Los Angeles Dodgers vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 28, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 28, 1961 at Connie Mack Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 10, Philadelphia Phillies 0

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 5 4 3 0
Gilliam 2b 3 1 1 0
Moon lf 3 1 1 1
Hodges 1b 5 0 2 3
Fairly cf,rf 4 1 1 2
Spencer 3b 4 1 2 3
Windhorn rf 1 0 0 0
  Davis ph,cf 4 0 0 0
Sherry c 2 0 0 0
  Roseboro ph,c 3 0 0 0
Drysdale p 5 2 2 1
Totals 39 10 12 10
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Malkmus 2b 3 0 0 0
Taylor 3b 4 0 2 0
Callison lf 3 0 0 0
Gonzalez cf 4 0 1 0
Covington rf 4 0 1 0
Walls 1b 4 0 0 0
Dalrymple c 4 0 1 0
Amaro ss 3 0 1 0
Short p 0 0 0 0
  Sullivan p 0 0 0 0
  Coleman ph 1 0 0 0
  Roberts p 1 0 0 0
  Valo ph 1 0 0 0
  Lehman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 0 6 0
Los Angeles 102 000 52010120
Philadelphia 000 000 000064
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Drysdale  W (13-10) 9.0 6 0 0 2 8
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
2
8
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Short  L (6-12) 2.1 5 3 2 1 3
  Sullivan   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Roberts   4.0 4 5 0 1 1
  Lehman   2.0 3 2 2 2 2
Totals
9.0
12
10
4
4
7

  E–Malkmus (11), Callison (8), Walls (8), Amaro (19).  DP–Los Angeles 1.  2B–Los Angeles Wills (12,off Lehman).  HR–Los Angeles Spencer (12,7th inning off Roberts 2 on, 2 out); Drysdale (5,8th inning off Lehman 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Fairly (6,off Short); Gilliam (12,off Roberts).  IBB–Moon (9,by Roberts).  Team LOB–8.  SB–Wills (35,2nd base off Roberts/Dalrymple); Taylor (11,2nd base off Drysdale/N Sherry).  CS–W Davis (5,2nd base by Roberts/Dalrymple).  IBB–Roberts (6,Moon).  U–Lee Weyer, Stan Landes, Al Forman, Dusty Boggess, Tom Gorman.  T–2:34.  A–3,651.
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