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Philadelphia Phillies @ Cincinnati Reds

1960-04-12 Β· Day game Β· Crosley Field Β· Att: 30075 Β· 2:34

Cincinnati Reds defeated Philadelphia Phillies 9–4. Cincinnati Reds put up 5 in the 2nd. Brooks Lawrence earned the win and Bill Henry picked up the save. Roy McMillan went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

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PHI22000000046
CIN0510210099

W: Brooks Lawrence   L: Robin Roberts   SV: Bill Henry

Umpires β€” HP: Frank Dascoli Β· 1B: Frank Secory Β· 2B: Shag Crawford Β· 3B: Tony Venzon Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Philadelphia Phillies β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Joe Koppe422111
Al Dark210020
Tony Curry201100
Ed Bouchee401200
Pancho Herrera400001
Harry Anderson100011
Bobby Del Greco300011
Jimmie Coker411001
Robin Roberts200001
Ken Walters301000
Bobby Smith200000
Ted Lepcio100000
Wally Post100001

Cincinnati Reds β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Roy McMillan311400
Vada Pinson400000
Gus Bell411000
Frank Robinson411000
Tony Gonzalez422200
Ed Bailey310011
Billy Martin311110
Eddie Kasko412000
Jerry Lynch111200
Jim O'Toole100000
Don Newcombe100000

Philadelphia Phillies β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Robin Roberts4.1720
Chris Short0.2000
Ruben Gomez1.0100
Humberto Robinson2.0101

Cincinnati Reds β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Jim Brosnan1.2431
Brooks Lawrence0.1000
Jim O'Toole6.0224
Bill Henry1.0002

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Joe Koppe: W
  • Al Dark: W.1-2
  • Tony Curry: WP.2-3;1-2
  • Tony Curry: 2/FL
  • Ed Bouchee: S9.3-H;2-H
  • Pancho Herrera: 8
  • Harry Anderson: W.1-2
  • Bobby Del Greco: K

Bot 1

  • Roy McMillan: E6/G
  • Vada Pinson: 31.1-2
  • Gus Bell: 3/G.2-3
  • Frank Robinson: 63

Top 2

  • Jimmie Coker: T9
  • Robin Roberts: 1
  • Joe Koppe: S9.3-H
  • Al Dark: SB2
  • Al Dark: 9
  • Tony Curry: S8.2-H
  • Ed Bouchee: 9/9D

Bot 2

  • Tony Gonzalez: S8
  • Ed Bailey: W.1-2
  • Billy Martin: W.2-3;1-2
  • Eddie Kasko: 8/8S
  • Jerry Lynch: D8/89D.3-H;2-H;1-3
  • Roy McMillan: HR/7D.3-H;2-H
  • Vada Pinson: 7
  • Gus Bell: 43

Top 3

  • Pancho Herrera: 53
  • Harry Anderson: HP
  • Bobby Del Greco: W.1-2
  • Jimmie Coker: 9
  • Robin Roberts: K/C

Bot 3

  • Frank Robinson: S6
  • Tony Gonzalez: SB2
  • Tony Gonzalez: 9/FL.2-3
  • Ed Bailey: 3/G
  • Billy Martin: D7.3-H
  • Eddie Kasko: 43

Top 4

  • Joe Koppe: 7
  • Al Dark: W
  • Ken Walters: S7/G.1-2
  • Ed Bouchee: 64(1)/FO.2-3
  • Pancho Herrera: 4

Bot 4

  • Jim O'Toole: 3
  • Roy McMillan: 3
  • Vada Pinson: E6
  • Gus Bell: CS2(26)

Top 5

  • Harry Anderson: K
  • Bobby Del Greco: 7
  • Jimmie Coker: K

Bot 5

  • Gus Bell: S9/G
  • Frank Robinson: 7
  • Tony Gonzalez: HR/9D.1-H
  • Ed Bailey: 5
  • Billy Martin: 3

Top 6

  • Bobby Smith: 4
  • Joe Koppe: S8
  • Al Dark: 7
  • Ken Walters: 54(1)/FO

Bot 6

  • Eddie Kasko: S1.B-2(E1/TH)
  • Jim O'Toole: 34/SH.2-3
  • Roy McMillan: 9/SF.3-H(UR)
  • Vada Pinson: 13

Top 7

  • Ed Bouchee: 6/L
  • Pancho Herrera: K
  • Ted Lepcio: 2/FL

Bot 7

  • Gus Bell: 43
  • Frank Robinson: 7
  • Tony Gonzalez: 13

Top 8

  • Bobby Del Greco: 53
  • Jimmie Coker: 53
  • Bobby Smith: 3/FL

Bot 8

  • Ed Bailey: K
  • Billy Martin: 9
  • Eddie Kasko: S7
  • Don Newcombe: 13

Top 9

  • Joe Koppe: K
  • Wally Post: K
  • Ken Walters: 2/FL

Notes & reviews

  • Debut game for Tony Curry
  • Debut game for Tony Gonzalez
  • Debut game for Ken Walters
  • the official scorer, Lou Smith, gave the win to Jim O'Toole but NL President Warren Giles overruled the decision on 4/29, giving the win to Brooks Lawrence