Philadelphia Phillies vs Cincinnati Reds
September 17, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 1961 at Crosley Field. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 4, Cincinnati Reds 0

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Malkmus 2b 5 1 1 1
Callison rf 5 1 1 0
Gonzalez cf 4 0 1 2
Covington lf 2 0 0 0
  Smith B. pr,lf 2 1 1 0
Demeter 1b 3 0 1 0
  Herrera 1b 0 0 0 0
Dalrymple c 4 0 0 0
Smith C. 3b 4 0 1 1
Amaro ss 3 1 2 0
Mahaffey p 2 0 1 0
  Sullivan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 9 4
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Blasingame 2b 3 0 0 0
Kasko ss 4 0 0 0
Pinson cf 4 0 2 0
Robinson rf 3 0 0 0
Lynch lf 4 0 0 0
Coleman 1b 3 0 0 0
Freese 3b 3 0 1 0
Zimmerman c 2 0 0 0
  Bell ph 1 0 0 0
  Brosnan p 0 0 0 0
Purkey p 2 0 0 0
  Post ph 1 0 0 0
  Johnson c 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 3 0
Philadelphia 003 000 010491
Cincinnati 000 000 000031
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Mahaffey  W (11-19) 8.0 3 0 0 4 9
  Sullivan  SV (6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
4
10
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Purkey  L (16-11) 7.0 6 3 3 2 3
  Brosnan   2.0 3 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
3
5

  E–Demeter (4), Kasko (17).  DP–Philadelphia 1.  PB–Zimmerman (7).  2B–Philadelphia Demeter (18,off Purkey), Cincinnati Pinson (33,off Mahaffey).  3B–Philadelphia Gonzalez (8,off Purkey).  SH–Mahaffey 2 (12,off Purkey 2); Demeter (6,off Brosnan).  IBB–Gonzalez (7,by Brosnan).  Team LOB–9.  Team–7.  SB–Amaro (1,2nd base off Purkey/Zimmerman).  IBB–Brosnan (3,Gonzalez).  U–Al Barlick, Bill Jackowski, Ed Vargo, Shag Crawford, Lee Weyer.  T–2:35.  A–14,671.
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