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Cincinnati Reds @ St. Louis Cardinals

1961-06-09 · Night game · Sportsman's Park III · Att: 14814 · 2:41

St. Louis Cardinals defeated Cincinnati Reds 8–4. St. Louis Cardinals put up 3 in the 3rd. Bob Gibson earned the win. Vada Pinson went 3-for-5 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CIN	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	11
SLN	0	2	3	1	0	0	2	0		8	12

W: Bob Gibson L: Jim O'Toole SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Jocko Conlan · 1B: Ken Burkhart · 2B: Chris Pelekoudas · 3B: Augie Donatelli · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Kasko	4	2	1	0	1	0
Don Blasingame	4	2	2	1	1	1
Vada Pinson	5	0	3	3	0	0
Frank Robinson	5	0	0	0	0	0
Jerry Lynch	4	0	1	0	0	1
Gordy Coleman	4	0	1	0	0	0
Gene Freese	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jerry Zimmerman	3	0	1	0	0	1
Jim O'Toole	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jay Hook	1	0	0	0	0	1
Gus Bell	1	0	1	0	0	0
Wally Post	1	0	0	0	0	0
Leo Cardenas	1	0	0	0	0	0

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Julian Javier	5	1	2	1	0	0
Carl Warwick	3	2	1	0	1	0
Bill White	3	2	1	1	1	1
Ken Boyer	4	0	2	3	0	1
Stan Musial	4	1	1	1	0	0
Charlie James	4	1	2	1	0	1
Jimmie Schaffer	4	1	1	0	0	0
Bob Lillis	3	0	1	1	1	0
Bob Gibson	3	0	1	0	1	2

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim O'Toole	3.1	7	2	1
Jay Hook	2.2	1	2	3
Howie Nunn	2.0	4	0	1

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Gibson	9.0	11	2	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eddie Kasko: S7
Don Blasingame: PB.1-2
Don Blasingame: D8/89D.2-H
Vada Pinson: PB.2-3
Vada Pinson: 43.3-H
Frank Robinson: 63
Jerry Lynch: 6/P

Bot 1

Julian Javier: 63
Carl Warwick: 7
Bill White: 43

Top 2

Gordy Coleman: 31
Gene Freese: 63
Jerry Zimmerman: K

Bot 2

Ken Boyer: K
Stan Musial: S9
Charlie James: D7.1-H
Jimmie Schaffer: 63
Bob Lillis: S7.2-H;BX2(754)

Top 3

Jim O'Toole: 3/G
Eddie Kasko: 63
Don Blasingame: S6
Vada Pinson: D7.1-H
Frank Robinson: 63

Bot 3

Bob Gibson: S8
Julian Javier: S/BR.1X2(3);B-1
Carl Warwick: W.1-2
Bill White: W.2-3;1-2
Ken Boyer: S8.3-H;2-H;1-3
Stan Musial: 43.3-H;1-2
Charlie James: 8

Top 4

Jerry Lynch: 2/FL
Gordy Coleman: 63
Gene Freese: S8
Jerry Zimmerman: 64(1)/FO

Bot 4

Jimmie Schaffer: D7
Bob Lillis: 8/8D.2-3
Bob Gibson: W
Julian Javier: S8/G.3-H;1-2
Carl Warwick: WP.2-3;1-2
Carl Warwick: 3/FL
Bill White: K

Top 5

Jay Hook: K
Eddie Kasko: 63
Don Blasingame: K/C

Bot 5

Ken Boyer: 8/8D
Stan Musial: 43
Charlie James: K/C

Top 6

Vada Pinson: S9
Frank Robinson: 53.1-2
Jerry Lynch: K
Gordy Coleman: 43

Bot 6

Jimmie Schaffer: 43
Bob Lillis: W
Bob Gibson: K/BF
Julian Javier: CS2(26)

Top 7

Gene Freese: 43
Jerry Zimmerman: S9
Gus Bell: S8.1-2
Eddie Kasko: 7
Don Blasingame: W.2-3;1-2
Vada Pinson: 3/G

Bot 7

Julian Javier: 63
Carl Warwick: S7
Bill White: T8.1-H
Ken Boyer: S7.3-H
Stan Musial: 8
Charlie James: S7.1-2
Jimmie Schaffer: 43

Top 8

Frank Robinson: 6/FL
Jerry Lynch: S4
Gordy Coleman: S8.1-2
Gene Freese: 8/L
Wally Post: 8

Bot 8

Bob Lillis: 43
Bob Gibson: K
Julian Javier: 8/L

Top 9

Leo Cardenas: 63
Eddie Kasko: W
Don Blasingame: 31.1-2
Vada Pinson: D9.2-H
Frank Robinson: 7