Cardenas Hits 10th Inning Homer To Clinch Victory For Reds

 GAME 1:

Game MVP:Bob Purkey

County Stadium    (09-06-2025 08:20:59)       Time 2:41, 63ø, Wind: 4 MPH Out to CF  Night Game

May 5, 1961                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9   10    R  H  E
1961 Cincinnati 15-6          0 1 0   0 0 0   0 0 0    3    4 10  2
1961 Milwaukee 8-8            0 0 0   1 0 0   0 0 0    0    1  8  0

Recap

Cin  2nd: Scored 1 run on a hit.

Cin      Gene Freese hit a solo HR(4) to take the lead.  Cin  1 MBr 0.

MBr :    Hank Aaron singled, hit streak now 10.

MBr  4th: Scored 1 run on a hit, on one walk and an error.

MBr      Mel Roach singled scoring Mathews to tie the score.  Cin  1 MBr 1.

Cin 10th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 4 hits.

Cin      Leo Cardenas hit a 429 foot solo HR(1) to take the lead.  Cin  2 MBr 1.

Cin      Eddie Kasko doubled scoring Chacon.  Cin  3 MBr 1.

Cin      Gus Bell doubled scoring Kasko.  Cin  4 MBr 1.

Cin  Gene Freese: 1 for 4, HR, 2 errors.

Cin  Vada Pinson: 3 for 5, double.

Cin  Leo Cardenas: 2 for 4, HR.

Cin  Bob Purkey pitched 9 innings to earn the win: 7 hits, 3 BB, 4 K. He's 3-1 on the year.

Cin  Jim O'Toole got the save, his 1st of the year.

MBr  Lew Burdette pitched 9.1 solid innings but took the loss: 3 earned runs, 8 hits, 1 BB, 2 K. He's now 3-2 on the year.

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  E-Freese 2(5)

 2B-Kasko(3), Pinson(4), Bell(2)

 HR-Cin Freese(4) off Burdette(3) in the 2nd with bases empty, 324 feet

    Cin Cardenas(1) off Burdette(4) in the 10th with bases empty, 429 feet

 SB-Cin Pinson(2) off Burdette(1) + Lau(5), 8th

    MBr Maye(1) off Purkey(2) + Zimmerman(2), 8th

 CS-MBr Maye(1) by Purkey(2) and Zimmerman(2), 1st

        Aaron picked off by Purkey(1) in the 2nd Inn

Pickoff(P)-Purkey(1)

RBI-Cin  - Freese(15), Kasko(6), Bell(3), Cardenas(2)

    MBr  - Roach(3)

IBB-Cin Robinson off Burdette

 SH-Burdette(3)

Poor-Freese(5)

OfA-Robinson,F(1), Roach(2)

LOB-Cincinnati 6 Milwaukee 9

GWRBI-Cardenas

Calavito Homers Twice. Detroit Sweeps. Win Streak To 12 Games

 GAME 3:

Game MVP:Don Mossi

Griffith Stadium    (09-03-2025 19:52:54)       Time 2:34, 67ø, Wind: 5 MPH Out to LF  Night Game

May 4, 1961                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Detroit 14-3             0 0 0   0 0 1   2 0 1      4  8  1
1961 Washington 6-13          0 0 0   0 0 0   1 0 0      1  3  1

Recap

Det  6th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and on one walk.

Det      Jake Wood hit a grounder scoring 1 to take the lead.  Det  1 Was 0.

Det  7th: Scored 2 runs on a hit, and an error.

Det      Rocky Colavito hit a 2 run HR(3).  Det  3 Was 0.

Was  7th: Scored 1 run on a hit, and an error.

Was      Coot Veal hit a grounder scoring 1, E6.  Det  3 Was 1.

Det  9th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and on one walk.

Det      Rocky Colavito hit a solo HR(4).  Det  4 Was 1.

Det  Rocky Colavito: 2 for 2, 2 HRs, 3 RBI, 2 runs, 3 W.

Det  Don Mossi pitched an outstanding complete game for the win: 3 hits, 2 BB, 4 K. He's 3-1 on the year.

Was  Bennie Daniels pitched 7 solid innings but took the loss: 2 earned runs, 6 hits, 7 BB, 2 K. He's now 2-2 on the year.

