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Braves
@ Reds
Crosley Field
May 20, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Milwaukee Braves, played on May 20, 1961 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 20, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Milwaukee Braves
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 20, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Milwaukee Braves |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Nottebart |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ken Hunt |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 6,785 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 58 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mel Steiner 1B: Tony Venzon 2B: Ed Sudol 3B: Frank Dascoli |
Milwaukee Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lee Maye | Right Fielder |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
| Hank Aaron | Center Fielder |
| Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
| Joe Adcock | First Baseman |
| Frank Thomas | Left Fielder |
| Charlie Lau | Catcher |
| Don Nottebart | Pitcher |
| Chuck Dressen | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
| Vada Pinson | Center Fielder |
| Gus Bell | Right Fielder |
| Frank Robinson | Left Fielder |
| Gordy Coleman | First Baseman |
| Gene Freese | Third Baseman |
| Eddie Kasko | Shortstop |
| Bob Schmidt | Catcher |
| Ken Hunt | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Reds
Crosley Field
May 20, 1961
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maye vs. Hunt
Maye takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Hunt
McMillan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Hunt
Mathews takes first base on ball four. Maye moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aaron vs. Hunt
There goes Maye. The throw from Schmidt and he is safe. Maye steals third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Aaron vs. Hunt
Aaron hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bolling vs. Hunt
There goes Mathews. The throw from Schmidt and he is safe. Mathews steals second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bolling vs. Hunt
Bolling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Adcock vs. Hunt
Adcock hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson. Adcock reaches second base with a double. Maye scores. Mathews scores. Bolling goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Hunt
Thomas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lau vs. Hunt
Lau is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Nottebart
Blasingame hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Aaron who is chasing the ball. Blasingame reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pinson vs. Nottebart
Pinson hits a fly ball into right field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bell vs. Nottebart
Bell hits a popup, foul, towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Robinson vs. Nottebart
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Blasingame scores. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Nottebart
Coleman strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nottebart vs. Hunt
Nottebart hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maye vs. Hunt
Maye hits a ball on the ground that hits Nottebart. Nottebart is out and Maye is safe at first. There goes Nottebart trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Hunt
There goes Maye. The throw from Schmidt and he is safe. Maye steals second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McMillan vs. Hunt
McMillan hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mathews vs. Hunt
Mathews hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Hunt
Aaron strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Nottebart
Freese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kasko vs. Nottebart
Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Nottebart
Schmidt strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Hunt
Bolling hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Hunt
Adcock strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Hunt
Thomas hits a popup, foul, towards third. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chacon vs. Nottebart
Elio Chacon pinch hits for Ken Hunt.
Chacon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Nottebart
Blasingame hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Nottebart
Pinson hits a popup towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lau vs. Nunn
Howie Nunn now pitching.
Lau takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nottebart vs. Nunn
There goes Lau. The throw from Schmidt and he is safe. Lau steals second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nottebart vs. Nunn
Nottebart strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maye vs. Nunn
Maye hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McMillan vs. Nunn
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Nottebart
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Nottebart
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Nottebart
Coleman hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Nottebart
Freese hits a line drive towards third. Mathews reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Nunn
Mathews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Nunn
Aaron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mathews moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bolling vs. Nunn
There goes Aaron. The throw from Schmidt and he is safe. Aaron steals second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bolling vs. Nunn
Bolling hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mathews tags and scores. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adcock vs. Nunn
Adcock hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Aaron moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thomas vs. Nunn
Thomas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Aaron scores. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lau vs. Nunn
There goes Thomas. The throw from Schmidt and he is safe. Thomas steals second. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lau vs. Nunn
Lau hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 7 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Nottebart
Kasko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Nottebart
Schmidt takes first base on ball four. Kasko moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Post vs. Nottebart
Wally Post pinch hits for Howie Nunn.
Post hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kasko moves to third. Schmidt moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Blasingame vs. Nottebart
Blasingame hits a fly ball into right field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kasko tags and scores. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pinson vs. Nottebart
Pinson hits a fly ball into right field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Nottebart
Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Schmidt scores. Post moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. McMahon
Don McMahon now pitching.
Robinson strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMahon vs. Brosnan
Jim Brosnan now pitching.
