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Reds
@ Braves
County Stadium
May 31, 1962
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Milwaukee Braves and the Cincinnati Reds, played on May 31, 1962 at County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 31, 1962 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Milwaukee Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 31, 1962 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Milwaukee Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Purkey |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Carl Willey |
| Ballpark | County Stadium |
| City | Milwaukee |
| State | WI |
| Attendance | 5,451 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 41 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Chris Pelekoudas 1B: Frank Walsh 2B: Jocko Conlan 3B: Ken Burkhart |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Leo Cardenas | Shortstop |
| Marty Keough | Center Fielder |
| Frank Robinson | Right Fielder |
| Jerry Lynch | Left Fielder |
| Gordy Coleman | First Baseman |
| Don Zimmer | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Edwards | Catcher |
| Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
| Bob Purkey | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
Milwaukee Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
| Hank Aaron | Center Fielder |
| Mack Jones | Right Fielder |
| Tommie Aaron | First Baseman |
| Gus Bell | Left Fielder |
| Joe Torre | Catcher |
| Denis Menke | Second Baseman |
| Carl Willey | Pitcher |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Braves
County Stadium
May 31, 1962
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Willey
Cardenas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keough vs. Willey
Keough hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Willey
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynch vs. Willey
Lynch hits a line drive towards first. Aaron reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Purkey
McMillan strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Purkey
Mathews hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Purkey
Aaron hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Keough. Aaron reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Purkey
Jones strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Willey
Coleman hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Willey
Zimmer strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Willey
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Purkey
Aaron is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Purkey
Bell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Purkey
Torre 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
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Willey
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Purkey vs. Willey
Purkey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Willey juggles the ball. That's an error on Willey. Blasingame moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cardenas vs. Willey
Cardenas strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keough vs. Willey
The ball gets by Torre for a passed ball. Blasingame moves to third. Purkey moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Keough vs. Willey
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Blasingame scores. Purkey moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Robinson vs. Willey
Robinson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Aaron. Robinson reaches second base with a double. Purkey scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lynch vs. Willey
Lynch hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Purkey
Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Willey vs. Purkey
Willey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Keough. Willey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McMillan vs. Purkey
McMillan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mathews vs. Purkey
Mathews hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aaron vs. Purkey
Aaron hits a popup, foul, towards third. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Willey
Coleman strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Willey
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Willey
Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. Willey
There goes Zimmer. The throw from Torre and he is out, McMillan applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Purkey
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Purkey
Aaron hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Purkey
Bell hits a popup towards third. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Willey
Blasingame hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Purkey vs. Willey
Purkey hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Willey
Cardenas hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Purkey
Torre hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Menke vs. Purkey
Menke hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Willey vs. Purkey
Willey hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Purkey
McMillan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Willey
Keough hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Willey
Robinson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynch vs. Willey
Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Willey
Coleman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lynch moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zimmer vs. Willey
Zimmer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Aaron who is chasing the ball. Zimmer reaches third base with a triple. Lynch scores. Coleman goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Edwards vs. Willey
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aaron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Edwards for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Purkey
Mathews hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Purkey
Aaron hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Purkey
Jones hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Purkey
Aaron strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Purkey
Bell 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
Top 7
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Reds, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Willey
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Purkey vs. Willey
Purkey bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenas vs. Willey
Cardenas hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keough vs. Willey
Keough hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Blasingame moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Willey
Robinson hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Willey
Lynch hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 7 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Purkey
Torre strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Purkey
Menke hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bedell vs. Purkey
Howie Bedell pinch hits for Carl Willey.
Bedell 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
Top 8
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Reds, 7 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Burdette
Lew Burdette now pitching.
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Burdette
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Burdette
Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 7 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Purkey
McMillan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Purkey
Mathews hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McMillan moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aaron vs. Purkey
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McMillan moves to third. Mathews moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jones vs. Purkey
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McMillan scores. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aaron vs. Purkey
Aaron hits a fly ball towards center. Keough settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Keough. Mathews scores. Aaron moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Purkey
There's a wild pitch. Aaron moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bell vs. Purkey
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Burdette
Blasingame hits a fly ball into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Purkey vs. Burdette
Purkey strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Burdette
Cardenas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Purkey
Wally Post now playing left field.
Torre hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Purkey
Menke hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crandall vs. Purkey
Del Crandall pinch hits for Lew Burdette.
Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/31/1962 -- Cincinnati at Milwaukee (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Milwaukee AB R H RBI
Cardenas L, ss 5 0 1 0 McMillan R, ss 2 1 0 0
Keough M, cf 4 1 2 1 Mathews E, 3b 4 2 2 0
Robinson F, rf 4 1 2 4 Aaron H, cf 4 1 2 2
Lynch J, lf 4 1 0 0 Jones M, rf 4 0 0 1
Post W, lf 0 0 0 0 Aaron T, 1b 4 0 0 0
Coleman G, 1b 4 1 1 0 Bell G, lf 4 0 0 0
Zimmer D, 3b 4 0 2 2 Torre J, c 4 0 1 0
Edwards J, c 4 0 0 0 Menke D, 2b 4 0 1 0
Blasingame D, 2b 4 2 2 0 Willey C, p 2 0 1 0
Purkey B, p 4 1 0 0 Bedell H, ph 1 0 0 0
Burdette L, p 0 0 0 0
Crandall D, ph 1 0 0 0
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37 7 10 7 34 4 7 3
Cincinnati 002 002 300 -- 7
Milwaukee 000 002 020 -- 4
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Purkey B (W) 9.0 7 4 3 2 5
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO
Willey C (L) 7.0 10 7 5 0 4
Burdette L 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Willey C, Keough M
DP -- Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 3, Milwaukee 5
2B -- Aaron H, Robinson F, Willey C
3B -- Zimmer D
HR -- Aaron H, Robinson F
CS -- Zimmer D
WP -- Purkey B
PB -- Torre J
T -- 2:41
A -- 5451
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