St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds
June 22, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 22, 1961 at Crosley Field. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 5, Cincinnati Reds 7

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Gotay ss 5 0 1 2
McCarver c 4 1 1 0
White 1b 3 2 3 0
Boyer 3b 4 0 0 0
Musial lf 2 0 0 0
James rf 4 1 3 3
Flood cf 3 1 0 0
Lillis 2b 2 0 0 0
  Schoendienst ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Jackson p 2 0 0 0
  Sawatski ph 1 0 0 0
  McDermott p 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Cunningham ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 8 5
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Kasko ss,3b 4 1 1 0
Blasingame 2b 1 1 0 0
Pinson cf 4 1 2 0
Robinson rf 3 3 2 3
Bell lf 1 1 0 0
Freese 3b 3 0 0 0
  Cardenas pr,ss 1 0 0 0
Coleman 1b 3 0 0 1
Zimmerman c 3 0 1 1
Purkey p 3 0 0 0
  Brosnan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 26 7 6 5
St. Louis 200 000 210583
Cincinnati 010 203 10x760
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson  L (3-7) 6.0 4 6 4 4 1
  McDermott   0.1 2 1 1 0 0
  Miller   1.2 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
6
7
5
5
2
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Purkey  W (9-3) 7.2 8 5 5 4 2
  Brosnan  SV (11) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
4
2

  E–Gotay 2 (7), McCarver (3).  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–St. Louis White (13,off Purkey); Gotay (3,off Purkey), Cincinnati Robinson (6,off Jackson).  HR–Cincinnati Robinson (17,2nd inning off Jackson 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Musial (8,by Purkey); Bell (2,by Jackson).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Blasingame (4,off McDermott).  SF–Coleman (3,off Jackson); Robinson (6,off Miller).  Team–3.  CS–White 2 (4,2nd base by Purkey/Zimmerman,3rd base by Purkey/Zimmerman).  SB–Robinson (9,3rd base off Jackson/McCarver).  IBB–Jackson (3,Bell); Purkey (3,Musial).  U-HP–Al Forman, 1B–Frank Secory, 2B–Tony Venzon, 3B–Ed Sudol.  T–2:35.  A–10,066.
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