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 Philadelphia Phillies defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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San Francisco Giants 3, Philadelphia Phillies 4

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Amalfitano 2b 4 0 0 0
Kuenn lf 3 1 0 0
Alou rf 4 1 1 0
Mays cf 3 0 0 1
Cepeda 1b 4 1 3 2
Bailey c 4 0 0 0
Davenport 3b 3 0 0 0
Pagan ss 3 0 1 0
Loes p 0 0 0 0
  Marshall ph 0 0 0 0
  LeMay p 1 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 5 3
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Malkmus 2b,3b 3 1 1 1
Callison lf 4 0 0 0
Covington rf 2 0 0 0
  Demeter ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Gonzalez cf 3 0 0 0
Walls 3b 3 1 1 0
  Williams 2b 0 0 0 0
Herrera 1b 3 2 1 0
Johnson c 3 0 1 2
Amaro ss 3 0 1 1
Buzhardt p 3 0 0 0
Totals 28 4 5 4
San Francisco 000 003 000350
Philadelphia 020 100 10x452
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Loes   4.0 3 3 3 2 4
  LeMay  L (2-4) 3.1 2 1 1 2 1
  Miller   0.2 0 0 0 0 2
Totals 8.0 5 4 4 4 7
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Buzhardt  W (3-10) 9.0 5 3 3 3 2
Totals 9.0 5 3 3 3 2

  E–Walls (4), Amaro (14).  DP–Philadelphia 1.  2B–Philadelphia Johnson (1,off Loes); Amaro (10,off Loes).  HR–San Francisco Cepeda (28,6th inning off Buzhardt 1 on, 1 out), Philadelphia Malkmus (4,7th inning off LeMay 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Loes (4,off Buzhardt).  SF–Mays (1,off Buzhardt).  Team LOB–4.  HBP–Malkmus (1,by Loes); Gonzalez (5,by LeMay).  Team–6.  CS–Cepeda (8,2nd base by Buzhardt/Johnson).  SB–Herrera (3,2nd base off Loes/Bailey).  HBP–Loes (5,Malkmus); LeMay (3,Gonzalez).  U-HP–Frank Secory, 1B–Ed Sudol, 2B–Frank Dascoli, 3B–Mel Steiner.  T–2:37.  A–19,558.

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