San Francisco Giants vs Philadelphia Phillies
July 28, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 28, 1961 at Connie Mack Stadium. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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San Francisco Giants 8, Philadelphia Phillies 5

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Amalfitano 2b 3 1 2 0
Kuenn lf,3b,lf 5 0 1 0
Alou rf 4 1 2 0
Mays cf 5 1 1 2
Cepeda 1b,lf,1b 5 2 2 0
Bailey c 4 0 2 1
  Bowman pr,3b 0 1 0 0
Davenport 3b 2 1 1 1
  McCovey 1b 2 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
Pagan ss 3 1 1 0
Bolin p 2 0 1 2
  O'Dell p 0 0 0 0
  Marshall ph 1 0 0 0
  Zanni p 0 0 0 0
  Landrith ph,c 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 13 6
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Malkmus 2b 3 1 0 0
  Demeter ph 1 0 0 0
Callison lf 2 2 0 0
Covington rf 3 2 2 4
Gonzalez cf 4 0 1 0
Walls 3b 4 0 0 0
Herrera 1b 3 0 2 1
Dalrymple c 3 0 0 0
Amaro ss 4 0 1 0
Mahaffey p 2 0 0 0
  Baldschun p 0 0 0 0
  Valo ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 6 5
San Francisco 030 000 5008130
Philadelphia 301 010 000562
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Bolin   4.0 4 5 5 6 3
  O'Dell   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Zanni  W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Miller  SV (9) 3.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
5
5
6
6
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Mahaffey  L (7-14) 6.1 11 6 6 1 6
  Baldschun   2.2 2 2 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
13
8
6
3
7

  E–Walls (3), Amaro (13).  DP–San Francisco 2, Philadelphia 2.  2B–San Francisco Davenport (16,off Mahaffey); Pagan (12,off Mahaffey); Amalfitano (6,off Mahaffey); Mays (25,off Mahaffey), Philadelphia Amaro (9,off Bolin).  HR–Philadelphia Covington 2 (2,1st inning off Bolin 2 on, 0 out,3rd inning off Bolin 0 on, 0 out).  SH–M Alou (1,off Mahaffey); Mahaffey (7,off Bolin).  Team LOB–6.  IBB–Dalrymple (7,by Bolin).  Team–5.  CS–Pagan (3,2nd base by Baldschun/Dalrymple).  SB–Gonzalez (10,2nd base off Bolin/Bailey).  WP–Baldschun (6).  IBB–Bolin (7,Dalrymple).  U-HP–Mel Steiner, 1B–Frank Secory, 2B–Ed Sudol, 3B–Frank Dascoli.  T–3:22.
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