Close
Welcome to our redesigned site
The redesign was done to make the web experience more user friendly, as well as to make the mobile and desktop versions more compatible. We hope you find the site an improved experience. We always welcome your input, so let us know what you think. Play ball!
Try this game in our Simulator
Lineups and Summary
(back to top)
Reds
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
May 30, 1961
(No Comments)
The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Cincinnati Reds, played on May 30, 1961 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 30, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 30, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Maloney |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Sam Jones |
| Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 6 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tony Venzon 1B: Ed Sudol 2B: Frank Dascoli 3B: Frank Secory |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Kasko | Shortstop |
| Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
| Vada Pinson | Center Fielder |
| Frank Robinson | Left Fielder |
| Gus Bell | Right Fielder |
| Gordy Coleman | First Baseman |
| Gene Freese | Third Baseman |
| Jerry Zimmerman | Catcher |
| Jim Maloney | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Felipe Alou | Right Fielder |
| Chuck Hiller | Second Baseman |
| Matty Alou | Center Fielder |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Orlando Cepeda | Left Fielder |
| Ed Bailey | Catcher |
| Jim Davenport | Third Baseman |
| Eddie Bressoud | Shortstop |
| Sam Jones | Pitcher |
| Alvin Dark | Manager |
All Plays in Game
(back to top)
Reds
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
May 30, 1961
Top 1
-
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Jones
Kasko hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. Jones
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Jones
Pinson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Jones
Robinson is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
-
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Maloney
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Maloney
Hiller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Maloney
Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Maloney
McCovey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hiller moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cepeda vs. Maloney
Cepeda hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
-
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Jones
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Jones
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Jones
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
-
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Maloney
Bailey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davenport vs. Maloney
Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maloney fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Maloney. Bailey moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bressoud vs. Maloney
Bressoud hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it, steps on third, and throws to second for the double play. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Maloney
Jones strikes out. View Play
Top 3
-
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Jones
Zimmerman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou. Zimmerman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maloney vs. Jones
Maloney hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Jones
Kasko hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Jones
Blasingame hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Alou who is chasing the ball. Blasingame reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pinson vs. Jones
Pinson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Robinson vs. Jones
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bell vs. Fisher
Eddie Fisher now pitching.
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
-
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Maloney
Alou takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hiller vs. Maloney
Hiller hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Maloney
Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Maloney
McCovey strikes out. View Play
Top 4
-
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Fisher
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fisher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Fisher
Freese hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Fisher
Zimmerman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maloney vs. Fisher
Maloney bunts towards the mound. Fisher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kasko vs. Fisher
Kasko is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
-
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Maloney
Cepeda hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Maloney
Bailey strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Maloney
Davenport is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
-
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Fisher
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blasingame for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Fisher
Pinson hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Fisher
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
-
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Maloney
Bressoud hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisher vs. Maloney
Fisher hits a popup, foul, towards first. Coleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Maloney
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maloney fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hiller vs. Maloney
Hiller hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
-
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Fisher
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Fisher
Coleman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hiller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Fisher
Freese hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
-
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Maloney
Alou hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Maloney
McCovey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Maloney
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McCovey moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bailey vs. Maloney
Bailey takes first base on ball four. Cepeda moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Davenport vs. Brosnan
Jose Pagan pinch runs for Ed Bailey. Jim Brosnan now pitching.
Davenport strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Marshall vs. Brosnan
Jim Marshall pinch hits for Eddie Bressoud.
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coleman fields it and throws to second for the out. McCovey scores. Cepeda moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kuenn vs. Brosnan
Harvey Kuenn pinch hits for Eddie Fisher.
Kuenn hits a popup towards short. Kasko settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
-
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Duffalo
Jose Pagan now playing shortstop. Hobie Landrith now catching. Jim Duffalo now pitching.
Zimmerman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brosnan vs. Duffalo
Brosnan bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kasko vs. Duffalo
Kasko strikes out. There goes Zimmerman. The throw from Landrith to second, and Zimmerman is out. View Play
Bottom 7
-
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Brosnan
Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Brosnan
Hiller hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Brosnan
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coleman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Alou for the out. View Play
Top 8
-
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Duffalo
Blasingame hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Duffalo
Pinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Blasingame moves to third. Pinson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Robinson vs. Duffalo
Robinson is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bell vs. Bolin
Elio Chacon pinch runs for Frank Robinson. Bobby Bolin now pitching.
