Philadelphia Phillies vs San Francisco Giants
June 8, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 8, 1961 at Candlestick Park. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 5, San Francisco Giants 2

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Taylor 2b 4 0 0 0
Smith 3b 4 1 2 1
Walters rf 5 1 1 1
Herrera 1b 5 1 2 1
Demeter lf 4 1 2 1
Del Greco cf 3 0 3 1
Dalrymple c 2 0 0 0
Amaro ss 3 1 0 0
Buzhardt p 4 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 10 5
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Alou rf 4 0 0 0
Kuenn 3b 4 0 0 0
McCovey 1b 2 1 1 1
Mays cf 3 1 1 1
Cepeda lf 4 0 0 0
Bailey c 3 0 0 0
Hiller 2b 3 0 0 0
Pagan ss 3 0 1 0
  Landrith ph 1 0 0 0
Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Duffalo p 2 0 1 0
  Marshall ph 1 0 0 0
  O'Dell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 4 2
Philadelphia 310 000 1005100
San Francisco 010 100 000243
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Buzhardt  W (2-5) 9.0 4 2 2 5 3
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
5
3
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Jones  L (5-5) 1.0 3 4 3 2 0
  Duffalo   6.0 5 1 1 2 3
  O'Dell   2.0 2 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
10
5
4
4
6

  E–Kuenn (7), Bailey (4), Hiller (6).  DP–Philadelphia 1, San Francisco 2.  2B–Philadelphia Herrera (10,off Jones); Demeter (4,off Jones); Del Greco (4,off Duffalo).  3B–Philadelphia Walters (2,off Duffalo).  HR–San Francisco Mays (11,2nd inning off Buzhardt 0 on, 0 out); McCovey (8,4th inning off Buzhardt 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–C Smith (1,by Duffalo).  IBB–Dalrymple (5,by Duffalo).  Team LOB–8.  Team–6.  CS–Herrera (1,Home by Duffalo/Bailey).  HBP–Duffalo (2,C Smith).  IBB–Duffalo (5,Dalrymple).  U-HP–Al Barlick, 1B–Bill Jackowski, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Shag Crawford.  T–2:30.  A–5,703.
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