Cincinnati Reds vs Philadelphia Phillies
June 17, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 17, 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."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Cincinnati Reds 10, Philadelphia Phillies 5

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Kasko ss 5 2 1 0
Blasingame 2b 4 0 1 0
Pinson cf 5 1 3 1
Robinson lf 5 1 3 1
Bell rf 5 2 2 1
Coleman 1b 5 2 4 4
Freese 3b 4 1 0 1
Schmidt c 4 1 1 2
Purkey p 5 0 0 0
Totals 42 10 15 10
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Del Greco cf 5 1 2 1
Taylor 2b 4 0 0 0
Callison rf 3 0 0 1
Herrera 1b 4 1 2 0
Demeter lf 4 0 1 0
Smith 3b 4 1 2 1
Dalrymple c 4 0 0 0
Amaro ss 4 1 2 0
Roberts p 1 0 0 0
  Baldschun p 1 0 0 0
  Valo ph 1 1 1 2
  Lehman p 0 0 0 0
  Walters ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 10 5
Cincinnati 110 200 60010151
Philadelphia 100 100 3005102
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Purkey  W (8-3) 9.0 10 5 5 0 4
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
0
4
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts  L (1-8) 4.1 7 4 3 0 4
  Baldschun   2.2 6 6 6 1 0
  Lehman   2.0 2 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
15
10
9
2
7

  E–Purkey (1), C Smith (9), Dalrymple (7).  DP–Cincinnati 1.  2B–Cincinnati Bell (7,off Roberts); Kasko (10,off Baldschun), Philadelphia Del Greco (5,off Purkey); Amaro (2,off Purkey); Demeter (6,off Purkey); Valo (1,off Purkey).  HR–Cincinnati Coleman 2 (12,2nd inning off Roberts 0 on, 0 out,4th inning off Roberts 1 on, 0 out); Schmidt (1,7th inning off Baldschun 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Blasingame (3,off Baldschun).  IBB–Freese (4,by Lehman).  Team LOB–8.  SF–Callison (3,off Purkey).  Team–5.  IBB–Lehman (4,Freese).  U–Bill Jackowski, Ed Vargo, Al Forman, Shag Crawford, Al Barlick.  T–2:29.  A–5,205.
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