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  E-Fernandez(4), Bright(4)

 2B-Bright(3)

 3B-Bruton(1)

 HR-Det Colavito(3) off Daniels(4) in the 7th with 1 on base, 337 feet

    Det Colavito(4) off Sisler(3) in the 9th with bases empty, 265 feet

 SB-Det Cash(2) off Sisler(1) + Green(2), 9th

    Was Keough(3) off Mossi(1) + Brown(3), 3rd

RBI-Det  - Wood(8), Colavito 3(12)

HBP-Boros(Det) by Daniels(Was)

 SH-Brown(1)

Great-Tasby(2)

Poor-Boros(4)

LOB-Detroit 12 Washington 5

 DP-Washington 2

GWRBI-Wood

Tigers Streaking At 11 Games. Down Senators in Extra Frames.

 GAME 2:

Game MVP:Bill Bruton

Griffith Stadium    (09-03-2025 19:44:51)       Time 4:06, 77ø, Wind: 6 MPH In from RF  Night Game

May 3, 1961                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9   10 11 12   13    R  H  E
1961 Detroit 13-3             0 0 1   1 0 0   0 0 0    0  0  0    1    3 10  1
1961 Washington 6-12          0 0 0   2 0 0   0 0 0    0  0  0    0    2 16  4

Recap

Det  3rd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and on one walk.

Det      Dick Brown hit a solo HR(5) to take the lead.  Det  1 Was 0.

Det  4th: Scored 1 run on a hit, on one walk and an error.

Det      Chico Fernandez singled scoring Boros.  Det  2 Was 0.

Was  4th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 3 hits and on one walk.

Was      Harry Bright singled scoring Long.  Det  2 Was 1.

Was      Coot Veal singled scoring Green to tie the score.  Det  2 Was 2.

Was  5th: Failed to score on 3 hits.

Was  7th: Failed to score on a hit and 2 walks.

Was 11th: Failed to score on a hit and 3 walks.

Was 12th: Failed to score on 3 hits and on one walk.

Det 13th: Scored 1 run on 3 hits and on one walk.

Det      Bill Bruton singled scoring Morton to take the lead.  Det  3 Was 2.

Det  Bill Bruton: 3 for 6.

Was  Dale Long: 4 for 6.

Was  Danny O'Connell: 1 for 4, 3 W.

Was  Gene Woodling: 3 for 6, double.

Was  Harry Bright: 3 for 6.

Was  Joe McClain: 1 for 3, double, 2 errors.

Det  Bill Fischer pitched 2 innings and picked up the win: 2 IP, 4 hits, 4 BB, 0 K. He goes to 1-0 on the season.

Det  Hank Aguirre pitched a shutout 13th to record his 1st save of the year.

Was  Marty Kutyna took the loss: 1 IP, 1 earned run, 3 hits, 1 BB, 1 K. He's now 1-2 on the year.

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  E-Wood(2), O'Connell(2), Bright(3), McClain 2(3)

 2B-Cash(3), Woodling(3), McClain(2)

 HR-Det Brown(5) off McClain(5) in the 3rd with bases empty, 334 feet

 CS-Det Cash(1) by Sisler(1) and Green(1), 12th

        Fernandez(2) by Kutyna(2) and Green(2), 13th

    Was O'Connell(2) by Lary(1) and Brown(3), 5th

        O'Connell(3) by Fischer(1) and Brown(4), 11th

RBI-Det  - Brown(15), Fernandez(9), Bruton(13)

    Was  - Veal(5), Bright(2)

IBB-Det Kaline off McClain

        Cash off Sisler

    Was Woodling off Lary

HBP-Boros(Det) by Sisler(Was)

 SH-Boros 2(2), Veal(6)

 WP-Kutyna(2)

 PB-Green (1)

Great-Wood(2)

Poor-Boros(3), Fernandez 2(2), Veal(4)

OfA-Bruton(1)

LOB-Detroit 16 Washington 20

 DP-Detroit 1

GWRBI-Bruton

Detroit's 15 Hits Too Much for Washington. Tigers Streaking at 10 straight

 GAME 1:

Game MVP:Jake Wood

Griffith Stadium    (09-03-2025 19:32:05)       Time 2:25, 70ø, Cloudy, Light Rain, Wind: 4 MPH Out to LF  Night Game

May 2, 1961                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Detroit 12-3             2 0 1   1 0 2   1 0 0      7 15  0
1961 Washington 6-11          0 0 2   0 2 0   0 0 0      4  8  0

Recap

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

Det      Al Kaline singled scoring Wood to take the lead.  Det  1 Was 0.

