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Reds
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
April 20, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Cincinnati Reds, played on April 20, 1961 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 20, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 20, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim O'Toole |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike McCormick |
| Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 7,014 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 51 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Vargo 1B: Mel Steiner 2B: Al Barlick 3B: Shag Crawford |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Kasko | Shortstop |
| Vada Pinson | Center Fielder |
| Frank Robinson | Left Fielder |
| Wally Post | Right Fielder |
| Gene Freese | Third Baseman |
| Gordy Coleman | First Baseman |
| Ed Bailey | Catcher |
| Jim Baumer | Second Baseman |
| Jim O'Toole | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joey Amalfitano | Second Baseman |
| Harvey Kuenn | Right Fielder |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
| Felipe Alou | Left Fielder |
| Bob Schmidt | Catcher |
| Jim Davenport | Third Baseman |
| Jose Pagan | Shortstop |
| Mike McCormick | Pitcher |
| Alvin Dark | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
April 20, 1961
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. McCormick
Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. McCormick
Pinson 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 -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. McCormick
Robinson hits a line drive into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. O'Toole
Amalfitano hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. O'Toole
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. O'Toole
Mays is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. McCormick
Post hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. McCormick
Freese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. McCormick
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCormick fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. McCormick
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bailey for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. O'Toole
Cepeda hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. O'Toole
Alou takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. O'Toole
Schmidt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Alou moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Davenport vs. O'Toole
Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baumer fields it and throws to second for the out. Alou scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pagan vs. O'Toole
Pagan hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumer vs. McCormick
Baumer strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Toole vs. McCormick
O'Toole hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. McCormick
Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops it up and throws to first, with McCormick covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. O'Toole
McCormick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Amalfitano vs. O'Toole
Amalfitano hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. O'Toole fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. O'Toole
Kuenn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Amalfitano moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mays vs. O'Toole
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko fields it and throws to second for the out. Amalfitano scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. O'Toole
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. McCormick
Pinson bunts towards the mound. McCormick fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. McCormick
There's a wild pitch. Pinson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. McCormick
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Post vs. McCormick
Post hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Freese vs. McCormick
Freese hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. O'Toole
Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. O'Toole
Schmidt hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. O'Toole
Davenport hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Post. Davenport reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pagan vs. O'Toole
Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. McCormick
Coleman strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. McCormick
Bailey hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumer vs. McCormick
Baumer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. O'Toole
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coleman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCormick for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. O'Toole
Amalfitano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. O'Toole
Kuenn strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Toole vs. McCormick
O'Toole strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. McCormick
Kasko hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kuenn. Kasko reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pinson vs. McCormick
Pinson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. McCormick
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. O'Toole
Mays hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baumer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. O'Toole
Cepeda hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. O'Toole
Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. McCormick
Post hits a popup towards third. Davenport settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. McCormick
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. McCormick
Coleman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. O'Toole
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. O'Toole
Davenport hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pagan vs. O'Toole
Pagan hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. O'Toole
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coleman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCormick for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. McCormick
Bailey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. McCormick
Willie Jones pinch hits for Jim Baumer.
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenas vs. McCormick
Leo Cardenas pinch hits for Jim O'Toole.
Cardenas hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kasko vs. McCormick
Kasko hits a fly ball into right field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. Nunn
Eddie Kasko now playing second base. Howie Nunn now pitching. Leo Cardenas now playing shortstop.
Amalfitano strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Nunn
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nunn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Nunn
Mays hits a line drive into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. McCormick
Ernie Bowman now playing second base. Matty Alou now playing right field.
Pinson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou. Pinson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. McCormick
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Post vs. McCormick
There's a wild pitch. Pinson moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Post vs. McCormick
Post hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Pinson tags and scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. McCormick
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCormick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/20/1961 -- Cincinnati at San Francisco (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
Kasko E, ss-2b 4 0 1 0 Amalfitano J, 2b 4 1 0 0
Pinson V, cf 4 1 2 0 Bowman E, 2b 0 0 0 0
Robinson F, lf 4 0 0 0 Kuenn H, rf 4 0 1 0
Post W, rf 3 0 0 1 Alou M, rf 0 0 0 0
Freese G, 3b 4 0 1 0 Mays W, cf 4 0 0 1
Coleman G, 1b 3 0 0 0 Cepeda O, 1b 3 0 0 0
Bailey E, c 2 0 0 0 Alou F, lf 2 1 0 0
Baumer J, 2b 2 0 0 0 Schmidt B, c 3 0 1 0
Jones W, ph 1 0 0 0 Davenport J, 3b 3 0 2 1
Nunn H, p 0 0 0 0 Pagan J, ss 3 0 0 0
O'Toole J, p 2 0 0 0 McCormick M, p 3 0 1 0
Cardenas L, ph-ss 1 0 0 0
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30 1 4 1 29 2 5 2
Cincinnati 000 000 001 -- 1
San Francisco 011 000 00x -- 2
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
O'Toole J (L) 7.0 5 2 2 1 2
Nunn H 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
McCormick M (W) 9.0 4 1 1 1 5
LOB -- Cincinnati 4, San Francisco 4
2B -- Davenport J, Kasko E, Pinson V
SF -- Post W
WP -- McCormick M 2
T -- 1:51
A -- 7014
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