Philadelphia Phillies vs San Francisco Giants
April 16, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 16, 1961 at Candlestick Park. The San Francisco Giants 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, San Francisco Giants 5

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Sadowski 3b 3 0 0 0
  Del Greco ph 1 0 0 0
Taylor 2b 4 0 1 0
Callison rf 4 0 1 0
Curry lf 4 0 0 0
Gonzalez cf 3 1 0 0
Herrera 1b 4 0 2 1
Dalrymple c 4 0 1 0
  Koppe pr 0 0 0 0
Amaro ss 2 0 0 0
  Malkmus ph,ss 2 0 0 0
Roberts p 1 1 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 0 0
  Buzhardt p 0 0 0 0
  Short p 0 0 0 0
  Coleman ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 5 1
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Alou lf 4 1 1 0
Kuenn 3b 3 1 1 1
Mays cf 3 0 1 0
McCovey 1b 4 3 3 0
Cepeda rf 4 0 2 2
Haller c 3 0 0 2
Hiller 2b 4 0 0 0
Bressoud ss 4 0 0 0
Jones p 3 0 2 0
  O'Dell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 10 5
Philadelphia 000 010 001252
San Francisco 300 001 01x5103
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts  L (0-2) 6.0 8 4 4 1 2
  Buzhardt   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Short   1.0 1 1 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
10
5
4
2
4
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Jones  W (1-0) 8.1 5 2 2 2 9
  O'Dell  SV (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
2
9

  E–Sadowski (1), Amaro (2), Kuenn (1), Bressoud (1), Jones (1).  DP–San Francisco 3.  2B–San Francisco Kuenn (2,off Roberts); Cepeda (1,off Roberts); Jones 2 (2,off Roberts,off Buzhardt).  HBP–Roberts (1,by Jones); Coleman (1,by Jones).  Team LOB–8.  SF–Haller (1,off Roberts).  IBB–Mays (1,by Roberts).  Team–6.  CS–Mays (1,2nd base by Roberts/Dalrymple); Cepeda (2,2nd base by Roberts/Dalrymple).  WP–Jones 2 (2).  HBP–Jones 2 (2,Roberts,Coleman).  IBB–Roberts (1,Mays).  U-HP–Frank Secory, 1B–Tony Venzon, 2B–Ed Sudol, 3B–Frank Dascoli.  T–2:30.  A–23,594.
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