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Giants
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
August 26, 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 26, 1961 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 26, 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 26, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike McCormick |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Gibson |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 17,779 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 11 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tony Venzon 1B: Frank Secory 2B: Ed Sudol 3B: Augie Donatelli |
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 |
| Hobie Landrith | Catcher |
| Felipe Alou | Left Fielder |
| Jose Pagan | Shortstop |
| Mike McCormick | 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 |
| Bob Gibson | Pitcher |
| Johnny Keane | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
August 26, 1961
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. Gibson
Amalfitano hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davenport vs. Gibson
Davenport hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Taussig. Davenport reaches second base with a double. Amalfitano moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McCovey vs. Gibson
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. Amalfitano scores. Davenport moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mays vs. Gibson
Mays hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Schaffer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cepeda vs. Gibson
Cepeda takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Landrith vs. Gibson
Landrith hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. McCormick
Javier is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. McCormick
Flood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
James vs. McCormick
James takes first base on ball four. Flood moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. McCormick
Boyer hits a line drive into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. McCormick
White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Flood scores. James moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Taussig vs. McCormick
There goes White. The throw from Landrith and he is out, Amalfitano applying the tag. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Gibson
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Gibson
Pagan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Gibson
There goes Pagan. The throw from Schaffer and he is safe. Pagan steals second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCormick vs. Gibson
McCormick is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Amalfitano vs. Gibson
Amalfitano is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taussig vs. McCormick
Taussig takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grammas vs. McCormick
Grammas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Taussig moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schaffer vs. McCormick
Schaffer takes first base on ball four. Taussig moves to third. Grammas moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gibson vs. McCormick
Gibson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Alou. Gibson reaches second base with a double. Taussig scores. Grammas scores. Schaffer moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Javier vs. McCormick
Javier hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Schaffer tags and scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flood vs. McCormick
Flood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Gibson trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Flood moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
James vs. McCormick
James takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. Loes
Billy Loes now pitching.
Boyer strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Gibson
Davenport hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Flood. Davenport reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCovey vs. Gibson
McCovey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mays vs. Gibson
Mays takes first base on ball four. Davenport moves to third. McCovey moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cepeda vs. Gibson
Cepeda hits a popup, foul, towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Landrith vs. Gibson
Landrith hits a fly ball into left field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Davenport tags and scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Gibson
Alou strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Loes
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taussig vs. Loes
Taussig hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Loes
Grammas hits a fly ball into right field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Gibson
Pagan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Loes vs. Gibson
Loes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Amalfitano vs. Gibson
Amalfitano hits a popup towards short. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davenport vs. Gibson
Davenport takes first base on ball four. Loes moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCovey vs. Gibson
McCovey hits a line drive into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaffer vs. Loes
Schaffer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Loes
Gibson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Loes
Javier hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. Loes
Flood hits a line drive into center field. Mays picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Mays. Schaffer moves to third. Flood moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
James vs. Loes
James is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Gibson
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Gibson
Cepeda strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landrith vs. Gibson
Landrith hits a ball on the ground towards first. White fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Loes
Boyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Loes
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boyer moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cunningham vs. LeMay
Dick LeMay now pitching. Joe Cunningham pinch hits for Don Taussig.
Cunningham takes first base on ball four. White moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Grammas vs. LeMay
Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano misplays the ball. That's an error on Amalfitano. Boyer scores. White scores. Cunningham moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schaffer vs. LeMay
Schaffer strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gibson vs. LeMay
Gibson hits a fly ball into right field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cunningham tags and scores. Grammas tags and moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Javier vs. LeMay
Javier hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Gibson
Joe Cunningham now playing right field.
Alou hits a line drive into left field. James picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on James. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pagan vs. Gibson
Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Alou moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bailey vs. Gibson
Ed Bailey pinch hits for Dick LeMay.
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Amalfitano vs. Gibson
Amalfitano hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Zanni
Dom Zanni now pitching.
Flood hits a popup towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
James vs. Zanni
James is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Zanni
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Pagan. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Zanni
White strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Gibson
Davenport takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Gibson
McCovey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Davenport moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mays vs. Gibson
Mays hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cepeda vs. Gibson
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. Davenport scores. McCovey moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Landrith vs. Gibson
Landrith hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Zanni
Cunningham takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grammas vs. Zanni
Grammas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cunningham moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schaffer vs. Zanni
Schaffer bunts in front of the plate. Landrith fields it and throws to first for the out. Cunningham moves to third. Grammas moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gibson vs. Zanni
Gibson hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cunningham tags and scores. Grammas tags and moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Javier vs. Zanni
Javier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Flood vs. Zanni
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Gibson
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 -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Gibson
Pagan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Schaffer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Gibson
Eddie Bressoud pinch hits for Dom Zanni.
Bressoud strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
James vs. Bolin
Bobby Bolin now pitching.
James strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Bolin
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Bolin
White hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Landrith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cunningham vs. Bolin
Cunningham hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boyer moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Grammas vs. Bolin
There goes Cunningham. The throw from Landrith and he is safe. Cunningham steals second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Grammas vs. Bolin
Grammas strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. Gibson
Amalfitano hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Gibson
Davenport hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Flood. Davenport reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCovey vs. Gibson
McCovey hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Gibson
Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Bauta
Ed Bauta now pitching.
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landrith vs. Bauta
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Cepeda moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Landrith vs. Bauta
Landrith hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Landrith for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/26/1961 -- San Francisco at St.Louis (D)
San Francisco AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Amalfitano J, 2b 5 1 1 0 Javier J, 2b 3 0 0 1
Davenport J, 3b 3 3 3 0 Flood C, cf 5 1 3 0
McCovey W, 1b 4 1 2 3 James C, lf 3 0 0 0
Mays W, cf 3 0 1 0 Boyer K, 3b 4 1 2 0
Cepeda O, rf 4 0 0 1 White B, 1b 5 1 3 1
Landrith H, c 4 0 0 1 Taussig D, rf 1 1 0 0
Alou F, lf 4 0 1 0 Cunningham J, ph-rf 1 2 1 0
Pagan J, ss 4 0 2 0 Grammas A, ss 5 1 2 1
McCormick M, p 1 0 0 0 Schaffer J, c 2 1 1 0
Loes B, p 1 0 0 0 Gibson B, p 2 0 1 4
LeMay D, p 0 0 0 0 Bauta E, p 0 0 0 0
Bailey E, ph 1 0 0 0
Zanni D, p 0 0 0 0
Bressoud E, ph 1 0 0 0
Bolin B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 5 10 5 31 8 13 7
San Francisco 101 000 102 -- 5
St.Louis 130 030 10x -- 8
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
McCormick M (L) 1.2 5 4 4 4 1
Loes B* 2.1 4 2 1 1 3
LeMay D 1.0 0 1 0 1 1
Zanni D 2.0 2 1 1 2 2
Bolin B 1.0 2 0 0 0 2
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson B (W) 8.1 10 5 5 6 5
Bauta E (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 5th
E -- Mays W, Amalfitano J, James C, Pagan J
DP -- San Francisco 1, St.Louis 1
LOB -- San Francisco 10, St.Louis 11
2B -- Davenport J 3, Gibson B
HR -- McCovey W
SB -- Pagan J, Cunningham J
CS -- White B
SH -- Schaffer J
SF -- Javier J, Landrith H, Gibson B 2
T -- 3:11
A -- 17779
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