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Phillies
@ Reds
Crosley Field
September 17, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on September 17, 1961 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 17, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 17, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Art Mahaffey |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Purkey |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 14,671 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Barlick 1B: Bill Jackowski 2B: Ed Vargo 3B: Shag Crawford |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Malkmus | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Callison | Right Fielder |
| Tony Gonzalez | Center Fielder |
| Wes Covington | Left Fielder |
| Don Demeter | First Baseman |
| Clay Dalrymple | Catcher |
| Charley Smith | Third Baseman |
| Ruben Amaro | Shortstop |
| Art Mahaffey | Pitcher |
| Gene Mauch | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
| Eddie Kasko | Shortstop |
| Vada Pinson | Center Fielder |
| Frank Robinson | Right Fielder |
| Jerry Lynch | Left Fielder |
| Gordy Coleman | First Baseman |
| Gene Freese | Third Baseman |
| Jerry Zimmerman | Catcher |
| Bob Purkey | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Reds
Crosley Field
September 17, 1961
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malkmus vs. Purkey
Malkmus hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Purkey
Callison hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Purkey
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first, with Purkey covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Mahaffey
Blasingame takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kasko vs. Mahaffey
Kasko hits a line drive towards short. Amaro catches it and throws to first to double up Blasingame. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Mahaffey
Pinson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Callison. Pinson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Mahaffey
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Covington vs. Purkey
Covington is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demeter vs. Purkey
Demeter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dalrymple vs. Purkey
Dalrymple hits a line drive towards first. Coleman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Mahaffey
Lynch hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Mahaffey
Coleman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freese vs. Mahaffey
Freese hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Coleman moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zimmerman vs. Mahaffey
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. Coleman moves to third. Freese moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Purkey vs. Mahaffey
Purkey strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Purkey
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amaro vs. Purkey
Amaro hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mahaffey vs. Purkey
There goes Amaro. The throw from Zimmerman and he is safe. Amaro steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mahaffey vs. Purkey
Mahaffey strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Malkmus vs. Purkey
Malkmus hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Amaro scores. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Callison vs. Purkey
Callison hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Malkmus moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gonzalez vs. Purkey
Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lynch who is chasing the ball. Gonzalez reaches third base with a triple. Malkmus scores. Callison goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Covington vs. Purkey
Covington hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Mahaffey
Blasingame strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Mahaffey
Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards first. Demeter juggles the ball. That's an error on Demeter. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Mahaffey
Pinson hits a line drive into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Mahaffey
Robinson takes first base on ball four. Kasko moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lynch vs. Mahaffey
Lynch strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demeter vs. Purkey
Demeter hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dalrymple vs. Purkey
Dalrymple hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Purkey
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Mahaffey
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Malkmus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Mahaffey
Freese strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Mahaffey
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mahaffey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amaro vs. Purkey
Amaro hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mahaffey vs. Purkey
Mahaffey bunts in front of the plate. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. Amaro moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Malkmus vs. Purkey
Malkmus hits a line drive into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Callison vs. Purkey
Callison hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Purkey vs. Mahaffey
Purkey is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Mahaffey
Blasingame is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Mahaffey
Kasko hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Dalrymple fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Purkey
Gonzalez 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 -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Covington vs. Purkey
Covington takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Demeter vs. Purkey
Bobby Smith pinch runs for Wes Covington.
Demeter hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson. Demeter reaches second base with a double. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dalrymple vs. Purkey
Dalrymple 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 -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Smith vs. Purkey
Smith hits a line drive into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Mahaffey
Bobby Smith now playing left field.
Pinson hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Mahaffey
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Amaro scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Mahaffey
Lynch hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amaro vs. Purkey
Amaro takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mahaffey vs. Purkey
Mahaffey bunts towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. Amaro moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Malkmus vs. Purkey
Malkmus hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Callison vs. Purkey
Callison strikes out. There goes Amaro. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gonzalez vs. Purkey
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Mahaffey
Coleman hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Mahaffey
Freese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Mahaffey
Gus Bell pinch hits for Jerry Zimmerman.
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Post vs. Mahaffey
Wally Post pinch hits for Bob Purkey.
Post is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Brosnan
Jim Brosnan now pitching. Darrell Johnson now catching.
Smith bunts towards third. Freese fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Demeter vs. Brosnan
Demeter bunts in front of the plate. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dalrymple vs. Brosnan
Dalrymple hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first, with Brosnan covering, for the out. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Brosnan
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith scores. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Amaro vs. Brosnan
Amaro is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Mahaffey
Pancho Herrera now playing first base.
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards short. Amaro scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Mahaffey
Kasko hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Mahaffey
Pinson bunts towards the right side of the infield. Malkmus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Mahaffey
Robinson strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mahaffey vs. Brosnan
Mahaffey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malkmus vs. Brosnan
Malkmus hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brosnan throws to second for one, and Kasko throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Malkmus moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Callison vs. Brosnan
Callison strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Brosnan
Gonzalez is walked intentionally. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Brosnan
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Phillies, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Sullivan
Frank Sullivan now pitching.
Lynch strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Sullivan
Coleman hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Sullivan
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Amaro scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/17/1961 -- Philadelphia at Cincinnati (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Malkmus B, 2b 5 1 1 1 Blasingame D, 2b 3 0 0 0
Callison J, rf 5 1 1 0 Kasko E, ss 4 0 0 0
Gonzalez T, cf 4 0 1 2 Pinson V, cf 4 0 2 0
Covington W, lf 2 0 0 0 Robinson F, rf 3 0 0 0
Smith B, pr-lf 2 1 1 0 Lynch J, lf 4 0 0 0
Demeter D, 1b 3 0 1 0 Coleman G, 1b 3 0 0 0
Herrera P, 1b 0 0 0 0 Freese G, 3b 3 0 1 0
Dalrymple C, c 4 0 0 0 Zimmerman J, c 2 0 0 0
Smith C, 3b 4 0 1 1 Bell G, ph 1 0 0 0
Amaro R, ss 3 1 2 0 Brosnan J, p 0 0 0 0
Mahaffey A, p 2 0 1 0 Purkey B, p 2 0 0 0
Sullivan F, p 0 0 0 0 Post W, ph 1 0 0 0
Johnson D, c 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 4 9 4 30 0 3 0
Philadelphia 003 000 010 -- 4
Cincinnati 000 000 000 -- 0
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Mahaffey A (W) 8.0 3 0 0 4 9
Sullivan F (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Purkey B (L) 7.0 6 3 3 2 3
Brosnan J 2.0 3 1 1 1 2
E -- Demeter D, Kasko E
DP -- Philadelphia 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 9, Cincinnati 7
2B -- Pinson V, Demeter D
3B -- Gonzalez T
SB -- Amaro R
SH -- Mahaffey A 2, Demeter D
PB -- Zimmerman J
T -- 2:35
A -- 14671
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