Philadelphia Phillies vs Los Angeles Dodgers
April 12, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 12, 1961 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Philadelphia Phillies 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 3

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Malkmus 3b 4 0 1 0
Callison rf 3 1 2 0
Taylor 2b 4 1 2 0
Smith lf 3 0 1 1
  Curry ph 1 0 1 1
Walters cf 3 0 1 0
  Gonzalez ph 1 0 0 0
Herrera 1b 3 0 1 0
  Sadowski ph 1 0 0 0
Dalrymple c 3 0 0 0
  Ferrarese p 0 0 0 0
Amaro ss 1 0 0 0
  Walls ph 1 0 0 0
  Koppe ss 0 0 0 0
Sullivan p 2 0 0 0
  Neeman c 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 9 2
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 3 0 0 0
Davis W. cf 3 0 0 0
Davis T. 3b 3 1 1 0
  Gilliam 3b 0 0 0 0
Snider rf 4 0 0 0
Moon lf 4 1 1 2
Larker 1b 2 1 1 0
  Hodges 1b 0 0 0 0
Neal 2b 3 0 0 0
Roseboro c 3 0 1 0
Podres p 3 0 2 1
  Sherry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 3 6 3
Philadelphia 100 000 001290
Los Angeles 000 000 30x362
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Sullivan  L (0-1) 6.2 5 3 3 1 3
  Ferrarese   1.1 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
6
3
3
1
5
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Podres  W (1-0) 8.0 8 2 1 1 11
  Sherry  SV (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
2
1
1
11

  E–W Davis (1), L Sherry (1).  DP–Los Angeles 2.  2B–Philadelphia Taylor (1,off Podres); B Smith (1,off Podres).  HR–Los Angeles Moon (2,7th inning off Sullivan 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Callison (1,off Podres); Wills (1,off Sullivan); Gilliam (1,off Ferrarese).  Team LOB–4.  HBP–W Davis (1,by Ferrarese).  Team–5.  CS–Dalrymple (1,2nd base by Podres/Roseboro); Walters (1,2nd base by Podres/Roseboro).  HBP–Ferrarese (1,W Davis).  U-HP–Frank Secory, 1B–Tony Venzon, 2B–Ed Sudol, 3B–Frank Dascoli.  T–2:13.  A–10,694.
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