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Dodgers
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
May 25, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Los Angeles Dodgers, played on May 25, 1961 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 25, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 25, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sandy Koufax |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Gibson |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 6,878 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 14 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Vargo 1B: Shag Crawford 2B: Al Barlick 3B: Bill Jackowski |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Maury Wills | Shortstop |
| Jim Gilliam | Second Baseman |
| Willie Davis | Center Fielder |
| Duke Snider | Right Fielder |
| Tommy Davis | Third Baseman |
| Norm Larker | First Baseman |
| Ron Fairly | Left Fielder |
| John Roseboro | Catcher |
| Sandy Koufax | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
| Joe Cunningham | Right Fielder |
| Bill White | First Baseman |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Stan Musial | Left Fielder |
| Daryl Spencer | Shortstop |
| Alex Grammas | Second Baseman |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Bob Gibson | Pitcher |
| Solly Hemus | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
May 25, 1961
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Gibson
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Gibson
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Gibson
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Koufax
Flood strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Koufax
Cunningham hits a popup towards short. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Koufax
White strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Gibson
Snider hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Gibson
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Larker vs. Gibson
Larker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Fairly vs. Gibson
Fairly hits a ball on the ground towards first. White fields the ball and throws to Gibson covering. Safe. Snider moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Roseboro vs. Gibson
Roseboro strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Koufax
Boyer strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Koufax
Musial hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Koufax
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Koufax vs. Gibson
Koufax takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Gibson
Wills bunts in front of the plate. Smith fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first, with Grammas covering, for the double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Gibson
Gilliam hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Musial. Gilliam reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Gibson
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Gibson covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Koufax
Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Koufax
Frank Howard now playing right field. Duke Snider now playing center field.
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Koufax
Gibson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. Koufax
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Wills fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Gibson
Snider hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Gibson
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Gibson
Larker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fairly vs. Gibson
Fairly hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Koufax
Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larker scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cunningham for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Koufax
White strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Koufax
Boyer strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Gibson
Roseboro hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Koufax vs. Gibson
Koufax strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Gibson
Wills hits a line drive towards the mound. Gibson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Koufax
Musial hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Koufax scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Musial for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Koufax
Spencer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Grammas vs. Koufax
Grammas strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Koufax
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Gibson
Gilliam strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Gibson
Howard strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Gibson
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Koufax
Gibson hits a fly ball into right field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Koufax
Flood hits a line drive into right field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Koufax
Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koufax fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Gibson
Davis hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Gibson
Larker strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Gibson
Fairly takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Roseboro vs. Gibson
Roseboro hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Koufax vs. Gibson
Koufax takes first base on ball four. Fairly moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Wills vs. Gibson
Wills hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Koufax
White hits a popup, foul, towards third. Davis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Koufax
Boyer hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Koufax
Musial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Koufax
Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Fairly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Gibson
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Lillis vs. Gibson
Bob Lillis pinch hits for Frank Howard.
Lillis bunts towards first. White fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Gibson
Snider strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Gibson
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Koufax
Bob Lillis now playing third base. Duke Snider now playing right field. Tommy Davis now playing center field.
Grammas hits a fly ball into right field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Koufax
Smith hits a line drive into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
James vs. Koufax
Charlie James pinch hits for Bob Gibson.
James strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Larker vs. McDaniel
Lindy McDaniel now pitching.
Larker strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. McDaniel
Fairly hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with McDaniel covering, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. McDaniel
Roseboro hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Koufax
Gil Hodges now playing first base.
Flood hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Cunningham vs. Koufax
Cunningham hits a fly ball into left field. Fairly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
White vs. Koufax
White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Flood moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. Koufax
Boyer hits a line drive towards right. Snider catches it and throws to second to double up Flood. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/25/1961 -- Los Angeles at St.Louis (N)
Los Angeles AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Wills M, ss 4 0 0 0 Flood C, cf 4 0 1 0
Gilliam J, 2b 2 0 1 0 Cunningham J, rf 4 0 0 0
Davis W, cf 2 0 0 0 White B, 1b 4 0 1 0
Howard F, rf 1 0 0 0 Boyer K, 3b 4 0 0 0
Lillis B, ph-3b 1 0 0 0 Musial S, lf 2 0 1 0
Snider D, rf-cf-rf 4 0 1 0 Spencer D, ss 2 0 0 0
Davis T, 3b-cf 4 1 1 1 Grammas A, 2b 3 0 0 0
Larker N, 1b 4 0 1 0 Smith H, c 3 0 0 0
Hodges G, 1b 0 0 0 0 Gibson B, p 1 0 0 0
Fairly R, lf 3 0 1 0 James C, ph 1 0 0 0
Roseboro J, c 4 0 0 0 McDaniel L, p 0 0 0 0
Koufax S, p 1 0 0 0
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30 1 5 1 28 0 3 0
Los Angeles 000 000 100 -- 1
St.Louis 000 000 000 -- 0
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Koufax S (W) 9.0 3 0 0 3 8
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson B (L) 8.0 5 1 1 5 8
McDaniel L 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
DP -- Los Angeles 2, St.Louis 2
LOB -- Los Angeles 7, St.Louis 4
2B -- Gilliam J
HR -- Davis T
T -- 2:14
A -- 6878
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