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Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
May 24, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the San Francisco Giants, played on May 24, 1961 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 24, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
|
| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 24, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike McCormick |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim O'Toole |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 10,699 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 31 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mel Steiner 1B: Chris Pelekoudas 2B: Augie Donatelli 3B: Jocko Conlan |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Felipe Alou | Right Fielder |
| Joey Amalfitano | Second Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
| Harvey Kuenn | Left Fielder |
| Jim Davenport | Third Baseman |
| Ed Bailey | Catcher |
| Jose Pagan | Shortstop |
| Mike McCormick | Pitcher |
| Alvin Dark | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Kasko | Shortstop |
| Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
| Vada Pinson | Center Fielder |
| Frank Robinson | Left Fielder |
| Gene Freese | Third Baseman |
| Wally Post | Right Fielder |
| Gordy Coleman | First Baseman |
| Jerry Zimmerman | Catcher |
| Jim O'Toole | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
May 24, 1961
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. O'Toole
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coleman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Alou for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. O'Toole
Amalfitano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. O'Toole
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. McCormick
Kasko takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. McCormick
Blasingame hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. McCormick
Pinson hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. McCormick
Robinson is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. O'Toole
Cepeda hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. O'Toole
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. O'Toole
Davenport hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. O'Toole
Bailey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. McCormick
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCormick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. McCormick
Post hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. McCormick
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCormick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. O'Toole
Pagan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Coleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. O'Toole
McCormick strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. O'Toole
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. McCormick
Zimmerman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Toole vs. McCormick
O'Toole hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kasko vs. McCormick
Kasko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes O'Toole trying to get to third. Kuenn throws the ball in to Davenport, who tags O'Toole for the out. Kasko moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blasingame vs. McCormick
Blasingame hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. O'Toole
Amalfitano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. O'Toole
Mays hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. O'Toole
Cepeda hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Zimmerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. O'Toole
Kuenn strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. McCormick
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda fields the ball and throws to McCormick covering. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. McCormick
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards second. Amalfitano scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. McCormick
Freese hits a fly ball into left field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. O'Toole
Davenport takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. O'Toole
Bailey hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pagan vs. O'Toole
O'Toole fires to first and has Davenport trapped. There's the throw to Kasko who tags Davenport for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. O'Toole
Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. McCormick
Post hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou. Post reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Coleman vs. McCormick
Coleman strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zimmerman vs. McCormick
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Post moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
O'Toole vs. McCormick
O'Toole hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. O'Toole
McCormick strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. O'Toole
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. O'Toole
Amalfitano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. McCormick
Kasko hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. McCormick
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. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. McCormick
Pinson hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. O'Toole
Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. O'Toole
Cepeda hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kuenn vs. O'Toole
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mays moves to third. Cepeda moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Davenport vs. O'Toole
Davenport is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bailey vs. O'Toole
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coleman races to the bag and beats Bailey for the out. There's the throw to home, and Zimmerman drops the ball. Mays scores. Cepeda scores. Davenport moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pagan vs. O'Toole
Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. O'Toole fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Davenport scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. O'Toole
McCormick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pagan moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. O'Toole
Alou strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. McCormick
Robinson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. McCormick
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. McCormick
Post hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. McCormick
Coleman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kuenn. Coleman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zimmerman vs. McCormick
Zimmerman hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. O'Toole
Amalfitano hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robinson. Amalfitano reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. O'Toole
Mays hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Amalfitano scores. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. O'Toole
The ball gets by Zimmerman for a passed ball. Mays moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cepeda vs. O'Toole
Cepeda strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kuenn vs. O'Toole
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. O'Toole fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Davenport vs. Nunn
Howie Nunn now pitching.
Davenport hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mays tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Nunn
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. McCormick
Leo Cardenas pinch hits for Howie Nunn. Chuck Hiller now playing second base.
Cardenas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kuenn. Cardenas reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kasko vs. McCormick
Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Davenport. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gernert vs. McCormick
Dick Gernert pinch hits for Don Blasingame.
Gernert strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pinson vs. McCormick
The ball gets by Bailey for a passed ball. Cardenas moves to third. Kasko moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pinson vs. McCormick
Pinson hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Bolin
Bobby Bolin now pitching.
Robinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hiller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Bolin
Freese strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Bridges
Leo Cardenas now playing shortstop. Marshall Bridges now pitching. Eddie Kasko now playing second base.
Pagan hits a popup towards third. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolin vs. Bridges
Bolin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Bridges
Alou hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hiller vs. Bridges
Hiller hits a popup towards third. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Bolin
Post strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Bolin
Coleman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynch vs. Bolin
Jerry Lynch pinch hits for Jerry Zimmerman.
Lynch hits a line drive into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Bolin
Gus Bell pinch hits for Leo Cardenas.
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/24/1961 -- San Francisco at Cincinnati (N)
San Francisco AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Alou F, rf 5 0 0 0 Kasko E, ss-2b 3 1 1 0
Amalfitano J, 2b 4 1 1 0 Blasingame D, 2b 3 0 0 0
Hiller C, 2b 1 0 0 0 Gernert D, ph 1 0 0 0
Mays W, cf 3 2 2 1 Bridges M, p 0 0 0 0
Cepeda O, 1b 4 1 1 0 Pinson V, cf 4 1 2 3
Kuenn H, lf 4 0 1 0 Robinson F, lf 4 1 1 1
Davenport J, 3b 1 1 1 1 Freese G, 3b 4 0 0 0
Bailey E, c 4 0 0 0 Post W, rf 4 0 1 0
Pagan J, ss 4 0 1 1 Coleman G, 1b 4 0 2 0
McCormick M, p 3 0 1 0 Zimmerman J, c 3 0 1 0
Bolin B, p 1 0 1 0 Lynch J, ph 1 0 0 0
O'Toole J, p 2 0 0 0
Nunn H, p 0 0 0 0
Cardenas L, ph-ss 1 1 1 0
Bell G, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 5 9 3 35 4 9 4
San Francisco 000 000 320 -- 5
Cincinnati 000 000 130 -- 4
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
McCormick M (W) 7.1 8 4 3 1 3
Bolin B (S) 1.2 1 0 0 0 2
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
O'Toole J (L) 7.1 8 5 1 3 6
Nunn H 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Bridges M 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Zimmerman J 2, Davenport J
DP -- San Francisco 1
LOB -- San Francisco 6, Cincinnati 5
2B -- Post W, Coleman G, Amalfitano J, Cardenas L
HR -- Robinson F, Pinson V
SF -- Davenport J
PB -- Zimmerman J, Bailey E
T -- 2:31
A -- 10699
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