Los Angeles Dodgers vs Cincinnati Reds
August 8, 1965 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 8, 1965 at Crosley Field. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 0, Cincinnati Reds 18

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 4 0 0 0
Gilliam lf 2 0 0 0
  Davis ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Lefebvre 2b 4 0 1 0
Fairly rf 3 0 0 0
Johnson cf,lf 4 0 1 0
LeJohn 3b 4 0 1 0
Parker 1b 3 0 1 0
Roseboro c 2 0 0 0
Drysdale p 1 0 0 0
  Brewer p 0 0 0 0
  Crawford ph 0 0 0 0
  Willhite p 0 0 0 0
  Purdin p 0 0 0 0
  Moon ph 1 0 0 0
  Kekich p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 4 0
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Harper lf 4 3 3 3
Rose 2b 5 2 2 3
Pinson cf 6 2 2 2
Coleman 1b 5 1 3 1
Robinson rf 5 3 2 0
Johnson 3b 3 2 2 2
Edwards c 5 2 2 2
Cardenas ss 5 3 3 4
  Ruiz ss 0 0 0 0
Maloney p 4 0 1 0
Totals 42 18 20 17
Los Angeles 000 000 000042
Cincinnati 421 051 05x18200
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Drysdale  L (15-10) 2.0 5 6 3 1 2
  Brewer   2.0 4 1 1 0 2
  Willhite   1.0 4 5 5 2 1
  Purdin   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
  Kekich   2.0 5 5 4 2 0
Totals
8.0
20
18
14
5
6
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Maloney  W (13-5) 9.0 4 0 0 4 4
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
4
4

  E–Wills (17), Lefebvre (16).  DP–Los Angeles 2, Cincinnati 1.  2B–Cincinnati Rose (26,off Drysdale); Edwards (13,off Drysdale); Pinson (21,off Drysdale); Cardenas 2 (19,off Willhite,off Kekich); Robinson (23,off Purdin); Johnson (23,off Purdin).  3B–Los Angeles Parker (5,off Maloney).  HR–Cincinnati Rose (10,5th inning off Willhite 1 on, 2 out); Pinson (17,5th inning off Willhite 0 on, 2 out); Harper (13,8th inning off Kekich 1 on, 1 out).  Team LOB–7.  SF–Johnson (10,off Drysdale).  HBP–Harper (5,by Drysdale).  Team–7.  HBP–Drysdale (9,Harper).  T–2:20.  A–28,335.
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