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Giants
@ Braves
County Stadium
April 30, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Milwaukee Braves and the San Francisco Giants, played on April 30, 1961 at County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 30, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Home Team |
Milwaukee Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 30, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | Milwaukee Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Billy Loes |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Lew Burdette |
| Ballpark | County Stadium |
| City | Milwaukee |
| State | WI |
| Attendance | 13,114 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 40 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Chris Pelekoudas 1B: Al Forman 2B: Jocko Conlan 3B: Augie Donatelli |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Hiller | Second Baseman |
| Jim Davenport | Third Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Orlando Cepeda | Left Fielder |
| Felipe Alou | Right Fielder |
| Ed Bailey | Catcher |
| Jose Pagan | Shortstop |
| Billy Loes | Pitcher |
| Alvin Dark | Manager |
Milwaukee Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
| Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
| Hank Aaron | Center Fielder |
| Mel Roach | Left Fielder |
| Joe Adcock | First Baseman |
| Charlie Lau | Catcher |
| John DeMerit | Right Fielder |
| Lew Burdette | Pitcher |
| Chuck Dressen | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Braves
County Stadium
April 30, 1961
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Burdette
Hiller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davenport vs. Burdette
Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Burdette
Mays hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Burdette
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCovey for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Loes
McMillan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Loes
Bolling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McMillan moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mathews vs. Loes
Mathews hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aaron vs. Loes
Aaron hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roach vs. Loes
Roach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Loes
Adcock hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Burdette
Cepeda hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Burdette
Alou hits a popup towards the mound. Burdette settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Burdette
Bailey hits a fly ball into left field. Roach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lau vs. Loes
Lau hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMerit vs. Loes
DeMerit hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Loes fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burdette vs. Loes
Burdette strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Loes
McMillan hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Burdette
Pagan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Loes vs. Burdette
Loes 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 -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Burdette
Hiller hits a fly ball into left field. Roach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Burdette
Davenport is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Burdette
Mays hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Burdette
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Loes
Bolling hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hiller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Loes
Mathews hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Loes
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Burdette
Cepeda hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Willey
Carl Willey now pitching.
Alou hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Willey
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops it up and throws to first, with Willey covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Willey
Pagan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Loes vs. Willey
Loes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Loes for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Willey
Hiller hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Aaron. Hiller reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davenport vs. Willey
Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 7 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roach vs. Loes
Roach hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hiller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Loes
Adcock is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lau vs. Loes
Lau hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 7 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Drabowsky
Moe Drabowsky now pitching.
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Drabowsky
McCovey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Drabowsky
Cepeda hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Drabowsky
Alou hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 7 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMerit vs. Loes
DeMerit hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Loes
Billy Martin pinch hits for Moe Drabowsky.
Martin hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Loes
McMillan hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 7 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Morehead
Seth Morehead now pitching.
Bailey is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Morehead
Pagan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Loes vs. Morehead
Loes bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Pagan moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hiller vs. Morehead
Hiller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to second for the out. Pagan scores. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davenport vs. Morehead
Davenport takes first base on ball four. Hiller moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mays vs. Morehead
Mays hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Morehead
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 11 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Loes
Bolling hits a popup towards short. Pagan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Loes
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Loes
Aaron hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roach vs. Loes
Roach hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adcock vs. Loes
Adcock hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 11 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. MacKenzie
Ken MacKenzie now pitching.
Cepeda strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. MacKenzie
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews juggles the ball. That's an error on Mathews. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. MacKenzie
Bailey is hit by the pitch. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pagan vs. MacKenzie
Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 11 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lau vs. Loes
Lau hits a popup towards third. Davenport settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMerit vs. Loes
DeMerit hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Loes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Loes
Johnny Logan pinch hits for Ken MacKenzie.
Logan strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 11 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Loes vs. McMahon
Don McMahon now pitching. Hawk Taylor now catching.
Loes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McMahon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. McMahon
Hiller hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Roach. Hiller reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davenport vs. McMahon
Davenport hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Aaron who is chasing the ball. Davenport reaches third base with a triple. Hiller scores. View Play -
Giants, 12 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mays vs. McMahon
Mays hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 14 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. McMahon
McCovey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 14 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. McMahon
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 14 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. McMahon
Alou takes first base on ball four. Cepeda moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 14 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bailey vs. McMahon
Bailey 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 8
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Giants, 14 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Loes
Matty Alou now playing left field. Jim Marshall now playing first base.
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hiller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 14 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Loes
Bolling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 14 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Loes
Mathews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bolling moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 14 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aaron vs. Loes
Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 14 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Roach vs. Loes
Roach hits a line drive into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 14 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Brunet
George Brunet now pitching.
Pagan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 14 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Loes vs. Brunet
Loes bunts towards the mound. Brunet fields it and throws to first for the out. Pagan moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 14 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hiller vs. Brunet
Hiller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hiller for the out. Pagan moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 14 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Davenport vs. Brunet
Davenport 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 9
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Giants, 14 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Loes
Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 14 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maye vs. Loes
Lee Maye pinch hits for George Brunet.
Maye takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 14 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMerit vs. Loes
DeMerit hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport 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 4/30/1961 -- San Francisco at Milwaukee (D)
San Francisco AB R H RBI Milwaukee AB R H RBI
Hiller C, 2b 6 2 3 1 McMillan R, ss 4 1 1 0
Davenport J, 3b 4 3 1 1 Bolling F, 2b 4 1 2 0
Mays W, cf 5 4 4 8 Mathews E, 3b 4 0 1 0
McCovey W, 1b 3 0 0 0 Aaron H, cf 4 2 2 4
Marshall J, 1b 0 0 0 0 Roach M, lf 4 0 1 0
Cepeda O, lf 5 1 1 1 Adcock J, 1b 4 0 0 0
Alou M, lf 0 0 0 0 Lau C, c 3 0 1 0
Alou F, rf 4 1 1 1 McMahon D, p 0 0 0 0
Bailey E, c 4 0 0 0 Brunet G, p 0 0 0 0
Pagan J, ss 5 3 4 2 Maye L, ph 0 0 0 0
Loes B, p 3 0 0 0 DeMerit J, rf 4 0 0 0
Burdette L, p 1 0 0 0
Willey C, p 0 0 0 0
Drabowsky M, p 0 0 0 0
Martin B, ph 1 0 0 0
Morehead S, p 0 0 0 0
MacKenzie K, p 0 0 0 0
Logan J, ph 1 0 0 0
Taylor H, c 0 0 0 0
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39 14 14 14 34 4 8 4
San Francisco 103 304 030 -- 14
Milwaukee 300 001 000 -- 4
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Loes B (W) 9.0 8 4 4 1 3
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO
Burdette L (L)* 3.0 5 5 5 0 0
Willey C 1.0 3 2 2 0 0
Drabowsky M 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Morehead S 1.0 2 4 4 1 1
MacKenzie K 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
McMahon D 1.0 3 3 3 2 0
Brunet G 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 4th
E -- Mathews E
DP -- San Francisco 1, Milwaukee 2
LOB -- San Francisco 6, Milwaukee 4
2B -- Hiller C 2
3B -- Davenport J
HR -- Mays W 4, Aaron H 2, Pagan J 2, Cepeda O, Alou F
SH -- Loes B 2
HBP -- by Burdette L (Davenport J), by MacKenzie K (Bailey E)
T -- 2:40
A -- 13114
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