4 Hit Shutout Propels Los Angles Sweep Of St. Louis

 GAME 2:

Game MVP:Stan Williams

LA Memorial Col    (10-06-2025 16:16:29)       Time 2:28, 67ø, Wind: 2 MPH Out to LCF  Night Game

May 30, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 St. Louis 17-22          0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0      0  4  0
1961 Los Angeles(N) 22-23     0 2 0   0 0 0   1 1 -      4  9  0

Recap

LAD  2nd: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 2 hits and 3 walks.

LAD      Maury Wills singled scoring 2 to take the lead.  StL  0 LAD 2.

LAD  7th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

LAD      Jim Gilliam hit a grounder scoring 1.  StL  0 LAD 3.

LAD  8th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

LAD      Gil Hodges hit a fly ball scoring 1.  StL  0 LAD 4.

LAD  Maury Wills: 4 for 4, 2 RBI, 2 great plays.

LAD  Stan Williams pitched a great 7.2 innings for the win: 4 hits, 4 BB, 4 K. He's 4-5 on the year.

LAD  Turk Farrell held St. Louis hitless the final 1.1 innings to record his 2nd save of the season.

StL  Bob Gibson pitched 6 innings and took the loss: 2 earned runs, 5 hits, 3 BB, 7 K. He drops to 2-4 on the year.

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 2B-Fairly(2)

 SB-LAD Wills(11) off Gibson(3) + Smith(8), 1st

RBI-LAD  - Hodges(9), Wills, M 2(10)

 SF-Hodges(1)

 WP-Gibson(3)

Great-Wills, M 2(19)

Poor-Fairly(2)

LOB-St. Louis 7 Los Angeles(N) 7

 DP-St. Louis 1 Los Angeles(N) 1

GWRBI-Wills, M

Koufax Strikes Out 11 But Doesn't Get Win. However, Dodgers Do; Downing Cards In 10

 GAME 1:

Game MVP:Sandy Koufax

LA Memorial Col    (10-06-2025 16:08:32)       Time 2:36, 72ø, Wind: 7 MPH Right to Left  Night Game

May 29, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9   10    R  H  E
1961 St. Louis 17-21          0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 1    0    1  4  0
1961 Los Angeles(N) 21-23     0 0 0   0 0 0   1 0 0    1    2  5  2

Recap

LAD  7th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 1 run on 2 hits and 2 walks.

LAD      Ron Fairly walked scoring Davis to take the lead.  StL  0 LAD 1.

StL  9th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 1 run on 2 hits, on one walk and an error.

StL      Daryl Spencer hit a grounder scoring 1 to tie the score.  StL  1 LAD 1.

LAD 10th: Scored 1 run on a hit and 3 walks.

LAD      Jim Gilliam walked scoring Roseboro to win the game.  StL  1 LAD 2.

LAD  Ron Perranoski picked up the win: .1 IP. He's 2-0 on the year.

StL  Al Cicotte took the loss: .1 IP, 1 earned run, 1 hit, 3 BB. He drops to 0-3 on the season.

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  E-Davis, T(3), Fairly(1)

 2B-Taussig(4)

 CS-LAD Wills picked off by Jackson(1) in the 3rd Inn

Pickoff(P)-Jackson(1)

RBI-StL  - Spencer, D(9)

    LAD  - Fairly(12), Gilliam(9)

IBB-StL Boyer off Koufax

HBP-Cunningham(StL) by Perranoski(LAD)

 SH-Cunningham(1)

 WP-Koufax(5)

Poor-Gilliam(7), Snider(7)

LOB-St. Louis 9 Los Angeles(N) 5

 DP-St. Louis 1 Los Angeles(N) 1

GWRBI-Gilliam

Daniels Hurls Shutout. Washington Takes 2 OF 3 From Minnesota

 GAME 3:

Game MVP:Bennie Daniels

Griffith Stadium    (10-02-2025 10:40:19)       Time 2:23, 72ø, Wind: 5 MPH In from RCF  Night Game

May 28, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Minnesota 19-22          0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0      0  5  0
1961 Washington 15-28         0 0 0   1 1 0   0 1 -      3  9  1

Recap

Was  4th: Scored 1 run on 3 hits.

Was      Dale Long singled scoring Tasby to take the lead.  Min  0 Was 1.

Was  5th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and on one walk.

Was      Willie Tasby singled scoring 1.  Min  0 Was 2.

Min  7th: Failed to score 2 walks and an error.

Min      Jose Valdivielso DP with bases loaded, end 7th.

Was  8th: Scored 1 run on a hit and on one walk.

Was      Harry Bright hit a grounder scoring 1.  Min  0 Was 3.

Was  Willie Tasby: 4 for 4, double.

Was  Bennie Daniels threw a shutout: 5 hits, 5 BB, 6 K. He's now 4-2 on the year.

