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Cardinals
@ Braves
County Stadium
July 30, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Milwaukee Braves and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on July 30, 1961 at County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 30, 1961 |
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Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Home Team |
Milwaukee Braves
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 30, 1961 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | Milwaukee Braves |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Gibson |
Home Starting Pitcher | Warren Spahn |
Ballpark | County Stadium |
City | Milwaukee |
State | WI |
Attendance | 24,962 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 43 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Tom Gorman 1B: Dusty Boggess 2B: Stan Landes 3B: Al Forman |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Julian Javier | Second Baseman |
Bob Lillis | Shortstop |
Bill White | First Baseman |
Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
Charlie James | Left Fielder |
Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
Ed Olivares | Right Fielder |
Jimmie Schaffer | Catcher |
Bob Gibson | Pitcher |
Johnny Keane | Manager |
Milwaukee Braves Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lee Maye | Right Fielder |
Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
Hank Aaron | Center Fielder |
Joe Adcock | First Baseman |
Frank Thomas | Left Fielder |
Joe Torre | Catcher |
Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
Warren Spahn | Pitcher |
Chuck Dressen | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cardinals
@ Braves
County Stadium
July 30, 1961
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Spahn
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock juggles the ball. That's an error on Adcock. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lillis vs. Spahn
Lillis 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 -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Spahn
White is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Spahn
Boyer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maye vs. Gibson
Maye takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Gibson
Bolling strikes out. There goes Maye. The throw from Schaffer to second, and Maye is out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Gibson
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
James vs. Spahn
James hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. Spahn
Flood is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Olivares vs. Spahn
Olivares hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaffer vs. Spahn
Schaffer is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Gibson
Aaron strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Gibson
Adcock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Gibson
Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Gibson
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Spahn
Gibson hits a fly ball into right field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Spahn
Javier hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Spahn
Lillis hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Gibson
McMillan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. Gibson
Spahn hits a popup towards short. Lillis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maye vs. Gibson
Maye hits a fly ball into left field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Spahn
White hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Spahn
Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
James vs. Spahn
The ball gets by Torre for a passed ball. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
James vs. Spahn
James takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Flood vs. Spahn
Flood 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 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Gibson
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Gibson
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Gibson
Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adcock vs. Gibson
Adcock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mathews moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomas vs. Gibson
Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mathews scores. Adcock moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Torre vs. Gibson
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olivares vs. Spahn
Olivares hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops it up and throws to first, with Spahn covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaffer vs. Spahn
Schaffer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Spahn
Gibson bunts towards the mound. Spahn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Spahn
Javier hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. Thomas fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Thomas. Gibson goes all the way around to score. Javier moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lillis vs. Spahn
Lillis hits a fly ball into right field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Gibson
McMillan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. Gibson
Spahn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Flood. Spahn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maye vs. Gibson
Maye hits a fly ball into right field. Olivares settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bolling vs. Gibson
Bolling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Spahn scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Gibson
Mathews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bolling moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aaron vs. Gibson
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Spahn
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Spahn
Boyer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Aaron. Boyer reaches second base with a double. White moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
James vs. Spahn
James hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Bolling reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Flood vs. Spahn
Flood takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Olivares vs. Spahn
Olivares hits a fly ball into right field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. White tags and scores. Boyer tags and moves to third. Flood tags and moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Schaffer vs. Spahn
Schaffer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Gibson
Adcock is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Gibson
Thomas hits a popup, foul, towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Gibson
Torre hits a fly ball into left field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Gibson
McMillan strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Spahn
Gibson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Spahn
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Spahn
Lillis bunts towards the mound. Spahn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Spahn
White takes first base on ball four. Lillis moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. Spahn
Boyer takes first base on ball four. Lillis moves to third. White moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
James vs. Spahn
James hits a fly ball into right field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. Gibson
Spahn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maye vs. Gibson
Maye hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Gibson
Bolling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Gibson
Mathews hits a fly ball into right field. Olivares settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Spahn
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olivares vs. Spahn
Olivares 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 -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaffer vs. Spahn
Schaffer hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Gibson
Aaron hits a popup towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Gibson
Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Gibson
Thomas hits a popup towards short. Lillis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Spahn
Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Spahn
Javier bunts towards the mound. Spahn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lillis vs. Spahn
Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Spahn
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lillis moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boyer vs. Spahn
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Gibson
Torre hits a fly ball into right field. Olivares settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyd vs. Gibson
Bob Boyd pinch hits for Roy McMillan.
Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. Gibson
Spahn strikes out. View Play
Top 10
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
James vs. Spahn
Felix Mantilla now playing shortstop.
James hits a popup towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Spahn
Flood takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Olivares vs. Spahn
Olivares hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaffer vs. Spahn
Schaffer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Flood moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Spahn
Stan Musial pinch hits for Bob Gibson.
Musial hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maye vs. Anderson
Craig Anderson now pitching.
Maye hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Anderson
Bolling hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Schaffer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Anderson
Mathews takes first base on ball four. Maye moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aaron vs. Anderson
Aaron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Maye scores. Mathews moves to second. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/30/1961, game 2 -- St.Louis at Milwaukee (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI Milwaukee AB R H RBI Javier J, 2b 5 0 2 0 Maye L, rf 4 1 1 0 Lillis B, ss 5 0 1 0 Bolling F, 2b 4 0 1 1 White B, 1b 4 1 2 0 Mathews E, 3b 4 1 2 0 Boyer K, 3b 4 0 2 0 Aaron H, cf 5 0 1 1 James C, lf 4 0 1 0 Adcock J, 1b 3 0 2 0 Flood C, cf 3 0 0 0 Thomas F, lf 4 0 1 1 Olivares E, rf 4 0 0 1 Torre J, c 4 0 0 0 Schaffer J, c 5 0 1 0 McMillan R, ss 3 0 0 0 Gibson B, p 4 1 1 0 Boyd B, ph 1 0 0 0 Musial S, ph 1 0 0 0 Mantilla F, ss 0 0 0 0 Anderson C, p 0 0 0 0 Spahn W, p 4 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 39 2 10 1 36 3 9 3 St.Louis 000 011 000 0 -- 2 Milwaukee 000 110 000 1 -- 3 1 out when winning run was scored. St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Gibson B 9.0 7 2 2 2 6 Anderson C (L) 0.1 2 1 1 1 0 Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO Spahn W (W) 10.0 10 2 1 5 6 E -- Adcock J, Thomas F DP -- St.Louis 1, Milwaukee 1 LOB -- St.Louis 13, Milwaukee 9 2B -- Javier J, Spahn W, Boyer K CS -- Maye L SF -- Olivares E HBP -- by Gibson B (Adcock J) PB -- Torre J T -- 2:43 A -- 24962
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