Cincinnati Reds vs San Francisco Giants
July 5, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 5, 1961 at Candlestick Park. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 3, San Francisco Giants 2

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Blasingame 2b 4 0 1 0
Kasko ss 5 0 0 0
Pinson cf 3 1 2 2
Robinson rf 4 0 1 0
Freese 3b 4 0 0 0
Post lf 3 0 0 0
  Bell ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Coleman 1b 4 1 2 1
Zimmerman c 4 1 1 0
Jones p 3 0 2 0
  Brosnan p 0 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 9 3
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Alou M. rf 3 1 0 0
  Bressoud ph 1 0 0 0
Kuenn 3b 3 0 0 0
McCovey 1b 4 0 1 0
Mays cf 3 0 0 0
Cepeda lf 4 1 1 0
Landrith c 4 0 1 0
  O'Dell pr 0 0 0 0
Amalfitano 2b 3 0 0 0
  Haller ph 1 0 0 0
Pagan ss 1 0 0 0
  Marshall ph 1 0 1 0
  Bowman ss 0 0 0 0
  Alou F. ph 1 0 1 0
McCormick p 2 0 0 0
  Bailey ph 1 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Davenport ph 0 0 0 1
Totals 32 2 5 1
Cincinnati 001 001 100390
San Francisco 000 100 001251
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Jones  W (1-0) 8.1 4 2 2 3 4
  Brosnan   0.1 1 0 0 1 1
  Henry  SV (10) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
4
5
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
McCormick  L (7-9) 7.0 8 3 3 2 4
  Jones   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
3
5

  E–Bowman (1).  DP–San Francisco 1.  HR–Cincinnati Pinson (7,6th inning off McCormick 0 on, 0 out); Coleman (17,7th inning off McCormick 0 on, 0 out).  Team LOB–8.  HBP–Kuenn (1,by S Jones).  Team–8.  SB–Robinson (11,2nd base off Jones/Landrith).  WP–S Jones (2).  BK–S Jones (1).  HBP–S Jones (2,Kuenn).  U-HP–Stan Landes, 1B–Dusty Boggess, 2B–Tom Gorman, 3B–Ed Sudol.  T–3:00.  A–20,755.
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