Min  Jack Kralick pitched 7 solid innings but took the loss: 2 earned runs, 8 hits, 2 BB, 7 K. He drops to 4-4 on the year.

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  E-Klaus(5)

 2B-Mincher(4), Tasby(5)

 SB-Min Green(2) off Daniels(2) + Green(6), 1st

RBI-Was  - Long(18), Tasby(8), Bright(11)

IBB-Min Killebrew off Daniels

 WP-Daniels(1)

Great-Hinton(1)

LOB-Minnesota 8 Washington 8

 DP-Minnesota 1 Washington 3

GWRBI-Long

Senators Respond To Challenge. Knot Series at 1-Apiece

 GAME 2:

Game MVP:Danny O'Connell

Griffith Stadium    (10-02-2025 10:33:14)       Time 2:50, 67ø, Wind: 3 MPH In from CF  Night Game

May 27, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Minnesota 19-21          1 0 0   0 0 1   0 0 1      3  9  1
1961 Washington 14-28         2 0 0   0 2 0   2 0 -      6 11  1

Recap

Min  1st: Scored 1 run on a hit.

Min      Harmon Killebrew hit a solo HR(11) to take the lead.  Min  1 Was 0.

Was  1st: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 2 hits and 2 walks.

Was      Danny O'Connell hit a 2 run HR(1) to take the lead.  Min  1 Was 2.

Was  5th: Scored 2 runs on 3 hits.

Was      Dale Long hit a 2 run HR(6).  Min  1 Was 4.

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

Min      Harmon Killebrew hit a solo HR(12).  Min  2 Was 4.

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

Was      Gene Green singled scoring Tasby.  Min  2 Was 5.

Was      Hal Woodeshick singled scoring Long.  Min  2 Was 6.

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

Min      Don Mincher singled scoring Lemon.  Min  3 Was 6.

Min  Harmon Killebrew: 2 for 4, 2 HRs, 2 RBI, 2 runs.

Was  Gene Green: 3 for 4, double.

Was  Dale Long: 2 for 3, HR, 2 RBI, 2 runs.

Was  Hal Woodeshick pitched 8 innings to earn the win: 3 earned runs, 8 hits, 2 BB, 1 K. He's 1-3 on the season.

Was  Marty Kutyna got the save, his 4th of the year.

Min  Ed Palmquist pitched 3.2 innings and took the loss: 2 earned runs, 5 hits, 3 BB, 4 K. He drops to 0-2 on the year.

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 E-Killebrew(6), Long(7)

 2B-Green(3), Veal(4)

 HR-Min Killebrew(11) off Woodeshick(2) in the 1st with bases empty, 286 feet

    Min Killebrew(12) off Woodeshick(3) in the 6th with bases empty, 329 feet

    Was O'Connell(1) off Palmquist(2) in the 1st with 1 on base, 276 feet

    Was Long(6) off Sadowski(3) in the 5th with 1 on base, 346 feet

RBI-Min  - Killebrew 2(24), Mincher(11)

    Was  - Green(5), Long 2(17), O'Connell 2(8), Woodeshick(1)

 WP-Sadowski(3)

Great-Lemon(5), Klaus(11)

LOB-Minnesota 5 Washington 11

 DP-Washington 4

GWRBI-O'Connell

Killebrew Is Clutch As Twinkies Take Game 1 Of Series

 GAME 1:

Game MVP:Harmon Killebrew

Griffith Stadium    (10-02-2025 10:26:16)       Time 3:25, 73ø, Wind: 4 MPH Left to Right  Night Game

May 26, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Minnesota 19-20          0 0 4   0 0 0   3 0 0      7 11  1
1961 Washington 13-28         0 2 3   0 0 0   0 0 1      6 12  0

Recap

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

Was      Harry Bright singled scoring Tasby to take the lead.  Min  0 Was 1.

Was      Joe McClain hit a grounder scoring 1.  Min  0 Was 2.

Min  3rd: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 4 runs on 3 hits and on one walk.

Min      Harmon Killebrew tripled scoring 3 to take the lead.  Min  3 Was 2.

Min      Jim Lemon hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Min  4 Was 2.

Was  3rd: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 4 hits, and an error.

Was      Willie Tasby singled scoring Hinton.  Min  4 Was 3.

Was      Dale Long singled scoring King to tie the score.  Min  4 Was 4.

Was      Harry Bright singled scoring Tasby to take the lead.  Min  4 Was 5.

Min  7th: Scored 3 runs on 3 hits.

Min      Harmon Killebrew hit a 2 run HR(10) to take the lead.  Min  6 Was 5.

Min      Jim Lemon hit a solo HR(5).  Min  7 Was 5.

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

Was      Harry Bright hit a grounder scoring 1.  Min  7 Was 6.

