Fatigued Bullpen Loses Game Late For Bravos

 GAME 1:

Game MVP:Don Hoak

County Stadium    (01-06-2026 07:42:06)       Time 2:24, 78ø, Wind: 6 MPH Out to LF  Night Game

Aug 14, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Pittsburgh 60-48         0 0 2   0 0 0   0 0 3      5  9  1
1961 Milwaukee 60-50          1 0 0   2 0 0   0 0 0      3  8  0

Recap

MBr  1st: Scored 1 run on a hit.

MBr      Eddie Mathews hit a solo HR(32) to take the lead.  Pit  0 MBr 1.

Pit  3rd: Scored 2 runs on 3 hits.

Pit      Don Hoak hit a 2 run HR(11) to take the lead.  Pit  2 MBr 1.

MBr  4th: Scored 2 runs on 3 hits.

MBr      Frank Thomas hit a 2 run HR(12) to take the lead.  Pit  2 MBr 3.

Pit :    Dick Groat DP with bases loaded, end 6th.

Pit  9th: Sent 9 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on a hit and 4 walks.

Pit      Joe Christopher hit a grounder scoring 1 to tie the score.  Pit  3 MBr 3.

Pit      Dick Schofield walked scoring Moryn to take the lead.  Pit  4 MBr 3.

Pit      Smoky Burgess walked scoring Hoak.  Pit  5 MBr 3.

Pit  Dick Stuart: 1 for 5, 4 K.

Pit  Don Hoak: 1 for 4, HR, 2 RBI, 2 runs.

Pit  Harvey Haddix pitched 8 innings to earn the win: 3 earned runs, 7 hits, 1 BB, 3 K. He's now 6-9 on the year.

Pit  Roy Face pitched a shutout 9th to earn his 16th save of the season.

MBr  Bob Buhl pitched 8 innings and took the loss: 4 earned runs, 9 hits, 3 BB, 4 K. He drops to 8-8 on the year.

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

Haddix W(6-9)                 8.0  7  3  3  2  1  3   99  76  23   3.92  32 120(117)       58

 Face S(16)                   1.0  1  0  0  0  0  0   12   7   5   3.19   3   30(31)

                              9.0  8  3  3  2  1  3  111  83  28   3.77  35

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

Buhl L(8-8)                   8.0  9  4  4  1  3  4  127  87  40   4.35  37 130(135)   +   49

 Antonelli H(2)               0.1  0  1  1  0  1  0    5   1   4   4.76   2   25(34)

 McMahon BS(4)                0.1  0  0  0  0  2  1   22  10  12   4.64   4   20(20)s  -

 Nottebart                    0.1  0  0  0  0  0  0    3   1   2   5.36   1   20(20)s  -

                              9.0  9  5  5  1  6  5  157  99  58   3.89  44

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  E-Burgess(3)

 2B-Mazeroski(17), Skinner(17), Torre(13), Adcock(17)

 HR-Pit Hoak(11) off Buhl(23) in the 3rd with 1 on base, 386 feet

    MBr Mathews(32) off Haddix(16) in the 1st with bases empty, 386 feet

    MBr Thomas, F(12) off Haddix(17) in the 4th with 1 on base, 333 feet

 SB-Pit Skinner(2) off Buhl(8) + Torre(30), 6th

 CS-MBr Aaron(9) by Haddix(4) and Burgess(12), 4th

RBI-Pit  - Burgess(42), Hoak 2(71), Christopher(8), Schofield(2)

    MBr  - Mathews(90), Thomas, F 2(43)

IBB-Pit Clemente off Buhl

        Hoak off Antonelli

HBP-Skinner(Pit) by Buhl(MBr)

 SH-Cimoli(4)

 PB-Burgess (6)

Great-Aaron(19)

Poor-Groat(42)

LOB-Pittsburgh 11 Milwaukee 3

 DP-Pittsburgh 1 Milwaukee 1

GWRBI-Schofield