Los Angeles Dodgers vs Philadelphia Phillies
July 27, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 27, 1961 at Connie Mack Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 11, Philadelphia Phillies 6

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 4 1 1 1
Neal 2b 4 0 1 1
Davis T. lf 5 1 3 1
Howard rf 4 2 2 0
  Snider rf 1 1 1 0
Hodges 1b 5 2 4 3
Spencer 3b 4 0 3 1
  Gilliam pr,3b 1 1 0 0
Roseboro c 5 1 2 2
Davis W. cf 3 1 0 0
Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Farrell p 0 0 0 0
  Aspromonte ph 1 0 0 0
  Craig p 1 0 0 0
  Sherry p 1 1 1 1
Totals 39 11 18 10
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Malkmus 2b 5 0 0 0
Callison lf 3 3 2 0
Covington rf 5 1 2 2
Gonzalez cf 3 1 1 0
Walls 3b 4 1 2 4
Herrera 1b 3 0 0 0
Johnson c 4 0 2 0
Amaro ss 4 0 0 0
Short p 2 0 0 0
  Baldschun p 0 0 0 0
  Valo ph 1 0 0 0
  Green p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 9 6
Los Angeles 200 130 04111181
Philadelphia 104 000 001690
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Williams   2.2 5 5 5 4 2
  Farrell   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Craig  W (4-6) 2.2 2 0 0 1 1
  Sherry  SV (14) 3.1 2 1 1 0 3
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
5
6
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Short   4.1 9 4 4 2 4
  Baldschun  L (4-2) 3.2 7 6 6 1 2
  Green   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
18
11
11
3
6

  E–Spencer (10).  DP–Philadelphia 4.  PB–Johnson 2 (3).  2B–Philadelphia Callison 2 (13,off Williams,off L Sherry).  HR–Los Angeles Hodges (6,5th inning off Baldschun 2 on, 1 out), Philadelphia Walls (5,3rd inning off Williams 2 on, 2 out).  SF–Neal (2,off Baldschun).  IBB–W Davis (3,by Baldschun); Gonzalez (5,by Williams).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Baldschun (1,off Craig).  Team–7.  SB–Wills 2 (17,2nd base off Short/Johnson,3rd base off Short/Johnson); Gonzalez (9,3rd base off Williams/Roseboro).  CS–Gonzalez (3,Home by Williams/Roseboro).  WP–Williams (7).  IBB–Williams (9,Gonzalez); Baldschun (6,W Davis).  U-HP–Tom Gorman, 1B–Dusty Boggess, 2B–Stan Landes, 3B–Al Forman.  T–3:08.  A–8,415.
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