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Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 22, 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 August 22, 1961 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 22, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
|
| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 22, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sam Jones |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ken Johnson |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 29,383 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Shag Crawford 1B: Al Barlick 2B: Bill Jackowski 3B: Ed Vargo |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joey Amalfitano | Second Baseman |
| Jim Davenport | Third Baseman |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Orlando Cepeda | Left Fielder |
| Ed Bailey | Catcher |
| Felipe Alou | Right Fielder |
| Jose Pagan | Shortstop |
| Sam Jones | Pitcher |
| Alvin Dark | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Kasko | Shortstop |
| Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
| Vada Pinson | Center Fielder |
| Jerry Lynch | Left Fielder |
| Gordy Coleman | First Baseman |
| Gus Bell | Right Fielder |
| Gene Freese | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Edwards | Catcher |
| Ken Johnson | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 22, 1961
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. Johnson
Amalfitano hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davenport vs. Johnson
Davenport hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Johnson
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Amalfitano moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Johnson
Mays hits a popup in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Jones
Kasko strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Jones
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. Jones
Pinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynch vs. Jones
Lynch hits a popup in front of the plate. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Johnson
Cepeda hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Johnson
Bailey hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Johnson
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Johnson
Pagan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Johnson
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Jones
Coleman 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, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Jones
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Jones
Freese hits a popup in front of the plate. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. Johnson
Amalfitano hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Johnson
Davenport hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Johnson
McCovey hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Jones
Edwards strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Jones
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Jones
Kasko 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 4
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Johnson
Mays strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Johnson
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Johnson
Bailey hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Jones
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Jones
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. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Jones
Lynch takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Jones
Coleman hits a popup towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Johnson
Alou hits a popup towards first. Coleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Johnson
Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Johnson
Jones 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, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Jones
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Jones
Freese is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Jones
Edwards strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. Johnson
Amalfitano takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davenport vs. Johnson
Davenport bunts towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. Amalfitano moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCovey vs. Johnson
McCovey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson. McCovey reaches second base with a double. Amalfitano scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Johnson
Mays hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Johnson
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Johnson
Bailey hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Jones
Dick Gernert pinch hits for Ken Johnson.
Gernert is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Jones
Kasko takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. Jones
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. Kasko moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pinson vs. Jones
Pinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kasko moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lynch vs. Jones
Lynch hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Jones
Coleman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Miller
Stu Miller now pitching.
There goes Coleman. The throw from Bailey and he is out, Pagan applying the tag. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Maloney
Jim Maloney now pitching.
Alou hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pagan vs. Maloney
There goes Alou. The throw from Edwards and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pagan vs. Maloney
Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Miller vs. Maloney
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. Alou scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. Maloney
Amalfitano hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Miller
Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freese vs. Miller
Freese hits a line drive towards third. Davenport catches it and throws to first to double up Bell. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Miller
Edwards hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Edwards reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Miller
Frank Robinson pinch hits for Jim Maloney.
Robinson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Brosnan
Jim Brosnan now pitching.
Davenport strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Brosnan
McCovey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Brosnan
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first, with Brosnan covering, for the out. McCovey moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cepeda vs. Brosnan
Cepeda 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, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Miller
Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Miller
Blasingame hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Blasingame reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pinson vs. Miller
Pinson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lynch vs. Miller
Lynch takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Coleman vs. Miller
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Brosnan
Bailey hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Brosnan
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brosnan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Brosnan
Pagan hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Miller
Bell hits a popup towards third. Davenport settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Miller
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Miller
Edwards 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
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Box Score
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Game of 8/22/1961, game 2 -- San Francisco at Cincinnati (N)
San Francisco AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Amalfitano J, 2b 3 1 1 0 Kasko E, ss 3 1 0 0
Davenport J, 3b 3 0 0 0 Blasingame D, 2b 4 0 1 0
McCovey W, 1b 4 1 2 1 Pinson V, cf 4 1 2 0
Mays W, cf 4 1 1 2 Lynch J, lf 2 1 1 3
Cepeda O, lf 4 1 1 1 Coleman G, 1b 3 0 0 0
Bailey E, c 4 0 0 0 Bell G, rf 4 0 1 0
Alou F, rf 4 1 1 0 Freese G, 3b 4 0 0 0
Pagan J, ss 4 0 1 0 Edwards J, c 4 0 1 0
Jones S, p 2 0 0 0 Johnson K, p 1 0 0 0
Miller S, p 1 0 0 1 Gernert D, ph 1 0 0 0
Maloney J, p 0 0 0 0
Robinson F, ph 1 0 0 0
Brosnan J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 5 7 5 31 3 6 3
San Francisco 010 003 100 -- 5
Cincinnati 000 003 000 -- 3
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Jones S (W) 5.2 3 3 3 3 5
Miller S (S) 3.1 3 0 0 1 1
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson K (L) 6.0 5 4 4 1 1
Maloney J 1.0 1 1 0 0 0
Brosnan J 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Edwards J
DP -- San Francisco 1
LOB -- San Francisco 3, Cincinnati 5
2B -- McCovey W, Edwards J, Blasingame D
HR -- Cepeda O, Mays W, Lynch J
SB -- Alou F
CS -- Coleman G
SH -- Davenport J
T -- 2:33
A -- 29383
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