Cincinnati Reds vs Los Angeles Dodgers
August 15, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 15, 1961 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 2

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Chacon 2b 3 0 0 0
  Blasingame ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Kasko ss 5 1 4 1
Pinson cf 5 1 1 0
Robinson rf 4 1 2 2
Freese 3b 5 0 0 0
Post lf 3 1 1 1
  Lynch ph,lf 2 0 1 1
Coleman 1b 1 1 0 0
Johnson c 4 0 0 0
Jay p 4 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 9 5
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 4 1 0 0
Gilliam 3b,2b 5 1 1 0
Snider cf 4 0 2 1
Moon rf 3 0 1 1
Howard lf 3 0 0 0
Roseboro c 4 0 2 0
Larker 1b 2 0 0 0
  Davis W. pr 0 0 0 0
  Hodges 1b 0 0 0 0
Neal 2b 3 0 0 0
  Davis T. ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Koufax p 2 0 0 0
  Farrell p 0 0 0 0
  Fairly ph 0 0 0 0
  Craig p 0 0 0 0
  Aspromonte ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
Cincinnati 000 022 100590
Los Angeles 200 000 000261
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Jay  W (17-7) 9.0 6 2 2 8 3
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
8
3
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Koufax  L (13-8) 6.0 8 5 4 3 6
  Farrell   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Craig   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
5
4
4
8

  E–Wills (18).  DP–Cincinnati 1.  2B–Cincinnati Robinson (23,off Koufax); Lynch (7,off Farrell).  HR–Cincinnati Post (15,6th inning off Koufax 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Robinson (9,by Koufax).  IBB–Coleman (8,by Farrell).  Team LOB–10.  SB–Neal (3,2nd base off Jay/D Johnson); Snider (1,2nd base off Jay/D Johnson); Roseboro (4,2nd base off Jay/D Johnson).  WP–Koufax 2 (8).  HBP–Koufax (1,Robinson).  IBB–Farrell (10,Coleman).  U-HP–Chris Pelekoudas, 1B–Jocko Conlan, 2B–Ken Burkhart, 3B–Mel Steiner.  T–2:56.  A–47,515.
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