St. Louis Cardinals vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 30, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 30, 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 12, Philadelphia Phillies 2

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Flood cf 4 3 4 0
Javier 2b 4 2 1 0
White 1b 4 1 1 2
Musial lf 4 1 2 2
  Cunningham pr,rf 1 0 0 0
Boyer 3b 4 1 2 5
Oliver c 5 2 2 1
Clemens rf,lf 4 0 0 0
Buchek ss 5 1 1 1
Washburn p 5 1 0 0
Totals 40 12 13 11
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Malkmus ss 3 0 0 0
Taylor 2b 4 0 0 0
Callison lf 3 1 1 0
Covington rf 4 1 1 0
Gonzalez cf 4 0 2 0
Walls 3b 3 0 0 0
Dalrymple c 4 0 1 1
Herrera 1b 3 0 0 0
Buzhardt p 2 0 0 0
  Green p 0 0 0 0
  Coleman ph 1 0 0 0
  Lehman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 1
St. Louis 100 107 03012131
Philadelphia 000 100 001251
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Washburn  W (1-1) 9.0 5 2 2 3 7
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
3
7
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Buzhardt  L (6-18) 5.0 7 5 5 2 3
  Green   3.0 6 7 3 2 2
  Lehman   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
12
8
4
5

  E–Buchek (10), Malkmus (12).  DP–St. Louis 2.  PB–Dalrymple (12).  2B–St. Louis Flood (15,off Buzhardt); White (28,off Buzhardt); Oliver (1,off Buzhardt); Boyer (26,off Green), Philadelphia Dalrymple (11,off Washburn); Gonzalez (16,off Washburn).  3B–St. Louis Flood (5,off Buzhardt), Philadelphia Callison (11,off Washburn).  HR–St. Louis Oliver (4,4th inning off Buzhardt 0 on, 1 out); Boyer (24,6th inning off Buzhardt 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Javier (5,off Buzhardt).  IBB–Boyer (9,by Buzhardt).  Team LOB–6.  Team–5.  IBB–Buzhardt (6,Boyer).  U–Tony Venzon, Frank Secory, Ed Sudol, Augie Donatelli, Paul Pryor.  T–2:33.  A–2,587.
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