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Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 23, 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 23, 1961 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 23, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 23, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Juan Marichal |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joey Jay |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 20,827 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 39 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Barlick 1B: Bill Jackowski 2B: Ed Vargo 3B: Shag Crawford |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joey Amalfitano | Second Baseman |
| Jim Davenport | Third Baseman |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Orlando Cepeda | Right Fielder |
| Ed Bailey | Left Fielder |
| John Orsino | Catcher |
| Jose Pagan | Shortstop |
| Juan Marichal | Pitcher |
| Alvin Dark | 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 |
| Darrell Johnson | Catcher |
| Joey Jay | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 23, 1961
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. Jay
Amalfitano 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: ---
Davenport vs. Jay
Davenport hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Jay
McCovey hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Jay
Mays is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Marichal
Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Marichal
Blasingame hits a popup in front of the plate. Orsino settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Marichal
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
Top 2
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Jay
Cepeda strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Jay
Bailey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orsino vs. Jay
Orsino hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Marichal
Robinson 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: ---
Lynch vs. Marichal
Lynch hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Marichal
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Jay
Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coleman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pagan for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marichal vs. Jay
Marichal 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: ---
Amalfitano vs. Jay
Amalfitano 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, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Marichal
Freese hits a popup towards short. Pagan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Marichal
Johnson 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jay vs. Marichal
Jay 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: ---
Davenport vs. Jay
Davenport 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Jay
McCovey strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Jay
Mays strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Marichal
Kasko hits a popup towards third. Davenport settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Marichal
Blasingame 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Marichal
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pinson for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Jay
Cepeda strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Jay
Bailey hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orsino vs. Jay
Orsino hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up 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: ---
Robinson vs. Marichal
Robinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynch vs. Marichal
Lynch 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: 1--
Coleman vs. Marichal
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freese vs. Marichal
Freese hits a fly ball into left field. Bailey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Jay
Pagan hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marichal vs. Jay
Marichal hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. Jay
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 6
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Marichal
Johnson 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: ---
Jay vs. Marichal
Jay 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: ---
Kasko vs. Marichal
Kasko hits a popup towards third. Davenport settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Jay
Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Jay
McCovey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Jay
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Marichal
Blasingame hits a fly ball into right field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Marichal
Pinson hits a popup in front of the plate. Orsino settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Marichal
Robinson is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Jay
Cepeda hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson. Cepeda reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bailey vs. Jay
Bailey hits a popup towards short. Kasko settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Orsino vs. Jay
Orsino is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pagan vs. Jay
Pagan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cepeda scores. Orsino moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marichal vs. Jay
Marichal hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Amalfitano vs. Jay
Amalfitano takes first base on ball four. Orsino moves to third. Pagan moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Davenport vs. Jay
Davenport hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Marichal
Orlando Cepeda now playing left field. Felipe Alou now playing right field.
Lynch hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Marichal
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan misplays the ball. That's an error on Pagan. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freese vs. Marichal
Freese hits a popup in front of the plate. Orsino settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Marichal
Gus Bell pinch hits for Darrell Johnson.
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Jay
Jerry Zimmerman now catching.
McCovey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson. McCovey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Jay
Mays hits a popup towards second. Blasingame catches it for the out, and throws it away. That's an error on Blasingame. McCovey scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Jay
Cepeda hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Jay
Alou hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orsino vs. Brosnan
Jim Brosnan now pitching.
Orsino hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Brosnan
Pagan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marichal vs. Brosnan
Marichal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pagan moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Amalfitano vs. Brosnan
Amalfitano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese juggles the ball. That's an error on Freese. Pagan scores. Marichal moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Davenport vs. Brosnan
Davenport hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. Pinson is chasing the ball. Davenport rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park three run home run. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Brosnan
McCovey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Henry
Bill Henry now pitching.
Mays hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Henry
Cepeda hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Henry
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese juggles the ball. That's an error on Freese. Cepeda moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Orsino vs. Henry
Orsino hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Giants, 14 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Henry
Pagan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 14 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Marichal
Wally Post pinch hits for Bill Henry.
Post hits a popup in front of the plate. Orsino juggles the ball. Marichal picks up the ball and throws Post out. View Play -
Giants, 14 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Marichal
Kasko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 14 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. Marichal
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 14 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Marichal
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pinson for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/23/1961 -- San Francisco at Cincinnati (N)
San Francisco AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Amalfitano J, 2b 4 2 1 1 Kasko E, ss 4 0 1 0
Davenport J, 3b 5 1 1 3 Blasingame D, 2b 4 0 0 0
McCovey W, 1b 4 2 2 0 Pinson V, cf 4 0 0 0
Mays W, cf 5 1 1 2 Robinson F, rf 3 0 1 0
Cepeda O, rf-lf 5 3 3 1 Lynch J, lf 3 0 1 0
Bailey E, lf 3 0 0 0 Coleman G, 1b 3 0 0 0
Alou F, rf 2 2 1 1 Freese G, 3b 3 0 0 0
Orsino J, c 4 1 1 3 Johnson D, c 2 0 0 0
Pagan J, ss 5 1 2 1 Bell G, ph 1 0 0 0
Marichal J, p 4 1 1 0 Zimmerman J, c 0 0 0 0
Jay J, p 2 0 0 0
Brosnan J, p 0 0 0 0
Henry B, p 0 0 0 0
Post W, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
41 14 13 12 30 0 3 0
San Francisco 100 000 01(12) -- 14
Cincinnati 000 000 000 -- 0
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Marichal J (W) 9.0 3 0 0 0 1
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Jay J (L) 8.1 6 5 5 2 5
Brosnan J 0.1 4 5 0 0 0
Henry B 0.1 3 4 0 0 1
E -- Pagan J, Blasingame D, Freese G 2, Orsino J
DP -- San Francisco 1, Cincinnati 1
LOB -- San Francisco 3, Cincinnati 3
2B -- Cepeda O, McCovey W
HR -- Amalfitano J, Cepeda O, Alou F, Davenport J, Mays W, Orsino J
HBP -- by Jay J (Orsino J)
T -- 2:39
A -- 20827
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