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Braves
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
August 23, 1963
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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 23, 1963 at Dodger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 23, 1963 |
|---|---|
| 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 23, 1963 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Milwaukee Braves |
| Home Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Warren Spahn |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dick Calmus |
| Ballpark | Dodger Stadium |
| City | Los Angeles |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 36,013 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tom Gorman 1B: Stan Landes 2B: Ed Sudol 3B: Al Forman |
Milwaukee Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lee Maye | Center Fielder |
| Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
| Hank Aaron | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Mathews | Left Fielder |
| Joe Torre | Catcher |
| Gene Oliver | First Baseman |
| Denis Menke | Third Baseman |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Warren Spahn | Pitcher |
| Bobby Bragan | Manager |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Maury Wills | Shortstop |
| Jim Gilliam | Second Baseman |
| Tommy Davis | Third Baseman |
| Frank Howard | Right Fielder |
| Lee Walls | First Baseman |
| Al Ferrara | Left Fielder |
| Willie Davis | Center Fielder |
| John Roseboro | Catcher |
| Dick Calmus | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
August 23, 1963
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Maye vs. Calmus
Maye hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Calmus
Bolling hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Maye moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Aaron vs. Calmus
Aaron hits a line drive towards third. Davis catches it and throws to second to double up Maye. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Calmus
Mathews hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Calmus
Torre hits a line drive towards the mound. Calmus can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Rowe
Ken Rowe now pitching.
Oliver hits a popup towards first. Walls settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Spahn
Wills hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Spahn
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards first. Oliver scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gilliam for the out. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Spahn
Davis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wills scores. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Spahn
Howard hits a popup towards first. Oliver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Walls vs. Spahn
Walls hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Rowe
Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Rowe
McMillan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spahn vs. Rowe
Spahn hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maye vs. Rowe
Maye hits a popup towards short. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ferrara vs. Spahn
Ferrara hits a fly ball into left field. Mathews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Spahn
Davis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roseboro vs. Spahn
Roseboro hits a fly ball into center field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Rowe vs. Spahn
Rowe strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Rowe
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards first. Walls scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bolling for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Rowe
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Rowe
Mathews hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Rowe
There goes Aaron. The throw from Roseboro and he is safe. Aaron steals second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Torre vs. Rowe
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, 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 -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Spahn
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Spahn
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Rowe
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Rowe
Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Rowe
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Spahn
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Spahn
Walls hits a popup towards third. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ferrara vs. Spahn
Ferrara hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. Rowe
Spahn strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Maye vs. Rowe
Maye takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Rowe
There goes Maye. The throw from Roseboro and he is safe. Maye steals second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Bolling vs. Rowe
Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Aaron vs. Rowe
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Mathews vs. Rowe
Mathews takes first base on ball four. Maye moves to third. Aaron moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Torre vs. Rowe
Torre strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Spahn
Davis hits a popup, foul, towards third. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Spahn
Roseboro hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Rowe vs. Spahn
Rowe strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Spahn
Wills takes first base on ball four. Roseboro moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gilliam vs. Spahn
Gilliam hits a fly ball into center field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Rowe
Oliver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Menke vs. Rowe
Menke hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Rowe
Rowe fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Rowe. Oliver moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
McMillan vs. Rowe
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davis fields it and throws to home. Roseboro drops the ball. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Spahn vs. Rowe
Spahn hits a fly ball into right field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Oliver tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Maye vs. Rowe
Maye hits a fly ball into left field. Ferrara settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Spahn
Davis bunts towards third. Menke fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Spahn
Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Walls vs. Spahn
Walls bunts in front of the plate. Torre catches it and throws to second to double up Davis. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Ferrara vs. Spahn
Ferrara strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Rowe
Bolling hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Rowe
Aaron strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Rowe
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Spahn
Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Spahn
Roseboro hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMullen vs. Spahn
Ken McMullen pinch hits for Ken Rowe.
McMullen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Spahn
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Sherry
Larry Sherry now pitching.
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davis fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Davis. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Sherry
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davis fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Sherry
Menke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Sherry
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Spahn
Gilliam hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Spahn
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Spahn
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke juggles the ball. That's an error on Menke. Gilliam moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Walls vs. Spahn
Walls hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. Sherry
Spahn hits a line drive into left center field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Maye vs. Sherry
Maye hits a popup, foul, towards third. Davis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Bolling vs. Sherry
Bolling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Spahn scores. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Sherry
Aaron hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Sherry
Mathews takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Sherry
Torre hits a fly ball into right field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Sherry
Oliver is hit by the pitch. Mathews moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Menke vs. Sherry
Menke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ferrara vs. Spahn
Lee Maye now playing left field. Ty Cline now playing center field.
Ferrara hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Spahn
Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Roseboro vs. Spahn
Roseboro hits a line drive into center field. Cline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Skowron vs. Spahn
Bill Skowron pinch hits for Larry Sherry.
Skowron 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 8/23/1963 -- Milwaukee at Los Angeles (N)
Milwaukee AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI
Maye L, cf-lf 4 0 1 0 Wills M, ss 3 1 1 0
Bolling F, 2b 5 2 3 1 Gilliam J, 2b 3 0 1 0
Aaron H, rf 5 1 3 2 Davis T, 3b 4 0 2 1
Mathews E, lf 3 1 1 2 Howard F, rf 4 0 1 0
Cline T, cf 0 0 0 0 Walls L, 1b 4 0 0 0
Torre J, c 5 0 1 0 Ferrara A, lf 4 0 1 0
Oliver G, 1b 4 1 1 0 Davis W, cf 4 0 1 0
Menke D, 3b 5 0 1 0 Roseboro J, c 4 0 2 0
McMillan R, ss 4 0 1 0 Calmus D, p 0 0 0 0
Spahn W, p 3 1 1 1 Rowe K, p 2 0 0 0
McMullen K, ph 1 0 0 0
Sherry L, p 0 0 0 0
Skowron B, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 6 13 6 34 1 9 1
Milwaukee 200 001 003 -- 6
Los Angeles 100 000 000 -- 1
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn W (W) 9.0 9 1 1 2 3
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Calmus D (L) 0.2 4 2 2 0 0
Rowe K 6.1 5 1 0 2 3
Sherry L 2.0 4 3 3 1 0
E -- Rowe K, Roseboro J, Davis T, Menke D
DP -- Milwaukee 3, Los Angeles 3
LOB -- Milwaukee 10, Los Angeles 8
2B -- Spahn W
HR -- Mathews E, Aaron H
SB -- Aaron H, Maye L
SF -- Spahn W
HBP -- by Sherry L (Oliver G)
T -- 2:30
A -- 36013
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