Cardinals @ Reds
September 10, 1961

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Top 9 R H E
Cardinals 2 2 0
Reds 5 9 1
Top 9 R H E
Cardinals 2 2 0
Reds 5 9 1

Ken Boyer Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .323
OBP .333 .389
At Bats 2 523
Hits 0 169
• Singles 0 118
• Doubles 0 21
• Triples 0 9
• Home Runs 0 21
Walks 1 59
RBI’s 0 81

Bob Purkey Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
15 10 1
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Crosley Field - September 10, 1961
Out
Bob Purkey
Jerry Zimmerman
Gordy Coleman
Elio Chacon
Gene Freese
Eddie Kasko
Gus Bell
Vada Pinson
Frank Robinson
Ken Boyer

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 2 2 0 2
Cincinnati Reds 5 9 1 5
Winning Pitcher Bob Purkey
Losing Pitcher Ray Sadecki
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Wally Post
Attendance 22,848
Time of Game 2 hours 14 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 White strikes out.
Top 9 Gordy Coleman now playing first base. Gus Bell now playing left field. Javier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Gordy Coleman pinch hits for Dick Gernert. Coleman hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Jerry Lynch pinch hits for Wally Post. Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lynch for the out.
Bottom 8 Bob Lillis now playing shortstop. Bob Miller now pitching. Freese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Flood hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chacon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Joe Cunningham pinch hits for Craig Anderson. Cunningham hits a fly ball into left field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Red Schoendienst pinch hits for Alex Grammas. Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Pinson takes first base on ball four. Purkey moves to third. Chacon moves to second.
Bottom 7 Craig Anderson now pitching. Kasko strikes out.
Bottom 7 Chacon takes first base on ball four. Purkey moves to second.
Bottom 7 Purkey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Sawatski hits a fly ball into left field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 James hits a popup towards short. Kasko settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Musial hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Gernert hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Post hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 6 Freese hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sawatski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Pinson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Flood. Pinson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Boyer strikes out.
Top 6 There goes White. The throw from Zimmerman and he is safe. White steals second.
Top 6 White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Javier scores. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Javier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Flood scores. Javier moves to second.
Top 6 The ball gets by Zimmerman for a passed ball. Flood moves to second.
Top 6 Flood takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Sadecki hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Grammas hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Chacon hits a fly ball into right field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Purkey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Musial. Purkey reaches second base with a double. Post scores.
Bottom 5 Zimmerman hits a popup towards short. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Gernert hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Post hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Musial. Post reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Sawatski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 James hits a popup towards short. Kasko settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Freese hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Javier catches it and throws to second with Grammas covering, to double up Kasko.
Bottom 4 Robinson hits a popup towards short. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Pinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kasko moves to second.
Bottom 4 Kasko takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Boyer strikes out.
Top 4 White hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Zimmerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Javier hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Chacon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Chacon hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Purkey hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Flood hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Chacon reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Sadecki hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chacon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Grammas is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Gernert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Post hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Freese strikes out.
Top 2 Sawatski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chacon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 James hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to second for the out. Boyer moves to third.
Top 2 Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chacon misplays the ball. That's an error on Chacon. Boyer moves to second.
Top 2 Boyer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Pinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kasko scores.
Bottom 1 Kasko hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Musial. Kasko reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Chacon hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 White hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Javier hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out.