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Cincinnati Reds @ Milwaukee Braves

1961-07-27 · Day game · County Stadium · Att: 19917 · 2:14

Cincinnati Reds defeated Milwaukee Braves 2–1. Bob Purkey earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CIN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	6
ML1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	5

W: Bob Purkey L: Carl Willey SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Frank Dascoli · 1B: Mel Steiner · 2B: Frank Secory · 3B: Ed Sudol · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Don Blasingame	3	1	0	0	1	0
Leo Cardenas	3	0	1	0	1	0
Vada Pinson	3	1	1	1	0	0
Frank Robinson	4	0	1	0	0	1
Gordy Coleman	4	0	0	0	0	1
Gus Bell	3	0	2	0	1	0
Gene Freese	3	0	0	0	0	1
Johnny Edwards	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bob Purkey	2	0	0	0	0	1
Jerry Lynch	0	0	0	0	1	0

Milwaukee Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Mack Jones	4	0	0	0	0	2
Frank Bolling	4	0	1	0	0	0
Eddie Mathews	4	1	2	0	0	0
Hank Aaron	2	0	0	0	1	0
Joe Adcock	4	0	1	1	0	2
Lee Maye	4	0	0	0	0	2
Roy McMillan	2	0	1	0	1	0
Sammy White	3	0	0	0	0	0
Carl Willey	3	0	0	0	0	1

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Purkey	9.0	5	2	7

Milwaukee Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Carl Willey	9.0	6	4	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Don Blasingame: W
Leo Cardenas: D8.1-3
Vada Pinson: 8/SF/DP.3-H;2X3(854)
Frank Robinson: K/C

Bot 1

Mack Jones: 63
Frank Bolling: 43
Eddie Mathews: 8

Top 2

Gordy Coleman: 63
Gus Bell: S9
Gene Freese: 14(1)3/GDP

Bot 2

Hank Aaron: 8
Joe Adcock: K
Lee Maye: K

Top 3

Johnny Edwards: S9/9S
Bob Purkey: 24/SH.1-2
Don Blasingame: FC1.2X3(15);B-1
Leo Cardenas: 43

Bot 3

Roy McMillan: W
Sammy White: 43.1-2
Carl Willey: K/C
Mack Jones: K

Top 4

Vada Pinson: 43
Frank Robinson: 6/L
Gordy Coleman: K

Bot 4

Frank Bolling: 8
Eddie Mathews: S8
Hank Aaron: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
Hank Aaron: W
Joe Adcock: S7.3-H;1-2
Lee Maye: K
Roy McMillan: S6/6.2XH(32);1-2;B-1

Top 5

Gus Bell: 43
Gene Freese: K
Johnny Edwards: 7

Bot 5

Sammy White: 13
Carl Willey: 13
Mack Jones: 13

Top 6

Bob Purkey: K/C
Don Blasingame: 13
Leo Cardenas: W
Vada Pinson: 36(1)/FO

Bot 6

Frank Bolling: S7/78
Eddie Mathews: S7.1-2
Hank Aaron: 13/SH.2-3;1-2
Joe Adcock: K
Lee Maye: 13

Top 7

Frank Robinson: 63
Gordy Coleman: 13
Gus Bell: S9
Gene Freese: 9

Bot 7

Roy McMillan: 7
Sammy White: 6/P
Carl Willey: 43

Top 8

Johnny Edwards: 43
Bob Purkey: 53
Don Blasingame: 3/G

Bot 8

Mack Jones: K
Frank Bolling: 7
Eddie Mathews: 7

Top 9

Leo Cardenas: 7
Vada Pinson: S9/3
Frank Robinson: S7.1-2
Gordy Coleman: 13.2-3;1-2
Gus Bell: IW
Jerry Lynch: CSH(1E2).3-H(NR)(UR);2-3;1-2
Jerry Lynch: IW
Johnny Edwards: 8

Bot 9

Hank Aaron: 8
Joe Adcock: 53
Lee Maye: 6/P