Philadelphia Phillies vs St. Louis Cardinals
April 29, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 29, 1961 at Busch Stadium I. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Malkmus 3b 4 1 1 0
Callison rf 1 0 0 0
Taylor 2b 4 1 0 0
Smith lf 4 1 2 1
Herrera 1b 4 0 2 2
Gonzalez cf 3 0 0 0
Neeman c 3 0 0 0
Amaro ss 4 0 0 0
Mahaffey p 4 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 5 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Landrum cf 2 0 0 0
  White ph 1 0 0 0
  Flood cf 0 0 0 0
Cunningham 1b 4 0 0 0
Nieman lf 4 0 1 0
Boyer 3b 4 1 2 0
Moryn rf 4 0 0 0
  Taussig pr 0 0 0 0
Spencer ss 4 1 0 0
Javier 2b 2 0 0 0
  Schoendienst ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Smith c 1 0 0 0
  Sawatski ph,c 2 0 1 2
Sadecki p 3 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 4 2
Philadelphia 000 002 010352
St. Louis 000 000 200243
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Mahaffey  W (2-1) 9.0 4 2 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
4
2
0
1
3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Sadecki  L (1-1) 7.2 4 3 3 4 4
  Jackson   1.1 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
4
7

  E–Gonzalez (1), Amaro (5), Boyer (7), Moryn (1), Spencer (3).  DP–Philadelphia 1, St. Louis 1.  2B–Philadelphia Herrera (2,off Sadecki).  SH–Callison (2,off Sadecki).  Team LOB–6.  CS–Malkmus (1,3rd base by Sadecki/Smith).  U-HP–Shag Crawford, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–Mel Steiner, 3B–Al Barlick.  T–2:33.  A–6,175.
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