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Reds
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
August 13, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Cincinnati Reds, played on August 13, 1961 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 13, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 13, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Johnson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike McCormick |
| Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 29,559 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mel Steiner 1B: Chris Pelekoudas 2B: Jocko Conlan 3B: Ken Burkhart |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Elio Chacon | 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 |
| Ken Johnson | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joey Amalfitano | Second Baseman |
| Harvey Kuenn | Left Fielder |
| Matty Alou | Right Fielder |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
| Ed Bailey | Catcher |
| Jim Davenport | Third Baseman |
| Ernie Bowman | Shortstop |
| Mike McCormick | Pitcher |
| Alvin Dark | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
August 13, 1961
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chacon vs. McCormick
Chacon hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. McCormick
Kasko hits a fly ball into left field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. McCormick
Pinson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. McCormick
Robinson hits a popup towards third. Davenport settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. Johnson
Amalfitano hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Johnson
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Johnson
Alou hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robinson. Alou reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Johnson
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. McCormick
Freese strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. McCormick
Post hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. McCormick
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda fields the ball and throws to McCormick covering. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. McCormick
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCormick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Johnson
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Johnson
Bailey hits a popup towards first. Coleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Johnson
Davenport hits a popup, foul, towards first. Coleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. McCormick
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chacon vs. McCormick
Chacon hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. McCormick
Kasko hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kuenn. Kasko reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pinson vs. McCormick
Pinson is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowman vs. Johnson
Bowman bunts towards the mound. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Johnson
McCormick bunts towards first. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first, with Chacon covering, for the out. Bowman moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Amalfitano vs. Johnson
Amalfitano hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuenn vs. Johnson
Kuenn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bowman scores. Kuenn moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Johnson
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. McCormick
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. McCormick
Freese hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. McCormick
Post hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Johnson
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Johnson
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Johnson
Bailey hits a fly ball into left field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. McCormick
Coleman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Davenport settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. McCormick
Zimmerman hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. McCormick
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chacon vs. McCormick
Chacon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou. Chacon reaches second base with a double. There goes Johnson trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Johnson
Davenport hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowman vs. Johnson
Bowman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Johnson
McCormick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Amalfitano vs. Johnson
Amalfitano hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. McCormick
Kasko is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. McCormick
Pinson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Davenport settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. McCormick
Robinson hits a popup towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Johnson
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Johnson
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Johnson
Mays strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. McCormick
Freese hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Post vs. McCormick
Post hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. McCormick
Coleman hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. McCormick
Zimmerman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. McCormick
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowman picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Bowman. Zimmerman moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lynch vs. Jones
Don Blasingame pinch runs for Jerry Zimmerman. Jerry Lynch pinch hits for Elio Chacon. Sam Jones now pitching.
Lynch hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blasingame scores. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kasko vs. Jones
Kasko is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pinson vs. Jones
Pinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson scores. Lynch moves to third. Pinson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Robinson vs. Jones
Robinson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Freese vs. Jones
Freese hits a popup towards short. Bowman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Johnson
Johnny Edwards now catching. Don Blasingame now playing second base.
Cepeda strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Johnson
Bailey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson. Bailey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davenport vs. Johnson
Davenport hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Bailey trying to get to home. Pinson throws the ball in to Edwards who tags Bailey who's trying to score from second, for the out. Davenport moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCovey vs. Johnson
Willie McCovey pinch hits for Ernie Bowman.
McCovey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Henry
Jim Marshall pinch hits for Sam Jones. Bill Henry now pitching. Felipe Alou pinch hits for Jim Marshall.
Alou strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Miller
Eddie Bressoud now playing shortstop. Stu Miller now pitching.
Post hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Miller
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Miller
Blasingame hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henry vs. Miller
Henry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. Henry
Amalfitano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Henry
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Henry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Henry
Alou strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Miller
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Miller
Kasko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Miller
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pinson for the out. Kasko moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Miller
Robinson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Freese vs. Miller
Freese hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kasko scores. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Post vs. Miller
Post hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou. Post reaches second base with a double. Robinson scores. Freese goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Coleman vs. Miller
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Henry
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Henry
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Henry
Bailey hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/13/1961 -- Cincinnati at San Francisco (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
Chacon E, 2b 3 0 1 0 Amalfitano J, 2b 4 0 0 0
Lynch J, ph 1 0 1 1 Kuenn H, lf 4 0 1 1
Edwards J, c 1 0 0 0 Alou M, rf 4 0 1 0
Kasko E, ss 5 1 2 0 Mays W, cf 4 0 1 0
Pinson V, cf 5 1 2 2 Cepeda O, 1b 4 0 0 0
Robinson F, rf 3 1 0 0 Bailey E, c 4 0 1 0
Freese G, 3b 5 2 2 1 Davenport J, 3b 3 0 1 0
Post W, lf 5 1 2 4 Bowman E, ss 2 1 1 0
Coleman G, 1b 5 0 1 0 McCovey W, ph 0 0 0 0
Zimmerman J, c 3 0 1 0 Bressoud E, ss 0 0 0 0
Blasingame D, pr-2b 1 1 1 0 McCormick M, p 1 0 1 0
Johnson K, p 3 1 2 0 Jones S, p 0 0 0 0
Henry B, p 1 0 0 0 Marshall J, ph 0 0 0 0
Alou F, ph 1 0 0 0
Miller S, p 0 0 0 0
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41 8 15 8 31 1 7 1
Cincinnati 100 000 403 -- 8
San Francisco 001 000 000 -- 1
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson K (W) 6.2 6 1 1 1 3
Henry B (S) 2.1 1 0 0 0 2
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
McCormick M (L) 6.1 9 5 5 0 4
Jones S 0.2 2 0 0 1 1
Miller S 2.0 4 3 3 1 0
E -- Bowman E
DP -- Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 8, San Francisco 5
2B -- Alou M, Kasko E, Chacon E, Bailey E, Post W
HR -- Pinson V, Post W
SH -- McCormick M
T -- 2:50
A -- 29559
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