Giants @ Reds
August 22, 1961

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Top 8 R H E
Giants 5 6 0
Reds 3 5 1
Top 8 R H E
Giants 5 7 0
Reds 3 5 1

Willie McCovey Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .257
OBP .333 .333
At Bats 3 265
Hits 1 68
• Singles 0 42
• Doubles 1 10
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 14
Walks 0 29
RBI’s 1 39

Jim Brosnan Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 3 14
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Crosley Field - August 22, 1961
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Single
Jim Brosnan
Johnny Edwards
Gordy Coleman
Don Blasingame
Gene Freese
Eddie Kasko
Jerry Lynch
Vada Pinson
Gus Bell
Willie McCovey
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

McCovey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Jim Brosnan now pitching. Davenport strikes out.
Bottom 7 Frank Robinson pinch hits for Jim Maloney. Robinson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Edwards hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Edwards reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Freese hits a line drive towards third. Davenport catches it and throws to first to double up Bell.
Bottom 7 Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Amalfitano hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. Alou scores. That run is unearned.
Top 7 Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 There goes Alou. The throw from Edwards and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Top 7 Jim Maloney now pitching. Alou hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Stu Miller now pitching. There goes Coleman. The throw from Bailey and he is out, Pagan applying the tag.
Bottom 6 Coleman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Lynch hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 6 Pinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kasko moves to third.
Bottom 6 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. Kasko moves to second.
Bottom 6 Kasko takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Dick Gernert pinch hits for Ken Johnson. Gernert is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Bailey hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Mays hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 McCovey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson. McCovey reaches second base with a double. Amalfitano scores.
Top 6 Davenport bunts towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. Amalfitano moves to second.
Top 6 Amalfitano takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Edwards strikes out.
Bottom 5 Freese is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Alou hits a popup towards first. Coleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Coleman hits a popup towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Lynch takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Bailey hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Mays strikes out.
Bottom 3 Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Edwards strikes out.
Top 3 McCovey hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Davenport hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Amalfitano hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Freese hits a popup in front of the plate. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Pagan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Bailey hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Cepeda hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Lynch hits a popup in front of the plate. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Pinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Kasko strikes out.
Top 1 Mays hits a popup in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Amalfitano moves to second.
Top 1 Davenport hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Amalfitano hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.