Cincinnati Reds vs San Francisco Giants
April 18, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 18, 1961 at Candlestick Park. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 9, San Francisco Giants 1

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Kasko ss 4 1 2 1
Pinson cf 5 0 0 1
Robinson lf 3 2 1 0
Post rf 5 2 3 1
Freese 3b 5 1 2 3
Coleman 1b 5 1 2 3
Bailey c 5 1 0 0
Chacon 2b 3 1 0 0
Purkey p 4 0 0 0
Totals 39 9 10 9
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Alou lf 4 0 1 0
Kuenn 3b 4 0 1 0
Mays cf 4 1 2 1
McCovey 1b 4 0 0 0
Cepeda rf 4 0 1 0
Haller c 3 0 0 0
Hiller 2b 3 0 1 0
Bressoud ss 2 0 0 0
  Farley ph 0 0 0 0
  Pagan pr,ss 1 0 0 0
Loes p 0 0 0 0
  Fisher p 2 0 0 0
  Marshall ph 1 0 0 0
  Bolin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1
Cincinnati 306 000 0009101
San Francisco 000 000 100163
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Purkey  W (2-0) 9.0 6 1 1 3 4
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
3
4
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Loes  L (1-1) 2.0 6 6 6 1 2
  Fisher   5.0 3 3 1 2 1
  Bolin   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
9
7
3
5

  E–Freese (1), Kuenn (2), Cepeda (1), Hiller (2).  DP–Cincinnati 2, San Francisco 1.  2B–Cincinnati Kasko (3,off Loes); Post (2,off Loes), San Francisco Hiller (1,off Purkey).  HR–Cincinnati Coleman (2,3rd inning off Fisher 2 on, 0 out), San Francisco Mays (2,7th inning off Purkey 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Robinson (1,by Loes).  Team LOB–7.  Team–7.  SB–Freese (1,2nd base off Loes/Haller).  HBP–Loes (2,Robinson).  U-HP–Al Barlick, 1B–Shag Crawford, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Mel Steiner.  T–2:35.  A–12,405.
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