Cardinals @ Dodgers
July 5, 1961

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cardinals 9 14 0
Dodgers 1 4 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Cardinals 9 14 0
Dodgers 1 4 2

Norm Larker Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .257
OBP .333 .308
At Bats 3 167
Hits 1 43
• Singles 1 32
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 13
RBI’s 0 18

Bob Gibson Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 5 0
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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum - July 5, 1961
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Out
Bob Gibson
Jimmie Schaffer
Bill White
Bob Lillis
Ken Boyer
Jerry Buchek
Charlie James
Carl Warwick
Don Taussig
Norm Larker

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 9 14 0 12
Los Angeles Dodgers 1 4 2 5
Winning Pitcher Bob Gibson
Losing Pitcher Johnny Podres
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bob Gibson
Attendance 16,498
Time of Game 2 hours 27 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Larker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buchek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Aspromonte hits a fly ball into right field. Taussig settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 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.
Top 9 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.
Top 9 White hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Fairly. White reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Lillis hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Gibson strikes out.
Bottom 8 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buchek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Fairly hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fairly for the out.
Bottom 8 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Gibson covering, for the out.
Top 8 Buchek hits a fly ball into right field. Fairly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Warwick takes first base on ball four. Taussig moves to third. Schaffer moves to second.
Top 8 Schaffer takes first base on ball four. Taussig moves to second.
Top 8 Taussig hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Boyer hits a line drive into right field. Fairly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 James hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 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.
Bottom 7 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.
Bottom 7 Neal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 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.
Top 7 Lillis hits a fly ball into right field. Fairly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Gibson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moon. Gibson reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Buchek hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 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.
Top 7 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.
Top 7 Taussig hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Boyer moves to third.
Top 7 Boyer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Larker hits a fly ball into center field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Davis takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Moon strikes out.
Bottom 6 The ball gets by Schaffer for a passed ball. Davis is attempting to get to third. There's the throw and Davis is out.
Bottom 6 Davis takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 James hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 White is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Gibson bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Top 6 Buchek hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Moon. Buchek reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Fairly hits a fly ball into center field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buchek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Craig hits a line drive into right field. Taussig settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Warwick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Schaffer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Taussig strikes out.
Top 5 Boyer hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Neal hits a fly ball into right field. Taussig settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Roseboro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Larker strikes out.
Bottom 4 Davis takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 James hits a line drive into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 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.
Top 4 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.
Top 4 Gibson strikes out.
Top 4 Buchek hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Roseboro settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Moon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buchek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 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.
Bottom 3 Fairly hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wills moves to third.
Bottom 3 Wills hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Craig strikes out.
Top 3 Roger Craig now pitching. Warwick strikes out.
Top 3 Schaffer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Taussig hits a line drive into center field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Boyer moves to third.
Top 3 Boyer takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 James hits a popup towards first. Larker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 White hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Neal hits a fly ball into right field. Taussig settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Roseboro strikes out.
Bottom 2 Larker hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Davis moves to second.
Bottom 2 Davis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Moon strikes out.
Top 2 Lillis hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Gibson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 2 Buchek strikes out.
Top 2 Warwick takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Schaffer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buchek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Fairly hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Wills hits a line drive into center field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Taussig hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. James moves to second.
Top 1 James hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larker scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out.
Top 1 Lillis hits a fly ball into right field. Fairly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.