San Francisco Giants vs Cincinnati Reds
August 23, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 1961 at Crosley Field. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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San Francisco Giants 14, Cincinnati Reds 0

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Amalfitano 2b 4 2 1 1
Davenport 3b 5 1 1 3
McCovey 1b 4 2 2 0
Mays cf 5 1 1 2
Cepeda rf,lf 5 3 3 1
Bailey lf 3 0 0 0
  Alou rf 2 2 1 1
Orsino c 4 1 1 3
Pagan ss 5 1 2 1
Marichal p 4 1 1 0
Totals 41 14 13 12
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Kasko ss 4 0 1 0
Blasingame 2b 4 0 0 0
Pinson cf 4 0 0 0
Robinson rf 3 0 1 0
Lynch lf 3 0 1 0
Coleman 1b 3 0 0 0
Freese 3b 3 0 0 0
Johnson c 2 0 0 0
  Bell ph 1 0 0 0
  Zimmerman c 0 0 0 0
Jay p 2 0 0 0
  Brosnan p 0 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
  Post ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 3 0
San Francisco 100 000 011214132
Cincinnati 000 000 000033
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Marichal  W (13-7) 9.0 3 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
0
1
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Jay  L (18-8) 8.1 6 5 5 2 5
  Brosnan   0.1 4 5 0 0 0
  Henry   0.1 3 4 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
14
5
2
6

  E–Orsino (3), Pagan (11), Blasingame (15), Freese 2 (17).  DP–San Francisco 1, Cincinnati 1.  2B–San Francisco Cepeda (24,off Jay); McCovey (11,off Jay).  HR–San Francisco Amalfitano (2,1st inning off Jay 0 on, 0 out); Cepeda (36,9th inning off Jay 0 on, 1 out); F Alou (15,9th inning off Jay 0 on, 1 out); Davenport (8,9th inning off Brosnan 2 on, 2 out); Mays (34,9th inning off Henry 1 on, 2 out); Orsino (2,9th inning off H.  HBP–Orsino (1,by Jay).  Team LOB–3.  HBP–Jay (4,Orsino).  U-HP–Al Barlick, 1B–Bill Jackowski, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Shag Crawford.  T–2:39.  A–20,827.
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