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Milwaukee Braves @ Chicago Cubs

1960-08-31 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 18565 · 2:45

Milwaukee Braves defeated Chicago Cubs 11–7. Milwaukee Braves put up 5 in the 2nd. Don McMahon earned the win. Frank Thomas went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
ML1	0	5	1	2	0	0	3	0	0	11	13
CHN	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	2	0	7	11

W: Don McMahon L: Bob Anderson SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Jocko Conlan · 1B: Augie Donatelli · 2B: Ken Burkhart · 3B: Ed Vargo · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Milwaukee Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bill Bruton	5	2	1	3	0	0
Chuck Cottier	4	0	0	0	1	0
Eddie Mathews	4	1	1	2	1	1
Hank Aaron	4	3	3	0	0	0
Joe Adcock	5	1	3	1	0	0
Wes Covington	5	0	0	0	0	0
Charlie Lau	4	1	1	1	1	0
Johnny Logan	4	1	2	1	1	0
Carl Willey	2	2	2	1	0	0
Eddie Haas	1	0	0	0	0	0
Don McMahon	2	0	0	1	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Richie Ashburn	4	1	0	0	1	0
Bob Will	5	1	2	0	0	0
Ernie Banks	4	0	2	0	1	0
George Altman	3	1	0	1	1	1
Ron Santo	4	1	1	1	0	1
Frank Thomas	4	2	3	3	0	0
Don Zimmer	4	1	1	1	0	1
El Tappe	2	0	2	0	0	0
Seth Morehead	1	0	0	0	0	1
Don Cardwell	1	0	0	0	0	1
Sammy Taylor	2	0	0	0	0	1
Al Heist	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ed Bouchee	1	0	0	1	0	0

Milwaukee Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Carl Willey	3.0	4	1	3
George Brunet	2.0	4	1	2
Don McMahon	4.0	3	1	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Anderson	1.2	5	1	1
Seth Morehead	2.1	3	0	0
Moe Drabowsky	2.0	0	0	0
Mel Wright	2.0	4	2	0
Mark Freeman	1.0	1	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bill Bruton: 3/G
Chuck Cottier: 53
Eddie Mathews: K/C

Bot 1

Richie Ashburn: 8
Bob Will: S9
Ernie Banks: 64(1)/FO
George Altman: K

Top 2

Hank Aaron: S7
Joe Adcock: 43.1-2
Wes Covington: 7
Charlie Lau: S7.2-H
Johnny Logan: S9.1-2
Carl Willey: S9.2-H;1-2
Bill Bruton: HR/9.2-H;1-H
Chuck Cottier: W
Eddie Mathews: 6(1)/FO

Bot 2

Ron Santo: K
Frank Thomas: S6
Don Zimmer: 3/FL
El Tappe: S1.1-2
Seth Morehead: K

Top 3

Hank Aaron: D7
Joe Adcock: D9.2-H
Wes Covington: 8
Charlie Lau: 6/P
Johnny Logan: 4/P

Bot 3

Richie Ashburn: W
Bob Will: 7
Ernie Banks: D7.1-3
George Altman: 9/SF.3-H;2-3
Ron Santo: 63

Top 4

Carl Willey: D9
Bill Bruton: E4/TH.2-H(UR);B-2
Chuck Cottier: 31.2-3
Eddie Mathews: 3/G.3-H(UR)
Hank Aaron: HP
Joe Adcock: PB.1-2
Joe Adcock: 7

Bot 4

Frank Thomas: 7
Don Zimmer: K
El Tappe: S8
Don Cardwell: K

Top 5

Wes Covington: 63
Charlie Lau: 43
Johnny Logan: 9

Bot 5

Richie Ashburn: 13
Bob Will: S8/L
Ernie Banks: 7/L
George Altman: W.1-2
Ron Santo: S8.2-H;1-2
Frank Thomas: HR/78XD.2-H;1-H
Don Zimmer: 63

Top 6

Eddie Haas: 9
Bill Bruton: 4/P
Chuck Cottier: 8

Bot 6

Sammy Taylor: K
Al Heist: 9
Richie Ashburn: 13

Top 7

Eddie Mathews: HR/9
Hank Aaron: S7
Joe Adcock: S9.1-3;B-2(TH)
Wes Covington: 9
Charlie Lau: IW
Johnny Logan: S1/G.3-H;2-3;1-2
Don McMahon: 64(1)/FO.3-H;2-3
Bill Bruton: 7

Bot 7

Bob Will: 8
Ernie Banks: W
George Altman: PB.1-2
George Altman: 6/P
Ron Santo: 9

Top 8

Chuck Cottier: 8
Eddie Mathews: W
Hank Aaron: 6(B)3(1)/LDP

Bot 8

Frank Thomas: S5
Don Zimmer: T9.1-H
Sammy Taylor: 4/P
Ed Bouchee: 43.3-H
Richie Ashburn: 8

Top 9

Joe Adcock: D8
Wes Covington: 3/P
Charlie Lau: 9
Johnny Logan: WP.2-3
Johnny Logan: W
Don McMahon: 64(1)/FO

Bot 9

Bob Will: 8
Ernie Banks: S7
George Altman: 54(1)/FO
Ron Santo: OA.1X1(3)

Notes & reviews

Henry Aaron thought this was the third out and started for the Milwaukee dugout while Ernie Banks ran to 3B
Joe Adcock caught George Altman with the hidden ball trick

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