Giants @ Cardinals
August 8, 1965

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Top 9 R H E
Giants 6 14 2
Cardinals 4 7 0
Top 9 R H E
Giants 6 14 2
Cardinals 4 7 0

Willie McCovey Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .285
OBP .250 .396
At Bats 4 354
Hits 1 101
• Singles 0 59
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 1 26
Walks 0 59
RBI’s 1 58

Don Dennis Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 2 6
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Sportsman's Park - August 8, 1965
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Strikeout
Don Dennis
Mike Shannon
Bill White
Phil Gagliano
Ken Boyer
Dick Groat
Lou Brock
Curt Flood
Ted Savage
Willie McCovey
Jesus Alou
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

McCovey is called out on strikes.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Hart hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Don Dennis now pitching. Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hart fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Sanford fires to first and has Brock trapped. There's the throw to Schofield who tags Brock for the out.
Bottom 8 Brock takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Tito Francona pinch hits for Hal Woodeshick. Francona hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Sanford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Bertell hits a fly ball into right field. Savage settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Jack Sanford now pitching. Savage hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Shannon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays who is chasing the ball. Shannon reaches third base with a triple. White scores.
Bottom 7 Gagliano strikes out.
Bottom 7 There's a wild pitch. Boyer scores. White moves to third.
Bottom 7 There's a wild pitch. Boyer moves to third. White moves to second.
Bottom 7 White hits a ball on the ground towards center field. Mays picks it up and throws to third to catch Floodfor the out. Boyer moves to second.
Bottom 7 Boyer takes first base on ball four. Flood moves to second.
Bottom 7 Flood takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 7 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Hal Woodeshick now pitching. McCovey strikes out.
Bottom 6 Groat hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lanier settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Masanori Murakami now pitching. Brock is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Bob Skinner pinch hits for Bob Purkey. Skinner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Shannon moves to second.
Bottom 6 Savage hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bertell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Shannon takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Hart hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gagliano scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Mays hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Purkey covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Gagliano hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 White hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Boyer moves to third.
Bottom 5 Boyer hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Flood hits a popup towards short. Schofield settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Groat hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Spahn hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bertell hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Lanier hits a fly ball into right field. Savage settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Alou takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Bob Purkey now pitching. McCovey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Brock hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bob Gibson pinch hits for Barney Schultz. Gibson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Alou. Gibson reaches second base with a double. Shannon scores.
Bottom 4 Savage hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Shannon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou. Shannon reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Gagliano hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hart hits a line driveHart is thrown out after the base hit.
Top 4 Mays hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Alou strikes out.
Bottom 3 White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hart fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Hart. Flood goes all the way around to score. Boyer moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 3 Flood takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Matty Alou now playing left field. Brock hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Schofield hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Barney Schultz now pitching. Spahn strikes out.
Top 3 Bertell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hart scores. Alou moves to third. Lanier moves to second.
Top 3 Matty Alou pinch runs for Cap Peterson. Lanier hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mays scores. Hart moves to third. Alou moves to second.
Top 3 Peterson is walked intentionally.
Top 3 McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. Mays moves to third. Hart moves to second.
Top 3 Hart hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Alou scores. Mays moves to second.
Top 3 Mays hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Alou moves to third.
Top 3 Alou hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Savage. Alou reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Savage hits a popup towards third. Hart settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Shannon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hart settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Spahn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Bertell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Lanier hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Gagliano hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 White hits a popup in front of the plate. Bertell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Boyer takes first base on ball four. Groat moves to third. Flood moves to second.
Bottom 1 Flood takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Groat hits a line drive into center field. Mays picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Mays. Groat moves to second.
Bottom 1 Brock hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lanier settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Peterson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gagliano scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 McCovey hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Shannon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Hart hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Savage. Hart reaches second base with a double. Mays moves to third.
Top 1 Mays takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Mike Shannon now catching. Alou hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.