Philadelphia Phillies vs Milwaukee Braves
April 16, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 16, 1963 at County Stadium. The Milwaukee Braves defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Philadelphia Phillies 0, Milwaukee Braves 8

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Taylor 2b 4 0 0 0
Hoak 3b 4 0 0 0
Callison rf 3 0 1 0
Gonzalez cf 2 0 0 0
Demeter 1b 4 0 3 0
Covington lf 3 0 0 0
Dalrymple c 3 0 0 0
  Herrnstein pr 0 0 0 0
  Oldis c 1 0 0 0
Amaro ss 3 0 0 0
McLish p 3 0 0 0
  Hamilton p 0 0 0 0
  Lopez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 4 0
Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Cline cf 5 1 1 0
Bolling 2b 5 0 1 3
Aaron H. rf 4 1 3 1
Mathews 3b 4 1 1 2
Maye lf 2 1 0 0
  Jones lf 1 0 0 0
Larker 1b 2 1 1 0
  Aaron T. 1b 1 0 0 0
Torre c 4 0 2 0
McMillan ss 4 1 1 1
Spahn p 3 2 1 0
Totals 35 8 11 7
Philadelphia 000 000 000041
Milwaukee 020 000 33x8111
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
McLish  L (0-1) 6.1 6 3 3 3 1
  Hamilton   1.1 5 5 5 1 1
  Lopez   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
11
8
8
5
2
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn  W (2-0) 9.0 4 0 0 4 7
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
4
7

  E–McLish (1), Spahn (1).  DP–Milwaukee 2.  2B–Philadelphia Callison (4,off Spahn), Milwaukee H Aaron (1,off McLish); Spahn (1,off McLish); Bolling (2,off Hamilton).  HR–Milwaukee Mathews (1,7th inning off Hamilton 1 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–7.  IBB–H Aaron (1,by Lopez).  Team–8.  SB–Maye (1,2nd base off McLish/Dalrymple); H Aaron 2 (3,2nd base off McLish/Dalrymple,2nd base off Hamilton/Oldis).  WP–McLish (1), Hamilton (1).  IBB–Lopez (1,H Aaron).  U–Chris Pelekoudas, Frank Walsh, Ken Burkhart.  T–2:34.  A–4,098.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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