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Blasingame tags and scores. Pinson tags and moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Coleman vs. Bolin
Coleman takes first base on ball four. Chacon moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Freese vs. Bolin
Freese strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Zimmerman vs. Bolin
Zimmerman takes first base on ball four. Pinson scores. Chacon moves to third. Coleman moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brosnan vs. Bolin
Brosnan is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
-
Reds, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Brosnan
Elio Chacon now playing right field. Gus Bell now playing left field.
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first, with Brosnan covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Brosnan
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brosnan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Brosnan
Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first, with Brosnan covering, for the out. View Play
Top 9
-
Reds, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Bolin
Kasko hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cepeda. Kasko reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blasingame vs. Bolin
Blasingame takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pinson vs. Bolin
Pinson hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chacon vs. Bolin
Chacon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hiller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Bolin
Bell hits a popup towards third. Davenport juggles the ball. That's an error on Davenport. Kasko scores. Blasingame moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Coleman vs. Bolin
Coleman 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 9
-
Reds, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Brosnan
Davenport hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Chacon who is chasing the ball. Davenport reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Landrith vs. Brosnan
The umpire calls a balk on Brosnan Davenport scores. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Brosnan
Landrith hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. Brosnan
Joey Amalfitano pinch hits for Bobby Bolin.
Amalfitano hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Zimmerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Brosnan
Alou strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Brosnan
Hiller hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Henry
Bill Henry now pitching. Willie Mays pinch hits for Matty Alou.
Mays hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Henry
McCovey hits a popup, foul, towards third. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Audio Play-by-Play
(back to top)
Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.
If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".
If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.
Box Score
(back to top)
Game of 5/30/1961, game 1 -- Cincinnati at San Francisco (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
Kasko E, ss 5 1 2 0 Alou F, rf 4 0 1 0
Blasingame D, 2b 4 1 2 0 Hiller C, 2b 4 1 1 1
Pinson V, cf 5 2 2 1 Alou M, cf 4 1 1 1
Robinson F, lf 2 0 0 0 Mays W, ph 1 1 1 1
Chacon E, pr-rf 1 0 0 0 McCovey W, 1b 5 1 2 0
Bell G, rf-lf 4 0 0 1 Cepeda O, lf 4 0 1 0
Coleman G, 1b 4 0 0 0 Bailey E, c 1 0 0 0
Freese G, 3b 4 1 1 1 Pagan J, pr-ss 1 0 0 0
Zimmerman J, c 3 1 3 1 Davenport J, 3b 4 1 1 0
Maloney J, p 2 1 1 2 Bressoud E, ss 2 0 0 0
Brosnan J, p 2 0 0 0 Marshall J, ph 1 0 0 1
Henry B, p 0 0 0 0 Landrith H, c 1 1 1 1
Jones S, p 1 0 0 0
Fisher E, p 1 0 0 0
Kuenn H, ph 1 0 0 0
Duffalo J, p 0 0 0 0
Bolin B, p 0 0 0 0
Amalfitano J, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 7 11 6 36 6 9 5
Cincinnati 102 100 021 -- 7
San Francisco 000 002 004 -- 6
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Maloney J (W)* 5.0 5 2 2 4 4
Brosnan J 3.2 3 3 3 0 2
Henry B (S) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Jones S (L) 2.2 5 3 3 1 2
Fisher E 3.1 2 1 1 0 1
Duffalo J+ 1.0 3 2 2 0 2
Bolin B 2.0 1 1 0 3 2
* Pitched to 4 batters in 6th
+ Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
E -- Maloney J, Davenport J
DP -- Cincinnati 1, San Francisco 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 8, San Francisco 7
2B -- Zimmerman J, Kasko E
3B -- Blasingame D, Davenport J
HR -- Pinson V, Maloney J, Freese G, Alou M, Landrith H, Hiller C, Mays W
CS -- Zimmerman J
SF -- Bell G
HBP -- by Duffalo J (Robinson F)
Balk -- Brosnan J
T -- 3:06
A -- 0
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score
