Cincinnati Reds vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 16, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 16, 1961 at Connie Mack Stadium. 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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Cincinnati Reds 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Blasingame 2b 4 0 0 0
Pinson cf 4 0 1 0
Bell rf 4 1 1 0
Robinson lf 3 1 2 1
Coleman 1b 3 1 0 0
Freese 3b 4 1 2 3
Kasko ss 4 0 0 0
Schmidt c 3 0 0 0
Jay p 3 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 6 4
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Taylor 2b 4 0 0 0
Smith ss 2 0 1 0
Callison lf 4 0 1 0
Gonzalez rf 4 0 1 0
Demeter cf 4 0 0 0
Dalrymple c 4 0 0 0
Herrera 1b 4 1 1 0
Woods 3b 3 1 1 1
Sullivan p 2 0 0 0
  Walls ph 1 0 0 0
  Ferrarese p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 5 1
Cincinnati 000 301 000461
Philadelphia 020 000 000250
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Jay  W (3-3) 9.0 5 2 1 2 7
Totals
9.0
5
2
1
2
7
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Sullivan  L (1-4) 7.0 5 4 4 3 5
  Ferrarese   2.0 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
3
8

  E–Freese (4).  DP–Cincinnati 1, Philadelphia 1.  2B–Cincinnati Pinson (4,off Sullivan), Philadelphia Woods (1,off Jay).  HR–Cincinnati Freese (2,4th inning off Sullivan 2 on, 1 out); Robinson (9,6th inning off Sullivan 0 on, 0 out).  Team LOB–4.  Team–5.  CS–Freese (1,2nd base by Ferrarese/Dalrymple).  WP–Jay (4).  U-HP–Chris Pelekoudas, 1B–Jocko Conlan, 2B–Augie Donatelli, 3B–Ken Burkhart.  T–2:16.  A–5,428.
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