On this day in 1960 the Reds lost to Henry Aaron and the Milwaukee Braves 5-1. Aaron and fellow Hall-of-Famer Eddie Mathews each hit solo shots to lead the offense. Lew Burdette, who was 28-19 against the Reds in his career, scattered 8 hits for the win.
| Cincinnati Reds | Milwaukee Braves | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eddie Kasko | 3B | 1 | Bill Bruton | CF | |
| 2 | Vada Pinson | CF | 2 | Red Schoendienst | 2B | |
| 3 | Gus Bell | RF | 3 | Eddie Mathews | 3B | |
| 4 | Frank Robinson | 1B | 4 | Hank Aaron | RF | |
| 5 | Jerry Lynch | LF | 5 | Joe Adcock | 1B | |
| 6 | Ed Bailey | C | 6 | Wes Covington | LF | |
| 7 | Billy Martin | 2B | 7 | Johnny Logan | SS | |
| 8 | Roy McMillan | SS | 8 | Del Crandall | C | |
| 9 | Don Newcombe | P | 9 | Lew Burdette | P |
Aaron went on to hit 97 home runs with 270 RBI and a .319 batting average against the Reds in 372 Games.
Mathews hit 76 dingers, knocked in 197 and hit .280 in 304 lifetime games against Cincinnati.
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