McMahon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maye vs. Brosnan
Maye hits a popup towards short. Kasko settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Brosnan
McMillan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McMahon moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mathews vs. Brosnan
Mathews hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aaron vs. Brosnan
Aaron hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. McMahon
Coleman hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. McMahon
Freese is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. McMahon
Kasko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. McMahon
Schmidt takes first base on ball four. Kasko moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lynch vs. McMahon
Jerry Lynch pinch hits for Jim Brosnan.
Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Henry
Bill Henry now pitching.
Bolling hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Henry
Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Kasko. Adcock moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Henry
Thomas hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson. Thomas reaches second base with a double. Adcock scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lau vs. Henry
Lau is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McMahon vs. Henry
McMahon is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 8 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. McMahon
Blasingame hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. McMahon
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. McMahon
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McMahon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 8 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maye vs. Henry
Maye hits a popup towards short. Kasko settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Henry
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Henry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Henry
Mathews strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 8 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. McMahon
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. McMahon
Coleman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. McMahon
Freese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kasko vs. McMahon
There goes Freese. The throw from Lau and he is safe. Freese steals second. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kasko vs. McMahon
Kasko takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schmidt vs. McMahon
Schmidt hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 8 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Henry
Aaron hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson. Aaron reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bolling vs. Henry
Bolling hits a line drive towards first. Coleman catches it for the out, and throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Aaron scores. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Henry
Adcock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson throws the ball in to Blasingame who tags Adcock, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Henry
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 9 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. McMahon
Dick Gernert pinch hits for Bill Henry.
Gernert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. McMahon
Blasingame hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gernert moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pinson vs. McMahon
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling fields it and throws to second for the out. Gernert moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bell vs. McMahon
Bell takes first base on ball four. Pinson moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Robinson vs. Drabowsky
Moe Drabowsky now pitching.
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gernert tags and scores. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Coleman vs. Drabowsky
There's a wild pitch. Pinson moves to third. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Coleman vs. Drabowsky
Coleman hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/20/1961 -- Milwaukee at Cincinnati (D)
Milwaukee AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Maye L, rf 4 2 1 0 Blasingame D, 2b 4 1 2 1
McMillan R, ss 5 0 1 0 Pinson V, cf 5 0 0 0
Mathews E, 3b 4 3 2 2 Bell G, rf 4 0 1 1
Aaron H, cf 5 2 2 0 Robinson F, lf 4 0 1 2
Bolling F, 2b 3 1 0 1 Coleman G, 1b 5 1 1 1
Adcock J, 1b 5 1 2 3 Freese G, 3b 4 0 2 0
Thomas F, lf 4 0 2 2 Kasko E, ss 3 1 2 0
Lau C, c 3 0 0 0 Schmidt B, c 2 1 0 0
Nottebart D, p 2 0 1 0 Hunt K, p 0 0 0 0
McMahon D, p 2 0 1 0 Chacon E, ph 1 0 0 0
Drabowsky M, p 0 0 0 0 Nunn H, p 0 0 0 0
Post W, ph 1 0 1 0
Brosnan J, p 0 0 0 0
Lynch J, ph 1 0 0 0
Henry B, p 0 0 0 0
Gernert D, ph 1 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 9 12 8 35 5 11 5
Milwaukee 320 020 101 -- 9
Cincinnati 100 120 001 -- 5
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO
Nottebart D 4.2 7 4 4 1 2
McMahon D (W) 3.2 4 1 1 3 2
Drabowsky M (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Hunt K (L) 3.0 4 5 5 4 4
Nunn H 2.0 3 2 2 1 1
Brosnan J 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Henry B 3.0 3 2 1 0 3
E -- Kasko E, Coleman G
DP -- Milwaukee 1
LOB -- Milwaukee 7, Cincinnati 9
2B -- Adcock J, Thomas F, Aaron H
3B -- Blasingame D
HR -- Mathews E, Coleman G
SB -- Maye L 2, Mathews E, Lau C, Aaron H, Thomas F, Freese G
SF -- Bolling F, Blasingame D, Robinson F
WP -- Drabowsky M
T -- 2:58
A -- 6785
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