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Dodgers
@ Braves
County Stadium
September 2, 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 September 2, 1961 at County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 2, 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 | September 2, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Home Team | Milwaukee Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sandy Koufax |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Warren Spahn |
| Ballpark | County Stadium |
| City | Milwaukee |
| State | WI |
| Attendance | 17,345 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 59 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Sudol 1B: Augie Donatelli 2B: Tony Venzon 3B: Frank Secory |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Maury Wills | Shortstop |
| Jim Gilliam | Third Baseman |
| Tommy Davis | Center Fielder |
| Frank Howard | Right Fielder |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Wally Moon | Left Fielder |
| Charlie Neal | Second 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 |
| Frank Thomas | Left Fielder |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Sammy White | Catcher |
| Warren Spahn | Pitcher |
| Chuck Dressen | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Braves
County Stadium
September 2, 1961
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Spahn
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Spahn
Gilliam hits a popup, foul, towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Spahn
Davis hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cimoli who is chasing the ball. Davis reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Howard vs. Spahn
Howard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. Koufax
Cimoli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Koufax
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills misplays the ball. That's an error on Wills. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Koufax
Mathews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bolling moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Aaron vs. Koufax
Aaron takes first base on ball four. Mathews moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Adcock vs. Koufax
Adcock hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Bolling scores. Mathews scores. Aaron moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Thomas vs. Koufax
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to second for the out. Aaron scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Koufax
McMillan strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Spahn
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Spahn
Moon bunts towards the right side of the infield. Bolling fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Neal vs. Spahn
Neal hits a fly ball into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Sherry vs. Spahn
Sherry hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Koufax
White hits a popup towards short. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. Koufax
Spahn strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. Koufax
Cimoli hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Koufax vs. Spahn
Koufax hits a line drive towards first. Adcock reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Spahn
Wills strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Spahn
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Koufax
Bolling hits a line drive into right field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Koufax
Mathews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Koufax
Aaron hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Adcock vs. Koufax
Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Spahn
Davis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Spahn
Howard hits a popup towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Spahn
Hodges hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Koufax
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Koufax
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Koufax
White hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Spahn vs. Koufax
Spahn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Spahn
Moon strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Spahn
Neal hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Neal for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sherry vs. Spahn
Sherry hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. Koufax
Cimoli hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Koufax
Bolling hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, 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
Top 6
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Koufax vs. Spahn
Koufax hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Spahn
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Spahn
Gilliam hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Spahn
Davis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Koufax
Aaron hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Moon. Aaron reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adcock vs. Koufax
Adcock hits a fly ball into right field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Aaron moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Thomas vs. Koufax
Thomas hits a line drive towards third. Gilliam catches it and steps on third to double up Aaron. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Spahn
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Spahn
Hodges hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Spahn
Moon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Neal vs. Spahn
Neal 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
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Koufax
McMillan hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Neal reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
White vs. Koufax
White hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. Koufax
Spahn hits a fly ball into right field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. Koufax
Cimoli hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Koufax
Bolling hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sherry vs. Spahn
Sherry hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Aaron. Sherry reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Windhorn vs. Spahn
Gordie Windhorn pinch hits for Sandy Koufax.
Windhorn hits a popup, foul, towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Wills vs. Spahn
Wills hits a fly ball into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gilliam vs. Spahn
Gilliam hits a popup towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Craig
Roger Craig now pitching.
Mathews hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Craig
Aaron hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Adcock vs. Craig
Adcock strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Craig
Thomas hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sherry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Spahn
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Spahn
Howard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Spahn
Hodges hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Howard moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Moon vs. Spahn
Moon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Neal vs. Spahn
Neal hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron 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 9/2/1961 -- Los Angeles at Milwaukee (D)
Los Angeles AB R H RBI Milwaukee AB R H RBI
Wills M, ss 4 0 1 0 Cimoli G, cf 4 0 1 0
Gilliam J, 3b 4 0 0 0 Bolling F, 2b 4 1 0 0
Davis T, cf 4 0 1 0 Mathews E, 3b 4 1 3 0
Howard F, rf 4 0 1 0 Aaron H, rf 3 1 1 0
Hodges G, 1b 4 0 1 0 Adcock J, 1b 4 0 1 2
Moon W, lf 4 0 2 0 Thomas F, lf 4 0 0 1
Neal C, 2b 4 0 0 0 McMillan R, ss 3 0 0 0
Sherry N, c 3 0 1 0 White S, c 3 1 2 1
Koufax S, p 2 0 0 0 Spahn W, p 3 0 0 0
Windhorn G, ph 1 0 0 0
Craig R, p 0 0 0 0
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34 0 7 0 32 4 8 4
Los Angeles 000 000 000 -- 0
Milwaukee 300 000 10x -- 4
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Koufax S (L) 7.0 7 4 2 1 2
Craig R 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn W (W) 9.0 7 0 0 0 3
E -- Wills M
DP -- Los Angeles 1
LOB -- Los Angeles 7, Milwaukee 5
2B -- Aaron H, Sherry N
3B -- Davis T
HR -- White S
T -- 1:59
A -- 17345
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