Min  Harmon Killebrew: 2 for 4, triple, HR, 5 RBI, 2 runs.

Was  Willie Tasby: 3 for 4, 2 runs.

Min  Ted Sadowski picked up the win: 1 IP, 1 BB. He moves to 2-2 on the year.

Min  Chuck Stobbs pitched the 9th to earn his 1st save.

Was  Dave Sisler pitched 1.1 innings and took the loss: 1.1 IP, 2 earned runs, 2 hits, 0 BB, 0 K. He drops to 0-2 on the year.

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 E-Bertoia(7)

 2B-Battey(6), Green(2), Hinton(2), Woodling(5)

 3B-Killebrew(2)

 HR-Min Killebrew(10) off Sisler(6) in the 7th with 1 on base, 265 feet

    Min Lemon(5) off Sisler(7) in the 7th with bases empty, 338 feet

 CS-Min Versalles(3) by Kutyna(3) and Green(4), 9th

RBI-Min  - Killebrew 5(22), Lemon 2(16)

    Was  - Long(15), Tasby(7), Bright 3(10), McClain(2)

HBP-Long(Was) by Kaat(Min)

    King(Was) by Kaat(Min)

 SF-Lemon(1)

 SH-Kaat(3)

 WP-Sadowski(2)

Great-Versalles(17), Lemon(4), Veal(2), Bright(8)

Poor-Versalles(6), Green(4), Allison(1)

LOB-Minnesota 4 Washington 12

 DP-Minnesota 1 Washington 1

GWRBI-Killebrew

Dodgers Drop Braves To Avoid Milwaukee Sweep. Braves Now .500 On Season

 GAME 3:

Game MVP:Duke Snider

County Stadium    (10-01-2025 10:02:02)       Time 3:20, 65ø  Day Game

May 28, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Los Angeles(N) 20-23     6 3 2   1 1 1   0 0 0     14 14  1
1961 Milwaukee 18-18          3 1 0   0 3 1   0 2 0     10 14  1

Recap

LAD  1st: Sent 9 batters to the plate scoring 6 runs on 5 hits and on one walk.

LAD      Wally Moon doubled scoring Gilliam to take the lead.  LAD  1 MBr 0.

LAD      Duke Snider singled scoring Davis.  LAD  2 MBr 0.

LAD      Gil Hodges hit a Grand Slam(2).  LAD  6 MBr 0.

MBr  1st: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 4 hits and on one walk.

MBr      Frank Bolling hit a 2 run HR(4).  LAD  6 MBr 2.

MBr      Eddie Mathews hit a solo HR(11).  LAD  6 MBr 3.

LAD  2nd: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 5 hits.

LAD      Willie Davis doubled scoring Gilliam.  LAD  7 MBr 3.

LAD      Wally Moon singled scoring Davis.  LAD  8 MBr 3.

LAD      Duke Snider singled scoring Moon.  LAD  9 MBr 3.

MBr  2nd: Scored 1 run on a hit.

MBr      Lee Maye hit a solo HR(6).  LAD  9 MBr 4.

LAD  3rd: Scored 2 runs on a hit and 2 walks.

LAD      Roger Craig scored on a PB by Torre.  LAD  10 MBr 4.

LAD      Willie Davis hit a grounder scoring 1.  LAD  11 MBr 4.

LAD  4th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

LAD      Duke Snider hit a 421 foot solo HR(4).  LAD  12 MBr 4.

LAD  5th: Scored 1 run on a hit, 2 walks and an error.

LAD      Tommy Davis singled scoring Gilliam.  LAD  13 MBr 4.

MBr  5th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 2 hits and 2 walks.

MBr      Hank Aaron doubled scoring 2.  LAD  13 MBr 6.

MBr      Joe Torre singled scoring Aaron.  LAD  13 MBr 7.

LAD  6th: Scored 1 run.

LAD      Maury Wills hit a grounder scoring 1.  LAD  14 MBr 7.

MBr  6th: Scored 1 run on 3 hits.

MBr      Frank Bolling singled scoring McMillan.  LAD  14 MBr 8.

MBr  8th: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits, and an error.

MBr      Lee Maye doubled scoring 2.  LAD  14 MBr 10.

LAD  Willie Davis: 2 for 4, double, 2 RBI, 2 runs.

LAD  Jim Gilliam: 2 for 6, double, 3 runs.

LAD  Gil Hodges: 1 for 5, HR, 4 RBI, grand slam.

LAD  Duke Snider: 3 for 3, HR, 3 RBI, 2 runs, 2 W.

MBr  Frank Bolling: 2 for 5, HR, 3 RBI.

MBr  Eddie Mathews: 1 for 4, HR, 2 runs.

MBr  Hank Aaron: 2 for 5, 2 doubles, 2 RBI.

