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Dodgers 5 @ Reds 6
Crosley Field
August 27, 1961

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Los Angeles Dodgers, played on August 27, 1961 at Crosley Field. The home team Reds beat the visiting Dodgers with a score of 6 to 5.

Game Summary

DateAugust 27, 1961 
Visiting Team
Los Angeles Dodgers
R: 5 H: 10 E: 1 LOB: 8
Runs: 5
Hits: 10
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
Cincinnati Reds
R: 6 H: 9 E: 0 LOB: 8
Runs: 6
Hits: 9
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 8
Winning PitcherJim Brosnan  
Losing PitcherRon Perranoski  
SaveJim O'Toole  
Game Winning RBIWally Post 

Game Info

DateAugust 27, 1961 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamLos Angeles Dodgers 
Home TeamCincinnati Reds 
Visiting Starting PitcherStan Williams  
Home Starting PitcherJoey Jay  
BallparkCrosley Field 
CityCincinnati 
StateOH 
Attendance 
Time of Game3 hours 10 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Al Barlick
1B: Bill Jackowski
2B: Ed Vargo
3B: Shag Crawford

Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Maury Wills  Shortstop 
Jim Gilliam  Second Baseman 
Wally Moon  Left Fielder 
Duke Snider  Center Fielder 
Ron Fairly  First Baseman 
Frank Howard  Right Fielder 
John Roseboro  Catcher 
Tommy Davis  Third Baseman 
Stan Williams  Pitcher 
Walter Alston  Manager 

Cincinnati Reds Lineup 

Name  Position 
Gene Freese  Third Baseman 
Elio Chacon  Second Baseman 
Vada Pinson  Center Fielder 
Frank Robinson  Right Fielder 
Jerry Lynch  Left Fielder 
Gordy Coleman  First Baseman 
Leo Cardenas  Shortstop 
Johnny Edwards  Catcher 
Joey Jay  Pitcher 
Fred Hutchinson  Manager 

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Dodgers 5 @ Reds 6
Crosley Field
August 27, 1961

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/27/1961, game 1 -- Los Angeles at Cincinnati (D)

  Los Angeles        AB  R  H RBI    Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI
Wills M, ss           3  1  1  0   Freese G, 3b          5  1  2  3   
Gilliam J, 2b-3b      4  1  1  0   Chacon E, 2b          4  0  1  0   
Moon W, lf            5  1  1  1   Pinson V, cf          4  0  1  0   
Snider D, cf          4  0  2  2   Robinson F, rf        4  0  0  0   
Neal C, pr-2b         1  1  0  0   Lynch J, lf           4  2  1  0   
Fairly R, 1b-rf       2  1  1  0   Zimmerman J, c        0  0  0  0   
Howard F, rf          4  0  1  1   Coleman G, 1b         3  0  1  1   
Sherry N, c           0  0  0  0   Cardenas L, ss        3  2  2  1   
Roseboro J, c         3  0  3  1   Edwards J, c          2  1  0  0   
Hodges G, ph-1b       1  0  0  0   Kasko E, ph           0  0  0  0   
Davis T, 3b-cf        4  0  0  0   O'Toole J, p          0  0  0  0   
Davis W, cf           0  0  0  0   Jay J, p              2  0  0  0   
Williams S, p         3  0  0  0   Henry B, p            0  0  0  0   
Perranoski R, p       1  0  0  0   Bell G, ph            1  0  0  0   
Sherry L, p           0  0  0  0   Brosnan J, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Post W, ph-lf         1  0  1  1   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     35  5 10  5                        33  6  9  6

Los Angeles      010 020 200 --  5
Cincinnati       000 010 32x --  6

  Los Angeles          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Williams S            6.2  6  4  4  3 10
Perranoski R (L)      0.2  2  2  1  0  0
Sherry L              0.2  1  0  0  1  0

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Jay J                 6.2 10  5  5  4  4
Henry B               0.1  0  0  0  0  0
Brosnan J (W)         1.0  0  0  0  0  1
O'Toole J (S)         1.0  0  0  0  0  0

E -- Neal C
DP -- Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Los Angeles 8, Cincinnati 8
2B -- Gilliam J, Moon W, Snider D, Lynch J, Cardenas L, Post W
3B -- Cardenas L
HR -- Freese G
SH -- Gilliam J, Coleman G
T -- 3:10
A -- 0

    

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