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Braves
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
July 16, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Milwaukee Braves, played on July 16, 1961 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
Date | July 16, 1961 |
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Visiting Team |
Milwaukee Braves
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Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 16, 1961 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Milwaukee Braves |
Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Hendley |
Home Starting Pitcher | Al Cicotte |
Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | 17,031 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Dusty Boggess 1B: Al Forman 2B: Tom Gorman 3B: Stan Landes |
Milwaukee Braves Lineup
Name | Position |
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Mack Jones | Center Fielder |
Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
Hank Aaron | Right Fielder |
Joe Adcock | First Baseman |
Lee Maye | Left Fielder |
Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
Sammy White | Catcher |
Bob Hendley | Pitcher |
Chuck Dressen | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
Julian Javier | Second Baseman |
Bill White | First Baseman |
Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
Charlie James | Left Fielder |
Don Taussig | Right Fielder |
Jimmie Schaffer | Catcher |
Jerry Buchek | Shortstop |
Al Cicotte | Pitcher |
Johnny Keane | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Braves
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
July 16, 1961
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Cicotte
Jones hits a popup towards short. Buchek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Cicotte
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buchek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Cicotte
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Cicotte covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Hendley
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Hendley
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Hendley
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Hendley
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. White moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
James vs. Hendley
James hits a popup towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Cicotte
Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Cicotte
Adcock hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maye vs. Cicotte
Maye hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Cicotte
McMillan strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Cicotte
White hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taussig vs. Hendley
Taussig hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaffer vs. Hendley
Schaffer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hendley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buchek vs. Hendley
Buchek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendley vs. Cicotte
Hendley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Cicotte
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cicotte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Cicotte
Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cicotte vs. Hendley
Cicotte strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Hendley
Flood takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Hendley
Javier is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Hendley
White 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, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Cicotte
Mathews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Cicotte
Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adcock vs. Cicotte
Adcock takes first base on ball four. Mathews moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maye vs. Cicotte
Maye hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mathews scores. There goes Adcock trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Cicotte
McMillan is hit by the pitch. Maye moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Cicotte
White strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Hendley
Boyer hits a fly ball into left field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
James vs. Hendley
James hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Maye. James reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Taussig vs. Hendley
Taussig takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schaffer vs. Hendley
Schaffer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. James moves to third. Taussig moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Buchek vs. Hendley
Buchek 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 5
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Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendley vs. Cicotte
Hendley hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Cicotte
Jones hits a line drive into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Cicotte
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cicotte vs. Hendley
Cicotte strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Hendley
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Hendley
Javier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Hendley
White hits a line drive into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Cicotte
Mathews takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Cicotte
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. Mathews moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adcock vs. Cicotte
Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mathews moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Maye vs. Cicotte
There's a wild pitch. Mathews scores. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maye vs. Cicotte
Maye hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buchek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Hendley
Boyer hits a line drive towards third. Mathews reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
James vs. Hendley
James hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taussig vs. Hendley
Taussig hits a fly ball into left field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaffer vs. Hendley
Schaffer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. James moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Buchek vs. Hendley
Buchek strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Cicotte
McMillan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Cicotte
White bunts towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out. McMillan moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hendley vs. Cicotte
Hendley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buchek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Cicotte
Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McMillan scores. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Cicotte
There goes Jones. The throw from Schaffer and he is out, Javier applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. Hendley
Carl Warwick pinch hits for Al Cicotte.
Warwick hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Hendley
Flood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Nottebart
Don Nottebart now pitching.
Javier takes first base on ball four. Flood moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Nottebart
White hits a fly ball into left field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. Nottebart
Boyer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
James vs. Nottebart
James strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. McDaniel
Lindy McDaniel now pitching.
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. McDaniel
Mathews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bolling moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Aaron vs. McDaniel
Aaron hits a line drive to left field. That will be extra bases. James chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Buchek. Buchek fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Buchek. Bolling scores. Mathews goes all the way around to score. Aaron moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Adcock vs. McDaniel
Adcock hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maye vs. McDaniel
Maye strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. McDaniel
McMillan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. McDaniel
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 9 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taussig vs. Nottebart
Taussig hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Nottebart
Tim McCarver pinch hits for Jimmie Schaffer.
McCarver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buchek vs. Nottebart
Buchek is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Nottebart
Stan Musial pinch hits for Lindy McDaniel.
Musial hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McCarver moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Flood vs. Nottebart
Bob Lillis pinch runs for Stan Musial.
Flood hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 9 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nottebart vs. Anderson
Craig Anderson now pitching. Tim McCarver now catching.
Nottebart hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Anderson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Anderson
Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Anderson
Bolling hits a line drive towards first. White catches it and steps on first to double up Jones. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 9 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Nottebart
Javier is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Nottebart
White hits a popup, foul, towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Nottebart
Boyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
James vs. Nottebart
James strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/16/1961 -- Milwaukee at St.Louis (D) Milwaukee AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI Jones M, cf 5 0 2 1 Flood C, cf 4 0 1 0 Bolling F, 2b 5 1 1 0 Javier J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Mathews E, 3b 3 3 2 0 White B, 1b 4 0 0 0 Aaron H, rf 4 1 1 2 Boyer K, 3b 5 0 2 0 Adcock J, 1b 3 2 2 3 James C, lf 5 0 2 0 Maye L, lf 4 1 2 2 Taussig D, rf 3 0 0 0 McMillan R, ss 1 1 0 0 Schaffer J, c 3 0 2 0 White S, c 3 0 0 0 McCarver T, ph-c 1 0 1 0 Hendley B, p 3 0 0 0 Buchek J, ss 4 0 0 0 Nottebart D, p 1 0 0 0 Cicotte A, p 2 0 0 0 Warwick C, ph 1 1 1 1 McDaniel L, p 0 0 0 0 Musial S, ph 1 0 1 0 Lillis B, pr 0 0 0 0 Anderson C, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 9 10 8 37 1 11 1 Milwaukee 020 101 140 -- 9 St.Louis 000 000 100 -- 1 Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO Hendley B (W)* 6.0 8 1 1 3 4 Nottebart D (S) 3.0 3 0 0 1 5 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Cicotte A (L) 7.0 5 5 5 3 2 McDaniel L 1.0 4 4 4 1 1 Anderson C 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 * Pitched to 2 batters in 7th E -- Buchek J DP -- Milwaukee 1, St.Louis 2 LOB -- Milwaukee 2, St.Louis 13 2B -- James C, Aaron H HR -- Adcock J 2, Maye L, Warwick C CS -- Jones M SH -- White S HBP -- by Cicotte A (McMillan R) WP -- Cicotte A T -- 2:33 A -- 17031
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