Lew Burdette Throws Complete Game Shutout To Earn His 21st Win. Braves Split Series With Cards

 GAME 2:

Game MVP:Lew Burdette

County Stadium    (02-21-2026 14:35:57)       Time 2:04, 75ø, Wind: 16 MPH Out to CF  Day Game

Sep 26, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 St. Louis 73-78          0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0      0  5  0
1961 Milwaukee 85-66          0 1 0   0 0 0   0 1 -      2  5  0

Recap

MBr  2nd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

MBr      Frank Bolling singled scoring Thomas to take the lead.  StL  0 MBr 1.

MBr  8th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and on one walk.

MBr      Eddie Mathews hit a solo HR(41).  StL  0 MBr 2.

MBr  Lew Burdette threw a shutout: 5 hits, 1 BB, 2 K. He moves to 21-7 on the year.

StL  Ray Sadecki pitched a solid complete game but took the loss: 2 earned runs, 5 hits, 6 BB, 6 K. He's 12-11 on the year.

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St. Louis                      IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Sadecki L(12-11)              8.0  5  2  2  1  6  6  129  82  47   4.05  34 140(142)       64

                              8.0  5  2  2  1  6  6  129  82  47   4.16  34

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

Burdette W(21-7)              9.0  5  0  0  0  1  2  102  65  37   3.64  32 140(143)   +   78

                              9.0  5  0  0  0  1  2  102  65  37   3.84  32

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 2B-White, B(23), Sadecki(4), Thomas, F(21)

 HR-MBr Mathews(41) off Sadecki(32) in the 8th with bases empty, 351 feet

 SB-MBr Maye(12) off Sadecki(5) + Sawatski(19), 3rd

    MBr Bolling(8) off Sadecki(6) + Sawatski(20), 5th

 CS-MBr Bolling(4) by Sadecki(1) and Sawatski(15), 2nd

RBI-MBr  - Bolling(67), Mathews(118)

IBB-StL Flood off Burdette

 WP-Sadecki(8)

Great-Mathews 2(32)

Poor-Adcock(6)

LOB-St. Louis 5 Milwaukee 8

 DP-Milwaukee 1

GWRBI-Bolling