Philadelphia Phillies vs St. Louis Cardinals
July 4, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 4, 1961 at Busch Stadium I. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 10, St. Louis Cardinals 6

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Taylor 2b 4 2 2 0
Smith C. 3b 5 1 2 4
Walters rf 4 1 1 1
Herrera 1b 4 1 0 0
Demeter cf,lf 4 0 0 0
Smith B. lf 2 0 0 0
  Gonzalez ph,cf 2 2 2 2
Coker c 4 1 1 3
Amaro ss 3 1 2 0
Short p 0 0 0 0
  Walls ph 0 1 0 0
  Green p 0 0 0 0
  Valo ph 1 0 0 0
  Baldschun p 1 0 0 0
  Sullivan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 10 10 10
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Warwick cf 3 0 0 0
  Cunningham ph,rf 0 0 0 0
White 1b 4 1 0 0
James rf,cf 4 1 2 0
Boyer 3b 3 2 0 0
Taussig lf 4 0 1 0
Schaffer c 4 1 1 2
Lillis 2b 3 1 2 2
  Schoendienst ph 1 0 0 0
Buchek ss 3 0 2 2
  Sawatski ph 1 0 1 0
  Grammas pr 0 0 0 0
Sadecki p 2 0 1 0
  Anderson p 0 0 0 0
  McCarver ph 1 0 1 0
  Broglio p 0 0 0 0
  Musial ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 34 6 12 6
Philadelphia 000 030 60110100
St. Louis 501 000 0006121
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Short   4.0 8 6 6 2 2
  Green   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Baldschun  W (1-1) 3.1 3 0 0 1 2
  Sullivan  SV (4) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
3
6
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Sadecki   6.0 7 6 6 6 2
  Anderson  L (1-1) 1.0 2 3 2 0 0
  Broglio   2.0 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
10
9
6
3

  E–Lillis (8).  DP–Philadelphia 2, St. Louis 1.  2B–Philadelphia C Smith (7,off Sadecki); Taylor (11,off Sadecki), St. Louis Lillis (3,off Short); Musial (11,off Baldschun).  HR–Philadelphia C Smith (5,7th inning off Sadecki 1 on, 0 out); Coker (1,7th inning off Anderson 2 on, 1 out); Gonzalez (5,9th inning off Broglio 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Short (2,off Sadecki); Amaro (6,off Sadecki); Cunningham (3,off Baldschun).  SF–Walters (1,off Sadecki).  Team LOB–6.  HBP–James (3,by Short).  Team–6.  SB–White (1,3rd base off Short/Coker).  HBP–Short (1,James).  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Jocko Conlan, 2B–Ken Burkhart, 3B–Chris Pelekoudas.  T–2:39.  A–14,653.
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