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July 9, 1961

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Bottom 2	R	H	E
Cardinals	1	4	0
Giants	0	0	0

Bottom 2	R	H	E
Cardinals	1	4	0
Giants	1	1	0

Orlando Cepeda Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.306
OBP	.000	.345
At Bats	0	310
Hits	0	95
• Singles	0	55
• Doubles	0	16
• Triples	0	2
• Home Runs	0	22
Walks	0	15
RBI’s	0	75

Curt Simmons Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
3	7	0

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Candlestick Park - July 9, 1961

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Home Run

Curt Simmons

Jimmie Schaffer

Bill White

Alex Grammas

Ken Boyer

Jerry Buchek

Charlie James

Curt Flood

Don Taussig

Orlando Cepeda

Count: - , 1 Out

Count: - , 1 Out

Cepeda hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 2 Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Simmons for the out.

Top 2 Buchek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Taussig scores. Schaffer moves to second.

Top 2 Schaffer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Taussig moves to second.

Top 2 Taussig hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 2 James hits a line drive towards first. McCovey catches it and steps on first to double up Boyer.

Top 2 Boyer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Kuenn hits a fly ball into right field. Taussig settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 McCovey hits a popup in front of the plate. Schaffer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Amalfitano hits a fly ball into left field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 White hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano catches it and throws to first to double up Flood.

Top 1 Grammas is called out on strikes.

Top 1 Flood takes first base on ball four.

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