Cincinnati Reds vs St. Louis Cardinals
April 15, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 15, 1961 at Busch Stadium I. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 0, St. Louis Cardinals 4

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Kasko ss 3 0 0 0
Pinson cf 3 0 0 0
Robinson lf 2 0 0 0
Post rf 1 0 0 0
Freese 3b 2 0 0 0
Coleman 1b 2 0 1 0
Bailey c 2 0 1 0
Baumer 2b 2 0 1 0
Jay p 1 0 0 0
  Lynch ph 1 0 0 0
  Nunn p 0 0 0 0
  Osteen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 19 0 3 0
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Landrum cf 3 0 0 0
  Musial ph 0 0 0 0
  Flood pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Javier 2b 3 0 1 1
White 1b 4 1 1 0
Boyer 3b 2 1 0 0
Cunningham rf 2 0 1 0
Spencer ss 1 1 1 2
Moryn lf 2 0 0 0
Smith c 2 1 0 0
Broglio p 2 0 1 1
Totals 21 4 5 4
Cincinnati 000 000032
St. Louis 200 02x451
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Jay  L (0-1) 4.0 4 2 2 5 2
  Nunn   0.2 1 2 2 4 0
  Osteen   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
5.0
5
4
4
9
2
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Broglio  W (1-0) 5.2 3 0 0 1 4
Totals
5.2
3
0
0
1
4

  E–Bailey (2), Jay (1), Boyer (1).  DP–St. Louis 2.  2B–St. Louis White (1,off Jay); Javier (1,off Jay); Broglio (1,off Nunn).  IBB–Musial (1,by Nunn).  Team–11.  IBB–Nunn (1,Musial).  U-HP–Vinnie Smith, 1B–Dusty Boggess, 2B–Tom Gorman, 3B–Stan Landes.  T–2:02.  A–4,197.
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