Los Angeles Dodgers vs St. Louis Cardinals
July 21, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 21, 1961 at Busch Stadium I. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 1, St. Louis Cardinals 10

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 5 0 0 0
Neal 2b 4 0 2 0
Moon lf 4 0 0 0
Davis cf 4 1 2 0
Howard rf 4 0 1 0
Hodges 1b 4 0 1 0
Spencer 3b 3 0 0 0
Roseboro c 2 0 1 0
  Camilli ph,c 2 0 0 0
Drysdale p 1 0 0 0
  Perranoski p 0 0 0 0
  Aspromonte ph 1 0 0 0
  Golden p 0 0 0 0
  Windhorn ph 0 0 0 1
Totals 34 1 7 1
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Lillis ss 5 2 2 0
Cunningham rf 5 1 3 4
White 1b 4 0 0 1
Boyer 3b 4 1 1 0
Musial lf 2 2 1 0
  Flood pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Taussig cf,lf 4 2 2 1
Javier 2b 3 0 1 2
  Grammas 2b 0 0 0 0
Sawatski c 3 1 1 1
Simmons p 2 1 1 0
Totals 32 10 12 9
Los Angeles 000 000 001170
St. Louis 030 022 03x10120
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Drysdale  L (7-6) 4.1 7 5 5 0 2
  Perranoski   1.2 2 2 2 2 0
  Golden   2.0 3 3 3 1 2
Totals
8.0
12
10
10
3
4
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Simmons  W (5-7) 9.0 7 1 1 3 5
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
3
5

  E–None.  2B–St. Louis Taussig 2 (9,off Drysdale,off Perranoski).  HR–St. Louis Cunningham (6,8th inning off Golden 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Simmons (3,off Golden).  SF–Javier (1,off Drysdale); Sawatski (1,off Drysdale); White (5,off Perranoski).  Team–5.  BK–Perranoski (1).  U-HP–Jocko Conlan, 1B–Ken Burkhart, 2B–Chris Pelekoudas, 3B–Augie Donatelli.  T–2:28.  A–13,922.
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