Philadelphia Phillies vs Cincinnati Reds
May 2, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 1961 at Crosley Field. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 2, Cincinnati Reds 3

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Sadowski 3b 5 0 1 0
Taylor 2b 4 0 0 0
Callison rf 4 1 1 0
Gonzalez cf 2 0 1 0
Smith lf 4 0 1 0
Herrera 1b 4 1 0 0
Dalrymple c 3 0 2 2
  Malkmus pr 0 0 0 0
  Neeman c 0 0 0 0
Amaro ss 1 0 0 0
  Curry ph 1 0 0 0
  Koppe ss 1 0 0 0
Green p 2 0 0 0
  Coleman ph 1 0 0 0
  Ferrarese p 0 0 0 0
  Del Greco ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 2
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Blasingame 2b 4 0 0 0
Pinson cf 3 1 1 1
Bell rf 3 1 1 0
Robinson lf 2 1 0 0
Coleman 1b 3 0 1 1
Freese 3b 3 0 1 1
Schmidt c 3 0 0 0
Cardenas ss 3 0 0 0
Hunt p 2 0 0 0
  Post ph 1 0 0 0
  Brosnan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 3 4 3
Philadelphia 000 000 020261
Cincinnati 000 300 00x340
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Green  L (1-3) 6.0 3 3 3 1 6
  Ferrarese   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
4
3
3
1
7
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Hunt  W (2-1) 8.0 6 2 2 5 5
  Brosnan  SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
5
6

  E–Green (1).  DP–Philadelphia 1.  2B–Philadelphia B Smith (4,off Hunt), Cincinnati Bell (2,off Green).  HR–Cincinnati Pinson (1,4th inning off Green 0 on, 1 out).  Team LOB–9.  Team–1.  SB–Gonzalez (1,2nd base off Hunt/Schmidt); Herrera (1,2nd base off Hunt/Schmidt).  CS–Coleman (1,Home by Green/Dalrymple).  U–Al Barlick, Shag Crawford, Ed Vargo, Al Forman, Bill Jackowski.  T–2:30.  A–3,026.
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