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Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
September 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 September 23, 1961 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 23, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 23, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Duffalo |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim O'Toole |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 15,353 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 44 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Stan Landes 1B: Al Forman 2B: Tom Gorman 3B: Dusty Boggess |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Harvey Kuenn | Left Fielder |
| Joey Amalfitano | Second Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Felipe Alou | Right Fielder |
| Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
| Jim Davenport | Third Baseman |
| Ed Bailey | Catcher |
| Jose Pagan | Shortstop |
| Jim Duffalo | Pitcher |
| Alvin Dark | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
| Eddie Kasko | Shortstop |
| Vada Pinson | Center Fielder |
| Jerry Lynch | Left Fielder |
| Gordy Coleman | First Baseman |
| Frank Robinson | Right Fielder |
| Gene Freese | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Edwards | Catcher |
| Jim O'Toole | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
September 23, 1961
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. O'Toole
Kuenn hits a popup towards third. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. O'Toole
Amalfitano hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. O'Toole
Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball 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: ---
Blasingame vs. Duffalo
Blasingame hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Blasingame reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kasko vs. Duffalo
Kasko hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Blasingame moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pinson vs. Duffalo
Pinson hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Blasingame tags and scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynch vs. Duffalo
Lynch strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Duffalo
Coleman hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Duffalo
Robinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freese vs. Duffalo
Freese strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. O'Toole
Alou hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. O'Toole
Cepeda takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davenport vs. O'Toole
Davenport hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson. Davenport reaches second base with a double. Cepeda moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bailey vs. O'Toole
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. O'Toole fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pagan vs. O'Toole
Pagan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cepeda scores. Davenport scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Duffalo vs. O'Toole
The umpire calls a balk on O'Toole Pagan moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Duffalo vs. O'Toole
Duffalo is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Duffalo
Edwards strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Toole vs. Duffalo
O'Toole is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Duffalo
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. O'Toole
Kuenn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Amalfitano vs. O'Toole
Amalfitano hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. O'Toole
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. O'Toole fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. O'Toole
Alou hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Duffalo
Kasko hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Duffalo
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, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Duffalo
Lynch hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Duffalo
Coleman hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Duffalo
Robinson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. O'Toole
Cepeda hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. O'Toole
Davenport hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. O'Toole
Bailey hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Duffalo
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Duffalo
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Edwards for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Toole vs. Duffalo
O'Toole strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. O'Toole
Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffalo vs. O'Toole
Duffalo strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. O'Toole
Kuenn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson. Kuenn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Amalfitano vs. O'Toole
Amalfitano hits a popup towards short. Kasko settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Duffalo
Blasingame hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Blasingame reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kasko vs. Duffalo
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. Blasingame moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pinson vs. LeMay
Dick LeMay now pitching.
Pinson hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Blasingame tags and scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. LeMay
Lynch hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Lynch reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Coleman vs. LeMay
Coleman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lynch scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Bolin
Bobby Bolin now pitching.
Robinson hits a popup towards short. Pagan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, 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 -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. O'Toole
Alou strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. O'Toole
Cepeda hits a popup towards first. Coleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Bolin
Freese hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Bolin
Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Toole vs. Bolin
O'Toole bunts towards first. Cepeda scoops it up and throws to first, with Amalfitano covering, for the out. Freese moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blasingame vs. Bolin
Blasingame hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Blasingame reaches second base with a double. Freese scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kasko vs. Bolin
Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano misplays the ball. That's an error on Amalfitano. Blasingame moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pinson vs. Bolin
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, 2 - Reds, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. O'Toole
Davenport takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. O'Toole
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coleman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. O'Toole
Pagan hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Bolin
Lynch takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Bolin
Coleman strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Bolin
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport juggles the ball. That's an error on Davenport. Lynch moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Freese vs. Bolin
Freese hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Edwards vs. Bolin
Edwards hits a line drive into center field. Mays picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Mays. Lynch scores. Robinson goes all the way around to score. Edwards moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Toole vs. Bolin
O'Toole strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. O'Toole
Eddie Bressoud pinch hits for Bobby Bolin.
Bressoud strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. O'Toole
Kuenn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Amalfitano vs. O'Toole
Amalfitano hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson. Amalfitano reaches second base with a double. Kuenn moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mays vs. O'Toole
Mays hits a line drive into center field. Pinson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Pinson. Kuenn scores. Amalfitano scores. Mays moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Alou vs. Brosnan
Jim Brosnan now pitching.
Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mays tags and scores. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Brosnan
Cepeda hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Brosnan
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, 6 - Reds, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Jones
Sam Jones now pitching.
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Jones, and towards Amalfitano, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Jones
Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Jones
Pinson hits a popup towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 6 - Reds, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Brosnan
Gus Bell now playing left field.
Bailey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Farley vs. Brosnan
Bob Farley pinch hits for Jose Pagan.
Farley hits a popup towards third. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Brosnan
Willie McCovey pinch hits for Sam Jones.
McCovey hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Brosnan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCovey for the out. Bailey moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuenn vs. Brosnan
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brosnan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/23/1961 -- San Francisco at Cincinnati (D)
San Francisco AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Kuenn H, lf 3 1 1 0 Blasingame D, 2b 5 2 3 1
Amalfitano J, 2b 4 1 1 0 Kasko E, ss 5 1 1 0
Mays W, cf 4 1 1 2 Pinson V, cf 3 0 0 2
Alou F, rf 3 0 0 1 Lynch J, lf 3 3 2 0
Cepeda O, 1b 3 2 1 1 Bell G, lf 0 0 0 0
Davenport J, 3b 3 1 1 0 Coleman G, 1b 4 2 3 5
Bailey E, c 4 0 1 0 Robinson F, rf 4 1 1 0
Pagan J, ss 3 0 1 2 Freese G, 3b 4 1 1 0
Farley B, ph 1 0 0 0 Edwards J, c 4 0 1 1
Duffalo J, p 2 0 0 0 O'Toole J, p 3 0 0 0
LeMay D, p 0 0 0 0 Brosnan J, p 0 0 0 0
Bolin B, p 0 0 0 0
Bressoud E, ph 1 0 0 0
Jones S, p 0 0 0 0
McCovey W, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 6 7 6 35 10 12 9
San Francisco 020 000 040 -- 6
Cincinnati 302 021 20x -- 10
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Duffalo J (L) 4.1 7 6 6 0 5
LeMay D 0.1 2 1 1 0 0
Bolin B 2.1 3 3 1 1 2
Jones S 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
O'Toole J (W) 7.1 5 5 5 4 4
Brosnan J (S) 1.2 2 1 1 0 0
E -- Amalfitano J, Davenport J, Mays W, Pinson V
LOB -- San Francisco 4, Cincinnati 5
2B -- Blasingame D 3, Davenport J, Kuenn H, Lynch J, Amalfitano J
HR -- Coleman G 2, Cepeda O
SH -- O'Toole J
SF -- Pinson V 2, Alou F
Balk -- O'Toole J
T -- 2:44
A -- 15353
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