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Cardinals
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 18, 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 August 18, 1961 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 18, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 18, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Gibson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ken Johnson |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 22,585 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Sudol 1B: Augie Donatelli 2B: Tony Venzon 3B: Frank Secory |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Julian Javier | Second Baseman |
| Bill White | First Baseman |
| Joe Cunningham | Right Fielder |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Stan Musial | Left Fielder |
| Carl Sawatski | Catcher |
| Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
| Alex Grammas | Shortstop |
| Bob Gibson | Pitcher |
| Johnny Keane | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Kasko | Shortstop |
| Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
| Vada Pinson | Center Fielder |
| Frank Robinson | Right Fielder |
| Jerry Lynch | Left Fielder |
| Gordy Coleman | First Baseman |
| Gene Freese | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Edwards | Catcher |
| Ken Johnson | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 18, 1961
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Johnson
Javier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Johnson
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Johnson
Cunningham is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Gibson
Kasko hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. Gibson
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards first. White throws to second for one, and Grammas throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Blasingame moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pinson vs. Gibson
The ball gets by Sawatski for a passed ball. Blasingame moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pinson vs. Gibson
Pinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Gibson
Robinson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lynch vs. Gibson
Lynch takes first base on ball four. Pinson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Coleman vs. Gibson
Coleman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cunningham who is chasing the ball. Coleman reaches third base with a triple. Blasingame scores. Pinson scores. Lynch goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Freese vs. Gibson
Freese is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Johnson
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Johnson
Musial is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sawatski vs. Johnson
Sawatski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. Johnson
Flood 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 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Gibson
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Gibson
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Gibson
Kasko hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Johnson
Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Johnson
Gibson hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Johnson
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Gibson
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Gibson
Pinson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Gibson
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynch vs. Gibson
Lynch hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Coleman vs. Gibson
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Coleman vs. Gibson
Coleman strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Johnson
White hits a popup, foul, towards third. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Johnson
Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Johnson
Boyer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robinson. Boyer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Musial vs. Johnson
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coleman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Musial for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Gibson
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Gibson
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Gibson
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sawatski vs. Johnson
Sawatski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame misplays the ball. That's an error on Blasingame. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. Johnson
Flood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sawatski moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grammas vs. Johnson
Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coleman fields it and throws to second for the out. Sawatski moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
James vs. Johnson
Charlie James pinch hits for Bob Gibson.
James hits a line drive towards third. Freese catches it and throws to first to double up Grammas. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Miller
Bob Miller now pitching.
Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Miller
Blasingame strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Miller
Pinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Miller
There goes Pinson. The throw from Sawatski and he is safe. Pinson steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Miller
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pinson scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynch vs. Miller
There goes Robinson. The throw from Sawatski and he is out, Grammas applying the tag. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Johnson
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Johnson
White hits a popup, foul, towards third. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Johnson
Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Miller
Lynch takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Miller
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Miller
Freese hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Miller
Edwards hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Freese moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Miller
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Johnson
Boyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Johnson
Musial hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boyer moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sawatski vs. Johnson
Sawatski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. Boyer scores. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flood vs. Johnson
Flood hits a line drive into left field. Lynch picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Lynch. Musial scores. Flood moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schoendienst vs. Johnson
Red Schoendienst pinch hits for Alex Grammas.
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Olivares vs. Johnson
Ed Olivares pinch hits for Bob Miller.
Olivares hits a line drive into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. McDaniel
Bob Lillis now playing shortstop. Lindy McDaniel now pitching.
Kasko hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. McDaniel
Blasingame bunts towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. Kasko moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pinson vs. McDaniel
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kasko moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Robinson vs. McDaniel
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kasko scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynch vs. McDaniel
Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Johnson
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Johnson
White hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Johnson
Cunningham hits a popup towards third. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. McDaniel
Coleman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. McDaniel
Freese hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. McDaniel
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDaniel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Johnson
Boyer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Johnson
Musial hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sawatski vs. Johnson
Sawatski hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Johnson
Flood 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
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Box Score
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Game of 8/18/1961 -- St.Louis at Cincinnati (N)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Javier J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Kasko E, ss 4 1 2 0
White B, 1b 4 0 0 0 Blasingame D, 2b 3 1 0 0
Cunningham J, rf 4 0 0 0 Pinson V, cf 2 2 0 0
Boyer K, 3b 3 2 2 1 Robinson F, rf 3 1 2 2
Musial S, lf 4 1 1 0 Lynch J, lf 2 1 1 0
Sawatski C, c 4 0 1 1 Coleman G, 1b 4 0 1 3
Flood C, cf 4 0 2 0 Freese G, 3b 4 0 2 0
Grammas A, ss 2 0 0 0 Edwards J, c 4 0 1 0
Schoendienst R, ph 1 0 0 0 Johnson K, p 3 0 0 0
Lillis B, ss 0 0 0 0
Gibson B, p 1 0 0 0
James C, ph 1 0 0 0
Miller B, p 0 0 0 0
Olivares E, ph 1 0 0 0
McDaniel L, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 3 6 2 29 6 9 5
St.Louis 000 000 201 -- 3
Cincinnati 301 010 10x -- 6
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson B (L) 4.0 4 4 4 3 4
Miller B 2.0 3 1 1 2 2
McDaniel L 2.0 2 1 1 0 1
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson K (W) 9.0 6 3 2 2 2
E -- Grammas A, Blasingame D, Lynch J
DP -- St.Louis 2, Cincinnati 2
LOB -- St.Louis 4, Cincinnati 5
2B -- Boyer K
3B -- Coleman G
HR -- Boyer K
SB -- Lynch J, Robinson F, Pinson V
CS -- Robinson F
SH -- Blasingame D
PB -- Sawatski C
T -- 2:30
A -- 22585
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