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Giants
@ Dodgers
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
April 25, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants, played on April 25, 1961 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Game Summary
| Date | April 25, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Home Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 25, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jack Sanford |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Don Drysdale |
| Ballpark | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
| City | Los Angeles |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 29,240 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Vargo 1B: Mel Steiner 2B: Al Barlick 3B: Shag Crawford |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Hiller | Second Baseman |
| Harvey Kuenn | Third Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Orlando Cepeda | Left Fielder |
| Felipe Alou | Right Fielder |
| Tom Haller | Catcher |
| Jose Pagan | Shortstop |
| Jack Sanford | Pitcher |
| Alvin Dark | Manager |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Maury Wills | Shortstop |
| Charlie Neal | Second Baseman |
| Tommy Davis | Third Baseman |
| Wally Moon | Left Fielder |
| Norm Larker | First Baseman |
| Don Demeter | Right Fielder |
| Willie Davis | Center Fielder |
| John Roseboro | Catcher |
| Don Drysdale | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Dodgers
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
April 25, 1961
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Drysdale
Hiller hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Demeter. Hiller reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Kuenn vs. Drysdale
Kuenn hits a fly ball into right field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Drysdale
Mays strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
McCovey vs. Drysdale
McCovey hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Hiller scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Drysdale
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Sanford
Wills takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Neal vs. Sanford
Neal strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Sanford
Davis hits a popup towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Sanford
Moon strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Drysdale
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larker scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Alou for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Haller vs. Drysdale
Haller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Drysdale
Pagan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Sanford vs. Drysdale
Sanford strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Sanford
Larker hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Demeter vs. Sanford
Demeter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Sanford
Davis hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Demeter moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Roseboro vs. Sanford
Roseboro hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hiller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Drysdale vs. Sanford
Drysdale hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Drysdale
Hiller strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Drysdale
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drysdale fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Drysdale
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Sanford
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kuenn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Sanford
Neal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Sanford
Davis takes first base on ball four. Neal moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Moon vs. Sanford
Moon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kuenn settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Kuenn. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Moon vs. Sanford
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Neal moves to third. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Larker vs. Sanford
Larker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hiller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Drysdale
McCovey hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Drysdale
Cepeda hits a popup, foul, towards first. Larker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Drysdale
Alou hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haller vs. Drysdale
Haller is hit by the pitch. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Pagan vs. Drysdale
Pagan strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Sanford vs. Drysdale
Sanford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Demeter vs. Sanford
Demeter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sanford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Sanford
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Sanford
Roseboro hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Drysdale
Hiller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Drysdale
Kuenn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Drysdale
Mays takes first base on ball four. Kuenn moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
McCovey vs. Drysdale
McCovey hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Cepeda vs. Drysdale
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Kuenn scores. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Drysdale
Alou is hit by the pitch. Mays moves to third. Cepeda moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Haller vs. Drysdale
Haller strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Drysdale vs. Sanford
Matty Alou now playing right field.
Drysdale strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Sanford
Wills takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Neal vs. Sanford
Neal hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Sanford
Davis takes first base on ball four. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Moon vs. Sanford
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sanford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Drysdale
Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sanford vs. Drysdale
Sanford strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Drysdale
Hiller hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moon. Hiller reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Kuenn vs. Drysdale
Kuenn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Mays vs. Drysdale
Mays takes first base on ball four. Hiller moves to third. Kuenn moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
McCovey vs. Perranoski
Ron Perranoski now pitching.
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Sanford
Larker hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Larker for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demeter vs. Sanford
Demeter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kuenn fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Kuenn. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Sanford
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Roseboro vs. Sanford
Roseboro 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, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Perranoski
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Perranoski
Alou bunts towards first. Larker fields the ball and throws to Perranoski covering. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Haller vs. Perranoski
Haller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larker scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Haller for the out. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pagan vs. Perranoski
Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Sanford
Jim Gilliam pinch hits for Ron Perranoski.
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Sanford
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey fields the ball and throws to Sanford covering. Safe. Gilliam moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Neal vs. Sanford
Neal hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gilliam scores. Wills moves to third. Neal moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Davis vs. Miller
Stu Miller now pitching.
Davis hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Haller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Moon vs. Miller
Moon hits a line drive towards cemter. Mays catches it and throws to home to double up Wills. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Sherry
Larry Sherry now pitching.
Miller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hiller vs. Sherry
There goes Miller. The throw from Roseboro and he is out, Wills applying the tag. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Sherry
Hiller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Sherry
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Miller
Jim Davenport now playing third base.
Larker hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Demeter vs. Miller
Demeter strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Miller
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hiller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Sherry
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Sherry
McCovey strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Sherry
Cepeda hits a line drive into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Miller
Roseboro strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Miller
Gil Hodges pinch hits for Larry Sherry.
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Miller
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hiller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/25/1961 -- San Francisco at Los Angeles (N)
San Francisco AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI
Hiller C, 2b 5 1 2 0 Wills M, ss 3 0 1 0
Kuenn H, 3b 3 1 0 0 Neal C, 2b 3 0 1 1
Davenport J, 3b 0 0 0 0 Davis T, 3b 2 0 0 0
Mays W, cf 3 0 0 0 Moon W, lf 4 0 0 0
McCovey W, 1b 5 1 2 2 Larker N, 1b 4 0 0 0
Cepeda O, lf 5 0 1 1 Demeter D, rf 4 0 1 0
Alou F, rf 2 0 1 0 Davis W, cf 4 0 1 0
Alou M, rf 1 0 1 0 Roseboro J, c 4 0 0 0
Haller T, c 3 0 0 0 Drysdale D, p 2 0 0 0
Pagan J, ss 3 0 0 0 Perranoski R, p 0 0 0 0
Sanford J, p 3 0 0 0 Gilliam J, ph 0 1 0 0
Miller S, p 0 0 0 0 Sherry L, p 0 0 0 0
Hodges G, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 3 7 3 31 1 4 1
San Francisco 100 110 000 -- 3
Los Angeles 000 000 100 -- 1
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Sanford J (W)* 6.0 4 1 1 6 4
Miller S (S) 3.0 0 0 0 0 2
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Drysdale D (L) 5.2 6 3 3 5 6
Perranoski R 1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Sherry L 2.0 0 0 0 1 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 7th
E -- Kuenn H 2
DP -- San Francisco 1
LOB -- San Francisco 11, Los Angeles 9
2B -- Hiller C 2
HR -- McCovey W
CS -- Miller S
HBP -- by Drysdale D (Haller T), by Drysdale D (Alou F)
T -- 3:05
A -- 29240
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