Det      Steve Boros singled scoring Kaline.  Det  2 Was 0.

Det  2nd: Failed to score on 2 hits and on one walk.

Det  3rd: Scored 1 run on a hit and on one walk.

Det      Dick Brown hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Det  3 Was 0.

Was  3rd: Scored 2 runs on 3 hits.

Was      Marty Keough singled scoring 2.  Det  3 Was 2.

Det  4th: Scored 1 run on 3 hits.

Det      Al Kaline hit a grounder scoring 1.  Det  4 Was 2.

Was  5th: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits.

Was      Marty Keough hit a 2 run HR(3) to tie the score.  Det  4 Was 4.

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

Det      Bill Bruton hit a grounder scoring 1 to take the lead.  Det  5 Was 4.

Det      Norm Cash tripled scoring Colavito.  Det  6 Was 4.

Det  7th: Scored 1 run on 3 hits.

Det      Jake Wood singled scoring Brown.  Det  7 Was 4.

Det  Norm Cash: 2 for 4, triple.

Det  Jake Wood: 4 for 4, 2 triples, 3 runs.

Was  Marty Keough: 2 for 4, HR, 4 RBI.

Det  Jim Bunning threw a complete game for the win: 4 earned runs, 8 hits, 2 BB, 4 K. He's now 3-0 on the season.

Was  Gabe Gabler pitched 2 innings and took the loss: 2 IP, 3 earned runs, 5 hits, 1 BB, 0 K. He drops to 0-1 on the season.

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 3B-Cash(1), Wood 2(5), Fernandez(1)

 HR-Was Keough(3) off Bunning(2) in the 5th with 1 on base, 310 feet

 SB-Det Wood(4) off Sturdivant(1) + Daley(2), 1st

    Det Boros(1) off Sturdivant(2) + Daley(3), 1st

    Det Bruton(3) off Sturdivant(3) + Daley(4), 2nd

RBI-Det  - Brown(14), Cash(15), Wood(7), Boros(6), Bruton(12), Kaline 2(13)

    Was  - Keough 4(11)

IBB-Det Kaline off Sturdivant

 SH-Veal(5)

 WP-Gabler(1)

Great-Fernandez(4), Bruton(4), O'Connell(1)

Poor-Boros(2), Veal(3)

LOB-Detroit 11 Washington 6

 DP-Washington 1

GWRBI-Bruton

More Late Inning Heroics As Milwaukee Sweeps Los Angeles

 GAME 3:

Game MVP:Bob Buhl

County Stadium    (09-02-2025 09:59:07)       Time 2:33, 59ø, Cloudy, Light Rain  Day Game

May 4, 1961                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Los Angeles 11-10        0 2 0   0 0 0   0 0 0      2  5  0
1961 Milwaukee 8-7            0 0 0   0 0 0   0 3 -      3  7  0

Recap

LAD  2nd: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits.

LAD      Wally Moon hit a solo HR(1) to take the lead.  LAD  1 MBr 0.

LAD      Frank Howard hit a solo HR(6).  LAD  2 MBr 0.

MBr  8th: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 4 hits and on one walk.

MBr      Hank Aaron singled scoring Maye.  LAD  2 MBr 1.

MBr      Joe Adcock singled scoring Bolling to tie the score.  LAD  2 MBr 2.

MBr      Al Spangler singled scoring Aaron to take the lead.  LAD  2 MBr 3.

MBr  Bob Buhl pitched a solid 8 innings for the win: 2 earned runs, 5 hits, 3 BB, 2 K. He's 1-2 on the season.

MBr  Don McMahon pitched a shutout 9th to record his 1st save of the year.

