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Braves
@ Dodgers
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
August 9, 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 9, 1961 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Game Summary
| Date | August 9, 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 9, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Milwaukee Braves |
| Home Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Nottebart |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Don Drysdale |
| Ballpark | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
| City | Los Angeles |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 23,385 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Vargo 1B: Shag Crawford 2B: Al Barlick 3B: Bill Jackowski |
Milwaukee Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mack Jones | 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 |
| Don Nottebart | 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 |
| Don Drysdale | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Dodgers
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
August 9, 1961
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Drysdale
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Drysdale
Bolling 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: 2-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Drysdale
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges juggles the ball. That's an error on Hodges. Mathews moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Aaron vs. Drysdale
Aaron strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Nottebart
Wills hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Nottebart
Nottebart fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Nottebart. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Gilliam vs. Nottebart
Gilliam strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Snider vs. Nottebart
Snider hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wills scores. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Nottebart
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Nottebart
Howard hits a popup towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Drysdale
Adcock hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Drysdale
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Drysdale
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Drysdale
McMillan hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Nottebart
Roseboro hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Nottebart
Hodges takes first base on ball four. Roseboro moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Neal vs. Nottebart
Neal takes first base on ball four. Roseboro moves to third. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Drysdale vs. Nottebart
Drysdale hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Nottebart
Wills strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Nottebart
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Willey
Carl Willey now pitching.
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock fields the ball and throws to Willey covering. Safe. Gilliam moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Moon vs. Willey
Moon hits a popup towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Howard vs. Willey
Howard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Willey vs. Drysdale
Willey strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Drysdale
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Drysdale
Bolling strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Willey
Roseboro hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops it up and throws to first, with Willey covering, for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Willey
Hodges strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Willey
Neal hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Drysdale vs. Willey
Drysdale hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Drysdale
Mathews bunts towards the mound. Drysdale fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Drysdale
Aaron hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Drysdale
Adcock strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Willey
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Willey
Gilliam 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, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Willey
Snider hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Willey
Moon 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, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Drysdale
Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Drysdale
Torre strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Drysdale
McMillan takes first base on ball four. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Maye vs. Drysdale
Lee Maye pinch hits for Carl Willey.
Maye strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Drysdale
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Buhl
Bob Buhl now pitching.
Howard hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Roseboro vs. Buhl
Roseboro hits a line drive into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Buhl
Hodges strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Neal vs. Buhl
Neal hits a popup towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Drysdale
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills misplays the ball. That's an error on Wills. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Drysdale
Mathews strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Drysdale
Aaron strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Adcock vs. Drysdale
Adcock hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Drysdale
Thomas 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 6
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Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Drysdale vs. Buhl
Drysdale takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Buhl
Wills bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Drysdale moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Gilliam vs. Buhl
Torre throws to second, with McMillan covering, and has Drysdale trapped. There's the throw to Mathews who tags Drysdale for the out. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Gilliam vs. Buhl
Buhl spins and fires to second, with McMillan covering, and Wills is picked off. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Buhl
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Buhl
Snider takes first base on ball four. Gilliam moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
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
Top 7
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Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Drysdale
Torre is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Drysdale
McMillan hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Spangler vs. Drysdale
Al Spangler pinch hits for Bob Buhl.
Spangler 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 -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Drysdale
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Howard vs. McMahon
Don McMahon now pitching.
Howard strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. McMahon
Roseboro hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. McMahon
Hodges hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Drysdale
Duke Snider now playing right field. Wally Moon now playing left field. Willie Davis now playing center field.
Bolling hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Drysdale
Mathews 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 -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Drysdale
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Adcock vs. Drysdale
Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. McMahon
Neal hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Drysdale vs. McMahon
Drysdale bunts towards the mound. McMahon fields it and throws to first for the out. Neal moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wills vs. McMahon
Wills hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Neal scores. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. McMahon
There goes Wills. The throw from Torre and he is safe. Wills steals second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Gilliam vs. McMahon
Gilliam hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Thomas. Gilliam reaches second base with a double. Wills scores. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Snider vs. McMahon
Snider hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moon vs. McMahon
There's a wild pitch. Gilliam moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Moon vs. McMahon
Moon hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Drysdale
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Drysdale covering, for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Drysdale
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Drysdale
McMillan strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/9/1961 -- Milwaukee at Los Angeles (N)
Milwaukee AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI
Jones M, cf 4 0 0 0 Wills M, ss 4 2 2 1
Bolling F, 2b 4 1 1 0 Gilliam J, 3b 3 0 1 1
Mathews E, 3b 4 0 0 0 Snider D, cf-rf 4 1 3 2
Aaron H, rf 4 0 0 0 Moon W, rf-lf 5 0 0 0
Adcock J, 1b 4 2 2 3 Howard F, lf 4 0 1 0
Thomas F, lf 4 0 1 0 Davis W, cf 0 0 0 0
Torre J, c 3 0 0 0 Roseboro J, c 4 1 1 0
McMillan R, ss 3 0 0 0 Hodges G, 1b 3 1 0 0
Nottebart D, p 0 0 0 0 Neal C, 2b 3 2 2 0
Willey C, p 1 0 0 0 Drysdale D, p 2 1 1 4
Maye L, ph 1 0 0 0
Buhl B, p 0 0 0 0
Spangler A, ph 1 0 0 0
McMahon D, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 3 4 3 32 8 11 8
Milwaukee 010 002 000 -- 3
Los Angeles 140 100 02x -- 8
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO
Nottebart D (L) 1.1 4 5 5 3 2
Willey C 2.2 3 1 1 0 1
Buhl B 2.0 1 0 0 3 1
McMahon D 2.0 3 2 2 0 1
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Drysdale D (W) 9.0 4 3 1 1 11
E -- Hodges G, Nottebart D, Wills M
LOB -- Milwaukee 5, Los Angeles 8
2B -- Gilliam J
HR -- Adcock J 2, Drysdale D, Snider D
SB -- Wills M
SH -- Wills M, Drysdale D
HBP -- by Drysdale D (Torre J)
WP -- McMahon D
T -- 2:50
A -- 23385
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