Cincinnati Reds vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 2, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 2, 1961 at Connie Mack Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 7, Philadelphia Phillies 4

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Freese 3b 5 1 1 2
Chacon 2b 5 1 1 0
Pinson cf 4 2 3 1
Robinson rf 2 1 0 0
Lynch lf 2 1 1 2
  Post ph,lf 1 0 0 0
  Bell ph,lf 0 0 0 1
Coleman 1b 4 0 1 0
Cardenas ss 4 0 0 0
Edwards c 4 1 1 0
Jay p 4 0 1 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 9 6
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Taylor 2b 4 0 3 1
Callison lf 5 0 0 0
Gonzalez cf 4 0 0 0
Demeter 1b 4 1 1 1
Covington rf 4 0 1 0
Smith 3b 3 0 0 0
Dalrymple c 3 2 1 0
Amaro ss 4 1 2 1
Buzhardt p 1 0 0 0
  Valo ph 1 0 1 1
  Ferrarese p 0 0 0 0
  Walls ph 1 0 0 0
  Baldschun p 0 0 0 0
  Herrera ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 9 4
Cincinnati 000 320 020791
Philadelphia 010 110 001491
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Jay  W (19-8) 8.2 9 4 4 3 9
  Henry  SV (16) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
3
10
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Buzhardt  L (5-15) 5.0 5 5 5 1 6
  Ferrarese   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Baldschun   2.0 4 2 2 1 3
Totals
9.0
9
7
7
2
10

  E–Freese (18), Covington (1).  DP–Cincinnati 2, Philadelphia 1.  2B–Cincinnati Pinson (30,off Baldschun), Philadelphia Amaro (12,off Jay); Covington (9,off Jay); Valo (2,off Jay); Taylor (15,off Jay).  HR–Cincinnati Pinson (16,4th inning off Buzhardt 0 on, 1 out); Lynch (11,4th inning off Buzhardt 1 on, 1 out); Freese (24,5th inning off Buzhardt 1 on, 1 out), Philadelphia Demeter (16,4th inning off Jay 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Bell (9,off Baldschun).  IBB–Robinson (21,by Baldschun).  Team LOB–4.  HBP–Herrera (4,by Jay).  Team–7.  SB–Taylor (10,2nd base off Jay/Edwards).  HBP–Jay (5,Herrera).  IBB–Baldschun (11,Robinson).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Shag Crawford, 2B–Al Barlick, 3B–Bill Jackowski.  T–2:50.  A–4,147.
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