Los Angeles Dodgers vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 9, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 9, 1961 at Connie Mack Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Philadelphia Phillies 2

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 4 0 2 0
Gilliam 3b 3 1 0 0
Davis cf 4 0 1 1
Moon lf 2 1 1 0
Larker 1b 3 1 2 2
Roseboro c 2 0 1 1
Fairly rf 3 1 1 1
Neal 2b 3 0 0 0
Drysdale p 3 1 0 0
Totals 27 5 8 5
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Taylor 2b 3 0 1 0
Smith B. lf 3 0 0 0
Callison rf 2 0 0 0
Gonzalez cf 2 0 0 0
Smith C. 3b 2 0 0 0
Herrera 1b 2 1 1 0
Coleman c 1 1 1 1
Amaro ss 2 0 1 0
Mahaffey p 1 0 0 0
  Ferrarese p 0 0 0 0
  Dalrymple ph 1 0 0 1
  Lehman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 19 2 4 2
Los Angeles 111 110580
Philadelphia 010 01x243
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Drysdale  W (3-2) 5.0 4 2 2 1 2
Totals
5.0
4
2
2
1
2
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Mahaffey  L (2-3) 4.0 6 5 4 3 4
  Ferrarese   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Lehman   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
6.0
8
5
4
3
5

  E–Taylor (4), C Smith (2), Mahaffey (1).  2B–Los Angeles W Davis (6,off Mahaffey), Philadelphia Coleman (1,off Drysdale).  3B–Philadelphia Herrera (2,off Drysdale).  HR–Los Angeles Fairly (1,2nd inning off Mahaffey 0 on, 0 out); Larker (2,5th inning off Mahaffey 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Larker (2,off Mahaffey); Roseboro (1,off Mahaffey).  IBB–Moon (3,by Mahaffey).  Team LOB–9.  Team–3.  WP–Mahaffey (3).  IBB–Mahaffey (3,Moon).  U-HP–Ken Burkhart, 1B–Chris Pelekoudas, 2B–Jocko Conlan, 3B–Augie Donatelli.  T–1:43.  A–11,483.
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