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Cardinals
@ Dodgers
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
July 5, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on July 5, 1961 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Game Summary
Date | July 5, 1961 |
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Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Home Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 5, 1961 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Gibson |
Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Podres |
Ballpark | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
City | Los Angeles |
State | CA |
Attendance | 16,498 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Shag Crawford 1B: Al Barlick 2B: Bill Jackowski 3B: Ed Vargo |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bob Lillis | Second Baseman |
Bill White | First Baseman |
Charlie James | Left Fielder |
Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
Don Taussig | Right Fielder |
Jimmie Schaffer | Catcher |
Carl Warwick | Center Fielder |
Jerry Buchek | Shortstop |
Bob Gibson | Pitcher |
Solly Hemus | Manager |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Maury Wills | Shortstop |
Ron Fairly | Right Fielder |
Willie Davis | Center Fielder |
Wally Moon | Left Fielder |
Tommy Davis | Third Baseman |
Norm Larker | First Baseman |
John Roseboro | Catcher |
Charlie Neal | Second Baseman |
Johnny Podres | Pitcher |
Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cardinals
@ Dodgers
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
July 5, 1961
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Podres
Lillis hits a fly ball into right field. Fairly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Podres
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larker scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
James vs. Podres
James hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Podres
Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. James moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Taussig vs. Podres
Taussig hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Gibson
Wills hits a line drive into center field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Gibson
Fairly hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Gibson
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buchek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Schaffer vs. Podres
Schaffer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. Podres
Warwick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Buchek vs. Podres
Buchek strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Podres
Gibson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Podres
Lillis hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Gibson
Moon strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Gibson
Davis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Larker vs. Gibson
Larker hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Roseboro vs. Gibson
Roseboro strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Neal vs. Gibson
Neal hits a fly ball into right field. Taussig settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Podres
White hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
James vs. Podres
James hits a popup towards first. Larker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Podres
Boyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Taussig vs. Podres
Taussig hits a line drive into center field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Boyer moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Schaffer vs. Podres
Schaffer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Warwick vs. Craig
Roger Craig now pitching.
Warwick strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Craig vs. Gibson
Craig strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Gibson
Wills hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fairly vs. Gibson
Fairly hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wills moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Davis vs. Gibson
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lillis fields it and throws to second for the out. Wills scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Gibson
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buchek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buchek vs. Craig
Buchek hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Roseboro settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Craig
Gibson strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Craig
Lillis hits a fly ball towards left. Moon settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Moon. Lillis moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
White vs. Craig
White hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
James vs. Craig
James hits a line drive into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Gibson
Davis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Larker vs. Gibson
Larker strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Roseboro vs. Gibson
Roseboro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Neal vs. Gibson
Neal hits a fly ball into right field. Taussig settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Craig
Boyer hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Taussig vs. Craig
Taussig strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Schaffer vs. Craig
Schaffer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Warwick vs. Craig
Warwick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Craig vs. Gibson
Craig hits a line drive into right field. Taussig settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Gibson
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buchek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Gibson
Fairly hits a fly ball into center field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Buchek vs. Craig
Buchek hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Moon. Buchek reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Gibson vs. Craig
Gibson bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Lillis vs. Craig
Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Craig
White is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
James vs. Craig
James hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Gibson
Davis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Gibson
The ball gets by Schaffer for a passed ball. Davis is attempting to get to third. There's the throw and Davis is out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Gibson
Moon strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Gibson
Davis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Larker vs. Gibson
Larker hits a fly ball into center field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Craig
Boyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Taussig vs. Craig
Taussig hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Boyer moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schaffer vs. Craig
Schaffer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out. Boyer scores. Taussig moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Warwick vs. Craig
Warwick hits a line drive to left field. Moon throws towards the plate. Roseboro fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Roseboro. Taussig scores. Warwick moves all the way to home. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Buchek vs. Craig
Buchek hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Craig
Gibson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moon. Gibson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lillis vs. Craig
Lillis hits a fly ball into right field. Fairly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 8 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Gibson
Roseboro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Gibson
Neal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Gibson
Frank Howard pinch hits for Roger Craig.
Howard hits a fly ball into right field. Taussig settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 8 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Golden
Bob Aspromonte now playing third base. Jim Golden now pitching.
White hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
James vs. Golden
James hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Golden
Boyer hits a line drive into right field. Fairly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taussig vs. Golden
Taussig hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Schaffer vs. Golden
Schaffer takes first base on ball four. Taussig moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Warwick vs. Golden
Warwick takes first base on ball four. Taussig moves to third. Schaffer moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Buchek vs. Golden
Buchek hits a fly ball into right field. Fairly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 9 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Gibson
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Gibson covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Gibson
Fairly hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fairly for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Gibson
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buchek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 9 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Golden
Gibson strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Golden
Lillis hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Golden
White hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Fairly. White reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
James vs. Golden
James hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 9 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Gibson
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first, with Gibson covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Gibson
Aspromonte hits a fly ball into right field. Taussig settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Gibson
Larker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buchek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/5/1961 -- St.Louis at Los Angeles (N) St.Louis AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI Lillis B, 2b 6 1 0 0 Wills M, ss 4 1 1 0 White B, 1b 5 3 4 4 Fairly R, rf 4 0 1 0 James C, lf 6 0 1 0 Davis W, cf 3 0 0 1 Boyer K, 3b 3 1 1 0 Moon W, lf 4 0 0 0 Taussig D, rf 5 1 3 0 Davis T, 3b 1 0 1 0 Schaffer J, c 4 0 1 1 Aspromonte B, 3b 1 0 0 0 Warwick C, cf 3 2 1 0 Larker N, 1b 4 0 1 0 Buchek J, ss 5 0 1 0 Roseboro J, c 3 0 0 0 Gibson B, p 5 1 2 2 Neal C, 2b 3 0 0 0 Podres J, p 0 0 0 0 Craig R, p 2 0 0 0 Howard F, ph 1 0 0 0 Golden J, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 42 9 14 7 30 1 4 1 St.Louis 021 200 310 -- 9 Los Angeles 001 000 000 -- 1 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Gibson B (W) 9.0 4 1 1 3 5 Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO Podres J (L) 2.2 5 3 3 2 1 Craig R 4.1 6 5 3 2 4 Golden J 2.0 3 1 1 2 1 E -- Moon W, Roseboro J LOB -- St.Louis 12, Los Angeles 5 2B -- Taussig D, Buchek J, Gibson B, White B HR -- Gibson B, White B 3 PB -- Schaffer J T -- 2:27 A -- 16498
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