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Cardinals
@ Phillies
Connie Mack Stadium
August 31, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on August 31, 1961 at Connie Mack Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 31, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Home Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 31, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Gibson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Art Mahaffey |
| Ballpark | Connie Mack Stadium |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 4,803 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Jackowski 1B: Ed Vargo 2B: Shag Crawford 3B: Al Barlick |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Bill White | First Baseman |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Stan Musial | Left Fielder |
| Carl Sawatski | Catcher |
| Charlie James | Right Fielder |
| Alex Grammas | Shortstop |
| Bob Gibson | Pitcher |
| Johnny Keane | Manager |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Taylor | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Callison | Left Fielder |
| Tony Gonzalez | Center Fielder |
| Wes Covington | Right Fielder |
| Clay Dalrymple | Catcher |
| Don Demeter | First Baseman |
| Charley Smith | Third Baseman |
| Ruben Amaro | Shortstop |
| Art Mahaffey | Pitcher |
| Gene Mauch | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Phillies
Connie Mack Stadium
August 31, 1961
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Mahaffey
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Mahaffey
Schoendienst hits a popup towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Mahaffey
White hits a popup towards short. Amaro settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Gibson
Taylor strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Gibson
Callison hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Gibson
Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Callison moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Covington vs. Gibson
Covington hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Callison tags and scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dalrymple vs. Gibson
There goes Gonzalez. The throw from Sawatski and he is out, Grammas applying the tag. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Mahaffey
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Amaro scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Mahaffey
Musial hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sawatski vs. Mahaffey
Sawatski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Callison. Sawatski reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
James vs. Mahaffey
James hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dalrymple vs. Gibson
Dalrymple hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demeter vs. Gibson
Demeter hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Gibson
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Amaro vs. Gibson
Amaro bunts towards third. Boyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mahaffey vs. Gibson
Mahaffey strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Mahaffey
Grammas is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Mahaffey
Gibson strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Mahaffey
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Amaro scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Gibson
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Gibson
Callison is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Gibson
Gonzalez takes first base on ball four. Callison moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Covington vs. Gibson
Covington hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Callison moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dalrymple vs. Gibson
Dalrymple hits a popup towards short. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Mahaffey
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Mahaffey
White hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Covington. White reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Mahaffey
Boyer hits a fly ball towards left. Callison catches it, throws to Amaro, who relays to second to get White, who can't get back to the bag on time. Double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demeter vs. Gibson
Demeter is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Gibson
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amaro vs. Gibson
Amaro takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mahaffey vs. Gibson
Mahaffey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Mahaffey
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sawatski vs. Mahaffey
Sawatski is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
James vs. Mahaffey
James hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Gibson
Taylor is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Gibson
Callison hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Callison for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Gibson
Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Covington vs. Gibson
Covington hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Mahaffey
Grammas hits a line drive into left field. Callison picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Callison. Grammas moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gibson vs. Mahaffey
Gibson bunts towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. Grammas moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Flood vs. Mahaffey
Pancho Herrera now playing first base. Don Demeter now playing left field.
Flood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Grammas scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Mahaffey
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into right field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Mahaffey
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Flood moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boyer vs. Mahaffey
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Amaro fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dalrymple vs. Gibson
Dalrymple hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demeter vs. Gibson
Demeter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Gibson
Smith hits a line drive into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Mahaffey
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards first. Herrera scoops it up and throws to first, with Mahaffey covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sawatski vs. Mahaffey
Sawatski hits a popup towards short. Amaro settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
James vs. Mahaffey
James strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amaro vs. Gibson
Jimmie Schaffer now catching.
Amaro hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Amaro for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mahaffey vs. Gibson
Mahaffey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Gibson
Taylor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mahaffey moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herrera vs. Gibson
Herrera strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gonzalez vs. Gibson
Gonzalez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Mahaffey
Grammas hits a fly ball into left field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Mahaffey
Gibson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Mahaffey
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Covington vs. Gibson
Covington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dalrymple vs. Gibson
Dalrymple hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demeter vs. Gibson
Demeter strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Mahaffey
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Mahaffey
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Mahaffey
Boyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Mahaffey
Musial hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Covington who is chasing the ball. Musial reaches third base with a triple. Boyer goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Schaffer vs. Mahaffey
Schaffer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Gibson
Don Taussig now playing left field. Julian Javier now playing second base.
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walters vs. Gibson
Ken Walters pinch hits for Ruben Amaro.
Walters strikes out. Schaffer drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Walters out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Gibson
Elmer Valo pinch hits for Art Mahaffey.
Valo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/31/1961 -- St.Louis at Philadelphia (N)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Flood C, cf 4 0 1 1 Taylor T, 2b 4 0 1 0
Schoendienst R, 2b 4 0 0 0 Callison J, lf 2 1 1 0
Javier J, 2b 0 0 0 0 Herrera P, 1b 1 0 0 0
White B, 1b 4 0 2 0 Gonzalez T, cf 3 0 2 0
Boyer K, 3b 3 1 0 0 Covington W, rf 3 0 0 1
Musial S, lf 4 0 1 1 Dalrymple C, c 4 0 0 0
Taussig D, lf 0 0 0 0 Demeter D, 1b-lf 4 0 0 0
Sawatski C, c 3 0 1 0 Smith C, 3b 4 0 1 0
Schaffer J, c 1 0 0 0 Amaro R, ss 2 0 1 0
James C, rf 3 0 0 0 Walters K, ph 1 0 0 0
Grammas A, ss 3 1 1 0 Mahaffey A, p 2 0 0 0
Gibson B, p 2 0 0 0 Valo E, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 2 6 2 31 1 6 1
St.Louis 000 001 001 -- 2
Philadelphia 100 000 000 -- 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson B (W) 9.0 6 1 1 3 7
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Mahaffey A (L) 9.0 6 2 2 1 5
E -- Callison J
DP -- Philadelphia 1
LOB -- St.Louis 4, Philadelphia 8
2B -- Sawatski C, White B
3B -- Musial S
CS -- Gonzalez T
SH -- Gibson B
SF -- Covington W
HBP -- by Gibson B (Callison J)
T -- 2:25
A -- 4803
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