Philadelphia Phillies vs Cincinnati Reds
August 2, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 2, 1961 at Crosley Field. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 2, Cincinnati Reds 3

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Amaro ss 5 0 1 0
Callison lf 5 2 2 0
Demeter cf 4 0 1 0
Gonzalez rf 4 0 1 1
Smith 3b 4 0 2 0
Walls 1b 4 0 0 0
Dalrymple c 4 0 1 0
Williams 2b 4 0 2 0
Short p 2 0 1 0
  Baldschun p 1 0 0 0
  Valo ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 2 11 1
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Chacon 2b 3 1 1 0
  Blasingame ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Cardenas ss 4 1 1 0
Pinson cf 3 0 1 0
Robinson rf 2 1 1 2
Post lf 4 0 0 0
Freese 3b 4 0 1 1
Coleman 1b 2 0 0 0
Zimmerman c 3 0 0 0
Jay p 2 0 1 0
  Jones p 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 6 3
Philadelphia 001 010 0002110
Cincinnati 012 000 00x362
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Short  L (4-7) 3.0 5 3 3 3 4
  Baldschun   5.0 1 0 0 2 4
Totals
8.0
6
3
3
5
8
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Jay  W (15-6) 5.1 10 2 2 0 4
  Jones  SV (2) 3.2 1 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
11
2
2
0
8

  E–Freese (12), Zimmerman (10).  DP–Cincinnati 1.  2B–Philadelphia Callison (14,off Jay), Cincinnati Freese (22,off Short).  Team LOB–9.  HBP–Zimmerman (1,by Short).  Team–8.  SB–Robinson (16,2nd base off Short/Dalrymple).  CS–Robinson (2,2nd base by Baldschun/Dalrymple).  WP–Short (9), Jay (6).  HBP–Short (3,Zimmerman).  U-HP–Chris Pelekoudas, 1B–Augie Donatelli, 2B–Jocko Conlan, 3B–Ken Burkhart.  T–2:59.  A–19,286.
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