Giants @ Reds
August 23, 1961

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Bottom 9 R H E
Giants 14 13 2
Reds 0 3 3
Bottom 9 R H E
Giants 14 13 2
Reds 0 3 3

Vada Pinson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .335
OBP .000 .373
At Bats 3 495
Hits 0 166
• Singles 0 120
• Doubles 0 28
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 13
Walks 0 32
RBI’s 0 68

Juan Marichal Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
12 7 0
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Crosley Field - August 23, 1961
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Out
Juan Marichal
John Orsino
Willie McCovey
Joey Amalfitano
Jim Davenport
Jose Pagan
Orlando Cepeda
Willie Mays
Felipe Alou
Vada Pinson
Don Blasingame

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
San Francisco Giants 14 13 2 3
Cincinnati Reds 0 3 3 3
Winning Pitcher Juan Marichal
Losing Pitcher Joey Jay
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Joey Amalfitano
Attendance 20,827
Time of Game 2 hours 39 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pinson for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 9 Kasko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Wally Post pinch hits for Bill Henry. Post hits a popup in front of the plate. Orsino juggles the ball. Marichal picks up the ball and throws Post out.
Top 9 Pagan strikes out.
Top 9 Orsino hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. Three runs are unearned.
Top 9 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese juggles the ball. That's an error on Freese. Cepeda moves to second.
Top 9 Cepeda hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Bill Henry now pitching. Mays hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned.
Top 9 McCovey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Davenport hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. Pinson is chasing the ball. Davenport rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park three run home run. Three runs are unearned.
Top 9 Amalfitano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese juggles the ball. That's an error on Freese. Pagan scores. Marichal moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 9 Marichal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pagan moves to second.
Top 9 Pagan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Jim Brosnan now pitching. Orsino hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Alou hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 9 Cepeda hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 9 Mays hits a popup towards second. Blasingame catches it for the out, and throws it away. That's an error on Blasingame. McCovey scores.
Top 9 Jerry Zimmerman now catching. McCovey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson. McCovey reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Gus Bell pinch hits for Darrell Johnson. Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Freese hits a popup in front of the plate. Orsino settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan misplays the ball. That's an error on Pagan.
Bottom 8 Orlando Cepeda now playing left field. Felipe Alou now playing right field. Lynch hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Davenport hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Amalfitano takes first base on ball four. Orsino moves to third. Pagan moves to second.
Top 8 Marichal hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Pagan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cepeda scores. Orsino moves to second.
Top 8 Orsino is hit by the pitch.
Top 8 Bailey hits a popup towards short. Kasko settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Cepeda hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson. Cepeda reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Robinson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Pinson hits a popup in front of the plate. Orsino settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Blasingame hits a fly ball into right field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 McCovey takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Kasko hits a popup towards third. Davenport settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Jay 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 6 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Amalfitano hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Marichal hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Pagan hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Freese hits a fly ball into left field. Bailey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Lynch hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Robinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Orsino hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Bailey hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Cepeda strikes out.
Bottom 4 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pinson for the out.
Bottom 4 Blasingame hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Kasko hits a popup towards third. Davenport settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Mays strikes out.
Top 4 McCovey strikes out.
Top 4 Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Jay 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 ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Freese hits a popup towards short. Pagan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Amalfitano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Marichal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coleman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pagan for the out.
Bottom 2 Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 2 Lynch hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Orsino hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Bailey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Cepeda strikes out.
Bottom 1 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 1 Blasingame hits a popup in front of the plate. Orsino settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Mays is called out on strikes.
Top 1 McCovey hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Davenport hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Amalfitano hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.