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Dodgers
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
May 20, 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 May 20, 1961 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
Date | May 20, 1961 |
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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 | May 20, 1961 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Roger Craig |
Home Starting Pitcher | Mike McCormick |
Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
City | San Francisco |
State | CA |
Attendance | 33,906 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Dusty Boggess 1B: Tom Gorman 2B: Stan Landes 3B: Vinnie Smith |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Maury Wills | Shortstop |
Jim Gilliam | Second Baseman |
Willie Davis | Center Fielder |
Tommy Davis | Third Baseman |
Wally Moon | Left Fielder |
Frank Howard | Right Fielder |
Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
Norm Sherry | Catcher |
Roger Craig | Pitcher |
Walter Alston | Manager |
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 |
Harvey Kuenn | Third Baseman |
Hobie Landrith | Catcher |
Jose Pagan | Shortstop |
Mike McCormick | Pitcher |
Alvin Dark | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Dodgers
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
May 20, 1961
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. McCormick
Wills hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. McCormick
McCormick fires over to first and McCovey drops the ball. That's an error on McCovey. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Gilliam vs. McCormick
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gilliam for the out. Wills moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Davis vs. McCormick
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hiller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wills scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Davis vs. McCormick
Davis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. McCormick
Moon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Davis moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Howard vs. McCormick
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Craig
Hiller hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Craig
Alou hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Moon throws the ball in to Gilliam who tags Alou, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Craig
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. McCormick
Hodges hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Hodges reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Sherry vs. McCormick
Sherry strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Craig vs. McCormick
Craig hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Wills vs. McCormick
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Craig
McCovey hits a popup towards short. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Craig
Cepeda strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Craig
Kuenn hits a fly ball into right field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. McCormick
Gilliam hits a line drive towards third. Kuenn reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Davis vs. McCormick
Davis hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Davis vs. McCormick
Davis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hiller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Moon vs. McCormick
Moon hits a popup towards short. Pagan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Craig
Landrith hits a line drive into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Craig
Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Craig
McCormick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hiller vs. Craig
Hiller hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Howard vs. McCormick
Howard hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. McCormick
Hodges hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sherry vs. McCormick
Sherry strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Craig vs. McCormick
Craig strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Craig
Alou hits a popup towards short. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Craig
Mays hits a line drive into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Craig
There goes Mays. The throw from Sherry and he is out, Wills applying the tag. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Craig
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Wills vs. McCormick
Wills hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. McCormick
Gilliam hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Davis vs. McCormick
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hiller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. McCormick
Davis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. McCormick
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moon for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Craig
Cepeda 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 -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Craig
Kuenn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Landrith vs. Craig
Landrith takes first base on ball four. Kuenn moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pagan vs. Craig
Pagan hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Howard. Pagan reaches second base with a double. Kuenn scores. Landrith moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Marshall vs. Craig
Jim Marshall pinch hits for Mike McCormick.
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Marshall for the out. Landrith scores. Pagan moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Hiller vs. Craig
Hiller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Craig fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Miller
Stu Miller now pitching.
Howard strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Miller
Hodges hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Sherry vs. Miller
There goes Hodges. The throw from Landrith and he is safe. Hodges steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Sherry vs. Miller
Sherry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kuenn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Craig vs. Miller
Craig takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Wills vs. Miller
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hiller fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Craig
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Alou for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Craig
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Craig
McCovey strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Miller
Gilliam hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Miller
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Miller
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hiller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gilliam moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Moon vs. Miller
Moon is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Howard vs. Miller
Howard strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Craig
Cepeda hits a line drive into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Craig
Kuenn hits a fly ball into right field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Craig
Landrith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Pagan vs. Craig
Pagan takes first base on ball four. Landrith moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Craig
Felipe Alou pinch hits for Stu Miller.
Alou strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Fisher
Eddie Fisher now pitching.
Hodges hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Sherry vs. Fisher
Sherry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hiller fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Craig vs. Fisher
Craig hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hiller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Craig
Ron Fairly now playing right field.
Hiller hits a fly ball into right field. Fairly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Craig
Alou hits a line drive into right field. Fairly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Craig
Mays strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Fisher
Wills bunts towards the mound. Fisher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Fisher
Gilliam bunts towards the mound. Fisher fields it and throws to first for the out. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Fisher
Davis hits a popup towards short. Pagan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Fisher
Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Craig
Tommy Davis now playing left field. Bob Lillis now playing third base.
McCovey strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Craig
Cepeda hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Craig
Kuenn hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Craig
Landrith hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/20/1961 -- Los Angeles at San Francisco (D) Los Angeles AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI Wills M, ss 5 1 2 0 Hiller C, 2b 4 0 0 0 Gilliam J, 2b 4 1 2 1 Alou M, rf 4 0 1 0 Davis W, cf 5 1 1 2 Mays W, cf 4 0 1 0 Davis T, 3b-lf 4 0 1 0 McCovey W, 1b 4 0 0 0 Moon W, lf 3 0 1 0 Cepeda O, lf 4 1 1 1 Lillis B, 3b 0 0 0 0 Kuenn H, 3b 3 1 0 0 Howard F, rf 4 1 1 1 Landrith H, c 2 1 0 0 Fairly R, rf 0 0 0 0 Pagan J, ss 2 0 1 1 Hodges G, 1b 4 0 3 0 McCormick M, p 1 0 1 0 Sherry N, c 4 0 0 0 Marshall J, ph 1 0 0 1 Craig R, p 3 0 0 0 Miller S, p 0 0 0 0 Alou F, ph 1 0 0 0 Fisher E, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 4 11 4 30 3 5 3 Los Angeles 101 110 000 -- 4 San Francisco 000 020 001 -- 3 Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO Craig R (W) 9.0 5 3 3 4 5 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO McCormick M (L) 5.0 7 4 4 1 3 Miller S 2.0 2 0 0 2 3 Fisher E 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 E -- McCovey W DP -- San Francisco 1 LOB -- Los Angeles 9, San Francisco 4 2B -- Hodges G, Pagan J HR -- Davis W, Howard F, Gilliam J, Cepeda O SB -- Hodges G CS -- Mays W SH -- Gilliam J T -- 2:45 A -- 33906
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