Saturday, January 24, 2026

Nail Biter In Milwaukee. Braves Outlast Visiting Foe From The West

 GAME 1:

Game MVP:Bob Hendley

County Stadium    (01-24-2026 07:34:21)       Time 2:45, 77ø, Wind: 5 MPH Left to Right  Night Game

Aug 31, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Los Angeles(N) 64-62     2 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0      2  7  0
1961 Milwaukee 71-57          0 0 0   2 0 1   0 0 -      3  6  1


Recap


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

LAD      Frank Howard singled scoring Wills to take the lead.  LAD  1 MBr 0.

LAD      Gil Hodges hit a fly ball scoring 1.  LAD  2 MBr 0.

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

MBr      Eddie Mathews hit a 2 run HR(38) to tie the score.  LAD  2 MBr 2.

MBr  6th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

MBr      Eddie Mathews singled scoring Maye to take the lead.  LAD  2 MBr 3.

LAD :    Norm Sherry K'd with with 2 on, end 8th.

MBr  8th: Failed to score on a hit and 2 walks.

LAD  9th: Failed to score on a hit and 2 walks.


LAD  Frank Howard: 3 for 3.

MBr  Eddie Mathews: 3 for 3, HR, 3 RBI.


MBr  Bob Hendley pitched 8.2 innings to earn the win: 2 earned runs, 7 hits, 6 BB, 3 K. He's now 7-3 on the year.

MBr  Ken Mackenzie picked up the save, his 1st of the year.

LAD  Don Drysdale pitched a complete game but took the loss: 3 earned runs, 6 hits, 3 BB, 7 K. He's 10-10 on the year.


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Los Angeles(N)                 IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Drysdale L(10-10)             8.0  6  3  3  1  3  7  128  88  40   4.34  33 135(134)       62

                              8.0  6  3  3  1  3  7  128  88  40   4.57  33


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

Hendley W(7-3)                8.2  7  2  2  0  6  3  139  81  58   3.81  38 135(134)   +   59

 McMahon                      0.0  0  0  0  0  2  0    9   1   8   4.01   2   20(20)s  -

 Mackenzie S(1)               0.1  0  0  0  0  0  0    6   4   2   9.00   1   30(29)   -

                              9.0  7  2  2  0  8  3  154  86  68   3.84  41

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  E-Bolling(11)

 HR-MBr Mathews(38) off Drysdale(26) in the 4th with 1 on base, 385 feet

RBI-LAD  - Hodges(24), Howard(38)

    MBr  - Mathews 3(108)

HBP-Thomas(MBr) by Drysdale(LAD)

 SF-Hodges(5)

 SH-Drysdale(4), Bolling(19)

Poor-Gilliam(22), Neal(10)

OfA-Howard(3)

LOB-Los Angeles(N) 12 Milwaukee 6

 DP-Milwaukee 2

GWRBI-Mathews


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