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Reds
@ Dodgers
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
July 7, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds, played on July 7, 1961 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Game Summary
| Date | July 7, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 7, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Purkey |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Stan Williams |
| Ballpark | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
| City | Los Angeles |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 68,742 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Sudol 1B: Stan Landes 2B: Dusty Boggess 3B: Tom Gorman |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Kasko | Shortstop |
| Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
| Vada Pinson | Center Fielder |
| Frank Robinson | Right Fielder |
| Gordy Coleman | First Baseman |
| Gus Bell | Left Fielder |
| Gene Freese | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Edwards | Catcher |
| Bob Purkey | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Maury Wills | Shortstop |
| Jim Gilliam | Third Baseman |
| Ron Fairly | Right Fielder |
| Wally Moon | Left Fielder |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Norm Larker | First Baseman |
| Norm Sherry | Catcher |
| Charlie Neal | Second Baseman |
| Stan Williams | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Dodgers
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
July 7, 1961
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Williams
Kasko hits a popup towards first. Larker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Williams
Blasingame hits a popup towards short. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Williams
Pinson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sherry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Purkey
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Purkey
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first, with Purkey covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Purkey
Fairly hits a fly ball into left center field, beyond the reach of Pinson. Fairly reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Moon vs. Purkey
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Williams
Robinson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sherry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Williams
Coleman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fairly throws the ball in to Wills who tags Coleman trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Williams
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larker scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bell for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Purkey
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Purkey
Larker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Sherry vs. Purkey
Sherry hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Neal vs. Purkey
Neal hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Williams
Freese hits a fly ball into right field. Fairly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Williams
Edwards takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Purkey vs. Williams
Purkey strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Kasko vs. Williams
Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Purkey
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Purkey
Wills hits a line drive towards first. Coleman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Purkey
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first, with Purkey covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Williams
Blasingame takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Williams
Pinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Blasingame moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Williams
Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blasingame scores. Pinson moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Coleman vs. Williams
Coleman strikes out. There goes Robinson. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Bell vs. Williams
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Pinson tags and scores. Robinson tags and moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Freese vs. Williams
Freese hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Purkey
Fairly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Purkey
Moon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Purkey
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Larker vs. Purkey
There's a wild pitch. Snider moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Larker vs. Purkey
Larker hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Bell. Larker reaches second base with a double. Snider scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sherry vs. Purkey
Sherry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Larker trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Williams
Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Purkey vs. Williams
Purkey strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Williams
Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Purkey
Neal hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Purkey
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Purkey
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Purkey
There goes Wills. The throw from Edwards and he is safe. Wills steals second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Gilliam vs. Purkey
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Williams
Blasingame strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Williams
Pinson hits a popup towards short. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Williams
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Purkey
Fairly hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Purkey
Moon strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Purkey
Snider hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Robinson. Snider reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Larker vs. Purkey
Larker hits a popup, foul, towards third. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Williams
Coleman hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Williams
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Williams
Freese hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moon. Freese reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Edwards vs. Williams
Edwards is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Purkey vs. Williams
Purkey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Moon throws the ball in to Neal who tags Purkey, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Freese scores. Edwards moves to third. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sherry vs. Purkey
Sherry strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Purkey
Neal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Purkey
Bob Aspromonte pinch hits for Stan Williams.
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Perranoski
Ron Perranoski now pitching.
Kasko hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. Perranoski
Blasingame hits a line drive into right field. Fairly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Perranoski
Pinson takes first base on ball four. Kasko moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Perranoski
Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Kasko trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Pinson moves to third. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Coleman vs. Perranoski
Coleman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Purkey
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Purkey
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Fairly vs. Purkey
Fairly hits a line drive into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Purkey
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gilliam moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Snider vs. Purkey
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Perranoski
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Perranoski
Freese hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Perranoski
Edwards strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Purkey vs. Perranoski
Purkey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Purkey
Larker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coleman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Larker for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sherry vs. Purkey
Sherry strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Purkey
Neal hits a line drive into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/7/1961, game 2 -- Cincinnati at Los Angeles (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI
Kasko E, ss 4 0 1 0 Wills M, ss 4 0 1 0
Blasingame D, 2b 3 1 0 0 Gilliam J, 3b 3 0 0 0
Pinson V, cf 3 1 1 0 Fairly R, rf 4 0 1 0
Robinson F, rf 4 0 2 1 Moon W, lf 4 0 2 0
Coleman G, 1b 4 0 1 0 Snider D, cf 4 1 1 0
Bell G, lf 3 0 0 1 Larker N, 1b 4 0 2 1
Freese G, 3b 4 2 2 1 Sherry N, c 4 0 1 0
Edwards J, c 2 0 0 0 Neal C, 2b 4 0 0 0
Purkey B, p 4 0 1 1 Williams S, p 2 0 0 0
Aspromonte B, ph 1 0 0 0
Perranoski R, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 4 8 4 34 1 8 1
Cincinnati 000 200 101 -- 4
Los Angeles 000 100 000 -- 1
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Purkey B (W) 9.0 8 1 1 1 4
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Williams S (L) 7.0 5 3 3 3 4
Perranoski R 2.0 3 1 1 1 3
LOB -- Cincinnati 5, Los Angeles 7
2B -- Fairly R, Larker N, Snider D, Freese G
HR -- Freese G
SB -- Robinson F, Wills M
SF -- Bell G
WP -- Purkey B
T -- 2:30
A -- 68742
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