  0  0  0   12   8   4   4.09   6   45(45)s  -

                              8.0 13  8  7  0  4  5  139  91  48   3.09  42

Washington                     IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Donovan W(5-7)                7.0 11  5  5  0  3  3  132  90  42   3.92  36 145(148)       35

 Sisler H(1)                  1.0  1  1  1  0  1  1   21  11  10   3.09   5   75(77)

 Burnside S(2)                1.0  1  0  0  0  0  0   14   9   5   5.06   3   75(75)

                              9.0 13  6  6  0  4  4  167 110  57   4.20  44

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  E-Breeding(6)

 2B-Triandos 2(22), Robinson,B(24), Brandt(8), Breeding(6), Stock(1), Green(12), Long(7)

 3B-Green(1)

 SB-Was Cottier(1) off Stock(1) + Triandos(16), 5th

RBI-Bal  - Triandos(57), Robinson,B(38), Brandt(30), Snyder(19), Herzog(18), Breeding(9)

    Was  - Green(27), Long 2(42), Tasby 3(21), Woodling(31), Cottier(6)

IBB-Bal Gentile off Donovan

 SF-Snyder(2)

 SH-Donovan(5)

 PB-Green (7)

Great-Long(5), O'Connell(9), Tasby(10), Keough(4)

Poor-Hansen(16), Stillwell(2)

LOB-Baltimore 10 Washington 10

 DP-Washington 1

GWRBI-Long

Hall Strikes Out 9 To Cap Victory For Orioles Over Senators

 GAME 1:

Game MVP:Dick Hall

Injury: Keough (today only)

Griffith Stadium    (11-19-2025 13:27:46)       Time 2:45, 85ø, Wind: 16 MPH In from RCF  Night Game

Jul 5, 1961                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Baltimore 48-33          0 0 0   0 1 3   0 0 0      4  7  1
1961 Washington 33-47         0 0 0   1 0 0   0 0 0      1  5  0

Recap

Was  4th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Was      Gene Woodling doubled scoring Cottier to take the lead.  Bal  0 Was 1.

Bal  5th: Scored 1 run on 3 hits.

Bal      Ron Hansen hit a solo HR(6) to tie the score.  Bal  1 Was 1.

Bal  6th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 2 hits and 2 walks.

Bal      Gus Triandos doubled scoring 3 to take the lead.  Bal  4 Was 1.

Was  Gene Woodling: 2 for 4, 2 doubles.

Bal  Dick Hall pitched a solid 8.1 innings for the win: 1 earned run, 5 hits, 1 BB, 9 K. He moves to 6-1 on the year!

Was  Bennie Daniels threw a complete game but took the loss: 4 earned runs, 7 hits, 2 BB, 4 K. He drops to 5-6 on the year.

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Baltimore                      IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Hall W(6-1)                   8.1  5  1  1  0  1  9  141  96  45   1.64  32 130(130)   +   77

 Wilhelm                      0.2  0  0  0  0  0  1   11   9   2   2.51   3   85(75)

                              9.0  5  1  1  0  1 10  152 105  47   3.04  35

Washington                     IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Daniels L(5-6)                9.0  7  4  4  1  2  4  130  98  32   3.09  35 140(148)       59

                              9.0  7  4  4  1  2  4  130  98  32   4.18  35

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  E-Hansen(17)

 2B-Triandos(20), Snyder(5), Woodling 2(9)

 HR-Bal Hansen(6) off Daniels(6) in the 5th with bases empty, 334 feet

RBI-Bal  - Triandos 3(56), Hansen(27)

    Was  - Woodling(30)

HBP-Cottier(Was) by Hall(Bal)

    Keough(Was) by Wilhelm(Bal)

Great-Hansen(17), Veal(6), Stillwell(1)

OfA-Snyder(3)

LOB-Baltimore 4 Washington 7

 DP-Washington 1

GWRBI-Triandos

Milwaukee Uses 3 Homers To Top Philadelphia In Extra Frames

 GAME 3:

Game MVP:Frank Bolling

County Stadium    (11-18-2025 15:11:56)       Time 2:37, 82ø, Wind: 4 MPH Left to Right  Day Game

Jul 6, 1961                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9   10    R  H  E
1961 Philadelphia 24-50       3 0 0   0 1 0   0 0 0    0    4  5  1
1961 Milwaukee 39-35          4 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0    1    5 12  1

Recap

Phi  1st: Sent 9 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 3 hits and 3 walks.

