Reds @ Cardinals
August 8, 1961

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Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 5 11 1
Cardinals 5 11 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 5 11 1
Cardinals 6 12 0

Ken Boyer Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .750 .317
OBP .750 .380
At Bats 4 413
Hits 3 131
• Singles 2 90
• Doubles 0 17
• Triples 0 8
• Home Runs 1 16
Walks 0 43
RBI’s 2 65

Bob Purkey Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
13 5 1
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Sportsman's Park - August 8, 1961
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Home Run
Bob Purkey
Jerry Zimmerman
Gordy Coleman
Don Blasingame
Gene Freese
Eddie Kasko
Frank Robinson
Vada Pinson
Gus Bell
Ken Boyer

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cincinnati Reds 5 11 1 6
St. Louis Cardinals 6 12 0 9
Winning Pitcher Lindy McDaniel
Losing Pitcher Bob Purkey
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Ken Boyer
Attendance 17,660
Time of Game 2 hours 46 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

End of Game

Boyer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Jerry Zimmerman now catching. White strikes out.
Top 9 Blasingame hits a fly ball into right field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Kasko hits a fly ball into right field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Purkey hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Sawatski fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Jerry Lynch pinch hits for Johnny Edwards. Lynch hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Javier hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 McDaniel bunts towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out. Flood moves to second.
Bottom 8 Flood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Freese hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Sawatski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 James hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boyer scores. Musial moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 7 Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame misplays the ball. That's an error on Blasingame. Boyer moves to third.
Bottom 7 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Lillis hits a line drive beyond third. Freese can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit.
Top 7 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Pinson strikes out.
Top 7 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kasko moves to second.
Top 7 Kasko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Javier hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 McDaniel bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Bottom 6 Flood hits a line drive into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Sawatski takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Purkey hits a line drive towards the mound. McDaniel reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Lindy McDaniel now pitching. Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Edwards for the out. Freese moves to second.
Top 6 Freese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bell scores.
Top 6 There goes Bell. The throw from Sawatski and he is safe. Bell steals second.
Top 6 Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 James hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Musial hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 The ball gets by Edwards for a passed ball. Boyer moves to second.
Bottom 5 Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 White 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 5 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Pinson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Blasingame is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Kasko hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Javier reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Purkey hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Lillis hits a line drive towards short. Kasko reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Javier hits a line drive into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Broglio bunts towards first. Coleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Flood hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Edwards for the out.
Top 4 Freese hits a popup towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of James. Bell reaches second base with a double. Robinson moves to third.
Top 4 Coleman hits a popup towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Sawatski strikes out.
Bottom 3 James hits a line drive into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Musial 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 Boyer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 White hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pinson for the out.
Top 3 Blasingame hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Purkey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Javier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Broglio hits a popup, foul, towards first. Coleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Freese hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Javier reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Bell hits a fly ball into right field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Flood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Bottom 1 Sawatski is walked intentionally.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. White moves to third. Boyer moves to second.
Bottom 1 James strikes out.
Bottom 1 Musial hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lillis scores. White moves to second.
Bottom 1 White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Javier scores. Lillis moves to second.
Bottom 1 Lillis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Javier moves to second.
Bottom 1 Javier hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Coleman hits a fly ball into right field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Robinson hits a popup, foul, towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Pinson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of James. Pinson reaches second base with a double. Kasko scores.
Top 1 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kasko moves to third.
Top 1 Kasko hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Musial. Kasko reaches second base with a double.