Top 1

• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Javier vs. Jones
  
  Javier hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hiller reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cunningham vs. Jones
  
  Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Jones
  
  White hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Boyer vs. Jones
  
  Boyer 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 

Bottom 1

• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kuenn vs. Broglio
  
  Kuenn hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hiller vs. Broglio
  
  Hiller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mays vs. Broglio
  
  Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McCovey vs. Broglio
  
  McCovey 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 

Top 2

• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Musial vs. Jones
  
  Musial hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey juggles the ball. That's an error on McCovey. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Spencer vs. Jones
  
  Spencer takes first base on ball four. Musial moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Sawatski vs. Jones
  
  Sawatski hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Flood vs. Jones
  
  Flood hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hiller fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cepeda vs. Broglio
  
  Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Alou vs. Broglio
  
  Alou hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Landrith vs. Broglio
  
  There goes Alou. The throw from Sawatski and he is safe. Alou steals second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Landrith vs. Broglio
  
  Landrith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Alou moves to third. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Pagan vs. Broglio
  
  Pagan hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Broglio vs. Jones
  
  Broglio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Javier vs. Jones
  
  Javier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cunningham vs. Jones
  
  Cunningham 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 

Bottom 3

• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jones vs. Broglio
  
  Jones hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kuenn vs. Broglio
  
  Kuenn is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hiller vs. Broglio
  
  Hiller hits a popup towards short. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mays vs. Broglio
  
  Mays is called out on strikes. View Play 

Top 4

• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Jones
  
  White strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Boyer vs. Jones
  
  Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Musial vs. Jones
  
  Musial strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McCovey vs. Broglio
  
  McCovey hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cepeda vs. Broglio
  
  Cepeda strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Alou vs. Broglio
  
  Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Spencer vs. Jones
  
  Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sawatski vs. Jones
  
  Sawatski takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Flood vs. Jones
  
  Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Landrith vs. Broglio
  
  Landrith takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Pagan vs. Broglio
  
  Pagan hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Jones vs. Broglio
  
  Jones bunts towards the mound. Broglio fields it and throws to first for the out. Landrith moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Kuenn vs. Broglio
  
  Kuenn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Landrith scores. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hiller vs. Broglio
  
  There goes Kuenn. The throw from Sawatski and he is safe. Kuenn steals second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Hiller vs. Broglio
  
  Hiller hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Broglio vs. Jones
  
  Broglio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Javier vs. Jones
  
  Javier hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cunningham vs. Jones
  
  Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mays vs. Broglio
  
  Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McCovey vs. Broglio
  
  McCovey hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cepeda vs. Broglio
  
  Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier misplays the ball. That's an error on Javier. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Alou vs. Broglio
  
  There goes Cepeda. The throw from Sawatski and he is out, Javier applying the tag. View Play 

Top 7

• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Jones
  
  White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Boyer vs. Jones
  
  Boyer hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Musial vs. Jones
  
  Musial strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Alou vs. Broglio
  
  Red Schoendienst now playing second base.
  
  Alou hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Flood. Alou reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Landrith vs. Broglio
  
  Landrith bunts towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. Alou moves to third. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Pagan vs. Broglio
  
  Pagan bunts towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Schoendienst covering, for the out. Alou scores. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jones vs. Broglio
  
  Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Spencer vs. Jones
  
  Spencer takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sawatski vs. Jones
  
  Sawatski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Spencer moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Crowe vs. Jones
  
  Curt Simmons pinch runs for Carl Sawatski. George Crowe pinch hits for Curt Flood.
  
  Crowe hits a popup towards third. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Moryn vs. Jones
  
  Walt Moryn pinch hits for Ernie Broglio.
  
  Moryn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Moryn reaches second base with a double. Spencer scores. Simmons moves to third. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Schoendienst vs. O'Dell
  
  Don Landrum pinch runs for Walt Moryn. Billy O'Dell now pitching.
  
  Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. O'Dell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Cunningham vs. O'Dell
  
  Cunningham 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 

Bottom 8

• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kuenn vs. McDaniel
  
  Don Landrum now playing center field. Lindy McDaniel now pitching. Hal Smith now catching.
  
  Kuenn hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hiller vs. McDaniel
  
  Hiller strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mays vs. McDaniel
  
  Mays hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McCovey vs. McDaniel
  
  McCovey hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. O'Dell
  
  Jim Davenport now playing third base. Matty Alou now playing right field. Orlando Cepeda now playing first base.
  
  White hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Boyer vs. O'Dell
  
  Boyer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Musial vs. O'Dell
  
  Musial hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Boyer moves to third. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Spencer vs. Bolin
  
  Bobby Bolin now pitching.
  
  Spencer is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  McDermott vs. Bolin
  
  Mickey McDermott pinch hits for Hal Smith.
  
  McDermott strikes out. View Play 

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         Game of 4/23/1961, game 1 -- St.Louis at San Francisco (D)

  St.Louis           AB  R  H RBI    San Francisco      AB  R  H RBI
Javier J, 2b          3  0  1  0   Kuenn H, 3b           4  0  1  1   
Schoendienst R, 2b    1  0  0  0   Davenport J, 3b       0  0  0  0   
Cunningham J, rf      4  0  0  0   Hiller C, 2b          4  0  1  0   
White B, 1b           4  0  1  0   Mays W, cf            4  0  1  0   
Boyer K, 3b           4  0  1  0   McCovey W, 1b         4  0  0  0   
Musial S, lf          4  0  1  0   Alou M, rf            0  0  0  0   
Spencer D, ss         2  1  0  0   Cepeda O, rf-1b       3  0  0  0   
Sawatski C, c         2  0  1  0   Alou F, lf            3  1  2  0   
Simmons C, pr         0  0  0  0   Landrith H, c         1  1  0  0   
Smith H, c            0  0  0  0   Pagan J, ss           2  0  0  1   
McDermott M, ph       1  0  0  0   Jones S, p            2  0  1  0   
Flood C, cf           2  0  0  0   O'Dell B, p           0  0  0  0   
Crowe G, ph           1  0  0  0   Bolin B, p            0  0  0  0   
McDaniel L, p         0  0  0  0                                      
Broglio E, p          2  0  0  0                                      
Moryn W, ph           1  0  1  1                                      
Landrum D, pr-cf      0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     31  1  6  1                        27  2  6  2

St.Louis         000 000 010 --  1
San Francisco    000 010 10x --  2

  St.Louis             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Broglio E (L)         7.0  5  2  2  1  3
McDaniel L            1.0  1  0  0  0  1

  San Francisco        IP  H  R ER BB SO
Jones S (W)           7.1  4  1  1  3  3
O'Dell B              1.0  2  0  0  0  0
Bolin B (S)           0.2  0  0  0  0  2

E -- McCovey W, Javier J
DP -- San Francisco 3
LOB -- St.Louis 6, San Francisco 5
2B -- Alou F, Moryn W
SB -- Alou F, Kuenn H
CS -- Cepeda O
SH -- Jones S, Landrith H, Pagan J
T -- 2:34
A -- 0

    

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