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Cincinnati Reds @ St. Louis Cardinals

1961-08-08 · Night game · Sportsman's Park III · Att: 17660 · 2:46

St. Louis Cardinals defeated Cincinnati Reds 6–5. St. Louis Cardinals put up 2 in the 1st. Lindy McDaniel earned the win. Ken Boyer went 4-for-5 with 2 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Lindy McDaniel L: Bob Purkey SV: (none)

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

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Eddie Kasko	5	1	2	0	0
Don Blasingame	5	0	1	0	1
Vada Pinson	4	1	2	2	1
Frank Robinson	4	0	1	0	0
Gordy Coleman	4	0	0	0	0
Gus Bell	4	1	2	0	0
Gene Freese	4	0	1	1	0
Johnny Edwards	3	0	0	0	0
Bob Purkey	4	1	1	1	0
Jerry Lynch	1	1	1	1	0

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Julian Javier	5	1	1	0	0	0
Bob Lillis	5	1	2	0	0	0
Bill White	5	1	2	2	0	1
Ken Boyer	5	3	4	3	0	0
Stan Musial	4	0	0	0	0	0
Charlie James	4	0	1	1	0	1
Carl Sawatski	2	0	0	0	2	1
Curt Flood	4	0	2	0	0	0
Ernie Broglio	2	0	0	0	0	0
Lindy McDaniel	1	0	0	0	0	1

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Purkey	8.1	12	2	4

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ernie Broglio	5.1	9	0	1
Lindy McDaniel	3.2	2	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eddie Kasko: D7
Don Blasingame: 43.2-3
Vada Pinson: D9.3-H
Frank Robinson: 3/FL
Gordy Coleman: 9

Bot 1

Julian Javier: S9
Bob Lillis: S9.1-2
Bill White: S8.2-H;1-2
Ken Boyer: S7.2-H;1-2
Stan Musial: 4/P
Charlie James: K
Carl Sawatski: WP.2-3;1-2
Carl Sawatski: IW
Curt Flood: 5(2)/FO

Top 2

Gus Bell: 9
Gene Freese: 4/L
Johnny Edwards: 43

Bot 2

Ernie Broglio: 3/FL
Julian Javier: 53
Bob Lillis: 53

Top 3

Bob Purkey: 43
Eddie Kasko: 63
Don Blasingame: S9
Vada Pinson: 3/G

Bot 3

Bill White: HR/9D
Ken Boyer: HR/7D
Stan Musial: 43
Charlie James: 8/L
Carl Sawatski: K

Top 4

Frank Robinson: S7
Gordy Coleman: 3/P
Gus Bell: D9.1-3
Gene Freese: 3/P
Johnny Edwards: 3/G

Bot 4

Curt Flood: S4
Ernie Broglio: 3/BP
Julian Javier: 8/L
Bob Lillis: 6/L

Top 5

Bob Purkey: HR/7D
Eddie Kasko: 4/L
Don Blasingame: K/C
Vada Pinson: HR/9D
Frank Robinson: 53

Bot 5

Bill White: 43
Ken Boyer: S7
Stan Musial: PB.1-2
Stan Musial: 8
Charlie James: 4/P

Top 6

Gordy Coleman: 43
Gus Bell: S8
Gene Freese: SB2
Gene Freese: S7.2-H
Johnny Edwards: 3/G.1-2
Bob Purkey: 1/L

Bot 6

Carl Sawatski: W
Curt Flood: 8/L
Lindy McDaniel: K/BF
Julian Javier: 9

Top 7

Eddie Kasko: S7
Don Blasingame: 43.1-2
Vada Pinson: K
Frank Robinson: 53

Bot 7

Bob Lillis: S5/L
Bill White: 46(1)/FO
Ken Boyer: 54(1)/FO
Stan Musial: E4/G.1-3
Charlie James: S7.3-H(UR);1-2
Carl Sawatski: 4/P

Top 8

Gordy Coleman: 43
Gus Bell: 63
Gene Freese: 8

Bot 8

Curt Flood: S7
Lindy McDaniel: 14/SH.1-2
Julian Javier: 8
Bob Lillis: 63

Top 9

Jerry Lynch: HR/9D
Bob Purkey: 23
Eddie Kasko: 9
Don Blasingame: 9

Bot 9

Bill White: K
Ken Boyer: HR/7D

Notes & reviews

Joey Jay ejected by 1B umpire Chris Pelekoudas for yelling from the bench on the play at 1B

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