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Dodgers
@ Reds
Crosley Field
May 22, 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 May 22, 1961 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 22, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 22, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Stan Williams |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Purkey |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 3,141 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 1 minute |
| Umpires | HP: Jocko Conlan 1B: Ken Burkhart 2B: Mel Steiner 3B: Chris Pelekoudas |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Maury Wills | Shortstop |
| Jim Gilliam | Second Baseman |
| Willie Davis | Center Fielder |
| Wally Moon | Left Fielder |
| Tommy Davis | Third Baseman |
| Duke Snider | Right Fielder |
| Norm Larker | First Baseman |
| John Roseboro | Catcher |
| Stan Williams | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
| Eddie Kasko | Shortstop |
| Gus Bell | Right Fielder |
| Frank Robinson | Left Fielder |
| Gene Freese | Third Baseman |
| Gordy Coleman | First Baseman |
| Vada Pinson | Center Fielder |
| Bob Schmidt | Catcher |
| Bob Purkey | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Reds
Crosley Field
May 22, 1961
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Purkey
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, 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 -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Purkey
Davis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Purkey
There goes Davis. The throw from Schmidt and he is safe. Davis steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Moon vs. Purkey
Moon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Davis scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Purkey
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Williams
Blasingame hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moon. Blasingame reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kasko vs. Williams
Kasko hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Blasingame scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Williams
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Williams
Robinson hits a popup towards short. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Freese vs. Williams
Freese strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Purkey
Snider hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Purkey
Larker hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Purkey
Roseboro hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Williams
Coleman hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Williams
Pinson hits a line driveSnider throws the ball in to Davis who tags Pinson trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Williams
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Roseboro fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Purkey
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Purkey
Wills hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Purkey
Gilliam hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Purkey
Davis takes first base on ball four. Gilliam moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Moon vs. Purkey
Moon hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Purkey vs. Williams
Purkey strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Williams
Blasingame hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Roseboro settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Williams
Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Purkey
Davis bunts towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Purkey
Snider hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Purkey
Larker hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Larker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roseboro vs. Purkey
Roseboro 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
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Williams
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, 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 -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Williams
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davis fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Davis. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Williams
Coleman hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Purkey
Williams hits a popup towards short. Kasko settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Purkey
Wills hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
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. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Purkey
Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Williams
Pinson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Roseboro settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Williams
Schmidt strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Purkey vs. Williams
Purkey strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Purkey
Moon hits a popup towards short. Kasko settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Purkey
Davis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robinson. Davis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
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. Davis moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Larker vs. Purkey
Larker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Williams
Blasingame takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kasko vs. Williams
Kasko bunts towards first. Larker scoops it up and throws to first, with Gilliam covering, for the out. Blasingame moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
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 -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Williams
Robinson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Freese vs. Williams
Freese strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Purkey
Roseboro hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, 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 -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Purkey
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Purkey
There goes Wills. The throw from Schmidt and he is out, Kasko applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Williams
Coleman hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Williams
Pinson hits a fly ball into right field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Williams
Schmidt strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Purkey vs. Williams
Purkey hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Purkey
Gilliam hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Purkey
Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
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
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Williams
Blasingame hits a line drive into right field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Williams
Kasko hits a popup, foul, towards short. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Williams
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Purkey
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Purkey
Snider bunts towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Larker vs. Purkey
Larker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Roseboro vs. Purkey
Carl Warwick pinch runs for Norm Larker.
Roseboro hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Purkey
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Williams
Gil Hodges now playing first base.
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Freese vs. Williams
Freese strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Williams
Coleman strikes out. There goes Robinson. The throw from Roseboro to Wills, and Robinson is out. View Play
Top 10
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Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Purkey
Wills takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Purkey
Gilliam bunts towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Purkey
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Wills moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Moon vs. Purkey
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coleman fields it and throws to home to get Wills. Davis moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Purkey
Davis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Davis scores. Moon moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Howard vs. Henry
Bill Henry now pitching. Bob Lillis pinch runs for Wally Moon. Frank Howard pinch hits for Duke Snider.
Howard strikes out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Williams
Bob Lillis now playing third base. Tommy Davis now playing left field. Ron Fairly now playing right field.
Pinson hits a fly ball into left field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Williams
Jerry Lynch pinch hits for Bob Schmidt.
Lynch hits a popup towards short. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Williams
Dick Gernert pinch hits for Bill Henry.
Gernert hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/22/1961 -- Los Angeles at Cincinnati (N)
Los Angeles AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Wills M, ss 4 0 2 0 Blasingame D, 2b 3 1 1 0
Gilliam J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Kasko E, ss 3 0 1 1
Davis W, cf 4 2 2 0 Bell G, rf 4 0 0 0
Moon W, lf 5 0 1 1 Robinson F, lf 2 0 0 0
Lillis B, pr-3b 0 0 0 0 Freese G, 3b 4 0 0 0
Davis T, 3b-lf 5 0 3 1 Coleman G, 1b 4 0 1 0
Snider D, rf 3 0 0 0 Pinson V, cf 4 0 1 0
Howard F, ph 1 0 0 0 Schmidt B, c 3 0 0 0
Fairly R, rf 0 0 0 0 Lynch J, ph 1 0 0 0
Larker N, 1b 3 0 1 0 Purkey B, p 3 0 0 0
Warwick C, pr 0 0 0 0 Henry B, p 0 0 0 0
Hodges G, 1b 0 0 0 0 Gernert D, ph 1 0 0 0
Roseboro J, c 4 0 0 0
Williams S, p 4 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 2 10 2 32 1 4 1
Los Angeles 100 000 000 1 -- 2
Cincinnati 100 000 000 0 -- 1
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Williams S (W) 10.0 4 1 1 3 8
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Purkey B (L) 9.2 10 2 2 3 0
Henry B 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Snider D, Davis T
DP -- Los Angeles 1
LOB -- Los Angeles 10, Cincinnati 5
2B -- Blasingame D, Larker N, Davis T
SB -- Davis W
CS -- Wills M, Robinson F
SH -- Kasko E, Snider D, Gilliam J
T -- 3:01
A -- 3141
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