Los Angeles Dodgers vs Cincinnati Reds
August 26, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 26, 1961 at Crosley Field. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 10, Cincinnati Reds 6

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 5 1 2 0
Gilliam 2b,3b 5 1 2 1
Moon lf 4 1 2 0
  Neal 2b 1 0 0 0
Snider cf 4 0 1 1
  Davis W. pr,cf 1 1 0 0
Fairly 1b 3 3 1 1
  Hodges ph,1b 1 0 1 0
Howard rf 5 2 2 2
Roseboro c 4 1 2 2
Davis T. 3b,lf 4 0 2 1
Podres p 2 0 1 1
  Sherry p 0 0 0 0
  Perranoski p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 10 16 9
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Chacon 2b 3 1 2 0
Cardenas ss 4 1 2 0
Pinson cf 5 1 1 4
Robinson rf 5 1 1 1
Post lf 5 0 0 0
Freese 3b 5 0 1 0
Gernert 1b 2 0 2 0
  Brosnan p 0 0 0 0
  Blasingame ph 1 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
Johnson c 3 0 1 0
  Lynch ph 1 0 0 0
  Zimmerman c 0 0 0 0
Hook p 0 0 0 0
  Hunt p 0 0 0 0
  Kasko ph 1 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Bell ph 1 0 0 0
  Maloney p 0 0 0 0
  Coleman ph,1b 2 2 2 1
Totals 38 6 12 6
Los Angeles 042 000 40010162
Cincinnati 000 001 4106122
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Podres  W (16-4) 6.0 10 5 5 1 0
  Sherry   1.2 2 1 1 1 1
  Perranoski  SV (3) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
2
2
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Hook  L (1-3) 1.2 6 4 4 1 0
  Hunt   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Jones   3.0 3 2 1 0 1
  Maloney   2.0 6 4 4 1 1
  Brosnan   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Henry   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
16
10
9
2
5

  E–Wills (21), Howard (6), Gernert (1), Coleman (9).  DP–Los Angeles 1, Cincinnati 1.  2B–Los Angeles Gilliam (21,off Hook), Cincinnati Cardenas (13,off L Sherry).  HR–Los Angeles Howard (13,3rd inning off S Jones 1 on, 1 out), Cincinnati Robinson (35,6th inning off Podres 0 on, 1 out); Pinson (14,7th inning off Podres 3 on, 0 out); Coleman (23,8th inning off L Sherry 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Podres (4,off Maloney); Cardenas (1,off Podres).  SF–Podres (1,off Hook); Roseboro (5,off Maloney).  Team LOB–7.  HBP–Chacon (2,by Podres).  Team–9.  CS–T Davis (4,2nd base by Hook/D Johnson).  WP–Maloney (4).  HBP–Podres (4,Chacon).  U-HP–Shag Crawford, 1B–Al Barlick, 2B–Bill Jackowski, 3B–Ed Vargo.  T–2:46.  A–20,328.
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