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Dodgers
@ Reds
Crosley Field
July 20, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Los Angeles Dodgers, played on July 20, 1961 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
Date | July 20, 1961 |
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Visiting Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 20, 1961 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sandy Koufax |
Home Starting Pitcher | Joey Jay |
Ballpark | Crosley Field |
City | Cincinnati |
State | OH |
Attendance | 19,550 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 36 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ed Sudol 1B: Frank Dascoli 2B: Frank Secory 3B: Tony Venzon |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Maury Wills | Shortstop |
Willie Davis | Center Fielder |
John Roseboro | Catcher |
Wally Moon | Left Fielder |
Tommy Davis | Third Baseman |
Duke Snider | Right Fielder |
Norm Larker | First Baseman |
Charlie Neal | Second Baseman |
Sandy Koufax | Pitcher |
Walter Alston | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
Eddie Kasko | Shortstop |
Vada Pinson | Center Fielder |
Frank Robinson | Right Fielder |
Gene Freese | Third Baseman |
Wally Post | Left Fielder |
Gordy Coleman | First Baseman |
Jerry Zimmerman | Catcher |
Joey Jay | Pitcher |
Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Dodgers
@ Reds
Crosley Field
July 20, 1961
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Jay
Wills hits a fly ball into left field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Jay
Davis hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Roseboro vs. Jay
Roseboro hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jay fields it and throws to first for the out. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Moon vs. Jay
Moon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Jay
Davis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Koufax
Blasingame strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Koufax
Kasko hits a line drive into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Koufax
Pinson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Snider. Pinson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Koufax
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pinson scores. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Freese vs. Koufax
Freese hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Roseboro settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Jay
Snider strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Jay
Larker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Neal vs. Jay
Neal hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coleman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Neal for the out. Larker moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Koufax vs. Jay
Koufax strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Post vs. Koufax
Post strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Koufax
Coleman hits a popup towards short. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Koufax
Zimmerman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Neal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Jay
Wills hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Jay
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Roseboro vs. Jay
There goes Wills. The throw from Zimmerman and he is safe. Wills steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Roseboro vs. Jay
Roseboro takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Moon vs. Jay
Moon hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Wills scores. Roseboro moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Davis vs. Jay
Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Roseboro tags and scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Jay
There goes Moon. The throw from Zimmerman and he is safe. Moon steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Snider vs. Jay
Snider hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Jay
Larker strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jay vs. Koufax
Jay hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Koufax
Blasingame takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Kasko vs. Koufax
Kasko strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Koufax
Pinson strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Jay
Neal hits a fly ball into left center field, beyond the reach of Pinson. Neal reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Koufax vs. Jay
Koufax bunts towards the mound. Jay fields it and throws to first for the out. Neal moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wills vs. Jay
Wills hits a line drive into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Neal tags and scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Jay
Davis hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Jay
Roseboro is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Jay
There goes Roseboro. The throw from Zimmerman and he is out, Kasko applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Koufax
Robinson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Davis. Robinson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Freese vs. Koufax
Freese hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Post vs. Koufax
Post strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Coleman vs. Koufax
Coleman hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Jay
Moon hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Jay
Davis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Jay
Snider hits a popup towards short. Kasko settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Larker vs. Jay
Larker hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Jay
Neal strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koufax vs. Jay
Koufax hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jay fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 9 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Koufax
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Whisenant vs. Koufax
Pete Whisenant pinch hits for Joey Jay.
Whisenant hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. Koufax
Blasingame hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Kasko vs. Koufax
Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Whisenant moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Pinson vs. Koufax
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larker scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pinson for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 9 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Brosnan
Jim Brosnan now pitching.
Wills 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 -
Dodgers, 9 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Brosnan
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coleman fields the ball and throws to Brosnan covering. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roseboro vs. Brosnan
Roseboro hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Davis moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Moon vs. Brosnan
Moon hits a fly ball into left field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Davis tags and scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Brosnan
Davis 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
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 10 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Koufax
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Koufax
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Post vs. Koufax
Post hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 10 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Brosnan
Snider hits a line drive into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Larker vs. Brosnan
Jim Gilliam pinch runs for Duke Snider.
Larker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Brosnan
Neal hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 10 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Koufax
Ron Fairly now playing right field. Tommy Davis now playing left field. Jim Gilliam now playing third base.
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Koufax
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Brosnan vs. Koufax
Brosnan hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. Koufax
Blasingame strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 10 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koufax vs. Brosnan
Koufax 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 -
Dodgers, 10 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Brosnan
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brosnan juggles the ball. That's an error on Brosnan. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Brosnan
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coleman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Roseboro vs. Brosnan
Roseboro hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 10 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Koufax
Doug Camilli now catching.
Kasko hits a line drive into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Koufax
Pinson strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Koufax
Robinson hits a line drive into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 10 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Brosnan
Fairly hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Brosnan
Davis hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Brosnan
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Larker vs. Brosnan
Larker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coleman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Larker for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 10 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Koufax
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Post vs. Koufax
Post hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Koufax
Coleman hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Post moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Zimmerman vs. Koufax
Zimmerman hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Gernert vs. Koufax
Dick Gernert pinch hits for Jim Brosnan.
Gernert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/20/1961 -- Los Angeles at Cincinnati (N) Los Angeles AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI Wills M, ss 4 1 1 1 Blasingame D, 2b 3 0 0 0 Davis W, cf 5 2 3 1 Kasko E, ss 4 0 1 0 Roseboro J, c 3 1 1 0 Pinson V, cf 4 1 1 0 Camilli D, c 0 0 0 0 Robinson F, rf 4 0 2 1 Moon W, lf 2 2 2 3 Freese G, 3b 4 0 0 0 Fairly R, rf 1 0 0 0 Post W, lf 4 0 1 0 Davis T, 3b-lf 4 1 2 1 Coleman G, 1b 4 0 0 0 Snider D, rf 4 1 2 2 Zimmerman J, c 4 0 0 0 Gilliam J, pr-3b 1 0 0 0 Jay J, p 1 0 0 0 Larker N, 1b 5 1 2 2 Whisenant P, ph 1 0 1 0 Neal C, 2b 4 1 1 0 Brosnan J, p 1 0 1 0 Koufax S, p 3 0 0 0 Gernert D, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 10 14 10 35 1 7 1 Los Angeles 004 231 000 -- 10 Cincinnati 100 000 000 -- 1 Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO Koufax S (W) 9.0 7 1 1 1 7 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Jay J (L) 5.0 10 9 9 2 5 Brosnan J 4.0 4 1 1 0 0 E -- Brosnan J, Wills M DP -- Cincinnati 1 LOB -- Los Angeles 6, Cincinnati 8 2B -- Pinson V, Neal C, Robinson F HR -- Snider D, Davis W, Moon W, Larker N SB -- Wills M, Moon W CS -- Roseboro J SH -- Koufax S SF -- Davis T, Wills M, Moon W HBP -- by Jay J (Roseboro J) T -- 2:36 A -- 19550
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