Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Francisco Giants
May 21, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 1961 at Candlestick Park. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 3, San Francisco Giants 2

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 4 1 1 0
Gilliam 2b 4 1 1 2
Davis W. cf 5 0 1 0
Moon lf 2 0 1 0
  Lillis pr,3b 0 0 0 0
Davis T. 3b,lf 3 0 0 0
Larker 1b 3 0 1 0
  Hodges ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Fairly rf 2 0 0 0
Roseboro c 2 1 2 1
Koufax p 4 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 7 3
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Davenport 3b 4 0 0 0
Amalfitano 2b 3 0 0 0
Mays cf 4 0 0 0
Alou rf 4 1 1 0
Cepeda 1b 4 0 0 0
Kuenn lf 3 0 1 1
Haller c 3 1 1 1
Pagan ss 3 0 1 0
Loes p 1 0 0 0
  McCovey ph 1 0 0 0
  O'Dell p 0 0 0 0
  Bolin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 4 2
Los Angeles 000 030 000370
San Francisco 000 200 000240
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Koufax  W (4-2) 9.0 4 2 2 2 6
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
2
6
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Loes  L (3-2) 7.0 7 3 3 5 1
  O'Dell   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Bolin   1.2 0 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
8
2

  E–None.  DP–San Francisco 2.  2B–San Francisco Pagan (5,off Koufax).  HR–Los Angeles Roseboro (7,5th inning off Loes 0 on, 0 out); Gilliam (2,5th inning off Loes 1 on, 1 out), San Francisco Haller (2,4th inning off Koufax 0 on, 2 out).  IBB–Roseboro (4,by Bolin).  Team LOB–9.  SF–Kuenn (3,off Koufax).  Team–4.  SB–Gilliam (1,2nd base off Loes/Haller); Wills (4,2nd base off Loes/Haller).  CS–W Davis (2,2nd base by Loes/Haller).  IBB–Bolin (1,Roseboro).  U-HP–Tom Gorman, 1B–Stan Landes, 2B–Vinnie Smith, 3B–Dusty Boggess.  T–2:45.  A–41,495.
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