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Dodgers
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 25, 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 25, 1961 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 25, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 25, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sandy Koufax |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Purkey |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 29,013 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 51 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Vargo 1B: Shag Crawford 2B: Al Barlick 3B: Bill Jackowski |
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 |
| Sandy Koufax | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Elio Chacon | Second Baseman |
| Leo Cardenas | Shortstop |
| Vada Pinson | Center Fielder |
| Frank Robinson | Right Fielder |
| Wally Post | Left Fielder |
| Dick Gernert | First Baseman |
| Gene Freese | Third Baseman |
| Darrell Johnson | Catcher |
| Bob Purkey | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 25, 1961
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Purkey
Wills bunts towards the mound. Purkey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Purkey
Gilliam hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robinson who is chasing the ball. Gilliam reaches third base with a triple. Wills goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Moon vs. Purkey
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chacon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Snider vs. Purkey
Snider hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Pinson who is chasing the ball. Snider reaches third base with a triple. Gilliam scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Fairly vs. Purkey
Fairly hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Howard vs. Purkey
Howard strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Chacon vs. Koufax
Chacon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Roseboro settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Koufax
Cardenas strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Koufax
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Purkey
Roseboro strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Purkey
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Cardenas. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Koufax vs. Purkey
Koufax bunts towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Purkey
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Koufax
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Post vs. Koufax
Post hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gernert vs. Koufax
Gernert hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Roseboro settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Freese vs. Koufax
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Purkey
Gilliam strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Purkey
Moon strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Purkey
Snider hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Purkey
Fairly hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Koufax
Johnson hits a popup towards short. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Purkey vs. Koufax
Purkey strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Chacon vs. Koufax
Chacon hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Koufax
Cardenas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Koufax
Pinson hits a popup towards short. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Purkey
Howard hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Purkey
Roseboro bunts towards first. Gernert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Purkey
Davis hits a popup towards third. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Koufax vs. Purkey
Koufax strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Koufax
Robinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moon. Robinson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Post vs. Koufax
Post strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Gernert vs. Koufax
Gernert hits a popup towards short. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Freese vs. Koufax
Freese hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Robinson scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Koufax
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Purkey
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chacon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Purkey
Gilliam strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Purkey
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Purkey vs. Koufax
Purkey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Chacon vs. Koufax
Chacon is hit by the pitch. Purkey moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Cardenas vs. Koufax
Cardenas takes first base on ball four. Purkey moves to third. Chacon moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pinson vs. Koufax
Pinson hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Robinson vs. Koufax
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Purkey
Snider strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Purkey
Fairly hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Purkey
Howard hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Purkey
Roseboro hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gernert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Purkey
Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Post vs. Koufax
Post hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Koufax
Gernert hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Koufax
Freese strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Koufax vs. Jones
Sherman Jones now pitching.
Koufax strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Jones
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Jones
Jones fires to first and has Wills trapped. There's the throw to Chacon who tags Wills for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Jones
Gilliam strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Koufax
Jim Gilliam now playing third base. Charlie Neal now playing second base. Tommy Davis now playing center field.
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Kasko vs. Koufax
Eddie Kasko pinch hits for Sherman Jones.
Kasko hits a fly ball into right field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Chacon vs. Koufax
Chacon bunts towards the mound. Koufax fields it and throws to first for the out. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Cardenas vs. Koufax
Cardenas strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Henry
Bill Henry now pitching.
Moon hits a fly ball into left field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Henry
Neal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Henry
Gil Hodges pinch hits for Ron Fairly.
Hodges hits a line drive into left field. Post picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Post. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Howard vs. Henry
Howard is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Roseboro vs. Henry
Willie Davis pinch runs for Frank Howard.
Roseboro strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Koufax
Gil Hodges now playing first base. Willie Davis now playing center field. Tommy Davis now playing right field.
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges fields the ball and throws to Koufax covering. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Koufax
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Post vs. Koufax
Post hits a fly ball into right field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gernert vs. Koufax
Gernert strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Henry
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chacon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Koufax vs. Henry
Koufax bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Henry
Wills bunts towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Gilliam vs. Henry
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Moon vs. Henry
Moon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Davis scores. Gilliam moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Neal vs. Henry
Neal hits a line drive towards short. Cardenas reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 7 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Koufax
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koufax fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Koufax
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Koufax
Jerry Lynch pinch hits for Bill Henry.
Lynch takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chacon vs. Koufax
Chacon hits a line drive into center field. Davis 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 8/25/1961 -- Los Angeles at Cincinnati (N)
Los Angeles AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Wills M, ss 4 1 2 0 Chacon E, 2b 3 1 1 1
Gilliam J, 2b-3b 4 1 1 1 Cardenas L, ss 2 0 0 0
Moon W, lf 5 0 1 1 Pinson V, cf 4 0 1 0
Snider D, cf 3 1 2 2 Robinson F, rf 3 1 1 0
Neal C, 2b 2 0 0 0 Post W, lf 4 0 0 0
Fairly R, 1b 3 1 1 0 Gernert D, 1b 4 0 0 0
Hodges G, ph-1b 1 0 1 0 Freese G, 3b 4 0 1 1
Howard F, rf 3 2 2 3 Johnson D, c 4 0 1 0
Davis W, pr-cf 0 0 0 0 Purkey B, p 1 0 0 0
Roseboro J, c 4 0 0 0 Jones S, p 0 0 0 0
Davis T, 3b-cf-rf 4 1 1 0 Kasko E, ph 1 0 0 0
Koufax S, p 4 0 0 0 Henry B, p 0 0 0 0
Lynch J, ph 0 0 0 0
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37 7 11 7 30 2 5 2
Los Angeles 201 102 001 -- 7
Cincinnati 001 100 000 -- 2
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Koufax S (W) 9.0 5 2 2 5 6
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Purkey B (L) 6.0 7 6 6 0 7
Jones S 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Henry B 2.0 3 1 1 2 2
E -- Cardenas L, Post W
DP -- Los Angeles 1
LOB -- Los Angeles 6, Cincinnati 8
2B -- Robinson F
3B -- Gilliam J, Snider D
HR -- Snider D, Chacon E, Howard F 2
CS -- Wills M
SH -- Chacon E, Wills M
HBP -- by Koufax S (Chacon E)
T -- 2:51
A -- 29013
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