Milwaukee Braves vs Cincinnati Reds
June 8, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 8, 1961 at Crosley Field. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Milwaukee Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Milwaukee Braves 8, Cincinnati Reds 10

Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Maye rf 3 0 1 0
  DeMerit ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Bolling 2b 5 2 1 0
Mathews 3b 4 2 4 3
Aaron cf 4 1 2 1
Adcock 1b 5 1 1 2
Thomas lf 5 1 2 1
Torre c 4 0 1 0
McMillan ss 4 0 0 0
Spahn p 1 1 1 1
  Lau ph 1 0 0 0
  Drabowsky p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 1 0 0 0
  Brunet p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 13 8
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Blasingame 2b 5 1 2 1
Kasko ss 4 1 1 0
  Cardenas ss 0 0 0 0
Pinson cf 4 1 2 2
Robinson rf 4 1 2 0
Freese 3b 4 1 1 4
Post lf 4 2 1 0
Coleman 1b 4 2 3 2
Zimmerman c 4 1 1 0
Maloney p 2 0 1 0
  Bridges p 0 0 0 0
  Gernert ph 1 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
  Brosnan p 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 10 14 9
Milwaukee 002 000 5108132
Cincinnati 011 314 00x10140
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn  L (6-5) 5.0 8 6 5 4 2
  Drabowsky   1.0 4 4 4 0 0
  Brunet   2.0 2 0 0 2 0
Totals
8.0
14
10
9
6
2
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Maloney  W (4-2) 6.0 8 5 5 5 2
  Bridges   1.0 2 2 2 0 1
  Henry   0.2 2 1 1 0 0
  Brosnan  SV (8) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
8
8
5
4

  E–Maye (1), McMillan (12).  DP–Cincinnati 2.  2B–Milwaukee Mathews (7,off Maloney); Aaron (13,off Henry), Cincinnati Post (4,off Spahn).  HR–Milwaukee Spahn (1,3rd inning off Maloney 0 on, 0 out); Mathews 2 (14,7th inning off Maloney 1 on, 0 out,8th inning off Henry 0 on, 2 out); Aaron (10,7th inning off Maloney 0 on, 0 out); Adcock (6,7th inning off Bridges 0 on, 0 out); Thomas (8,7th inning off Bridge, Cincinnati Freese (11,6th inning off Drabowsky 2 on, 1 out); Coleman (10,6th inning off Drabowsky 0 on, 2 out).  HBP–Spahn (1,by Maloney).  IBB–Aaron (5,by Maloney).  Team LOB–9.  SH–Maloney (1,off Spahn).  SF–Freese (1,off Spahn).  Team–11.  WP–Spahn (2).  HBP–Maloney (1,Spahn).  IBB–Maloney (1,Aaron).  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Jocko Conlan, 2B–Ken Burkhart, 3B–Chris Pelekoudas.  T–3:14.  A–5,149.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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