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Cardinals
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
August 17, 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 August 17, 1961 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 17, 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 | August 17, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Larry Jackson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike McCormick |
| Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 10,825 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Secory 1B: Ed Sudol 2B: Augie Donatelli 3B: Tony Venzon |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Julian Javier | Second Baseman |
| Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
| Charlie James | Left Fielder |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Bill White | First Baseman |
| Don Taussig | Right Fielder |
| Alex Grammas | Shortstop |
| Jimmie Schaffer | Catcher |
| Larry Jackson | Pitcher |
| Johnny Keane | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joey Amalfitano | Second Baseman |
| Harvey Kuenn | Left Fielder |
| Matty Alou | Right Fielder |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
| Hobie Landrith | Catcher |
| Jim Davenport | Third Baseman |
| Jose Pagan | Shortstop |
| Mike McCormick | Pitcher |
| Alvin Dark | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
August 17, 1961
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. McCormick
Javier 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: ---
Flood vs. McCormick
Flood 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--
James vs. McCormick
James hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Landrith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. McCormick
There goes Flood. The throw from Landrith and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boyer vs. McCormick
Boyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
White vs. McCormick
White hits a fly ball into left field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. Jackson
Amalfitano 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: ---
Kuenn vs. Jackson
Kuenn hits a line drive into right 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: ---
Alou vs. Jackson
Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Flood 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: ---
Taussig vs. McCormick
Taussig strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. McCormick
Grammas 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaffer vs. McCormick
Schaffer is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Jackson
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Jackson
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Jackson
Landrith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. McCormick
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. McCormick
Javier hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. McCormick
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano 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: ---
Davenport vs. Jackson
Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Jackson
Pagan 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--
McCormick vs. Jackson
McCormick hits a fly ball towards center. Flood catches it and throws to first to double up Pagan. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
James vs. McCormick
James hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. McCormick
Boyer strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. McCormick
White strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. Jackson
Amalfitano is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Jackson
Kuenn hits a fly ball into right 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: ---
Alou vs. Jackson
Alou 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 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taussig vs. McCormick
Taussig 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: ---
Grammas vs. McCormick
Grammas hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaffer vs. McCormick
Schaffer 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--
Jackson vs. McCormick
Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Jackson
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Jackson
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Jackson
Landrith hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. McCormick
Javier 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--
Flood vs. McCormick
Flood bunts towards the mound. McCormick fields it and throws to first for the out. Javier moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
James vs. McCormick
James hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. McCormick
Boyer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Boyer reaches second base with a double. Javier scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. McCormick
White hits a popup, foul, towards third. Davenport settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Jackson
Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Jackson
Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Jackson
McCormick strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taussig vs. McCormick
Taussig hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grammas vs. McCormick
Grammas bunts in front of the plate. Landrith fields it and throws to first for the out. Taussig moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schaffer vs. McCormick
Schaffer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. McCormick
Jackson bunts towards the mound. McCormick fields it and throws to first for the out. Taussig moves to third. Schaffer moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Javier vs. McCormick
Javier is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. Jackson
Amalfitano hits a fly ball into left field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Jackson
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Jackson
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Alou for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. McCormick
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
James vs. McCormick
James hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. James reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. McCormick
Boyer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. James scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. McCormick
White hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taussig vs. McCormick
There goes Boyer. The throw from Landrith and he is safe. Boyer steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Taussig vs. McCormick
Taussig hits a popup towards short. Pagan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Jackson
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Jackson
Cepeda hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Flood. Cepeda reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Landrith vs. Jackson
Landrith hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCovey vs. Jackson
Willie McCovey pinch hits for Jim Davenport.
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 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. McCormick
Ernie Bowman now playing third base.
Grammas hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Landrith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaffer vs. McCormick
Schaffer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. McCormick
Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Jackson
Jim Marshall pinch hits for Jose Pagan.
Marshall hits a fly ball into left field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Jackson
Felipe Alou pinch hits for Mike McCormick.
Alou hits a popup towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. Jackson
Amalfitano hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Jackson
Kuenn hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Javier reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/17/1961 -- St.Louis at San Francisco (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
Javier J, 2b 4 1 1 0 Amalfitano J, 2b 4 0 1 0
Flood C, cf 3 0 1 0 Kuenn H, lf 4 0 0 0
James C, lf 4 1 1 0 Alou M, rf 3 0 0 0
Boyer K, 3b 3 0 2 2 Mays W, cf 3 0 0 0
White B, 1b 4 0 0 0 Cepeda O, 1b 3 0 1 0
Taussig D, rf 4 0 1 0 Landrith H, c 3 0 0 0
Grammas A, ss 3 0 0 0 Davenport J, 3b 2 0 0 0
Schaffer J, c 3 0 1 0 McCovey W, ph 1 0 0 0
Jackson L, p 3 0 0 0 Bowman E, 3b 0 0 0 0
Pagan J, ss 2 0 1 0
Marshall J, ph 1 0 0 0
McCormick M, p 2 0 0 0
Alou F, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 2 7 2 29 0 3 0
St.Louis 000 001 010 -- 2
San Francisco 000 000 000 -- 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson L (W) 9.0 3 0 0 0 2
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
McCormick M (L) 9.0 7 2 2 2 5
E -- Landrith H
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- St.Louis 7, San Francisco 2
2B -- Boyer K, James C, Cepeda O
SB -- Flood C, Boyer K
SH -- Flood C, Grammas A, Jackson L
T -- 2:29
A -- 10825
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