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Giants
@ Dodgers
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
September 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 September 3, 1961 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Game Summary
| Date | September 3, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
|
| Home Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 3, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike McCormick |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Podres |
| Ballpark | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
| City | Los Angeles |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 30,018 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 46 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jocko Conlan 1B: Chris Pelekoudas 2B: Ken Burkhart 3B: Mel Steiner |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joey Amalfitano | Second Baseman |
| Felipe Alou | Right Fielder |
| Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Harvey Kuenn | Left Fielder |
| Jim Davenport | Third Baseman |
| Hobie Landrith | Catcher |
| Jose Pagan | Shortstop |
| Mike McCormick | Pitcher |
| Alvin Dark | Manager |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Maury Wills | Shortstop |
| Jim Gilliam | Second Baseman |
| Tommy Davis | Center Fielder |
| Frank Howard | Left Fielder |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Wally Moon | Right Fielder |
| Daryl Spencer | Third Baseman |
| Norm Sherry | Catcher |
| Johnny Podres | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Dodgers
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
September 3, 1961
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. Podres
Amalfitano hits a line drive into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Podres
Alou hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Podres
Cepeda hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wills vs. McCormick
Wills hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Landrith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. McCormick
Gilliam hits a line drive into left field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. McCormick
Davis hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. McCormick
Howard hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Hodges vs. McCormick
Hodges hits a line drive into left field. Kuenn picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Kuenn. Davis scores. Howard goes all the way around to score. Hodges moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Moon vs. McCormick
Moon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hodges scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. McCormick
Spencer takes first base on ball four. Moon moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Sherry vs. McCormick
Sherry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Moon scores. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Podres vs. McCormick
Podres strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Podres
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Podres
Kuenn hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Podres
Davenport takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Landrith vs. Podres
Landrith strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Wills vs. McCormick
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. McCormick
Gilliam hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Davis vs. McCormick
Davis hits a popup towards short. Pagan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Podres
Pagan hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Podres
McCormick strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. Podres
Amalfitano hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. McCormick
Howard hits a fly ball into left field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. McCormick
Hodges hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Moon vs. McCormick
Moon strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. McCormick
Spencer hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Kuenn throws the ball in to Amalfitano who tags Spencer, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Podres
Alou strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Podres
Cepeda hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Podres
Mays strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Podres
Kuenn strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sherry vs. McCormick
Sherry hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Podres vs. McCormick
Podres strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wills vs. McCormick
Wills hits a fly ball into left field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Podres
Davenport hits a line drive into right field. Moon picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Moon. Davenport moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Orsino vs. Podres
John Orsino pinch hits for Hobie Landrith.
Orsino strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pagan vs. Podres
Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Bressoud vs. Podres
Eddie Bressoud pinch hits for Mike McCormick.
Bressoud hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Podres covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Zanni
John Orsino now catching. Dom Zanni now pitching.
Gilliam hits a popup, foul, towards third. Davenport settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Zanni
Davis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Zanni
There's a wild pitch. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Howard vs. Zanni
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Zanni
Hodges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Moon vs. Zanni
Moon takes first base on ball four. Davis moves to third. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Spencer vs. Zanni
Spencer strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. Podres
Amalfitano takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Podres
Alou hits a popup towards short. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Podres
Cepeda hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Podres
Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Podres
Kuenn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davenport vs. Farrell
Turk Farrell now pitching.
Davenport hits a popup towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Orsino vs. Farrell
Orsino strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sherry vs. Zanni
Sherry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Farrell vs. Zanni
Farrell bunts in front of the plate. Orsino fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first, with Amalfitano covering, for the double play. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Zanni
Wills strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Farrell
Pagan hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Farrell
Willie McCovey pinch hits for Dom Zanni.
McCovey strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. Farrell
Amalfitano strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Bolin
Bobby Bolin now pitching.
Gilliam hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Bolin
Davis hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Bolin
The umpire calls a balk on Bolin Gilliam moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Howard vs. Bolin
Howard strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Bolin
Hodges strikes out. Orsino drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Hodges out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Farrell
Alou hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Farrell
Cepeda hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mays vs. Farrell
Mays hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Alou scores. Cepeda moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Kuenn vs. Farrell
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields it and throws to first for the out. Cepeda moves to third. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Davenport vs. Farrell
Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cepeda scores. Mays moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Orsino vs. Farrell
Orsino hits a popup towards short. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Bolin
Moon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Bolin
Spencer bunts towards first. Cepeda scoops it up and throws to first, with Amalfitano covering, for the out. Moon moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sherry vs. Bolin
Sherry hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Farrell vs. Bolin
Farrell strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Farrell
Tommy Davis now playing left field. Willie Davis now playing center field. Ron Fairly now playing right field.
Pagan hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Farrell
Ed Bailey pinch hits for Bobby Bolin.
Bailey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Amalfitano vs. Farrell
Ernie Bowman pinch runs for Ed Bailey.
Amalfitano hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Farrell
Alou hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bowman moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Cepeda vs. Farrell
Cepeda takes first base on ball four. Bowman moves to third. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Mays vs. Farrell
Mays hits a popup towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/3/1961 -- San Francisco at Los Angeles (D)
San Francisco AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI
Amalfitano J, 2b 4 1 0 0 Wills M, ss 4 0 0 0
Alou F, rf 5 1 2 0 Gilliam J, 2b 4 0 1 0
Cepeda O, 1b 4 2 3 2 Davis T, cf-lf 4 1 2 0
Mays W, cf 4 0 1 1 Howard F, lf 4 1 1 0
Kuenn H, lf 4 0 1 0 Fairly R, rf 0 0 0 0
Davenport J, 3b 3 0 1 1 Hodges G, 1b 3 2 2 2
Landrith H, c 1 0 0 0 Moon W, rf 3 1 2 1
Orsino J, ph-c 3 0 0 0 Davis W, cf 0 0 0 0
Pagan J, ss 4 0 0 0 Spencer D, 3b 2 0 1 0
McCormick M, p 1 0 0 0 Sherry N, c 4 0 2 1
Bressoud E, ph 1 0 0 0 Podres J, p 2 0 0 0
Zanni D, p 0 0 0 0 Farrell T, p 2 0 0 0
McCovey W, ph 1 0 0 0
Bolin B, p 0 0 0 0
Bailey E, ph 1 0 1 0
Bowman E, pr 0 0 0 0
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36 4 9 4 32 5 11 4
San Francisco 000 002 020 -- 4
Los Angeles 401 000 00x -- 5
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
McCormick M (L) 4.0 7 5 5 1 3
Zanni D 2.0 2 0 0 2 2
Bolin B 2.0 2 0 0 0 3
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Podres J (W) 5.1 4 2 2 3 6
Farrell T (S) 3.2 5 2 2 1 3
E -- Kuenn H, Moon W
DP -- San Francisco 1
LOB -- San Francisco 9, Los Angeles 7
HR -- Hodges G, Cepeda O
SH -- Spencer D
WP -- Zanni D
Balk -- Bolin B
T -- 2:46
A -- 30018
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