Robin Roberts Throws Complete Game As Phillies Hammer Braves

 GAME 1:

Game MVP:Robin Roberts

County Stadium    (01-10-2026 06:52:54)       Time 2:44, 73ø, Wind: 3 MPH In from RF  Night Game

Aug 17, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Philadelphia 39-75       0 0 0   2 1 3   1 2 0      9 14  0
1961 Milwaukee 60-53          0 0 0   1 0 0   0 0 0      1  3  1

Recap

Phi  4th: Scored 2 runs on 3 hits.

Phi      Lee Walls hit a 2 run HR(6) to take the lead.  Phi  2 MBr 0.

MBr  4th: Scored 1 run on a hit.

MBr      Eddie Mathews hit a solo HR(34).  Phi  2 MBr 1.

Phi  5th: Scored 1 run on a hit and on one walk.

Phi      Don Demeter doubled scoring Callison.  Phi  3 MBr 1.

Phi  6th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 2 hits, on one walk and an error.

Phi      Tony Taylor hit a grounder scoring 1.  Phi  4 MBr 1.

Phi      Tony Gonzalez doubled scoring 2.  Phi  6 MBr 1.

Phi  7th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and on one walk.

Phi      Clay Dalrymple hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Phi  7 MBr 1.

Phi  8th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 3 hits and on one walk.

Phi      Wes Covington singled scoring Callison.  Phi  8 MBr 1.

Phi      Lee Walls singled scoring Gonzalez.  Phi  9 MBr 1.

Phi  Lee Walls: 4 for 5, double, HR, 3 RBI.

Phi  Robin Roberts pitched an outstanding complete game for the win: 1 earned run, 3 hits, 1 BB, 0 K. He's 3-7 on the season.

MBr  Bob Buhl pitched 5.2 innings and took the loss: 4 earned runs, 8 hits, 4 BB, 3 K. He drops to 8-9 on the year.

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

Roberts W(3-7)                9.0  3  1  1  1  1  0  115  83  32   5.16  30 125(135)   +   76

                              9.0  3  1  1  1  1  0  115  83  32   5.01  30

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

Buhl L(8-9)                   5.2  8  6  4  1  4  3  136  93  43   4.42  31 130(129)       32

 Nottebart                    1.2  3  3  3  0  2  1   32  18  14   5.62   9   20(20)s  -

 Antonelli                    0.2  2  0  0  0  0  0   15   8   7   4.40   4   20(20)s --

 Hendley                      1.0  1  0  0  0  0  0    9   8   1   4.08   4   20(20)s  -

                              9.0 14  9  7  1  6  4  192 127  65   3.90  48

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  E-Adcock(5)

 2B-Taylor(8), Walls(2), Gonzalez(12), Demeter(20)

 HR-Phi Walls(6) off Buhl(24) in the 4th with 1 on base, 361 feet

    MBr Mathews(34) off Roberts(14) in the 4th with bases empty, 333 feet

 SB-Phi Callison(10) off Buhl(9) + Torre(31), 5th

RBI-Phi  - Dalrymple(31), Taylor(22), Walls 3(27), Gonzalez 2(48), Demeter(30), Covington(11)

    MBr  - Mathews(93)

 SF-Dalrymple(2)

Great-Taylor(12), Adcock(8), Mathews(22), McMillan(37), Maye(2)

Poor-Taylor(14), Walls(13), Adcock(2)

OfA-Aaron(4)

LOB-Philadelphia 11 Milwaukee 2

 DP-Philadelphia 1 Milwaukee 1

GWRBI-Walls