St. Louis Cardinals vs Philadelphia Phillies
August 29, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 29, 1961 at Connie Mack Stadium. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Javier 2b 5 1 2 1
Flood cf 5 2 2 0
White 1b 5 0 1 2
Boyer 3b 4 1 2 2
Musial lf 4 0 0 0
  Taussig lf 0 0 0 0
Cunningham rf 3 0 0 0
Grammas ss 3 0 0 0
Schaffer c 2 1 0 0
Simmons p 4 0 0 0
  Bauta p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 7 5
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Taylor 2b 4 0 0 0
Callison lf 3 1 0 0
Smith 3b 4 0 0 0
Demeter rf 4 1 1 0
Herrera 1b 4 2 2 2
Gonzalez cf 4 0 1 2
Malkmus ss 3 0 1 0
  Covington ph 1 0 0 0
Kenders c 3 0 1 0
Buzhardt p 2 0 0 0
  Walters ph 1 0 0 0
  Baldschun p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 6 4
St. Louis 001 010 201571
Philadelphia 000 200 002464
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Simmons  W (8-9) 8.2 6 4 4 1 5
  Bauta  SV (5) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
1
5
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Buzhardt  L (5-14) 8.0 6 4 3 4 2
  Baldschun   1.0 1 1 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
5
3
4
2

  E–Boyer (18), C Smith (22), Herrera (7), Buzhardt 2 (3).  DP–Philadelphia 2.  PB–Kenders (4).  3B–St. Louis White (9,off Baldschun), Philadelphia Gonzalez (7,off Simmons).  HR–St. Louis Boyer (21,7th inning off Buzhardt 1 on, 2 out), Philadelphia Herrera (13,4th inning off Simmons 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Grammas (6,off Buzhardt).  Team LOB–8.  Team–3.  SB–White (6,2nd base off Buzhardt/Kenders); Flood (3,2nd base off Baldschun/Kenders).  CS–Malkmus (2,2nd base by Simmons/Schaffer).  WP–Simmons (2).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Shag Crawford, 2B–Al Barlick, 3B–Bill Jackowski.  T–2:37.
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