Cincinnati Reds vs Los Angeles Dodgers
July 9, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 9, 1961 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 14, Los Angeles Dodgers 3

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Kasko ss 6 2 2 1
Blasingame 2b 6 1 1 0
Pinson cf 4 5 3 0
Robinson rf 4 3 4 7
Coleman 1b 5 0 0 0
Bell lf 0 0 0 0
  Post ph,lf 1 0 1 2
  Lynch ph,lf 2 1 0 0
  Whisenant lf 1 0 0 0
Freese 3b 4 2 2 2
Edwards c 4 0 1 0
Jay p 5 0 1 2
Totals 42 14 15 14
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 3 0 1 0
Gilliam 3b 3 0 0 0
Fairly rf 4 0 1 0
Moon lf 3 0 0 0
Davis T. cf 4 0 1 0
Larker 1b 3 0 0 0
Roseboro c 3 2 1 1
Neal 2b 4 1 1 2
Craig p 1 0 0 0
  Koufax p 0 0 0 0
  Drysdale p 1 0 0 0
  Perranoski p 0 0 0 0
  Aspromonte ph 1 0 0 0
  Farrell p 0 0 0 0
  Davis W. ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 5 3
Cincinnati 202 030 13314151
Los Angeles 020 000 100354
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Jay  W (12-4) 9.0 5 3 3 5 5
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
5
5
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Craig  L (3-5) 2.1 4 4 4 2 0
  Koufax   2.0 3 2 2 1 2
  Drysdale   1.0 2 1 1 2 0
  Perranoski   1.2 2 1 1 1 1
  Farrell   2.0 4 6 3 1 3
Totals
9.0
15
14
11
7
6

  E–Kasko (9), Gilliam (10), T Davis (12), Neal (4), Craig (1).  DP–Cincinnati 2, Los Angeles 1.  2B–Cincinnati Jay (2,off Drysdale); Pinson (20,off Drysdale); Robinson (13,off Farrell).  HR–Cincinnati Robinson 2 (23,1st inning off Craig 1 on, 2 out,8th inning off Farrell 1 on, 0 out); Freese (18,8th inning off Farrell 0 on, 2 out), Los Angeles Neal (7,2nd inning off Jay 1 on, 2 out); Roseboro (14,7th inning off Jay 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Freese (3,off Drysdale).  HBP–Robinson (8,by Drysdale).  IBB–Robinson (14,by Craig); Lynch (4,by Drysdale); Edwards (2,by Drysdale).  Team LOB–10.  Team–6.  WP–Perranoski (3).  HBP–Drysdale (15,Robinson).  IBB–Craig (6,Robinson); Drysdale 2 (10,Lynch,Edwards).  U-HP–Dusty Boggess, 1B–Tom Gorman, 2B–Ed Sudol, 3B–Stan Landes.  T–3:07.  A–20,040.
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