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Braves
@ Dodgers
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
August 8, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Milwaukee Braves, played on August 8, 1961 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Game Summary
| Date | August 8, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Milwaukee Braves
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| Home Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 8, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Milwaukee Braves |
| Home Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lew Burdette |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Sandy Koufax |
| Ballpark | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
| City | Los Angeles |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 30,057 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 9 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Jackowski 1B: Ed Vargo 2B: Shag Crawford 3B: Al Barlick |
Milwaukee Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Felix Mantilla | Center Fielder |
| Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
| Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
| Hank Aaron | Right Fielder |
| Joe Adcock | First Baseman |
| Frank Thomas | Left Fielder |
| Joe Torre | Catcher |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Lew Burdette | Pitcher |
| Chuck Dressen | Manager |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Maury Wills | Shortstop |
| Jim Gilliam | Third Baseman |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Wally Moon | Right Fielder |
| Frank Howard | Left Fielder |
| John Roseboro | Catcher |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Charlie Neal | Second Baseman |
| Sandy Koufax | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Dodgers
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
August 8, 1961
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mantilla vs. Koufax
Mantilla hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Koufax
Bolling hits a popup, foul, towards short. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Koufax
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Burdette
Wills strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Burdette
Gilliam hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Burdette
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Koufax
Aaron hits a popup towards short. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Koufax
Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Koufax
Thomas strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Burdette
Moon 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, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Burdette
Howard hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Burdette
Roseboro hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Burdette
The ball gets by Torre for a passed ball. Roseboro moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Burdette
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Koufax
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first, with Koufax covering, for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Koufax
McMillan strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Burdette vs. Koufax
Burdette strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Burdette
Neal hits a fly ball into center field. Mantilla settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Koufax vs. Burdette
Koufax hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Burdette, and towards Mathews, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Burdette
Wills hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Mantilla vs. Koufax
Mantilla hits a popup towards third. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Koufax
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Koufax
Mathews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Koufax
Aaron strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Burdette
Gilliam hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Burdette
Snider hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Burdette
Moon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Burdette
Howard hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Roseboro vs. Burdette
Roseboro hits a popup towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Koufax
Adcock hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Koufax
Thomas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Koufax
Torre hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Koufax
McMillan hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Burdette vs. Koufax
Burdette takes first base on ball four. Torre moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Mantilla vs. Koufax
Mantilla hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Torre moves to third. Burdette moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Bolling vs. Koufax
Bolling hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Neal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Burdette
Hodges hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Neal vs. Burdette
Neal hits a fly ball into center field. Mantilla settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Koufax vs. Burdette
Koufax strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Burdette
There goes Hodges. The throw from Torre and he is safe. Hodges steals second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Wills vs. Burdette
Wills hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Aaron throws the ball in to McMillan who tags Wills trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Hodges scores. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Koufax
Mathews hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Koufax
Aaron hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Howard. Aaron reaches second base with a double. Mathews moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Adcock vs. Koufax
Adcock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mathews scores. Aaron scores. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Koufax
Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Koufax
Torre hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Adcock moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
McMillan vs. Farrell
Turk Farrell now pitching.
McMillan bunts towards the mound. Farrell fields it and throws to home to get Adcock. Torre moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Burdette vs. Farrell
Burdette strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Burdette
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Burdette
Snider hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Gilliam moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Moon vs. Burdette
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock races to the bag and beats Moon for the out. There's the throw to home, and Torre drops the ball. Gilliam scores. Snider moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Howard vs. Burdette
Howard hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Snider scores. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Roseboro vs. Burdette
Willie Davis pinch runs for Frank Howard.
Roseboro strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Burdette
Hodges hits a popup towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Farrell
Duke Snider now playing right field. Wally Moon now playing left field. Willie Davis now playing center field. Mack Jones pinch hits for Felix Man
Jones bunts towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Farrell
Bolling hits a line drive into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Farrell
Mathews takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Farrell
Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Burdette
Mack Jones now playing center field.
Neal hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Farrell vs. Burdette
Farrell 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, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Burdette
Wills hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Burdette
There goes Wills. The throw from Torre and he is safe. Wills steals second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Gilliam vs. Burdette
Gilliam hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomas. Gilliam reaches second base with a double. Wills scores. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Snider vs. McMahon
Don McMahon now pitching.
Snider hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gilliam scores. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. McMahon
Moon hits a fly ball to center field. That will be extra bases. Jones chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards the plate. Torre fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Torre. Snider goes all the way around to score. Moon moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Davis vs. McMahon
Davis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Roseboro vs. McMahon
Roseboro 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 8
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Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Farrell
Adcock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Farrell
Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Farrell
Torre hits a line drive into right field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Farrell
McMillan takes first base on ball four. Adcock moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Boyd vs. Farrell
Bob Boyd pinch hits for Don McMahon.
Boyd hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Hendley
Bob Hendley now pitching.
Hodges hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Neal vs. Hendley
Neal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hendley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Farrell vs. Hendley
Farrell bunts towards the mound. Hendley fields it and throws to first for the out. Hodges moves to third. Neal moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Wills vs. Hendley
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews has Hodges trapped. There's the throw to Torre and back to Mathews, who tags Hodges for the out. Neal moves to third. Wills moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Gilliam vs. Hendley
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Farrell
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Farrell
Bolling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Farrell
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal misplays the ball. That's an error on Neal. Bolling moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aaron vs. Farrell
There's a wild pitch. Bolling moves to third. Mathews moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Aaron vs. Farrell
Aaron hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Adcock vs. Farrell
Adcock hits a line drive into left field. Moon 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 8/8/1961 -- Milwaukee at Los Angeles (N)
Milwaukee AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI
Mantilla F, cf 3 0 1 0 Wills M, ss 5 1 2 1
Jones M, ph-cf 2 0 0 0 Gilliam J, 3b 4 2 1 1
Bolling F, 2b 4 0 0 0 Snider D, cf-rf 4 3 3 2
Mathews E, 3b 4 1 2 0 Moon W, rf-lf 4 0 2 1
Aaron H, rf 5 1 1 0 Howard F, lf 3 0 1 1
Adcock J, 1b 5 0 2 2 Davis W, pr-cf 0 0 0 0
Thomas F, lf 4 1 1 1 Roseboro J, c 4 0 1 0
Torre J, c 4 0 2 0 Hodges G, 1b 4 1 2 0
McMillan R, ss 3 0 0 0 Neal C, 2b 4 0 1 0
Burdette L, p 2 0 0 0 Koufax S, p 2 0 0 0
McMahon D, p 0 0 0 0 Farrell T, p 1 0 0 0
Boyd B, ph 1 0 0 0
Hendley B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 3 9 3 35 7 13 6
Milwaukee 000 012 000 -- 3
Los Angeles 000 112 30x -- 7
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO
Burdette L (L) 6.2 9 6 5 1 3
McMahon D 0.1 2 1 1 1 0
Hendley B 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Koufax S 5.1 8 3 3 1 4
Farrell T (W) 3.2 1 0 0 3 2
E -- Torre J 2, Neal C
LOB -- Milwaukee 11, Los Angeles 7
2B -- Aaron H, Gilliam J, Moon W
HR -- Snider D, Thomas F
SB -- Hodges G, Wills M
SH -- Farrell T
WP -- Farrell T
PB -- Torre J
T -- 3:09
A -- 30057
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