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Dodgers
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
September 9, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers, played on September 9, 1961 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 9, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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| Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 9, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Drysdale |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Juan Marichal |
| Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 28,635 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 53 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Jackowski 1B: Ed Vargo 2B: Shag Crawford 3B: Al Barlick |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Maury Wills | Shortstop |
| Jim Gilliam | Second Baseman |
| Wally Moon | Left Fielder |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Ron Fairly | First Baseman |
| Frank Howard | Right Fielder |
| John Roseboro | Catcher |
| Daryl Spencer | Third Baseman |
| Don Drysdale | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joey Amalfitano | Second Baseman |
| Jim Davenport | Third Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Orlando Cepeda | Left Fielder |
| Ed Bailey | Catcher |
| Felipe Alou | Right Fielder |
| Jose Pagan | Shortstop |
| Juan Marichal | Pitcher |
| Alvin Dark | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
September 9, 1961
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Marichal
Wills hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Marichal
Gilliam hits a popup towards third. Davenport settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Marichal
There goes Wills. The throw from Bailey and he is safe. Wills steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Moon vs. Marichal
Moon strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Snider vs. Marichal
Snider strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. Drysdale
Amalfitano hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fairly scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Amalfitano for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Drysdale
Davenport strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Drysdale
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Marichal
Fairly hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Marichal
Howard hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Marichal
Roseboro hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Marichal
Spencer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Drysdale
McCovey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Drysdale
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Howard who is chasing the ball. Cepeda reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Bailey vs. Drysdale
Bailey hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cepeda tags and scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Drysdale
Alou hits a line drive into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Drysdale
Pagan strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Drysdale vs. Marichal
Drysdale hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Marichal
Wills strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Marichal
Gilliam hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Marichal
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Marichal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marichal vs. Drysdale
Marichal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. Drysdale
Amalfitano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Drysdale
Davenport hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Drysdale
Mays hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Davenport moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
McCovey vs. Drysdale
McCovey takes first base on ball four. Davenport moves to third. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Cepeda vs. Drysdale
Cepeda hits a line drive into right field. Howard picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Howard. Davenport scores. Mays scores. McCovey moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Bailey vs. Drysdale
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fairly fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Cepeda trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Marichal
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with Marichal covering, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. O'Dell
Billy O'Dell now pitching.
Fairly hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. O'Dell
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Drysdale
Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Pagan vs. Drysdale
Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drysdale fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
O'Dell vs. Drysdale
O'Dell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. O'Dell
Roseboro strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. O'Dell
Spencer strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Drysdale vs. O'Dell
Drysdale strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. Drysdale
Amalfitano hits a popup towards third. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Drysdale
Davenport hits a popup towards first. Fairly settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Drysdale
Mays hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Drysdale
McCovey hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wills vs. O'Dell
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. O'Dell
Gilliam hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. O'Dell
Moon takes first base on ball four. Gilliam moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Snider vs. O'Dell
Snider hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gilliam scores. Moon moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Fairly vs. O'Dell
Fairly hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey juggles the ball. That's an error on McCovey. Moon scores. Snider goes all the way around to score. Fairly moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Howard vs. Miller
Stu Miller now pitching.
Howard hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fairly tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Miller
Roseboro strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Drysdale
Cepeda strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Drysdale
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam misplays the ball. That's an error on Gilliam. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Drysdale
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bailey moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Drysdale
Matty Alou pinch hits for Jose Pagan.
Alou is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Kuenn vs. Drysdale
Ernie Bowman pinch runs for Matty Alou. Harvey Kuenn pinch hits for Stu Miller.
Kuenn hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fairly settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. LeMay
Ernie Bowman now playing shortstop. Dick LeMay now pitching.
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Drysdale vs. LeMay
Drysdale hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. LeMay
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. Drysdale
Jim Gilliam now playing third base. Charlie Neal now playing second base.
Amalfitano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Drysdale
Davenport takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Drysdale
Mays hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Perranoski
Ron Perranoski now pitching.
McCovey hits a fly ball into right field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Perranoski
Cepeda hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. LeMay
Gilliam hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Moon vs. LeMay
Moon hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. LeMay
Snider strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. LeMay
Fairly is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. LeMay
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Perranoski
Bailey hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Perranoski
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal misplays the ball. That's an error on Neal. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowman vs. Perranoski
Bowman hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Snider who is chasing the ball. Bowman reaches third base with a triple. Alou goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
LeMay vs. Perranoski
LeMay hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills misplays the ball. That's an error on Wills. Bowman scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Amalfitano vs. Perranoski
Amalfitano hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. LeMay moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Davenport vs. Perranoski
Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal fields it and throws to second for the out. LeMay moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Mays vs. Farrell
Turk Farrell now pitching.
Mays hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. LeMay scores. Davenport moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
McCovey vs. Farrell
McCovey hits a fly ball into right field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. LeMay
Roseboro 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 -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. LeMay
Gil Hodges pinch hits for Charlie Neal.
Hodges hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. LeMay
Tommy Davis pinch hits for Turk Farrell.
Davis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/9/1961 -- Los Angeles at San Francisco (D)
Los Angeles AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
Wills M, ss 4 0 1 0 Amalfitano J, 2b 5 0 0 0
Gilliam J, 2b-3b 4 1 1 0 Davenport J, 3b 4 2 1 0
Moon W, lf 3 2 1 1 Mays W, cf 5 2 4 3
Snider D, cf 4 1 1 1 McCovey W, 1b 4 1 1 1
Fairly R, 1b 3 1 1 0 Cepeda O, lf 4 1 2 2
Howard F, rf 3 0 0 1 Bailey E, c 3 0 1 1
Roseboro J, c 4 1 1 1 Alou F, rf 4 1 1 0
Spencer D, 3b 3 0 0 0 Pagan J, ss 2 0 0 0
Neal C, 2b 0 0 0 0 Alou M, ph 0 0 0 0
Hodges G, ph 1 0 0 0 Bowman E, pr-ss 1 1 1 1
Drysdale D, p 3 0 1 0 Marichal J, p 1 0 0 0
Perranoski R, p 0 0 0 0 O'Dell B, p 1 0 0 0
Farrell T, p 0 0 0 0 Miller S, p 0 0 0 0
Davis T, ph 1 0 0 0 Kuenn H, ph 1 0 0 0
LeMay D, p 1 1 0 0
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33 6 7 4 36 9 11 8
Los Angeles 010 004 010 -- 6
San Francisco 022 000 23x -- 9
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Drysdale D 6.1 9 6 6 3 3
Perranoski R (L) 1.1 1 3 0 0 0
Farrell T 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Marichal J 3.1 3 1 1 0 4
O'Dell B 2.0 3 4 1 1 3
Miller S 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
LeMay D (W) 3.0 1 1 1 0 1
E -- Howard F, McCovey W, Gilliam J, Neal C, Wills M 2
DP -- Los Angeles 1, San Francisco 1
LOB -- Los Angeles 3, San Francisco 7
3B -- Cepeda O, Bowman E
HR -- Roseboro J, McCovey W, Mays W, Moon W
SB -- Wills M
SF -- Bailey E, Howard F
HBP -- by LeMay D (Fairly R)
T -- 2:53
A -- 28635
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