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Giants
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
June 25, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the San Francisco Giants, played on June 25, 1961 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | June 25, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 25, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike McCormick |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Miller |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 28 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mel Steiner 1B: Dusty Boggess 2B: Stan Landes 3B: Tom Gorman |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Hiller | Second Baseman |
| Jim Davenport | Third Baseman |
| Harvey Kuenn | Left Fielder |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Orlando Cepeda | Right Fielder |
| Tom Haller | Catcher |
| Jose Pagan | Shortstop |
| Mike McCormick | Pitcher |
| Alvin Dark | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Julio Gotay | Shortstop |
| Bill White | First Baseman |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Charlie James | Right Fielder |
| Carl Warwick | Center Fielder |
| Don Taussig | Left Fielder |
| Jimmie Schaffer | Catcher |
| Bob Lillis | Second Baseman |
| Bob Miller | Pitcher |
| Solly Hemus | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
June 25, 1961
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Miller
Hiller hits a fly ball into center field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Miller
Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Miller
Kuenn is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gotay vs. McCormick
Gotay hits a popup towards short. Pagan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. McCormick
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. McCormick
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hiller fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
James vs. McCormick
James hits a popup towards short. Pagan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Miller
Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Miller
There goes Mays. The throw from Schaffer and he is safe. Mays steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCovey vs. Miller
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCovey for the out. Mays moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cepeda vs. Miller
Cepeda takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Haller vs. Miller
Haller strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pagan vs. Miller
Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. McCormick
Warwick hits a line drive into left field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taussig vs. McCormick
Taussig hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaffer vs. McCormick
Schaffer hits a fly ball into right field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lillis vs. McCormick
Lillis takes first base on ball four. Taussig moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. McCormick
Miller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Taussig moves to third. Lillis moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gotay vs. McCormick
Gotay hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Miller
McCormick is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Miller
Hiller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Miller, and towards Gotay, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Miller
Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. McCormick
Boyer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cepeda who is chasing the ball. Boyer reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
James vs. McCormick
James hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boyer scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Warwick vs. McCormick
Warwick strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taussig vs. McCormick
Taussig hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hiller reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Miller
Kuenn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Miller
Mays hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Miller
McCovey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kuenn moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cepeda vs. Miller
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gotay fields it and throws to second for the out. Kuenn moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Haller vs. Miller
Haller hits a fly ball into left field. Taussig settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaffer vs. McCormick
Schaffer hits a fly ball into left field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. McCormick
Lillis hits a fly ball into left field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. McCormick
Miller hits a popup towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Miller
Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Miller
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Miller
Hiller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davenport vs. Miller
Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gotay vs. McCormick
Gotay hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. McCormick
White hits a popup, foul, towards third. Davenport settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. McCormick
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Miller
Kuenn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Miller
Mays hits a fly ball into right field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Miller
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lillis fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
James vs. McCormick
James hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. McCormick
Warwick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taussig vs. McCormick
Taussig hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaffer vs. McCormick
Schaffer hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Miller
Cepeda hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haller vs. Miller
Haller hits a line drive towards short. Gotay reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Miller
Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gotay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Miller
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hiller vs. Miller
Hiller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. McCormick
Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. McCormick
Stan Musial pinch hits for Bob Miller.
Musial is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gotay vs. McCormick
Gotay takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. McCormick
White takes first base on ball four. Gotay moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. McCormick
Boyer hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
James vs. Bolin
Bobby Bolin now pitching.
James hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hiller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Anderson
Craig Anderson now pitching.
Davenport hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Anderson
Kuenn hits a fly ball into right field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Anderson
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Anderson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Anderson
McCovey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Anderson
Cepeda hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McCovey moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bailey vs. McDaniel
Lindy McDaniel now pitching. Ed Bailey pinch hits for Tom Haller.
Bailey takes first base on ball four. Cepeda moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Marshall vs. McDaniel
Jim Marshall pinch hits for Jose Pagan.
Marshall strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. Bolin
Ed Bailey now catching. Eddie Bressoud now playing shortstop.
Warwick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taussig vs. Bolin
Taussig hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaffer vs. Bolin
Schaffer hits a line drive into left field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lillis vs. Bolin
There goes Warwick. The throw from Bailey and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lillis vs. Bolin
Lillis is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McDaniel vs. Bolin
McDaniel hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hiller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. McDaniel
Joey Amalfitano pinch hits for Bobby Bolin.
Amalfitano hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hiller vs. McDaniel
Hiller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lillis misplays the ball. That's an error on Lillis. Amalfitano moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davenport vs. McDaniel
Davenport hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Amalfitano scores. Hiller moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kuenn vs. Cicotte
Al Cicotte now pitching.
Kuenn bunts towards first. White juggles the ball. That's an error on White. Hiller scores. Davenport moves to third. Kuenn moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mays vs. Cicotte
Mays hits a line drive to left field. Taussig throws towards Gotay. Gotay fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Gotay. Davenport scores. Kuenn scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Cicotte
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lillis fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Cicotte
Cepeda hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Warwick who is chasing the ball. Cepeda reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bailey vs. McDermott
Mickey McDermott now pitching.
Bailey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bressoud vs. McDermott
Bressoud hits a line drive into left field. Taussig settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gotay vs. Miller
Felipe Alou now playing left field. Harvey Kuenn now playing right field. Stu Miller now pitching.
Gotay strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Miller
White strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Miller
Boyer strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/25/1961, game 1 -- San Francisco at St.Louis (D)
San Francisco AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Hiller C, 2b 5 1 1 0 Gotay J, ss 4 1 0 0
Davenport J, 3b 5 2 2 2 White B, 1b 3 1 0 0
Kuenn H, lf-rf 4 1 2 0 Boyer K, 3b 5 2 2 3
Mays W, cf 4 0 1 1 James C, rf 4 0 1 1
McCovey W, 1b 4 0 1 0 Warwick C, cf 3 0 0 0
Cepeda O, rf 4 1 3 1 Taussig D, lf 4 0 2 0
Miller S, p 0 0 0 0 Schaffer J, c 4 0 0 0
Haller T, c 3 0 0 0 Lillis B, 2b 2 0 0 0
Bailey E, ph-c 0 0 0 0 Miller B, p 2 0 1 0
Pagan J, ss 3 0 0 0 Musial S, ph 1 0 0 0
Marshall J, ph 1 0 0 0 Anderson C, p 0 0 0 0
Bressoud E, ss 1 0 0 0 McDaniel L, p 1 0 0 0
McCormick M, p 3 0 1 0 Cicotte A, p 0 0 0 0
Bolin B, p 0 0 0 0 McDermott M, p 0 0 0 0
Amalfitano J, ph 1 1 1 0
Alou F, lf 0 0 0 0
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38 6 12 4 33 4 6 4
San Francisco 000 000 114 -- 6
St.Louis 001 000 300 -- 4
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
McCormick M 6.2 6 4 4 4 2
Bolin B (W) 1.1 0 0 0 2 0
Miller S (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Miller B 7.0 6 1 1 2 3
Anderson C 0.2 2 1 1 1 0
McDaniel L (L)* 0.1 2 3 1 1 1
Cicotte A 0.2 2 1 0 0 0
McDermott M 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 9th
E -- Bailey E, Lillis B, White B, Gotay J
DP -- St.Louis 2
LOB -- San Francisco 11, St.Louis 8
3B -- Boyer K, Cepeda O
HR -- Cepeda O, Boyer K, Davenport J
SB -- Mays W, Warwick C
SH -- Kuenn H
T -- 3:28
A -- 0
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