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Giants
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
August 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 August 25, 1961 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 25, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 25, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Billy O'Dell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ray Sadecki |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 20,865 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Augie Donatelli 1B: Tony Venzon 2B: Frank Secory 3B: Ed Sudol |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joey Amalfitano | Second Baseman |
| Jim Davenport | Third Baseman |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Orlando Cepeda | Right Fielder |
| John Orsino | Catcher |
| Felipe Alou | Left Fielder |
| Jose Pagan | Shortstop |
| Billy O'Dell | Pitcher |
| Alvin Dark | Manager |
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 |
| Ray Sadecki | Pitcher |
| Johnny Keane | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
August 25, 1961
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. Sadecki
Amalfitano is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Sadecki
Davenport hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Sadecki
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards first. White fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Sadecki
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. O'Dell
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. O'Dell
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. O'Dell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
James vs. O'Dell
James hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. O'Dell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. O'Dell
There goes James. The throw from Orsino and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boyer vs. O'Dell
Boyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
White vs. O'Dell
White hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. James scores. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Taussig vs. O'Dell
Taussig hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boyer scores. White moves to third. Taussig moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Grammas vs. O'Dell
Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Sadecki
Cepeda is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orsino vs. Sadecki
Orsino is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Sadecki
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaffer vs. O'Dell
Schaffer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sadecki vs. O'Dell
Sadecki hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. O'Dell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. O'Dell
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Javier for the out. Sadecki moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flood vs. O'Dell
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
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Sadecki
Pagan hits a fly ball into left field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Dell vs. Sadecki
O'Dell hits a fly ball into right field. Taussig settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. Sadecki
Amalfitano takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davenport vs. Sadecki
Davenport is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
James vs. O'Dell
James hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats James for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. O'Dell
Boyer hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. O'Dell
White strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Sadecki
McCovey is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Sadecki
There's a wild pitch. McCovey is attempting to get to third. There's the throw and McCovey is out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Sadecki
Mays hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Taussig who is chasing the ball. Mays reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cepeda vs. Sadecki
Cepeda hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mays tags and scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orsino vs. Sadecki
Orsino hits a fly ball into left field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taussig vs. O'Dell
Taussig hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Alou who is chasing the ball. Taussig reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Grammas vs. O'Dell
Grammas hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Cepeda. Grammas reaches second base with a double. Taussig scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schaffer vs. O'Dell
Schaffer strikes out. There goes Grammas. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sadecki vs. O'Dell
Sadecki hits a ball on the ground into right field. Cepeda picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Cepeda. Orsino throws it away. That's an error on Orsino. Grammas scores. Schaffer goes all the way around to score. Sadecki moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Javier vs. Jones
Sam Jones now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Sadecki scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, 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 -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Jones
Flood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
James vs. Jones
James strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Jones
Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Flood moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
White vs. Jones
White 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
Top 5
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Sadecki
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Sadecki
Pagan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Sadecki
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Amalfitano vs. Sadecki
Amalfitano is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taussig vs. Jones
Taussig hits a popup, foul, towards third. Davenport settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Jones
Grammas 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 -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaffer vs. Jones
Schaffer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Alou throws the ball in to Amalfitano who tags Schaffer, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Sadecki
Davenport hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Sadecki
McCovey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier catches it and throws to first to double up Davenport. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Sadecki
Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Sadecki
Cepeda hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sadecki vs. Jones
Sadecki hits a line drive into right field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Jones
Javier hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Jones
Flood is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orsino vs. Sadecki
Orsino hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Sadecki
Alou hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Sadecki
Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
James vs. Jones
James hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Jones
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Jones
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boyer moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Taussig vs. Bolin
Bobby Bolin now pitching. Eddie Bressoud now playing shortstop.
Taussig hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Boyer tags and scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grammas vs. Bolin
Grammas hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Sadecki
Bressoud takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Amalfitano vs. Sadecki
Amalfitano hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bressoud moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davenport vs. Sadecki
Davenport hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of James. Davenport reaches second base with a double. Bressoud scores. Amalfitano moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McCovey vs. Sadecki
McCovey is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mays vs. Sadecki
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Amalfitano scores. Davenport moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cepeda vs. Sadecki
Cepeda is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Orsino vs. Sadecki
Orsino hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaffer vs. Bolin
Schaffer hits a line drive into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sadecki vs. Bolin
Sadecki hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Bolin
Javier strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. Bolin
Flood takes first base on ball four. Sadecki moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
James vs. Bolin
James hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Sadecki
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Sadecki
Harvey Kuenn pinch hits for Bobby Bolin.
Kuenn hits a line drive into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Sadecki
Bressoud strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/25/1961 -- San Francisco at St.Louis (N)
San Francisco AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Amalfitano J, 2b 3 1 1 0 Javier J, 2b 5 0 0 0
Davenport J, 3b 4 0 3 1 Flood C, cf 4 0 1 0
McCovey W, 1b 3 0 0 0 James C, lf 5 1 2 0
Mays W, cf 3 1 1 1 Boyer K, 3b 3 2 1 0
Cepeda O, rf 2 0 0 1 White B, 1b 4 0 2 1
Orsino J, c 4 0 0 0 Taussig D, rf 3 1 2 2
Alou F, lf 4 0 0 0 Grammas A, ss 4 1 1 1
Pagan J, ss 3 0 1 0 Schaffer J, c 4 1 2 0
Bolin B, p 0 0 0 0 Sadecki R, p 4 1 2 1
Kuenn H, ph 1 0 0 0
O'Dell B, p 1 0 0 0
Jones S, p 1 0 0 0
Bressoud E, ss 1 1 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 3 6 3 36 7 13 5
San Francisco 000 100 020 -- 3
St.Louis 200 400 10x -- 7
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
O'Dell B (L)* 3.0 7 6 4 1 2
Jones S 3.1 5 1 1 0 2
Bolin B 1.2 1 0 0 1 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Sadecki R (W) 9.0 6 3 3 3 8
* Pitched to 4 batters in 4th
E -- Orsino J 2, Cepeda O
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- San Francisco 6, St.Louis 8
2B -- Grammas A, Davenport J
3B -- Mays W, Taussig D
SB -- James C
SF -- Cepeda O, Taussig D
HBP -- by Sadecki R (McCovey W), by Sadecki R (Cepeda O)
WP -- Sadecki R, Jones S
PB -- Orsino J
T -- 2:26
A -- 20865
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