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Dodgers
@ Braves
County Stadium
July 3, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Milwaukee Braves and the Los Angeles Dodgers, played on July 3, 1961 at County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 3, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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| Home Team |
Milwaukee Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 3, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Home Team | Milwaukee Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sandy Koufax |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Buhl |
| Ballpark | County Stadium |
| City | Milwaukee |
| State | WI |
| Attendance | 18,901 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dusty Boggess 1B: Al Forman 2B: Stan Landes 3B: Mel Steiner |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Maury Wills | Shortstop |
| Jim Gilliam | Second Baseman |
| Willie Davis | Center Fielder |
| Wally Moon | Left Fielder |
| Tommy Davis | Right Fielder |
| Norm Larker | First Baseman |
| Daryl Spencer | Third Baseman |
| Norm Sherry | Catcher |
| Sandy Koufax | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
Milwaukee Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gino Cimoli | Center Fielder |
| Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
| Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
| Hank Aaron | Right Fielder |
| Joe Adcock | First Baseman |
| Joe Torre | Catcher |
| Hawk Taylor | Left Fielder |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Bob Buhl | Pitcher |
| Chuck Dressen | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Braves
County Stadium
July 3, 1961
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Buhl
Wills hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Aaron who is chasing the ball. Wills reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Gilliam vs. Buhl
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Davis vs. Buhl
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wills tags and scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Buhl
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to second. McMillan lets the ball get by him. There goes Gilliam to third. Here's the throw from McMillan, and he's out. Moon moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Buhl
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Buhl fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. Koufax
Cimoli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Koufax
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koufax fields it and throws to first for the out. Cimoli moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Mathews vs. Koufax
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards second. Gilliam picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Gilliam. Cimoli scores. Mathews moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Aaron vs. Koufax
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Adcock vs. Koufax
Adcock hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Buhl
Larker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Buhl fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Buhl
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Spencer for the out. Larker moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sherry vs. Buhl
Sherry hits a fly ball into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Koufax vs. Buhl
Koufax hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Koufax
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Koufax
Taylor strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Koufax
McMillan hits a fly ball into right field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Buhl
Wills 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 -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Buhl
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Buhl
Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Buhl vs. Koufax
Buhl strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. Koufax
Cimoli hits a fly ball into right field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Koufax
Bolling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Koufax
Mathews hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Moon. Mathews reaches second base with a double. Bolling moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Aaron vs. Koufax
Aaron is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Adcock vs. Koufax
Adcock takes first base on ball four. Bolling scores. Mathews moves to third. Aaron moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Torre vs. Koufax
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larker fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Buhl
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Buhl fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Buhl
Davis bunts towards third. Mathews fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Larker vs. Buhl
Larker hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Spencer vs. Buhl
Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Taylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Sherry vs. Buhl
There goes Davis. The throw from Torre and he is out, Mathews applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Koufax
Taylor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Koufax
McMillan hits a popup towards third. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buhl vs. Koufax
Buhl bunts towards first. Larker scoops it up and throws to first, with Gilliam covering, for the out. Taylor moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cimoli vs. Koufax
Cimoli hits a line drive into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sherry vs. Buhl
Sherry strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Koufax vs. Buhl
Koufax takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Buhl
Wills takes first base on ball four. Koufax moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Gilliam vs. Buhl
Gilliam hits a fly ball into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Buhl
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Koufax
Bolling strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Koufax
Mathews strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Koufax
Aaron strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Buhl
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 -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Buhl
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops it up and throws to first, with Buhl covering, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Buhl
Larker hits a line drive into right field. Aaron picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Aaron. Larker moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Spencer vs. Buhl
Spencer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Larker scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sherry vs. Buhl
Sherry hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Koufax
Adcock hits a popup, foul, towards first. Larker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Koufax
Torre hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moon. Torre reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Taylor vs. Koufax
Taylor strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
McMillan vs. Koufax
McMillan is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Buhl vs. Koufax
Buhl hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Koufax vs. Buhl
Koufax bunts towards the mound. Buhl fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Buhl
Wills bunts towards the mound. Buhl fields it and throws to first for the out. Koufax moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Gilliam vs. Buhl
Gilliam hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Koufax moves to third. Gilliam moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Davis vs. Buhl
Davis strikes out. Torre throws to third to get Koufax for the double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. Koufax
Cimoli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Koufax
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Koufax
Mathews strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Buhl
Moon hits a fly ball into left field. Taylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Buhl
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Buhl
Larker hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Koufax
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Koufax
Adcock hits a line drive towards the mound. Koufax reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Koufax
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Buhl
Spencer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Roseboro vs. Buhl
Charlie Neal pinch runs for Daryl Spencer. John Roseboro pinch hits for Norm Sherry.
Roseboro takes first base on ball four. Neal moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Fairly vs. Raymond
Claude Raymond now pitching. Ron Fairly pinch hits for Sandy Koufax.
Fairly bunts towards the mound. Raymond fields it and throws to third for the out. Roseboro moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Wills vs. Raymond
Wills hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Roseboro scores. Fairly moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Gilliam vs. Raymond
Gilliam hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Raymond
Davis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Maye vs. Sherry
Jim Gilliam now playing third base. Gil Hodges now playing first base. Tommy Davis now playing left field. Larry Sherry now pitching. Charlie Nea
Maye takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Boyd vs. Sherry
Bob Boyd pinch hits for Roy McMillan.
Boyd hits a fly ball into left field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Sherry
Frank Thomas pinch hits for Claude Raymond.
Thomas hits a line drive towards short. Wills reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Crandall vs. Sherry
Del Crandall pinch hits for Gino Cimoli.
Crandall hits a fly ball into right field. Fairly 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 7/3/1961 -- Los Angeles at Milwaukee (N)
Los Angeles AB R H RBI Milwaukee AB R H RBI
Wills M, ss 3 1 2 1 Cimoli G, cf 3 1 0 0
Gilliam J, 2b-3b 4 0 1 0 Crandall D, ph 1 0 0 0
Davis W, cf 4 0 0 1 Bolling F, 2b 3 1 0 0
Moon W, lf 4 0 0 0 Mathews E, 3b 4 0 2 0
Hodges G, 1b 0 0 0 0 Aaron H, rf 3 0 0 0
Davis T, rf-lf 4 0 1 0 Adcock J, 1b 3 0 0 1
Larker N, 1b 4 1 3 0 Torre J, c 4 0 1 0
Sherry L, p 0 0 0 0 Taylor H, lf 2 0 0 0
Spencer D, 3b 3 0 1 1 Maye L, ph 0 0 0 0
Neal C, pr-2b 0 0 0 0 McMillan R, ss 2 0 0 0
Sherry N, c 3 0 0 0 Boyd B, ph 1 0 0 0
Roseboro J, ph-c 0 1 0 0 Buhl B, p 2 0 0 0
Koufax S, p 2 0 1 0 Raymond C, p 0 0 0 0
Fairly R, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Thomas F, ph 1 0 0 0
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32 3 9 3 29 2 3 1
Los Angeles 100 001 001 -- 3
Milwaukee 101 000 000 -- 2
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Koufax S (W) 8.0 3 2 2 6 7
Sherry L (S) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO
Buhl B (L)* 8.0 8 3 2 5 3
Raymond C 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Gilliam J, Aaron H
DP -- Milwaukee 1
LOB -- Los Angeles 9, Milwaukee 8
2B -- Mathews E, Torre J
3B -- Wills M
CS -- Davis T, Koufax S
SH -- Buhl B, Wills M
SF -- Davis W
T -- 2:42
A -- 18901
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