Phi      Don Demeter tripled scoring 2 to take the lead.  Phi  2 MBr 0.

Phi      Bobby Gene Smith singled scoring Demeter.  Phi  3 MBr 0.

MBr  1st: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 4 runs on 4 hits.

MBr      Frank Bolling hit a 2 run HR(6).  Phi  3 MBr 2.

MBr      Joe Torre hit a 2 run HR(4) to take the lead.  Phi  3 MBr 4.

Phi  5th: Scored 1 run on a hit.

Phi      Don Demeter hit a solo HR(2) to tie the score.  Phi  4 MBr 4.

MBr 10th: Scored 1 run on a hit.

MBr      Joe Adcock hit a solo HR(22) to win the game.  Phi  4 MBr 5.

Phi  Don Demeter: 2 for 4, triple, HR, 3 RBI, 2 runs.

MBr  Joe Torre: 2 for 4, HR, 2 RBI.

MBr  Frank Bolling: 4 for 5, HR, 2 RBI.

MBr  Al Spangler: 3 for 5.

MBr  Claude Raymond picked up the win: 1 IP. He moves to 2-0 on the season.

Phi  Jack Baldschun took the loss: .1 IP, 1 earned run, 1 hit. He drops to 0-6 on the year.

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Philadelphia                   IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Buzhardt                      9.0 11  4  4  2  0  2  140 103  37   4.53  39 135(160)   +   51

 Baldschun L(0-6)             0.1  1  1  1  1  0  0    7   5   2   6.89   2   20(20)s --

                              9.1 12  5  5  3  0  2  147 108  39   4.90  41

Milwaukee                      IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Hendley                       1.2  3  3  3  0  5  0   51  24  27   5.16  13   45(45)s --   32

 Antonelli H(1)               2.0  1  0  0  0  0  0   17  10   7   0.00   7   25(23)

 Nottebart                    5.1  1  1  1  1  0  4   72  49  23   5.30  18   75(75)

 Raymond W(2-0)               1.0  0  0  0  0  0  0   13  10   3   2.00   3   20(20)s  -

                             10.0  5  4  4  1  5  4  153  93  60   4.06  41

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  E-Amaro(10), McMillan(10)

 3B-Demeter(5)

 HR-Phi Demeter(2) off Nottebart(10) in the 5th with bases empty, 324 feet

    MBr Bolling(6) off Buzhardt(15) in the 1st with 1 on base, 329 feet

    MBr Torre(4) off Buzhardt(16) in the 1st with 1 on base, 357 feet

    MBr Adcock(22) off Baldschun(4) in the 10th with bases empty, 375 feet

 SB-Phi Taylor(8) off Nottebart(4) + Torre(23), 4th

RBI-Phi  - Demeter 3(22), Smith,B(13)

    MBr  - Torre 2(26), Adcock(55), Bolling 2(39)

 SH-Taylor(5)

Great-McMillan(26)

Poor-Taylor(12), Smith,C(10)

LOB-Philadelphia 7 Milwaukee 8

Phillies 3 Homer Effort Falls Short. Milwaukee Survives in 10.

 GAME 2:

Game MVP:Lew Burdette

County Stadium     Game 2 (Game 1 - Phi 8, MBr 6)    (11-18-2025 14:59:52)       Time 3:03, 70ø, Wind: 2 MPH Right to Left  Night Game

Jul 5, 1961                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9   10    R  H  E
1961 Philadelphia 24-49       0 1 0   0 0 0   1 0 2    0    4  5  2
1961 Milwaukee 38-35          0 0 0   0 0 1   1 2 0    1    5 14  1

Recap

Phi  2nd: Scored 1 run on a hit.

Phi      Clay Dalrymple hit a solo HR(4) to take the lead.  Phi  1 MBr 0.

MBr  6th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 1 run on 3 hits and on one walk.

