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Cardinals
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
July 9, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on July 9, 1961 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 9, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 9, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ray Sadecki |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jack Sanford |
| Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 30,441 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 44 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Barlick 1B: Bill Jackowski 2B: Ed Vargo 3B: Shag Crawford |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Tim McCarver | Catcher |
| Bill White | First Baseman |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Stan Musial | Left Fielder |
| Charlie James | Right Fielder |
| Don Taussig | Center Fielder |
| Jerry Buchek | Shortstop |
| Ray Sadecki | Pitcher |
| Johnny Keane | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ernie Bowman | Second Baseman |
| Joey Amalfitano | Third Baseman |
| Orlando Cepeda | Left Fielder |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Harvey Kuenn | Right Fielder |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Jose Pagan | Shortstop |
| Ed Bailey | Catcher |
| Jack Sanford | Pitcher |
| Alvin Dark | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
July 9, 1961
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Sanford
Schoendienst 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--
McCarver vs. Sanford
McCarver hits a popup towards third. Amalfitano settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Sanford
White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sanford fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Sanford
White is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowman vs. Sadecki
Bowman strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. Sadecki
Amalfitano hits a fly ball into center field. Taussig settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Sadecki
Cepeda hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Taussig. Cepeda reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Sadecki
Mays hits a fly ball into right field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Sanford
Boyer hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Sanford
Musial 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: ---
James vs. Sanford
James strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Sadecki
Kuenn hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCarver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Sadecki
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCovey for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Sadecki
Pagan hits a fly ball into right field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taussig vs. Sanford
Taussig hits a ball on the ground towards third. Amalfitano fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buchek vs. Sanford
Buchek strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sadecki vs. Sanford
Sadecki hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bowman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Sadecki
Bailey hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanford vs. Sadecki
Sanford 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--
Bowman vs. Sadecki
Bowman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. Sanford moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Amalfitano vs. Sadecki
Amalfitano hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Musial throws the ball in to Boyer who relays the ball to Schoendienst who tags Amalfitano trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Sanford scores. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Sanford
Schoendienst takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarver vs. Sanford
McCarver hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Schoendienst moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Sanford
White hits a popup towards short. Pagan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. Sanford
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Amalfitano fields it and throws to second for the out. Schoendienst moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Musial vs. Sanford
Musial takes first base on ball four. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
James vs. Sanford
James hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Sadecki
Cepeda hits a fly ball into center field. Taussig settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Sadecki
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Sadecki
Kuenn hits a fly ball into center field. Taussig settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taussig vs. Sanford
Taussig hits a popup in front of the plate. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buchek vs. Sanford
Buchek hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sadecki vs. Sanford
Sadecki hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Sadecki
McCovey strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Sadecki
Pagan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Sadecki
Bailey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pagan moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sanford vs. Sadecki
Sanford hits a fly ball into center field. Taussig settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Pagan tags and scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowman vs. Sadecki
Bowman hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Sanford
Schoendienst strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Sanford
McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sanford juggles the ball. That's an error on Sanford. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Sanford
White hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bowman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Sanford
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Amalfitano fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. Sadecki
Amalfitano hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Sadecki
Cepeda hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Sadecki
Mays hits a fly ball into right field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Sadecki
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Sanford
Musial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
James vs. Jones
Sam Jones now pitching.
James hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bowman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taussig vs. Jones
Taussig is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buchek vs. Jones
Buchek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Sadecki
McCovey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pagan vs. Sadecki
Sadecki fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Sadecki. McCovey moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pagan vs. Sadecki
Pagan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McCovey scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Sadecki
Bailey hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Anderson
Craig Anderson now pitching.
There goes Pagan. The throw from McCarver and he is safe. Pagan steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Anderson
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bowman vs. Anderson
Bowman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pagan moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Amalfitano vs. Anderson
There goes Bowman. The throw from McCarver and he is safe. Bowman steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Amalfitano vs. Anderson
Amalfitano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Jones
Joe Cunningham pinch hits for Craig Anderson.
Cunningham hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Jones
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarver vs. Jones
McCarver hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Schoendienst moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
White vs. Jones
White hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Schoendienst tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Jones
Boyer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bowman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Miller
Bob Miller now pitching.
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Schoendienst. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Miller
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Taussig settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Miller
Kuenn takes first base on ball four. Cepeda moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCovey vs. Miller
Felipe Alou pinch runs for Harvey Kuenn.
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCovey for the out. Cepeda moves to third. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pagan vs. Miller
Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buchek fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Buchek. Cepeda scores. Alou scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Miller
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Jones
Felipe Alou now playing left field. Matty Alou now playing right field. Jim Davenport now playing third base. Orlando Cepeda now playing first bas
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards second. Bowman picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Bowman. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
James vs. Jones
James hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Taussig vs. Jones
There's a wild pitch. Musial moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Taussig vs. Jones
Taussig strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Buchek vs. Jones
Buchek strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/9/1961, game 2 -- St.Louis at San Francisco (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
Schoendienst R, 2b 3 1 2 0 Bowman E, 2b 4 0 1 0
McCarver T, c 4 0 1 0 Amalfitano J, 3b 4 0 1 1
White B, 1b 3 0 0 1 Davenport J, 3b 0 0 0 0
Boyer K, 3b 4 0 0 0 Cepeda O, lf-1b 4 2 2 1
Musial S, lf 2 0 1 0 Mays W, cf 4 0 0 0
James C, rf 4 0 0 0 Kuenn H, rf 3 0 0 0
Taussig D, cf 4 0 0 0 Alou F, pr-lf 0 1 0 0
Buchek J, ss 4 0 0 0 McCovey W, 1b 4 1 1 0
Sadecki R, p 2 0 0 0 Alou M, rf 0 0 0 0
Anderson C, p 0 0 0 0 Pagan J, ss 3 1 1 1
Cunningham J, ph 1 0 0 0 Bailey E, c 4 0 1 0
Miller B, p 0 0 0 0 Sanford J, p 1 1 1 1
Jones S, p 1 0 0 0
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31 1 4 1 32 6 8 4
St.Louis 000 000 010 -- 1
San Francisco 001 011 12x -- 6
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Sadecki R (L) 6.1 7 4 4 1 2
Anderson C 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Miller B 1.0 0 2 0 1 0
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Sanford J (W)* 6.0 2 0 0 3 3
Jones S (S) 3.0 2 1 0 0 3
* Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
E -- Sanford J, Sadecki R, Bowman E 2, Schoendienst R, White B, Buchek J
LOB -- St.Louis 7, San Francisco 5
2B -- Cepeda O
HR -- Cepeda O
SB -- Pagan J, Bowman E
CS -- White B
SF -- Sanford J, White B
WP -- Jones S
T -- 2:44
A -- 30441
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