Cincinnati Reds vs Philadelphia Phillies
August 9, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 1961 at Connie Mack Stadium. 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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Cincinnati Reds 5, Philadelphia Phillies 0

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Chacon 2b 2 2 1 1
Kasko ss 5 1 2 0
Pinson cf 4 1 2 1
Robinson lf,rf 4 0 0 0
Freese 3b 4 0 1 1
Post rf 2 1 1 0
  Lynch ph,lf 2 0 0 1
  Whisenant lf 1 0 0 0
Coleman 1b 4 0 1 0
Zimmerman c 3 0 1 1
Jay p 3 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 9 5
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Callison lf 3 0 2 0
Amaro ss 3 0 0 0
Covington rf 4 0 0 0
Gonzalez cf 4 0 1 0
Smith 3b 3 0 0 0
Walls 1b 4 0 2 0
Dalrymple c 3 0 0 0
Williams 2b 2 0 0 0
  Valo ph 1 0 0 0
  Malkmus 2b 1 0 0 0
Ferrarese p 1 0 0 0
  Sullivan p 0 0 0 0
  Demeter ph 1 0 0 0
  Lehman p 0 0 0 0
  Herrera ph 1 0 1 0
  Baldschun p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 6 0
Cincinnati 001 120 001590
Philadelphia 000 000 000061
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Jay  W (16-7) 9.0 6 0 0 3 4
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
3
4
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Ferrarese  L (2-9) 4.1 6 4 3 4 3
  Sullivan   1.2 0 0 0 1 2
  Lehman   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Baldschun   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
5
4
6
5

  E–Gonzalez (3).  DP–Cincinnati 1, Philadelphia 1.  2B–Cincinnati Kasko (17,off Ferrarese), Philadelphia Gonzalez (14,off Jay).  HR–Cincinnati Chacon (1,5th inning off Ferrarese 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Jay (2,off Lehman); Amaro (10,off Jay).  HBP–Zimmerman (2,by Lehman).  IBB–Robinson (16,by Ferrarese).  Team LOB–10.  Team–8.  SB–Kasko (3,3rd base off Ferrarese/Dalrymple); Robinson (18,2nd base off Ferrarese/Dalrymple).  HBP–Lehman (1,Zimmerman).  IBB–Ferrarese (4,Robinson).  U–Ed Sudol, Tony Venzon, Frank Dascoli, Mel Steiner, Frank Secory.  T–2:45.  A–9,317.
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