MBr      Lew Burdette singled scoring Torre to tie the score.  Phi  1 MBr 1.

Phi  7th: Scored 1 run on a hit.

Phi      Pancho Herrera hit a solo HR(7) to take the lead.  Phi  2 MBr 1.

MBr  7th: Scored 1 run on a hit and 2 walks.

MBr      Eddie Mathews hit a fly ball scoring 1 to tie the score.  Phi  2 MBr 2.

MBr  8th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 3 hits, and an error.

MBr      Lee Maye singled scoring Burdette to take the lead.  Phi  2 MBr 3.

MBr      Hank Aaron singled scoring Spangler.  Phi  2 MBr 4.

Phi  9th: Scored 2 runs on a hit and on one walk.

Phi      Wes Covington hit a 2 run HR(1) to tie the score.  Phi  4 MBr 4.

MBr 10th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and 2 walks.

MBr      Joe Torre walked scoring Maye to win the game.  Phi  4 MBr 5.

Phi  Clay Dalrymple: 2 for 3, HR.

Phi  Pancho Herrera: 1 for 3, HR, 2 runs.

MBr  Joe Torre: 1 for 3, 3 W.

MBr  Joe Adcock: 3 for 5, double.

MBr  Lee Maye: 3 for 5.

MBr  Lew Burdette went the distance for the win: 4 earned runs, 5 hits, 1 BB, 4 K. He's 11-5 on the year.

Phi  Don Ferrarese pitched 1.1 innings and took the loss: 1.1 IP, 1 earned run, 3 hits, 2 BB, 0 K. He's 3-4 on the year.

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Philadelphia                   IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Lehman                        5.0  4  0  0  0  2  1   71  46  25   1.17  22   80(70)   -   58

 Sullivan BS(2)               2.0  4  2  2  0  3  2   53  34  19   4.19  14   75(75)

 Baldschun                    1.0  3  2  1  0  0  0   30  17  13   6.68   7   25(21)

 Ferrarese L(3-4)             1.1  3  1  1  0  2  0   34  21  13   5.34   9   45(45)s  -

                              9.1 14  5  4  0  7  3  188 118  70   4.90  52

Milwaukee                      IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Burdette W(11-5)             10.0  5  4  4  3  1  4  120  86  34   3.71  36 135(142)       69

                             10.0  5  4  4  3  1  4  120  86  34   4.06  36

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  E-Herrera(5), Amaro(9), Mantilla(1)

 2B-Adcock(9)

 HR-Phi Dalrymple(4) off Burdette(13) in the 2nd with bases empty, 333 feet

    Phi Herrera(7) off Burdette(14) in the 7th with bases empty, 383 feet

    Phi Covington(1) off Burdette(15) in the 9th with 1 on base, 333 feet

 CS-Phi Taylor(5) picked off by Burdette(1) in the 3rd Inn

Pickoff(P)-Burdette(1)

RBI-Phi  - Dalrymple(23), Herrera(37), Covington 2(2)

    MBr  - Torre(24), Mathews(57), Aaron(67), Maye(29), Burdette(4)

HBP-Adcock(MBr) by Baldschun(Phi)

 SF-Mathews(6)

 SH-Bolling(13)

Great-Amaro(25), Callison(4), McMillan(25)

Poor-Herrera(6), Amaro(16), Covington(1)

OfA-Gonzalez(5)

LOB-Philadelphia 2 Milwaukee 15

GWRBI-Torre

Braves Blunder Away 5-run Lead To Last Place Philly

 GAME 1:

Game MVP:Jimmie Coker

County Stadium     Game 1    (11-18-2025 14:46:27)       Time 3:09, 81ø, Wind: 3 MPH In from RF  Night Game

Jul 5, 1961                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Philadelphia 24-48       1 0 0   2 0 0   0 5 0      8 14  0
1961 Milwaukee 37-35          0 0 5   0 1 0   0 0 0      6  9  1

Recap

Phi  1st: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Phi      Pancho Herrera singled scoring Callison to take the lead.  Phi  1 MBr 0.

MBr  3rd: Sent 9 batters to the plate scoring 5 runs on 5 hits and 2 walks.