LAD  Don Drysdale went the distance and took the loss: 3 earned runs, 7 hits, 3 BB, 6 K. He's now 2-2 on the year.

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 HR-LAD Moon(1) off Buhl(6) in the 2nd with bases empty, 388 feet

    LAD Howard(6) off Buhl(7) in the 2nd with bases empty, 322 feet

RBI-LAD  - Howard(15), Moon(8)

    MBr  - Adcock(6), Aaron(12), Spangler(1)

IBB-LAD Davis off Buhl

HBP-Roach(MBr) by Drysdale(LAD)

    Neal(LAD) by McMahon(MBr)

 SH-Davis, T(2), Davis, W(1)

Poor-Davis, T(4)

LOB-Los Angeles 7 Milwaukee 7

 DP-Los Angeles 1

GWRBI-Spangler

9th Inning Single Steals Game From LA. Complete Game For Spahn As Braves Are Now 7-7

 GAME 2:

Game MVP:Warren Spahn

County Stadium    (09-02-2025 09:51:25)       Time 3:12, 57ø, Wind: 5 MPH Out to RCF  Night Game

May 3, 1961                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Los Angeles 11-9         0 1 1   0 0 0   0 0 0      2  7  4
1961 Milwaukee 7-7            0 0 0   0 1 1   0 0 1      3  8  0

Recap

LAD  2nd: Scored 1 run on a hit.

LAD      Frank Howard hit a solo HR(5) to take the lead.  LAD  1 MBr 0.

LAD  3rd: Scored 1 run on 3 hits.

LAD      Jim Gilliam hit a solo HR(1).  LAD  2 MBr 0.

MBr  3rd: Failed to score on a hit, on one walk and an error.

MBr  5th: Scored 1 run on a hit.

MBr      Frank Bolling hit a grounder scoring 1.  LAD  2 MBr 1.

MBr  6th: Scored 1 run on a hit, and an error.

MBr      Roy McMillan hit a grounder scoring 1, E6 to tie the score.  LAD  2 MBr 2.

MBr  7th: Failed to score on a hit, 2 walks and an error.

MBr  9th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits, and an error.

MBr      Hank Aaron singled scoring Maye to win the game.  LAD  2 MBr 3.

LAD  Jim Gilliam: 2 for 4, HR.

LAD  Frank Howard: 1 for 4, HR, 2 errors.

MBr  Warren Spahn went the distance for the win: 2 earned runs, 7 hits, 0 BB, 5 K. He's 2-1 on the year.

LAD  Larry Sherry pitched 2.1 innings and took the loss: 2.1 IP, 3 hits, 1 BB, 3 K. He's now 1-1 on the year.

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1 out when winning run scored

LAD: Davis, W ran for Demeter in the 9th

     Davis, W moved to CF in the 9th

MBr: Spangler hit for Roach in the 8th

     DeMerit moved to LF in the 9th

  E-Gilliam(1), Howard 2(7), Smith,C(2)

 2B-Williams,S(1), Adcock(2), Roach(2), Spahn(1)

 HR-LAD Howard(5) off Spahn(2) in the 2nd with bases empty, 354 feet

    LAD Gilliam(1) off Spahn(3) in the 3rd with bases empty, 354 feet

RBI-LAD  - Gilliam(4), Howard(14)

    MBr  - Bolling(12), Aaron(11)

IBB-MBr Aaron off Sherry

 SH-Bolling 3(6)

Great-Roseboro(3), Aaron 2(3)

Poor-Gilliam(2)

LOB-Los Angeles 4 Milwaukee 10

 DP-Milwaukee 1

GWRBI-Aaron

Milwaukee Scores 18 Runs In The 8th! Down Dodgers

 GAME 1:

Game MVP:Lee Maye

County Stadium    (09-02-2025 09:40:25)       Time 3:35, 59ø, Wind: 6 MPH Out to RF  Night Game

May 2, 1961                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Los Angeles 11-8         0 1 0   0 0 4   0 0 0      5 10  2
1961 Milwaukee 6-7            0 1 0   2 1 0   018 -     22 15  1

Recap

LAD  2nd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

LAD      Frank Howard hit a solo HR(4) to take the lead.  LAD  1 MBr 0.

MBr  2nd: Scored 1 run on a hit.

