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September 5, 1961

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Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 5 8 0
Cardinals 2 6 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 5 8 0
Cardinals 2 6 2

Ed Olivares Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .167
OBP .000 .160
At Bats 0 24
Hits 0 4
• Singles 0 4
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 0 1

Bob Purkey Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
14 10 1
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Sportsman's Park - September 5, 1961
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Out
Bob Purkey
Johnny Edwards
Gordy Coleman
Don Blasingame
Gene Freese
Eddie Kasko
Frank Robinson
Vada Pinson
Gus Bell
Ed Olivares
Carl Sawatski

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cincinnati Reds 5 8 0 7
St. Louis Cardinals 2 6 2 7
Winning Pitcher Bob Purkey
Losing Pitcher Bob Gibson
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Don Blasingame
Attendance 9,581
Time of Game 2 hours 31 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Ed Olivares pinch hits for Craig Anderson. Olivares hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Carl Sawatski pinch hits for Chris Cannizzaro. Sawatski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Sawatski reaches second base with a double. Boyer scores. James scores.
Bottom 9 Grammas hits a popup towards third. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 James hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robinson. James reaches second base with a double. Boyer moves to third.
Bottom 9 Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Musial is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Pinson hits a fly ball into right field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Blasingame scores.
Top 9 Blasingame hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of James. Blasingame reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Purkey strikes out.
Top 9 Edwards hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Javier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Gus Bell now playing right field. Frank Robinson now playing left field. Flood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Freese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Coleman for the out.
Top 8 Chris Cannizzaro now catching. Craig Anderson now pitching. Lynch hits a line drive into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Cunningham hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bob Lillis pinch runs for Red Schoendienst. Joe Cunningham pinch hits for Bob Gibson. The ball gets by Edwards for a passed ball. Lillis moves to second.
Bottom 7 Red Schoendienst pinch hits for Jimmie Schaffer. Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Grammas hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 James strikes out.
Top 7 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 7 Pinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Edwards scores. Blasingame moves to third. Kasko moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 7 Kasko takes first base on ball four. Edwards moves to third. Blasingame moves to second.
Top 7 Blasingame takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Purkey bunts in front of the plate. Schaffer fields it and throws to first for the out. Edwards moves to second.
Top 7 Edwards hits a fly ball towards right. James settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on James.
Bottom 6 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Musial takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 White hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Javier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Freese hits a fly ball towards cemter. Flood catches it and throws to home to double up Lynch.
Top 6 Coleman hits a fly ball into right field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Robinson tags and scores. Lynch tags and moves to third.
Top 6 Lynch hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of James. Lynch reaches second base with a double. Pinson scores. Robinson moves to third.
Top 6 Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pinson moves to second.
Top 6 Pinson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Schaffer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Kasko strikes out.
Top 5 Blasingame hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Edwards scores. Blasingame moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Purkey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 The ball gets by Schaffer for a passed ball. Edwards moves to second.
Top 5 Edwards hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Freese hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Grammas strikes out.
Bottom 4 James hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Boyer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Musial hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Pinson moves to third.
Top 4 Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 There's a wild pitch. Pinson moves to second.
Top 4 Pinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 White hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Kasko fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 3 Javier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Flood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Gibson strikes out.
Top 3 Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Purkey is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Schaffer strikes out.
Bottom 2 Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards short. The ball bounces off Kasko, and towards Blasingame, who fields it and throws to first for the out. James moves to second.
Bottom 2 James hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Boyer hits a line drive into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Freese hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Musial is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 White strikes out.
Bottom 1 Javier hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Flood moves to second.
Bottom 1 Flood is hit by the pitch.
Top 1 Lynch strikes out.
Top 1 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier misplays the ball. That's an error on Javier. Kasko moves to second.
Top 1 Pinson hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kasko takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.