Top 1

• Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Amalfitano vs. Sadecki
  
  Amalfitano is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Davenport vs. Sadecki
  
  Davenport hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McCovey vs. Sadecki
  
  McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards first. White fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mays vs. Sadecki
  
  Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Javier vs. O'Dell
  
  Javier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Flood vs. O'Dell
  
  Flood hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. O'Dell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  James vs. O'Dell
  
  James hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. O'Dell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Boyer vs. O'Dell
  
  There goes James. The throw from Orsino and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Boyer vs. O'Dell
  
  Boyer takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  White vs. O'Dell
  
  White hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. James scores. Boyer moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Taussig vs. O'Dell
  
  Taussig hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boyer scores. White moves to third. Taussig moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Grammas vs. O'Dell
  
  Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cepeda vs. Sadecki
  
  Cepeda is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Orsino vs. Sadecki
  
  Orsino is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Alou vs. Sadecki
  
  Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Schaffer vs. O'Dell
  
  Schaffer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sadecki vs. O'Dell
  
  Sadecki hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. O'Dell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Javier vs. O'Dell
  
  Javier hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Javier for the out. Sadecki moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Flood vs. O'Dell
  
  Flood hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pagan vs. Sadecki
  
  Pagan hits a fly ball into left field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  O'Dell vs. Sadecki
  
  O'Dell hits a fly ball into right field. Taussig settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Amalfitano vs. Sadecki
  
  Amalfitano takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Davenport vs. Sadecki
  
  Davenport is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  James vs. O'Dell
  
  James hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats James for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Boyer vs. O'Dell
  
  Boyer hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. O'Dell
  
  White strikes out. View Play 

Top 4

• Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McCovey vs. Sadecki
  
  McCovey is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mays vs. Sadecki
  
  There's a wild pitch. McCovey is attempting to get to third. There's the throw and McCovey is out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mays vs. Sadecki
  
  Mays hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Taussig who is chasing the ball. Mays reaches third base with a triple. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Cepeda vs. Sadecki
  
  Cepeda hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mays tags and scores. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Orsino vs. Sadecki
  
  Orsino hits a fly ball into left field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Taussig vs. O'Dell
  
  Taussig hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Alou who is chasing the ball. Taussig reaches third base with a triple. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Grammas vs. O'Dell
  
  Grammas hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Cepeda. Grammas reaches second base with a double. Taussig scores. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Schaffer vs. O'Dell
  
  Schaffer strikes out. There goes Grammas. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Sadecki vs. O'Dell
  
  Sadecki hits a ball on the ground into right field. Cepeda picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Cepeda. Orsino throws it away. That's an error on Orsino. Grammas scores. Schaffer goes all the way around to score. Sadecki moves to third. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Javier vs. Jones
  
  Sam Jones now pitching.
  
  There's a wild pitch. Sadecki scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Javier vs. Jones
  
  Javier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Flood vs. Jones
  
  Flood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  James vs. Jones
  
  James strikes out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Boyer vs. Jones
  
  Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Flood moves to third. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  White vs. Jones
  
  White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Alou vs. Sadecki
  
  Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pagan vs. Sadecki
  
  Pagan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Jones vs. Sadecki
  
  Jones strikes out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Amalfitano vs. Sadecki
  
  Amalfitano is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Taussig vs. Jones
  
  Taussig hits a popup, foul, towards third. Davenport settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Grammas vs. Jones
  
  Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Schaffer vs. Jones
  
  Schaffer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Alou throws the ball in to Amalfitano who tags Schaffer, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Davenport vs. Sadecki
  
  Davenport hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McCovey vs. Sadecki
  
  McCovey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier catches it and throws to first to double up Davenport. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mays vs. Sadecki
  
  Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cepeda vs. Sadecki
  
  Cepeda hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sadecki vs. Jones
  
  Sadecki hits a line drive into right field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Javier vs. Jones
  
  Javier hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Flood vs. Jones
  
  Flood is called out on strikes. View Play 

Top 7

• Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Orsino vs. Sadecki
  
  Orsino hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Alou vs. Sadecki
  
  Alou hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pagan vs. Sadecki
  
  Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  James vs. Jones
  
  James hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Boyer vs. Jones
  
  Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  White vs. Jones
  
  White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boyer moves to third. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Taussig vs. Bolin
  
  Bobby Bolin now pitching. Eddie Bressoud now playing shortstop.
  
  Taussig hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Boyer tags and scores. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Grammas vs. Bolin
  
  Grammas hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bressoud vs. Sadecki
  
  Bressoud takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Amalfitano vs. Sadecki
  
  Amalfitano hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bressoud moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Davenport vs. Sadecki
  
  Davenport hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of James. Davenport reaches second base with a double. Bressoud scores. Amalfitano moves to third. View Play 
• Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  McCovey vs. Sadecki
  
  McCovey is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Mays vs. Sadecki
  
  Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Amalfitano scores. Davenport moves to third. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Cepeda vs. Sadecki
  
  Cepeda is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Orsino vs. Sadecki
  
  Orsino hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Schaffer vs. Bolin
  
  Schaffer hits a line drive into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sadecki vs. Bolin
  
  Sadecki hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Javier vs. Bolin
  
  Javier strikes out. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Flood vs. Bolin
  
  Flood takes first base on ball four. Sadecki moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  James vs. Bolin
  
  James hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Alou vs. Sadecki
  
  Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kuenn vs. Sadecki
  
  Harvey Kuenn pinch hits for Bobby Bolin.
  
  Kuenn hits a line drive into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bressoud vs. Sadecki
  
  Bressoud strikes out. View Play 

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         Game of 8/25/1961 -- San Francisco at St.Louis (N)

  San Francisco      AB  R  H RBI    St.Louis           AB  R  H RBI
Amalfitano J, 2b      3  1  1  0   Javier J, 2b          5  0  0  0   
Davenport J, 3b       4  0  3  1   Flood C, cf           4  0  1  0   
McCovey W, 1b         3  0  0  0   James C, lf           5  1  2  0   
Mays W, cf            3  1  1  1   Boyer K, 3b           3  2  1  0   
Cepeda O, rf          2  0  0  1   White B, 1b           4  0  2  1   
Orsino J, c           4  0  0  0   Taussig D, rf         3  1  2  2   
Alou F, lf            4  0  0  0   Grammas A, ss         4  1  1  1   
Pagan J, ss           3  0  1  0   Schaffer J, c         4  1  2  0   
Bolin B, p            0  0  0  0   Sadecki R, p          4  1  2  1   
Kuenn H, ph           1  0  0  0                                      
O'Dell B, p           1  0  0  0                                      
Jones S, p            1  0  0  0                                      
Bressoud E, ss        1  1  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     30  3  6  3                        36  7 13  5

San Francisco    000 100 020 --  3
St.Louis         200 400 10x --  7

  San Francisco        IP  H  R ER BB SO
O'Dell B (L)*         3.0  7  6  4  1  2
Jones S               3.1  5  1  1  0  2
Bolin B               1.2  1  0  0  1  1

  St.Louis             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Sadecki R (W)         9.0  6  3  3  3  8
  * Pitched to 4 batters in 4th

E -- Orsino J 2, Cepeda O
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- San Francisco 6, St.Louis 8
2B -- Grammas A, Davenport J
3B -- Mays W, Taussig D
SB -- James C
SF -- Cepeda O, Taussig D
HBP -- by Sadecki R (McCovey W), by Sadecki R (Cepeda O)
WP -- Sadecki R, Jones S
PB -- Orsino J
T -- 2:26
A -- 20865

    

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