Philadelphia Phillies vs Cincinnati Reds
May 9, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 9, 1962 at Crosley Field. 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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Philadelphia Phillies 4, Cincinnati Reds 7

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Taylor 2b 5 0 1 0
Savage cf 3 1 1 1
Callison rf 5 1 0 0
Covington lf 3 1 1 2
Dalrymple c 3 0 0 1
Demeter 3b 3 0 0 0
Sievers 1b 4 0 1 0
Klaus ss 3 1 0 0
Mahaffey p 1 0 0 0
  Brown p 0 0 0 0
  Torre ph 1 0 0 0
  Sullivan p 0 0 0 0
  Roach ph 1 0 1 0
  Green p 0 0 0 0
  Davis ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 5 4
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Blasingame 2b 4 1 1 0
Kasko 3b 4 2 3 0
Pinson cf 4 1 1 0
Robinson rf 4 1 3 3
Coleman 1b 3 0 1 1
Post lf 4 1 2 1
Edwards c 4 1 3 1
Cardenas ss 4 0 1 1
Purkey p 4 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 15 7
Philadelphia 010 000 021451
Cincinnati 213 000 01x7155
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Mahaffey  L (2-4) 2.0 6 5 4 0 1
  Brown   2.0 2 1 1 1 3
  Sullivan   2.0 3 0 0 0 2
  Green   2.0 4 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
15
7
6
1
7
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Purkey  W (5-0) 9.0 5 4 2 2 4
Totals
9.0
5
4
2
2
4

  E–Covington (3), Blasingame (2), Kasko (5), Coleman 2 (4), Purkey (1).  DP–Philadelphia 3.  PB–Edwards 2 (3).  2B–Cincinnati Pinson (7,off Mahaffey); Edwards (7,off Brown).  HR–Philadelphia Covington (2,2nd inning off Purkey 0 on, 0 out), Cincinnati Post (7,8th inning off Green 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Covington (1,off Purkey); Dalrymple (4,off Purkey); Savage (2,off Purkey).  HBP–Demeter (2,by Purkey).  Team LOB–8.  Team–5.  SB–Savage (4,2nd base off Purkey/Edwards).  CS–Cardenas (1,2nd base by Mahaffey/Dalrymple); Coleman (2,2nd base by Green/Dalrymple).  WP–Mahaffey (2).  HBP–Purkey (2,Demeter).  U-HP–Stan Landes, 1B–Vinnie Smith, 2B–Mel Steiner, 3B–Dusty Boggess.  T–2:47.  A–3,304.
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