MBr      Joe Adcock hit a solo HR(3) to tie the score.  LAD  1 MBr 1.

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

MBr      Eddie Mathews scored on a WP by Koufax to take the lead.  LAD  1 MBr 2.

MBr      John Demerit hit a fly ball scoring 1.  LAD  1 MBr 3.

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

MBr      Hank Aaron hit a grounder scoring 1, E6.  LAD  1 MBr 4.

LAD  6th: Sent 10 batters to the plate scoring 4 runs on 4 hits and 2 walks.

LAD      Norm Larker hit a 3 run HR(2) to tie the score.  LAD  4 MBr 4.

LAD      Willie Davis singled scoring Howard to take the lead.  LAD  5 MBr 4.

MBr  8th: Sent 21 batters to the plate scoring 18 runs on 9 hits and 7 walks.

MBr      Wes Covington singled scoring 2 to take the lead.  LAD  5 MBr 6.

MBr      Del Crandall doubled scoring 2.  LAD  5 MBr 8.

MBr      Frank Bolling doubled scoring Crandall.  LAD  5 MBr 9.

MBr      Eddie Mathews singled scoring 2.  LAD  5 MBr 11.

MBr      Hank Aaron hit a 2 run HR(3).  LAD  5 MBr 13.

MBr      Joe Adcock scored on a PB by Roseboro.  LAD  5 MBr 14.

MBr      Del Crandall singled scoring 2.  LAD  5 MBr 16.

MBr      Hank Aaron walked scoring Crandall.  LAD  5 MBr 17.

MBr      Joe Adcock walked scoring McMillan.  LAD  5 MBr 18.

MBr      Lee Maye hit a Grand Slam(3).  LAD  5 MBr 22.

LAD  Frank Howard: 2 for 5, HR, 2 runs.

LAD  Norm Larker: 2 for 3, HR, 3 RBI.

MBr  Joe Adcock: 3 for 3, HR, 2 RBI, 4 runs, 3 W.

MBr  Hank Aaron: 1 for 4, HR, 3 RBI, 3 runs, 2 W.

MBr  Lee Maye: 1 for 1, HR, 4 RBI, 3 runs, grand slam.

MBr  Del Crandall: 2 for 2, double, 4 RBI, 2 runs.

MBr  Moe Drabowsky pitched 2.1 innings and picked up the win: 2.1 IP, 1 hit, 1 BB, 0 K. He's 1-0 on the season.

LAD  Ed Palmquist took the loss: 1 IP, 18 earned runs, 9 hits, 7 BB, 3 K. He drops to 1-2 on the year.

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  E-Howard(5), Lillis(1), Aaron(1)

 2B-Lillis(1), Bolling(6), Crandall(3)

 HR-LAD Howard(4) off Nottebart(2) in the 2nd with bases empty, 394 feet

    LAD Larker(2) off Nottebart(3) in the 6th with 2 on base, 324 feet

    MBr Adcock(3) off Koufax(1) in the 2nd with bases empty, 329 feet

    MBr Aaron(3) off Palmquist(4) in the 8th with 1 on base, 382 feet

    MBr Maye(3) off Palmquist(5) in the 8th with bases full, 326 feet

 SB-LAD Wills(5) off Drabowsky(1) + Lau(4), 8th

RBI-LAD  - Davis, W(10), Howard(13), Larker 3(10)

    MBr  - Adcock 2(5), Bolling(11), Mathews 2(13), Aaron 3(10), Maye 4(9), DeMerit(4), Crandall 4(6)

        , Covington 2(3)

IBB-LAD Moon off Nottebart

    MBr Aaron off Koufax

HBP-Roseboro(LAD) by Mackenzie(MBr)

    Maye(MBr) by Palmquist(LAD)

    McMillan(MBr) by Palmquist(LAD)

 SF-DeMerit(1)

 SH-Larker(1), Lillis(1), Bolling(3)

 WP-Koufax(2), Palmquist(2), Nottebart(1)

 PB-Roseboro (2)

Great-Davis, W(2)

OfA-Davis, W(2)

LOB-Los Angeles 10 Milwaukee 6

 DP-Milwaukee 1

GWRBI-Covington