MBr      Warren Spahn hit a solo HR(5) to tie the score.  Phi  1 MBr 1.

MBr      Eddie Mathews doubled scoring 2 to take the lead.  Phi  1 MBr 3.

MBr      Lee Maye singled scoring Aaron.  Phi  1 MBr 4.

MBr      Joe Torre hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Phi  1 MBr 5.

Phi  4th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 3 hits, and an error.

Phi      Jimmie Coker singled scoring Demeter.  Phi  2 MBr 5.

Phi      Art Mahaffey hit a grounder scoring 1.  Phi  3 MBr 5.

MBr  5th: Scored 1 run on a hit.

MBr      Lee Maye hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Phi  3 MBr 6.

Phi  8th: Sent 10 batters to the plate scoring 5 runs on 4 hits and 3 walks.

Phi      Charley Smith tripled scoring Herrera.  Phi  4 MBr 6.

Phi      Jimmie Coker doubled scoring Smith.  Phi  5 MBr 6.

Phi      Johnny Callison walked scoring Coker to tie the score.  Phi  6 MBr 6.

Phi      Tony Taylor singled scoring Amaro to take the lead.  Phi  7 MBr 6.

Phi      Tony Gonzalez hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Phi  8 MBr 6.

Phi  9th: Failed to score on a hit and 2 walks.

Phi  Charley Smith: 3 for 4, triple, 2 runs.

Phi  Jimmie Coker: 3 for 4, double, 2 RBI.

MBr  Hank Aaron: 1 for 3, triple, 2 runs.

MBr  Lee Maye: 3 for 3, double, 2 RBI.

Phi  Art Mahaffey pitched 7 innings to earn the win: 6 earned runs, 7 hits, 5 BB, 7 K. He's 6-7 on the year.

Phi  Dallas Green got the save, his 5th of the year.

MBr  Carl Willey took the loss: 0 IP, 4 earned runs, 2 hits, 2 BB. He drops to 5-4 on the season.

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Philadelphia                   IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Mahaffey W(6-7)               7.0  7  6  6  1  5  7  119  81  38   4.83  32 135(140)       41

 Owens H(1)                   1.0  1  0  0  0  0  0   10   8   2   3.18   3   70(75)

 Baldschun H(3)               0.1  1  0  0  0  0  0    7   5   2   6.60   2   20(20)s

 Green S(5)                   0.2  0  0  0  0  0  0    4   3   1   6.11   1   20(20)s  -

                              9.0  9  6  6  1  5  7  140  97  43   4.92  38

Milwaukee                      IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Spahn                         7.1 10  4  2  0  1  3  133  98  35   2.11  32 145(151)       48

 Willey L(5-4)                0.0  2  4  4  0  2  0   14   5   9   5.25   4   70(75)

 McMahon BS(3)                1.0  2  0  0  0  2  0   22  12  10   5.60   7   20(20)s  -

 Cloninger                    0.1  0  0  0  0  1  0    8   3   5   8.55   2   70(75)

 Antonelli                    0.1  0  0  0  0  0  0    4   4   0   0.00   1   25(27)

                              9.0 14  8  6  0  6  3  181 122  59   4.07  46

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  E-Mathews(7)

 2B-Demeter(10), Coker(1), Mathews(10), Maye(5)

 3B-Smith,C(2), Aaron(7)

 HR-MBr Spahn(5) off Mahaffey(12) in the 3rd with bases empty, 321 feet

RBI-Phi  - Mahaffey(4), Herrera(36), Taylor(17), Callison(20), Gonzalez(29), Smith,C(18), Coker 2(7)

    MBr  - Torre(23), Mathews 2(56), Maye 2(28), Spahn(13)

IBB-Phi Coker off McMahon

    MBr Aaron off Mahaffey

 SF-Gonzalez(2), Torre(1), Maye(2)

 SH-Taylor(4), Smith,C(8)

Great-Callison(3), Bolling(14), Mathews(18)

Poor-Smith,C(9), Maye(4)

OfA-Callison(2)

LOB-Philadelphia 11 Milwaukee 5

 DP-Philadelphia 2 Milwaukee 2

GWRBI-Taylor