Cardinals @ Dodgers
August 12, 1961

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Cardinals 1 5 2
Dodgers 5 8 3
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Cardinals 1 5 2
Dodgers 5 8 3

Don Taussig Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .293
OBP .333 .346
At Bats 2 147
Hits 0 43
• Singles 0 26
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 1 13
RBI’s 0 20

Johnny Podres Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
14 3 0
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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum - August 12, 1961
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Out
Johnny Podres
John Roseboro
Norm Larker
Charlie Neal
Jim Gilliam
Maury Wills
Wally Moon
Willie Davis
Duke Snider
Don Taussig
Ken Boyer

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 1 5 2 5
Los Angeles Dodgers 5 8 3 7
Winning Pitcher Johnny Podres
Losing Pitcher Larry Jackson
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Norm Larker
Attendance 28,909
Time of Game 2 hours 8 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Taussig hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to second for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 James hits a popup, foul, towards first. Larker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Boyer hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Podres fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 There goes Neal. The throw from Schaffer and he is out, Javier applying the tag.
Bottom 8 Podres hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Neal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis misplays the ball. That's an error on Lillis.
Bottom 8 Lindy McDaniel now pitching. Larker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDaniel fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Podres fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Javier hits a fly ball into right field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Duke Snider now playing right field. Wally Moon now playing left field. Willie Davis now playing center field. Ed Olivares pinch hits for Larry JaOlivares hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Willie Davis pinch runs for Frank Howard. Roseboro hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Howard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gilliam scores. Moon scores.
Bottom 7 Moon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wills scores. Gilliam moves to third. Moon moves to second.
Bottom 7 Snider hits a line drive into left field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Gilliam takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards second. Javier picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Javier. Wills moves to second.
Bottom 7 Podres hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Schaffer strikes out.
Top 7 Flood hits a line drive towards short. Wills reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Taussig hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Neal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Larker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Roseboro scores.
Bottom 6 Roseboro hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of James. Roseboro reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Moon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 James hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam juggles the ball. That's an error on Gilliam.
Top 6 White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Snider strikes out.
Bottom 5 Gilliam takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Wills hits a line drive into left field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Podres hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Podres for the out.
Top 5 Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Javier hits a line drive towards short. Wills reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Jackson bunts in front of the plate. Roseboro fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Roseboro. Flood scores. Schaffer moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Schaffer hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Flood moves to second.
Top 5 Flood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Neal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Larker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Roseboro hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Roseboro for the out.
Top 4 Taussig hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Neal settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 James strikes out.
Top 4 Boyer hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Lillis moves to second.
Top 4 White hits a popup in front of the plate. Roseboro settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills misplays the ball. That's an error on Wills.
Bottom 3 Howard hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Jackson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Howard for the out.
Bottom 3 Moon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gilliam scores. Snider moves to second.
Bottom 3 Snider hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Gilliam moves to third.
Bottom 3 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jackson fields it and has Wills trapped. There's the throw to Boyer who throws to Lillis, who tags Wills for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 3 There goes Wills. The throw from Schaffer and he is safe. Wills steals second.
Bottom 3 Wills takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Podres hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Javier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Schaffer hits a line drive into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Neal hits a fly ball into right field. Taussig settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Larker hits a fly ball into left field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Roseboro hits a fly ball into right field. Taussig settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Flood strikes out.
Top 2 Taussig takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 James hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Moon hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Lillis fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 1 Snider takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Gilliam hits a line drive towards short. Lillis reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Wills hits a popup towards short. Lillis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 White strikes out.
Top 1 Lillis hits a line drive into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Javier hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Snider. Javier reaches second base with a double. Snider throws the ball in to Gilliam who tags Javier trying to catch an extra base, for the out.