Saturday, January 31, 2026

Hank Aaron Surpasses 200 Hit Mark. Braves Win Game 1 Of Crucial Series With Pirates

 GAME 1:

Game MVP:Ron Piche

County Stadium    (01-31-2026 05:49:17)       Time 2:45, 72ø, Wind: 6 MPH In from CF  Night Game

Sep 8, 1961                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Pittsburgh 75-58         0 0 0   0 3 1   0 0 0      4 10  0
1961 Milwaukee 76-59          2 0 0   0 4 0   1 0 -      7 14  1


Recap


Pit  1st: Failed to score on a hit and 2 walks.

Pit      Don Hoak DP with bases loaded, end 1st.

MBr  1st: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 4 hits.

MBr      Roy McMillan singled scoring Maye to take the lead.  Pit  0 MBr 1.

MBr      Joe Adcock singled scoring McMillan.  Pit  0 MBr 2.

Pit  5th: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 4 hits, on one walk and an error.

Pit      Bill Mazeroski singled scoring Skinner.  Pit  1 MBr 2.

Pit      Bill Virdon hit a grounder scoring 1 to tie the score.  Pit  2 MBr 2.

Pit      Dick Groat singled scoring 1 to take the lead.  Pit  3 MBr 2.

MBr  5th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 4 runs on 4 hits.

MBr      Eddie Mathews doubled scoring McMillan to tie the score.  Pit  3 MBr 3.

MBr      Hank Aaron doubled scoring Mathews to take the lead.  Pit  3 MBr 4.

MBr      Frank Thomas hit a 2 run HR(17).  Pit  3 MBr 6.

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

Pit      Bill Mazeroski singled scoring Skinner.  Pit  4 MBr 6.

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

MBr      Joe Torre singled scoring Aaron.  Pit  4 MBr 7.


MBr  Roy McMillan: 3 for 5, 2 runs.

MBr  Hank Aaron: 3 for 4, double, 2 runs.

MBr  Frank Thomas: 2 for 4, HR, 2 RBI.


MBr  Bob Hendley pitched 7 innings to earn the win: 4 earned runs, 10 hits, 5 BB, 3 K. He's 8-3 on the year.

MBr  Ron Piche held Pittsburgh hitless the final 2 innings earning his 3rd save.

Pit  Bob Friend pitched 7 innings and took the loss: 7 earned runs, 13 hits, 1 BB, 2 K. He's 14-10 on the year.


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

Friend L(14-10)               7.0 13  7  7  1  1  2  127  92  35   3.90  35 135(136)  --   24

 McBean                       1.0  1  0  0  0  0  0    9   7   2   3.44   4   70(75)

                              8.0 14  7  7  1  1  2  136  99  37   3.75  39


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

Hendley W(8-3)                7.0 10  4  4  0  5  3  118  79  39   3.92  33 135(143)       39

 Piche S(3)                   2.0  0  0  0  0  0  0   27  20   7   3.00   6   70(75)

                              9.0 10  4  4  0  5  3  145  99  46   3.86  39


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  E-Maye(5)

 2B-Mathews(18), Aaron(35), Maye(10)

 HR-MBr Thomas, F(17) off Friend(16) in the 5th with 1 on base, 387 feet

 SB-MBr Aaron(19) off Friend(17) + Smith(27), 7th

RBI-Pit  - Mazeroski 2(65), Groat(44), Virdon(59)

    MBr  - Torre(54), Adcock(95), Mathews(113), McMillan(49), Aaron(126), Thomas, F 2(55)

IBB-MBr Adcock off Friend

 SH-Friend(15), Hendley(2)

Great-Virdon(28), Adcock(11), Thomas, F(10), Mantilla(4)

Poor-Groat(51), McMillan 2(24)

LOB-Pittsburgh 8 Milwaukee 8

 DP-Milwaukee 3

GWRBI-Aaron

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