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Dodgers
@ Braves
County Stadium
July 4, 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 July 4, 1961 at County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 4, 1961 |
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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 | July 4, 1961 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
Home Team | Milwaukee Braves |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Stan Williams |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Hendley |
Ballpark | County Stadium |
City | Milwaukee |
State | WI |
Attendance | 14,084 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 48 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Tom Gorman 1B: Stan Landes 2B: Mel Steiner 3B: Dusty Boggess |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Maury Wills | Shortstop |
Jim Gilliam | Left Fielder |
Tommy Davis | Center Fielder |
Frank Howard | Right Fielder |
Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
Daryl Spencer | Third Baseman |
Charlie Neal | Second Baseman |
Norm Sherry | Catcher |
Stan Williams | Pitcher |
Walter Alston | Manager |
Milwaukee Braves Lineup
Name | Position |
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Al Spangler | Center Fielder |
Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
Hank Aaron | Right Fielder |
Bob Boyd | First Baseman |
Lee Maye | Left Fielder |
Joe Torre | Catcher |
Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
Bob Hendley | Pitcher |
Chuck Dressen | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Dodgers
@ Braves
County Stadium
July 4, 1961
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Hendley
Wills hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Hendley
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Hendley
Davis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gilliam moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Howard vs. Hendley
Howard takes first base on ball four. Gilliam moves to third. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Hodges vs. Hendley
Hodges takes first base on ball four. Gilliam scores. Davis moves to third. Howard moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Spencer vs. Nottebart
Don Nottebart now pitching.
Spencer takes first base on ball four. Davis scores. Howard moves to third. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Neal vs. Nottebart
Neal hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Aaron. Neal reaches second base with a double. Howard scores. Hodges scores. Spencer goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sherry vs. Nottebart
Sherry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Neal scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Nottebart
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Nottebart
Wills hits a fly ball into left field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Williams
Spangler hits a popup, foul, towards third. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Williams
Bolling hits a line drive into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Williams
Mathews strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Nottebart
Gilliam hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Nottebart
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Nottebart
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nottebart fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Williams
Aaron hits a popup towards short. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Boyd vs. Williams
Boyd strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Maye vs. Williams
Maye strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Williams
Torre hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sherry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Nottebart
Hodges hits a fly ball into center field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Nottebart
Spencer hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Neal vs. Nottebart
Neal hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boyd fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Sherry vs. Nottebart
Sherry hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Torre settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Torre. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Sherry vs. Nottebart
Sherry strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Williams
McMillan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nottebart vs. Williams
Nottebart hits a line drive into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Spangler vs. Williams
Spangler hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Neal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Williams
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Nottebart
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Nottebart
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Nottebart
Gilliam hits a fly ball into center field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Williams
Mathews strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Williams
Aaron takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyd vs. Williams
Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Aaron moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Maye vs. Williams
Maye hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Torre vs. Williams
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Nottebart
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Nottebart
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Nottebart
Hodges strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Williams
McMillan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Nottebart vs. Williams
Nottebart strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Spangler vs. Williams
Spangler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McMillan moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Bolling vs. Williams
Bolling hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sherry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Mathews vs. Williams
Mathews hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Howard. Mathews reaches second base with a double. McMillan scores. Spangler goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aaron vs. Williams
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Nottebart
Spencer hits a fly ball towards left. Maye settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Maye. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Nottebart
Neal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Sherry vs. Nottebart
Sherry hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyd vs. Williams
Jim Gilliam now playing third base. Tommy Davis now playing left field. Willie Davis now playing center field.
Boyd hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Maye vs. Williams
Maye hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Williams
Torre hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Davis. Torre reaches second base with a double. Boyd moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
McMillan vs. Williams
McMillan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Thomas vs. Farrell
Frank Thomas pinch hits for Don Nottebart. Ron Fairly now playing right field. Turk Farrell now pitching.
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Spangler vs. Farrell
Spangler hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Boyd scores. Torre scores. McMillan moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Bolling vs. Farrell
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Farrell vs. Willey
Carl Willey now pitching.
Farrell 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 -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Willey
Wills 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 -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Willey
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Willey
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Farrell
Mathews hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Farrell
Aaron hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyd vs. Farrell
Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maye vs. Farrell
Maye hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Willey
Fairly hits a fly ball into left field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Willey
Hodges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Willey
Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Neal vs. Willey
There's a wild pitch. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Neal vs. Willey
Neal hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hodges moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Moon vs. Willey
Wally Moon pinch hits for Norm Sherry.
Moon hits a fly ball into center field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Farrell
John Roseboro now catching.
Torre hits a fly ball into right field. Fairly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Farrell
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Farrell
Joe Adcock pinch hits for Carl Willey.
Adcock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Spangler vs. Farrell
Hawk Taylor pinch runs for Joe Adcock.
Spangler hits a popup towards short. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Farrell vs. McMahon
Don McMahon now pitching.
Farrell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boyd scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Farrell for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. McMahon
Wills bunts towards first. Boyd settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. McMahon
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
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Farrell
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Farrell
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 -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Farrell
Aaron takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyd vs. Farrell
Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/4/1961 -- Los Angeles at Milwaukee (D) Los Angeles AB R H RBI Milwaukee AB R H RBI Wills M, ss 5 0 0 0 Spangler A, cf 5 1 2 2 Gilliam J, lf-3b 3 1 0 0 Bolling F, 2b 5 0 0 0 Davis T, cf-lf 4 1 2 0 Mathews E, 3b 5 0 1 2 Howard F, rf 2 1 0 0 Aaron H, rf 3 1 1 1 Fairly R, rf 1 0 0 0 Boyd B, 1b 5 1 2 0 Hodges G, 1b 2 1 0 1 Maye L, lf 4 0 0 0 Spencer D, 3b 2 1 1 1 Torre J, c 4 1 1 0 Davis W, cf 1 0 0 0 McMillan R, ss 2 1 1 0 Neal C, 2b 4 1 3 3 Hendley B, p 0 0 0 0 Sherry N, c 3 0 1 1 Nottebart D, p 2 0 0 0 Moon W, ph 1 0 0 0 Thomas F, ph 1 0 0 0 Roseboro J, c 0 0 0 0 Willey C, p 0 0 0 0 Williams S, p 2 0 0 0 Adcock J, ph 1 0 1 0 Farrell T, p 2 0 0 0 Taylor H, pr 0 0 0 0 McMahon D, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 6 7 6 37 5 9 5 Los Angeles 600 000 000 -- 6 Milwaukee 000 022 100 -- 5 Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO Williams S (W) 5.1 6 4 4 3 5 Farrell T (S) 3.2 3 1 1 1 1 Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO Hendley B (L) 0.1 1 4 4 3 0 Nottebart D 5.2 5 2 2 1 3 Willey C 2.0 1 0 0 2 0 McMahon D 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 E -- Torre J, Maye L DP -- Milwaukee 2 LOB -- Los Angeles 5, Milwaukee 9 2B -- Neal C, Mathews E, Torre J HR -- Aaron H WP -- Willey C PB -- Sherry N T -- 2:48 A -- 14084
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