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Reds 5 @ Dodgers 2
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
August 15, 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 August 15, 1961 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The home team Dodgers were bested by the visiting Reds with a score of 5 to 2.

Game Summary

DateAugust 15, 1961 
Visiting Team
Cincinnati Reds
R: 5 H: 9 E: 0 LOB: 10
Runs: 5
Hits: 9
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 10
Home Team
Los Angeles Dodgers
R: 2 H: 6 E: 1 LOB: 10
Runs: 2
Hits: 6
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 10
Winning PitcherJoey Jay  
Losing PitcherSandy Koufax  
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Game Winning RBIWally Post 

Game Info

DateAugust 15, 1961 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamCincinnati Reds 
Home TeamLos Angeles Dodgers 
Visiting Starting PitcherJoey Jay  
Home Starting PitcherSandy Koufax  
BallparkLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum 
CityLos Angeles 
StateCA 
Attendance47,515 
Time of Game2 hours 56 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Chris Pelekoudas
1B: Jocko Conlan
2B: Ken Burkhart
3B: Mel Steiner

Cincinnati Reds Lineup 

Name  Position 
Elio Chacon  Second Baseman 
Eddie Kasko  Shortstop 
Vada Pinson  Center Fielder 
Frank Robinson  Right Fielder 
Gene Freese  Third Baseman 
Wally Post  Left Fielder 
Gordy Coleman  First Baseman 
Darrell Johnson  Catcher 
Joey Jay  Pitcher 
Fred Hutchinson  Manager 

Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Maury Wills  Shortstop 
Jim Gilliam  Third Baseman 
Duke Snider  Center Fielder 
Wally Moon  Right Fielder 
Frank Howard  Left Fielder 
John Roseboro  Catcher 
Norm Larker  First Baseman 
Charlie Neal  Second Baseman 
Sandy Koufax  Pitcher 
Walter Alston  Manager 

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Reds 5 @ Dodgers 2
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
August 15, 1961

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/15/1961 -- Cincinnati at Los Angeles (N)

  Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI    Los Angeles        AB  R  H RBI
Chacon E, 2b          3  0  0  0   Wills M, ss           4  1  0  0   
Blasingame D, ph-2b   1  0  0  0   Gilliam J, 3b-2b      5  1  1  0   
Kasko E, ss           5  1  4  1   Snider D, cf          4  0  2  1   
Pinson V, cf          5  1  1  0   Moon W, rf            3  0  1  1   
Robinson F, rf        4  1  2  2   Howard F, lf          3  0  0  0   
Freese G, 3b          5  0  0  0   Roseboro J, c         4  0  2  0   
Post W, lf            3  1  1  1   Larker N, 1b          2  0  0  0   
Lynch J, ph-lf        2  0  1  1   Davis W, pr           0  0  0  0   
Coleman G, 1b         1  1  0  0   Hodges G, 1b          0  0  0  0   
Johnson D, c          4  0  0  0   Neal C, 2b            3  0  0  0   
Jay J, p              4  0  0  0   Davis T, ph-3b        1  0  0  0   
                                   Koufax S, p           2  0  0  0   
                                   Farrell T, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Fairly R, ph          0  0  0  0   
                                   Craig R, p            0  0  0  0   
                                   Aspromonte B, ph      0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     37  5  9  5                        31  2  6  2

Cincinnati       000 022 100 --  5
Los Angeles      200 000 000 --  2

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Jay J (W)             9.0  6  2  2  8  3

  Los Angeles          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Koufax S (L)*         6.0  8  5  4  3  6
Farrell T             1.0  1  0  0  1  1
Craig R               2.0  0  0  0  0  1
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 7th

E -- Wills M
DP -- Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 10, Los Angeles 10
2B -- Robinson F, Lynch J
HR -- Post W
SB -- Neal C, Snider D, Roseboro J
HBP -- by Koufax S (Robinson F)
WP -- Koufax S 2
T -- 2:56
A -- 47515

    

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