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Giants
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
August 27, 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 27, 1961 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 27, 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 27, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Juan Marichal |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Larry Jackson |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 23,499 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Secory 1B: Ed Sudol 2B: Augie Donatelli 3B: Tony Venzon |
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 |
| Felipe Alou | Left Fielder |
| John Orsino | Catcher |
| Jose Pagan | Shortstop |
| Juan Marichal | Pitcher |
| Alvin Dark | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Julian Javier | Second Baseman |
| Joe Cunningham | Right Fielder |
| Bill White | First Baseman |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Stan Musial | Left Fielder |
| Carl Sawatski | Catcher |
| Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
| Alex Grammas | Shortstop |
| Larry Jackson | Pitcher |
| Johnny Keane | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
August 27, 1961
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. Jackson
Amalfitano hits a line drive into right field. Cunningham 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. Jackson
Davenport hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Jackson
McCovey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Jackson
Mays takes first base on ball four. McCovey moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cepeda vs. Jackson
Cepeda hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Marichal
Javier hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Marichal
Cunningham hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Alou. Cunningham reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Marichal
White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cunningham scores. White moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Marichal
Boyer hits a line drive into right field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Musial vs. Marichal
Musial hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Jackson
Alou hits a popup, foul, towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orsino vs. Jackson
Orsino hits a popup, foul, towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Jackson
Pagan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sawatski vs. Marichal
Sawatski 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, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Marichal
Flood hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cepeda who is chasing the ball. Flood reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Grammas vs. Marichal
Grammas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Flood scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Marichal
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Grammas moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Javier vs. Marichal
Javier 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, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marichal vs. Jackson
Marichal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, 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 -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Jackson
Davenport hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Marichal
Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Marichal
White hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cepeda. White reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Marichal
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. White moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Musial vs. Marichal
Musial hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Orsino settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Jackson
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 -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Jackson
Mays hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Jackson
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
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
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sawatski vs. Marichal
Sawatski is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Marichal
Flood hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Marichal
Grammas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Marichal
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orsino vs. Jackson
Orsino hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Musial. Orsino reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pagan vs. Jackson
Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pagan for the out. Orsino moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Marichal vs. Jackson
Marichal is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Amalfitano vs. Jackson
Amalfitano hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Javier reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Marichal
Javier hits a popup, foul, towards third. Davenport settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Marichal
Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Marichal
White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Marichal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
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 -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Jackson
McCovey strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Jackson
Mays 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, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Marichal
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Marichal
Musial hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Alou. Musial reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sawatski vs. Marichal
Sawatski hits a popup towards short. Pagan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flood vs. Marichal
Flood hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Alou. Flood reaches second base with a double. Musial scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grammas vs. Marichal
Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Jackson
Cepeda hits a popup, foul, towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Jackson
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orsino vs. Jackson
Orsino hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Marichal
Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Marichal
Javier hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Marichal
Cunningham takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Marichal
White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cunningham moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. Marichal
Boyer hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Marichal
Musial hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sawatski vs. Marichal
Don Taussig pinch runs for Stan Musial.
Sawatski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Taussig trying to get to third. Cepeda throws the ball in to Davenport, who tags Taussig for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Jackson
Don Taussig now playing left field.
Pagan hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Jackson
Harvey Kuenn pinch hits for Juan Marichal.
Kuenn strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. Jackson
Amalfitano strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Flood vs. LeMay
Dick LeMay now pitching.
Flood strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. LeMay
Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. LeMay fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. LeMay
Jackson hits a popup towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 6
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 -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Jackson
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Jackson
Mays hits a fly ball into left field. Taussig settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/27/1961 -- San Francisco at St.Louis (D)
San Francisco AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Amalfitano J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Javier J, 2b 4 0 0 0
Davenport J, 3b 4 0 0 0 Cunningham J, rf 3 2 1 0
McCovey W, 1b 4 0 1 0 White B, 1b 4 1 3 1
Mays W, cf 3 0 1 0 Boyer K, 3b 4 1 1 3
Cepeda O, rf 3 0 0 0 Musial S, lf 4 1 2 0
Alou F, lf 3 0 0 0 Taussig D, pr-lf 0 0 0 0
Orsino J, c 3 0 1 0 Sawatski C, c 4 0 1 0
Pagan J, ss 3 0 0 0 Flood C, cf 4 1 2 1
Marichal J, p 2 0 0 0 Grammas A, ss 3 0 1 1
Kuenn H, ph 1 0 0 0 Jackson L, p 4 0 0 0
LeMay D, p 0 0 0 0
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30 0 3 0 34 6 11 6
San Francisco 000 000 000 -- 0
St.Louis 110 001 30x -- 6
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Marichal J (L) 7.0 11 6 6 2 1
LeMay D 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson L (W) 9.0 3 0 0 1 5
LOB -- San Francisco 4, St.Louis 6
2B -- Cunningham J, White B, Orsino J, Musial S, Flood C
3B -- Flood C
HR -- Boyer K
T -- 2:20
A -- 23499
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