Reds @ Dodgers
August 16, 1961

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Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 6 7 0
Dodgers 0 4 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 6 7 0
Dodgers 0 4 2

Wally Moon Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .332
OBP .000 .447
At Bats 3 322
Hits 0 107
• Singles 0 72
• Doubles 0 18
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 15
Walks 0 68
RBI’s 0 62

Bob Purkey Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
13 7 1
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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum - August 16, 1961
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Out
Bob Purkey
Johnny Edwards
Gordy Coleman
Don Blasingame
Gene Freese
Eddie Kasko
Wally Post
Frank Robinson
Elio Chacon
Wally Moon

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cincinnati Reds 6 7 0 6
Los Angeles Dodgers 0 4 2 4
Winning Pitcher Bob Purkey
Losing Pitcher Larry Sherry
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Don Blasingame
Attendance
Time of Game 2 hours 22 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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.

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Bottom 9 Snider strikes out.
Bottom 9 Gilliam strikes out.
Top 9 Chacon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Blasingame hits a popup towards short. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Jim Golden now pitching. Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Golden, and towards Wills, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 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.
Bottom 8 Ron Fairly pinch hits for Stan Williams. Fairly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first, with Purkey covering, for the out. Spencer moves to second.
Bottom 8 Spencer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Larker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Purkey strikes out.
Top 8 Edwards strikes out.
Top 8 Freese hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Roseboro hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Davis strikes out.
Bottom 7 Elio Chacon now playing right field. Frank Robinson now playing center field. Moon strikes out.
Top 7 Post hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Coleman takes first base on ball four. Chacon moves to third. Robinson moves to second.
Top 7 Robinson is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Elio Chacon pinch runs for Vada Pinson. There's a wild pitch. Chacon moves to second.
Top 7 Pinson is hit by the pitch.
Top 7 Blasingame hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Stan Williams now pitching. Kasko hits a popup in front of the plate. Roseboro settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Snider strikes out.
Bottom 6 Gilliam hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 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.
Bottom 6 Bob Aspromonte pinch hits for Ron Perranoski. Aspromonte strikes out.
Top 6 Purkey hits a line drive towards third. Spencer reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Freese hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Post hits a line drive into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Spencer hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Larker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coleman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Larker for the out.
Bottom 5 Roseboro hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Coleman strikes out.
Top 5 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perranoski fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Davis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 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.
Bottom 4 Snider hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Blasingame strikes out.
Top 4 Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills misplays the ball. That's an error on Wills.
Top 4 Purkey strikes out.
Top 4 Edwards strikes out.
Bottom 3 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.
Bottom 3 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coleman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wills for the out.
Bottom 3 Wally Post now playing left field. Perranoski strikes out.
Top 3 Freese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Wally Post pinch hits for Gus Bell. Post hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Ron Perranoski now pitching. Coleman takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Robinson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 3 Pinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moon. Pinson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Spencer hits a popup towards short. Kasko settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Larker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Roseboro moves to third.
Bottom 2 Roseboro hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 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.
Top 2 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Kasko hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Purkey strikes out.
Top 2 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Snider hits a line drive into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 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.
Bottom 1 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Freese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Robinson scores.
Top 1 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larker scoops it up and throws to first, with Sherry covering, for the out. Robinson moves to third.
Top 1 There goes Robinson. The throw from Roseboro and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. Pinson scores.
Top 1 Coleman hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Pinson moves to third.
Top 1 Robinson is hit by the pitch. Pinson moves to second.
Top 1 Pinson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Blasingame scores.
Top 1 Blasingame hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Snider who is chasing the ball. Blasingame reaches third base with a triple. Kasko goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 Kasko hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit.