Cincinnati Reds vs Los Angeles Dodgers
August 16, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 16, 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 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 0

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Kasko ss 5 1 2 0
Blasingame 2b 5 1 1 1
Pinson cf 3 2 2 1
  Chacon pr,rf 1 0 0 0
Robinson rf,cf 2 2 1 2
Coleman 1b 2 0 0 0
Bell lf 1 0 0 0
  Post ph,lf 3 0 0 0
Freese 3b 4 0 1 0
Edwards c 4 0 0 0
Purkey p 4 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 7 4
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 4 0 0 0
Gilliam 2b 4 0 1 0
Snider rf 4 0 0 0
Moon lf 4 0 0 0
Davis cf 3 0 0 0
Roseboro c 3 0 1 0
Larker 1b 3 0 1 0
Spencer 3b 3 0 1 0
Sherry p 0 0 0 0
  Perranoski p 1 0 0 0
  Aspromonte ph 1 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Fairly ph 1 0 0 0
  Golden p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 4 0
Cincinnati 402 000 000670
Los Angeles 000 000 000042
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Purkey  W (14-7) 9.0 4 0 0 0 7
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
0
7
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Sherry  L (4-3) 2.0 6 6 6 0 1
  Perranoski   4.0 1 0 0 1 4
  Williams   2.0 0 0 0 2 2
  Golden   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
6
6
3
7

  E–Wills (19), Roseboro (11).  DP–Los Angeles 1.  2B–Cincinnati Pinson (26,off L Sherry).  3B–Cincinnati Blasingame (4,off L Sherry).  HR–Cincinnati Robinson (34,3rd inning off L Sherry 1 on, 0 out).  HBP–Robinson (10,by L Sherry); Pinson (1,by Williams).  IBB–Robinson (19,by Williams).  Team LOB–6.  SB–Robinson (19,2nd base off L Sherry/Roseboro).  WP–L Sherry (6), Williams (8).  HBP–L Sherry (3,Robinson); Williams (5,Pinson).  IBB–Williams (10,Robinson).  U-HP–Jocko Conlan, 1B–Ken Burkhart, 2B–Mel Steiner, 3B–Chris Pelekoudas.  T–2:22.
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