Philadelphia Phillies vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 20, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 20, 1961 at Busch Stadium I. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 6, St. Louis Cardinals 1

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Malkmus 2b 5 1 1 0
Callison lf 2 1 1 1
Gonzalez cf 3 1 0 0
Covington rf 3 1 1 1
  Walters rf 1 0 0 0
Demeter 1b 4 0 0 0
Dalrymple c 3 1 2 2
Smith 3b 4 0 0 0
Amaro ss 2 0 1 2
Ferrarese p 3 1 1 0
Totals 30 6 7 6
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Flood cf 3 0 1 0
Javier 2b 3 0 0 0
Boyer 3b 3 0 1 0
Oliver c 3 1 1 1
White 1b 4 0 0 0
James rf 4 0 1 0
Warwick lf 4 0 2 0
Buchek ss 4 0 1 0
Broglio p 2 0 0 0
  Washburn p 1 0 0 0
  Olivares ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 7 1
Philadelphia 000 240 000670
St. Louis 000 001 000170
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Ferrarese  W (5-10) 9.0 7 1 1 4 9
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
4
9
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Broglio  L (9-12) 4.2 7 6 6 4 2
  Washburn   4.1 0 0 0 3 3
Totals
9.0
7
6
6
7
5

  E–None.  DP–Philadelphia 1, St. Louis 1.  2B–Philadelphia Amaro (13,off Broglio); Callison (19,off Broglio), St. Louis James (19,off Ferrarese).  HR–St. Louis Oliver (3,6th inning off Ferrarese 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Ferrarese (4,off Washburn).  SF–Covington (3,off Broglio).  HBP–Callison (3,by Washburn).  Team LOB–7.  Team–8.  SB–Callison (8,2nd base off Broglio/Oliver).  CS–Flood (2,2nd base by Ferrarese/Dalrymple).  WP–Broglio (1).  HBP–Washburn (1,Callison).  U–Lee Weyer, Ed Vargo, Shag Crawford, Al Barlick, Bill Jackowski.  T–2:27.  A–5,113.
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