MBr  Lee Maye: 4 for 4, double, HR, 3 RBI, 3 runs.

LAD  Roger Craig pitched poorly for 5 innings but earned the win: 7 earned runs, 7 hits, 3 BB, 4 K. He's 3-5 on the year.

MBr  Lew Burdette pitched poorly for 1.1 innings and took the loss: 9 earned runs, 9 hits, 1 BB, 0 K. He's 6-4 on the season.

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  E-Wills, M(10), McMillan(5)

 2B-Davis, W(7), Gilliam(6), Moon(8), Aaron 2(9), Maye(3)

 HR-LAD Hodges(2) off Burdette(5) in the 1st with bases full, 388 feet

    LAD Snider(4) off Nottebart(7) in the 4th with bases empty, 421 feet

    MBr Bolling(4) off Craig(3) in the 1st with 1 on base, 324 feet

    MBr Mathews(11) off Craig(4) in the 1st with bases empty, 382 feet

    MBr Maye(6) off Craig(5) in the 2nd with bases empty, 328 feet

 SB-LAD Gilliam(1) off Burdette(2) + Torre(5), 2nd

RBI-LAD  - Davis, T(23), Davis, W 2(26), Hodges 4(8), Moon 2(28), Snider 3(14), Wills, M(8)

    MBr  - Torre(6), Bolling 3(26), Mathews(27), Aaron 2(32), Maye 3(14)

IBB-LAD Davis off Burdette

HBP-Roseboro(LAD) by Morehead(MBr)

 WP-Craig(4), Nottebart(2), Morehead(1)

 PB-Torre (1)

Great-Moon 2(4), Bolling(4)

Poor-Snider(6), Mathews(5), Thomas, F(1)

OfA-Snider(1)

LOB-Los Angeles(N) 6 Milwaukee 7

 DP-Los Angeles(N) 1 Milwaukee 2

GWRBI-Moon

Milwaukee Rallys From 4-0 Deficit To Take Game 2 From Los Angeles.

 GAME 2:

Game MVP:Lee Maye

County Stadium    (10-01-2025 09:52:30)       Time 2:24, 56ø, Wind: 13 MPH Out to RCF  Day Game

May 27, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Los Angeles(N) 19-23     0 1 1   2 0 0   0 0 0      4  8  2
1961 Milwaukee 18-17          0 0 0   2 2 0   1 0 -      5  5  1

Recap

LAD  2nd: Scored 1 run on a hit and on one walk.

LAD      Frank Howard hit a solo HR(8) to take the lead.  LAD  1 MBr 0.

LAD  3rd: Scored 1 run on 3 hits.

LAD      Tommy Davis singled scoring Wills.  LAD  2 MBr 0.

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

LAD      Maury Wills singled scoring Roseboro.  LAD  3 MBr 0.

LAD      Jim Gilliam tripled scoring Wills.  LAD  4 MBr 0.

MBr  4th: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits and on one walk.

MBr      Frank Thomas hit a 2 run HR(4).  LAD  4 MBr 2.

MBr  5th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on a hit, 2 walks and 2 errors.

MBr      Eddie Mathews singled scoring Maye, E7.  LAD  4 MBr 3.

MBr      Joe Torre hit a grounder scoring 1 to tie the score.  LAD  4 MBr 4.

MBr  7th: Scored 1 run on a hit.

MBr      Lee Maye hit a solo HR(5) to take the lead.  LAD  4 MBr 5.

MBr  Lee Maye: 2 for 4, HR, 2 runs.

MBr  Claude Raymond pitched 2.1 innings and picked up the win: 2.1 IP, 0 hits, 0 BB, 0 K. He's 1-0 on the year.

LAD  Don Drysdale pitched 7 solid innings but took the loss: 3 earned runs, 5 hits, 5 BB, 5 K. He's now 3-4 on the season.

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  E-Gilliam(2), Howard(9), Bolling(4)

 3B-Gilliam(2)

 HR-LAD Howard(8) off Buhl(14) in the 2nd with bases empty, 392 feet

    MBr Thomas, F(4) off Drysdale(6) in the 4th with 1 on base, 330 feet

    MBr Maye(5) off Drysdale(7) in the 7th with bases empty, 385 feet

 SB-LAD Wills(10) off Buhl(4) + Torre(4), 4th

RBI-LAD  - Davis, T(22), Gilliam(8), Howard(20), Wills, M(7)

    MBr  - Torre(5), Maye(11), Thomas, F 2(10)

IBB-MBr Aaron off Drysdale

HBP-Davis(LAD) by Buhl(MBr)

 SH-Drysdale(1), Gilliam(7), Buhl(2)

Great-Hodges(1)

OfA-Davis, W(5)

LOB-Los Angeles(N) 8 Milwaukee 5

GWRBI-Maye