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Giants
@ Dodgers
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
August 3, 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 August 3, 1961 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Game Summary
| Date | August 3, 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 | August 3, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jack Sanford |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Stan Williams |
| Ballpark | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
| City | Los Angeles |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 33,505 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 57 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Stan Landes 1B: Al Forman 2B: Tom Gorman 3B: Dusty Boggess |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joey Amalfitano | Second Baseman |
| Harvey Kuenn | Left Fielder |
| Felipe Alou | Right Fielder |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
| Jim Davenport | Third Baseman |
| John Orsino | Catcher |
| Jose Pagan | Shortstop |
| Jack Sanford | Pitcher |
| Alvin Dark | Manager |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Maury Wills | Shortstop |
| Willie Davis | Center Fielder |
| Tommy Davis | Right Fielder |
| Wally Moon | Left Fielder |
| John Roseboro | Catcher |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Daryl Spencer | Third Baseman |
| Charlie Neal | Second Baseman |
| Stan Williams | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Dodgers
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
August 3, 1961
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. Williams
Amalfitano hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Williams
Kuenn hits a line drive towards first. Hodges reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Williams
Alou hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Neal reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Sanford
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sanford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Sanford
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops it up and throws to first, with Sanford covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Sanford
Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Williams
Mays strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Williams
Cepeda strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Williams
Davenport hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Sanford
Moon hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Kuenn. Moon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Roseboro vs. Sanford
Roseboro hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops it up and throws to first, with Sanford covering, for the out. Moon moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Hodges vs. Sanford
Hodges hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Moon tags and scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Sanford
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Orsino vs. Williams
Orsino hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Williams
Pagan 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, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sanford vs. Williams
Sanford strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Sanford
Neal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Sanford
Sanford fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Sanford. Neal moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Sanford
Williams bunts towards the mound. Sanford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Wills vs. Sanford
Wills hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Neal scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Sanford
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Sanford
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sanford fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. Williams
Amalfitano takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Williams
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Amalfitano moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Williams
Alou hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Amalfitano scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Williams
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Williams
The ball gets by Roseboro for a passed ball. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Cepeda vs. Williams
Cepeda hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mays scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davenport vs. Williams
Davenport hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Sanford
Moon 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 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Sanford
Roseboro hits a popup, foul, towards third. Davenport settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Sanford
Hodges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Sanford
Spencer takes first base on ball four. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Neal vs. Sanford
Neal 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 5
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Orsino vs. Williams
Orsino hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Pagan vs. Williams
Pagan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Orsino moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sanford vs. Williams
Sanford bunts towards the mound. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. Orsino moves to third. Pagan moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Amalfitano vs. Williams
Amalfitano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields the ball and throws home. Roseboro drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Roseboro. Pagan scores. Amalfitano moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Kuenn vs. Williams
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Sanford
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sanford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Sanford
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Sanford
Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Williams
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Williams
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Williams
Cepeda strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Sanford
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Sanford
Moon 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, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, 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 7
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Williams
Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orsino vs. Williams
Orsino hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Williams
Pagan hits a popup towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Sanford
Hodges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Sanford
Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Neal vs. Sanford
Neal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Sanford
Duke Snider pinch hits for Stan Williams.
Snider hits a popup towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sanford vs. Sherry
Larry Sherry now pitching.
Sanford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. Sherry
Amalfitano hits a fly ball into right field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Sherry
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Sanford
Wills strikes out. Orsino drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Wills out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Sanford
Davis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kuenn. Davis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Sanford
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Moon vs. Sanford
Moon hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Sherry
Alou hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Roseboro settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Sherry
Mays hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Davis throws the ball in to Neal who tags Mays trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Sherry
Cepeda hits a fly ball into right field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Sanford
Roseboro hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Sanford
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Sanford
Spencer hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Neal vs. Sanford
Jim Gilliam pinch runs for Daryl Spencer.
Sanford fires to first and has Gilliam trapped. There's the throw to Amalfitano who tags Gilliam for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Sanford
Neal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Sherry
Jim Gilliam now playing third base.
Davenport hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Neal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Orsino vs. Sherry
Orsino hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Neal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Sherry
Willie McCovey pinch hits for Jose Pagan.
McCovey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Sherry vs. Sanford
Ernie Bowman now playing shortstop.
Sherry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Miller
Stu Miller now pitching. Ed Bailey now catching.
Wills bunts towards first. Cepeda scoops it up and throws to first, with Amalfitano covering, for the out. Sherry moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Miller
Davis is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Miller
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Moon vs. Miller
Moon takes first base on ball four. Sherry moves to third. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Roseboro vs. Miller
Roseboro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano misplays the ball. That's an error on Amalfitano. Sherry scores. Davis moves to third. Moon moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/3/1961 -- San Francisco at Los Angeles (N)
San Francisco AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI
Amalfitano J, 2b 3 1 0 0 Wills M, ss 4 0 1 1
Kuenn H, lf 4 0 0 0 Davis W, cf 4 0 1 0
Alou F, rf 4 0 1 1 Davis T, rf 5 0 0 0
Mays W, cf 4 1 1 0 Moon W, lf 4 1 1 0
Cepeda O, 1b 4 0 1 1 Roseboro J, c 5 1 1 1
Davenport J, 3b 4 0 0 0 Hodges G, 1b 1 0 0 1
Orsino J, c 4 0 1 0 Spencer D, 3b 3 0 1 0
Miller S, p 0 0 0 0 Gilliam J, pr-3b 0 0 0 0
Pagan J, ss 3 1 1 0 Neal C, 2b 4 1 1 0
McCovey W, ph 1 0 0 0 Williams S, p 2 0 0 0
Bowman E, ss 0 0 0 0 Snider D, ph 1 0 0 0
Sanford J, p 2 0 0 0 Sherry L, p 0 1 0 0
Bailey E, c 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 3 5 2 33 4 6 3
San Francisco 000 210 000 0 -- 3
Los Angeles 011 000 001 1 -- 4
2 outs when winning run was scored.
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Sanford J (L)* 9.0 6 4 3 4 1
Miller S 0.2 0 0 0 2 0
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Williams S 7.0 4 3 1 1 4
Sherry L (W) 3.0 1 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 10th
E -- Sanford J, Roseboro J, Amalfitano J
LOB -- San Francisco 2, Los Angeles 8
2B -- Moon W, Davis W
HR -- Roseboro J
SH -- Sanford J, Wills M
SF -- Hodges G
PB -- Roseboro J
T -- 2:57
A -- 33505
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