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Cardinals
@ Reds
Crosley Field
June 20, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on June 20, 1961 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | June 20, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 20, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Gibson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joey Jay |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 32,019 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 14 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tony Venzon 1B: Ed Sudol 2B: Al Forman 3B: Frank Secory |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Julio Gotay | Shortstop |
| Carl Warwick | Center Fielder |
| Bill White | First Baseman |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Joe Cunningham | Right Fielder |
| Charlie James | Left Fielder |
| Jimmie Schaffer | Catcher |
| Bob Lillis | Second Baseman |
| Bob Gibson | Pitcher |
| Solly Hemus | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Kasko | Shortstop |
| Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
| Vada Pinson | Center Fielder |
| Gus Bell | Left Fielder |
| Gordy Coleman | First Baseman |
| Frank Robinson | Right Fielder |
| Gene Freese | Third Baseman |
| Jerry Zimmerman | Catcher |
| Joey Jay | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Reds
Crosley Field
June 20, 1961
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gotay vs. Jay
Gotay hits a line drive towards third. Freese reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. Jay
Warwick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Jay
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Jay
Boyer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. White moves to third. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cunningham vs. Jay
Cunningham hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. White scores. Boyer scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
James vs. Jay
James strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Gibson
Kasko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. Gibson
Blasingame takes first base on ball four. Kasko moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pinson vs. Gibson
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lillis fields it and throws to second for the out. Kasko moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bell vs. Gibson
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Coleman vs. Gibson
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gotay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaffer vs. Jay
Schaffer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Zimmerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Jay
Lillis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Jay
Gibson bunts towards first. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first, with Blasingame covering, for the out. Lillis moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gotay vs. Jay
Gotay hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Gibson
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Gibson
Freese strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Gibson
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. Jay
Warwick strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Jay
White strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Jay
Boyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cunningham vs. Jay
Cunningham takes first base on ball four. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
James vs. Jay
James hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boyer scores. Cunningham moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schaffer vs. Jay
Schaffer hits a popup towards third. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jay vs. Gibson
Jay hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Gibson
Kasko hits a popup towards short. Gotay settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Gibson
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gotay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Jay
Lillis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Jay
Gibson strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gotay vs. Jay
Gotay 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 4
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Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Gibson
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pinson for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Gibson
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Gibson covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Gibson
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. Jay
Warwick hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Jay
White hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Jay
Boyer hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Gibson
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freese vs. Gibson
There's a wild pitch. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Freese vs. Gibson
Freese hits a popup, foul, towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zimmerman vs. Gibson
Zimmerman strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jay vs. Gibson
Jay hits a fly ball into left field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Jay
Cunningham hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
James vs. Jay
James hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bell. James reaches second base with a double. Cunningham goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schaffer vs. Jay
Schaffer bunts towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. James moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lillis vs. Jay
Lillis bunts towards first. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first, with Blasingame covering, for the out. James scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Jay
Gibson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Gibson
Kasko strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Gibson
Blasingame is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Gibson
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gotay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gotay vs. Bridges
Marshall Bridges now pitching.
Gotay hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Warwick vs. Bridges
Warwick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bridges fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Bridges
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Warwick moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. Bridges
Boyer takes first base on ball four. Warwick moves to third. White moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cunningham vs. Bridges
Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Warwick scores. White moves to third. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
James vs. Bridges
James strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Schaffer vs. Bridges
Schaffer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Gibson
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bell for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Gibson
Coleman hits a fly ball into left field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Gibson
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freese vs. Gibson
Freese hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Bridges
Lillis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Bridges
Gibson strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gotay vs. Bridges
Gotay hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Warwick vs. Bridges
Warwick hits a popup towards short. Kasko settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Gibson
Zimmerman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Schaffer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Gibson
Jerry Lynch pinch hits for Marshall Bridges.
Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Gibson
Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Nunn
Howie Nunn now pitching.
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Nunn
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Nunn
Cunningham hits a line drive into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Gibson
Curt Flood now playing center field. Carl Warwick now playing right field.
Blasingame hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Gibson
Pinson strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Gibson
There's a wild pitch. Blasingame moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Gibson
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lillis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Blasingame moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Coleman vs. Gibson
Coleman hits a fly ball into left field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Blasingame tags and scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Gibson
Robinson takes first base on ball four. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Freese vs. Gibson
Freese hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Flood. Freese reaches second base with a double. Bell scores. Robinson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gernert vs. Gibson
Dick Gernert pinch hits for Jerry Zimmerman.
Gernert strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/20/1961, game 2 -- St.Louis at Cincinnati (N)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Gotay J, ss 5 0 2 0 Kasko E, ss 4 0 1 0
Warwick C, cf-rf 5 1 0 0 Blasingame D, 2b 3 1 1 0
White B, 1b 4 1 2 0 Pinson V, cf 4 0 0 0
Boyer K, 3b 4 2 2 0 Bell G, lf 4 1 1 0
Cunningham J, rf 4 1 3 3 Coleman G, 1b 3 0 0 1
Flood C, cf 0 0 0 0 Robinson F, rf 2 1 1 0
James C, lf 4 1 2 2 Freese G, 3b 4 0 1 2
Schaffer J, c 3 0 0 0 Zimmerman J, c 3 0 0 0
Lillis B, 2b 3 0 1 1 Gernert D, ph 1 0 0 0
Gibson B, p 3 0 0 0 Jay J, p 2 0 0 0
Bridges M, p 0 0 0 0
Lynch J, ph 1 0 0 0
Nunn H, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 6 12 6 31 3 5 3
St.Louis 201 002 100 -- 6
Cincinnati 000 000 003 -- 3
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson B (W) 9.0 5 3 3 3 7
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Jay J (L) 6.0 8 5 5 1 5
Bridges M 2.0 4 1 1 1 3
Nunn H 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
DP -- Cincinnati 1
LOB -- St.Louis 8, Cincinnati 5
2B -- James C, Freese G
SH -- Gibson B, Schaffer J, Lillis B
SF -- Coleman G
WP -- Gibson B 2
T -- 2:14
A -- 32019
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