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Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
September 22, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the San Francisco Giants, played on September 22, 1961 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
Date | September 22, 1961 |
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Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 22, 1961 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Billy O'Dell |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Purkey |
Ballpark | Crosley Field |
City | Cincinnati |
State | OH |
Attendance | 31,469 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 49 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Dusty Boggess 1B: Stan Landes 2B: Al Forman 3B: Tom Gorman |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Chuck Hiller | Second Baseman |
Matty Alou | Right Fielder |
Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
Orlando Cepeda | Left Fielder |
Ed Bailey | Catcher |
Jim Davenport | Third Baseman |
Jose Pagan | Shortstop |
Billy O'Dell | Pitcher |
Alvin Dark | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Elio Chacon | Second Baseman |
Eddie Kasko | Third Baseman |
Vada Pinson | Center Fielder |
Frank Robinson | Right Fielder |
Wally Post | Left Fielder |
Leo Cardenas | Shortstop |
Dick Gernert | First Baseman |
Jerry Zimmerman | Catcher |
Bob Purkey | Pitcher |
Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
September 22, 1961
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Purkey
Hiller hits a popup towards third. Kasko settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Purkey
Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Purkey
Mays strikes out. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCovey vs. Purkey
The ball gets by Zimmerman for a passed ball. Mays moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McCovey vs. Purkey
McCovey is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chacon vs. O'Dell
Chacon is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. O'Dell
Kasko strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. O'Dell
Pinson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Pinson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. O'Dell
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Purkey
Cepeda takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Purkey
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chacon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cepeda moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davenport vs. Purkey
Davenport hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson. Davenport reaches second base with a double. Cepeda moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pagan vs. Purkey
Pagan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cepeda scores. Davenport scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Dell vs. Purkey
O'Dell bunts towards third. Kasko fields it and throws to first for the out. Pagan moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hiller vs. Purkey
Hiller hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. O'Dell
Post hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. O'Dell
Cardenas hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. O'Dell
Gernert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. O'Dell
Zimmerman hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Purkey
Alou takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Purkey
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kasko fields it and throws to first for the out. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCovey vs. Purkey
McCovey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Alou scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Purkey
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McCovey moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bailey vs. Maloney
Jim Maloney now pitching.
Bailey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Chacon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davenport vs. Maloney
Davenport strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maloney vs. O'Dell
Maloney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chacon vs. O'Dell
Chacon hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. O'Dell
Kasko hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. O'Dell
Pinson strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Maloney
Pagan strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Dell vs. Maloney
O'Dell strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Maloney
Hiller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hiller for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. O'Dell
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. O'Dell
Post hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenas vs. O'Dell
Cardenas hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gernert vs. O'Dell
Gernert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Post moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zimmerman vs. O'Dell
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. O'Dell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Maloney
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert scoops it up and throws to first, with Maloney covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Maloney
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Maloney
McCovey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaines vs. O'Dell
Joe Gaines pinch hits for Jim Maloney.
Gaines hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chacon vs. O'Dell
Chacon strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. O'Dell
Kasko hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. O'Dell
Pinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hiller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Johnson
Ken Johnson now pitching.
Cepeda is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Johnson
Bailey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davenport vs. Johnson
Davenport takes first base on ball four. Bailey moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pagan vs. Johnson
Pagan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson. Pagan reaches second base with a double. Bailey scores. Davenport moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
O'Dell vs. Johnson
O'Dell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Zimmerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hiller vs. Johnson
Hiller hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson. Hiller reaches second base with a double. Davenport scores. Pagan scores. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Johnson
Alou hits a popup towards the mound. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. O'Dell
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. O'Dell
Post hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Pagan. Post moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cardenas vs. O'Dell
Cardenas hits a popup towards short. Pagan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gernert vs. O'Dell
Gernert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Johnson
Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Johnson
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chacon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cepeda vs. Johnson
Cepeda strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bailey vs. Johnson
Bailey is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davenport vs. Johnson
Davenport hits a popup towards first. Gernert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cook vs. O'Dell
Orlando Cepeda now playing first base. Felipe Alou now playing left field. Cliff Cook pinch hits for Jerry Zimmerman.
Cook is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. O'Dell
Gene Freese pinch hits for Ken Johnson.
Freese hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hiller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chacon vs. O'Dell
Chacon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays who is chasing the ball. Chacon reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kasko vs. O'Dell
Kasko hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Hunt
Ken Hunt now pitching. Johnny Edwards now catching.
Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kasko fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Dell vs. Hunt
O'Dell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Hunt
Hiller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Hunt
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chacon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. O'Dell
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pinson for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. O'Dell
Robinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Post vs. O'Dell
Post hits a popup towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenas vs. O'Dell
Cardenas hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Hunt
Mays hits a fly ball into left field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Hunt
Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Hunt
Cepeda hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Post throws the ball in to Chacon who tags Cepeda, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. O'Dell
Gernert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. O'Dell
Jerry Lynch pinch hits for Ken Hunt.
Lynch hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. O'Dell
Edwards takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chacon vs. O'Dell
Chacon hits a popup towards short. Pagan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/22/1961 -- San Francisco at Cincinnati (N) San Francisco AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI Hiller C, 2b 4 0 1 2 Chacon E, 2b 5 0 1 0 Alou M, rf 4 1 0 0 Kasko E, 3b 4 0 2 0 Mays W, cf 4 0 0 0 Pinson V, cf 4 0 1 0 McCovey W, 1b 4 0 1 1 Robinson F, rf 4 0 1 0 Alou F, lf 1 0 0 0 Post W, lf 4 0 1 0 Cepeda O, lf-1b 4 1 2 0 Cardenas L, ss 4 0 0 0 Bailey E, c 3 1 1 0 Gernert D, 1b 4 0 2 0 Davenport J, 3b 3 2 1 0 Zimmerman J, c 2 0 0 0 Pagan J, ss 4 1 2 3 Cook C, ph 1 0 0 0 O'Dell B, p 3 0 0 0 Hunt K, p 0 0 0 0 Lynch J, ph 1 0 0 0 Purkey B, p 0 0 0 0 Maloney J, p 1 0 0 0 Gaines J, ph 1 0 0 0 Johnson K, p 0 0 0 0 Freese G, ph 1 0 0 0 Edwards J, c 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 6 8 6 36 0 8 0 San Francisco 021 003 000 -- 6 Cincinnati 000 000 000 -- 0 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO O'Dell B (W) 9.0 8 0 0 1 6 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Purkey B (L) 2.1 4 3 3 2 2 Maloney J 2.2 0 0 0 0 4 Johnson K 2.0 3 3 3 3 2 Hunt K 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 E -- Pagan J 2 LOB -- San Francisco 8, Cincinnati 10 2B -- Pinson V, Davenport J, Pagan J, Hiller C 3B -- Chacon E SH -- O'Dell B PB -- Zimmerman J 2 T -- 2:49 A -- 31469
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