Lew Burdette Captures 16th Win Of Season With Complete Game Shutout Of Cardinals

 GAME 3:

Game MVP:Lew Burdette

County Stadium     Game 1    (12-16-2025 07:21:16)       Time 2:15, 78ø, Cloudy, Light Rain, Wind: 5 MPH Right to Left  Day Game

Jul 30, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 St. Louis 44-54          0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0      0  6  0
1961 Milwaukee 56-41          0 1 2   0 0 0   0 0 -      3  6  0

Recap

MBr  2nd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

MBr      Sammy White singled scoring Thomas to take the lead.  StL  0 MBr 1.

MBr  3rd: Scored 2 runs on a hit and on one walk.

MBr      Eddie Mathews hit a 2 run HR(28).  StL  0 MBr 3.

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

MBr  Eddie Mathews: 2 for 2, HR, 2 RBI, 2 W.

MBr  Lew Burdette threw a shutout: 6 hits, 1 BB, 2 K. He's now 16-5 on the year!

StL  Ray Sadecki threw a complete game but took the loss: 3 earned runs, 6 hits, 3 BB, 3 K. He drops to 7-7 on the year.

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

Sadecki L(7-7)                8.0  6  3  3  1  3  3  110  76  34   4.17  34 140(144)       58

                              8.0  6  3  3  1  3  3  110  76  34   4.45  34

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

Burdette W(16-5)              9.0  6  0  0  0  1  2  122  77  45   3.04  32 135(144)       76

                              9.0  6  0  0  0  1  2  122  77  45   3.75  32

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 2B-Sawatski(4)

 HR-MBr Mathews(28) off Sadecki(18) in the 3rd with 1 on base, 318 feet

RBI-MBr  - Mathews 2(79), White, S(2)

IBB-StL Boyer off Burdette

 SH-McMillan(11)

Great-Aaron(17), Mantilla(3)

Poor-Lillis(9)

LOB-St. Louis 5 Milwaukee 6

 DP-Milwaukee 2

GWRBI-White, S