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