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August 22, 1961

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Giants 12 20 1
Reds 2 7 2
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Giants 12 20 1
Reds 2 8 2

Dick Gernert Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .243
OBP .000 .318
At Bats 0 37
Hits 0 9
• Singles 0 8
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 5
RBI’s 0 5

Mike McCormick Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 12 0
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Crosley Field - August 22, 1961
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Single
Mike McCormick
Hobie Landrith
Willie McCovey
Joey Amalfitano
Ernie Bowman
Jose Pagan
Orlando Cepeda
Willie Mays
Felipe Alou
Dick Gernert
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Dick Gernert pinch hits for Ken Hunt. Gernert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Johnson hits a popup towards short. Pagan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Coleman hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 There goes Cepeda. The throw from Johnson and he is out, Chacon applying the tag.
Top 9 Cepeda hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bowman scores. Mays scores.
Top 9 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Freese. Bowman moves to third. Mays moves to second.
Top 9 McCovey hits a popup in front of the plate. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Bowman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Amalfitano strikes out.
Bottom 8 Post hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Freese hits a popup in front of the plate. Landrith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Pinson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Pinson reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chacon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Pagan takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Landrith hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson. Landrith reaches second base with a double. Mays moves to third.
Top 8 Alou is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Cepeda hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Mays hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Ken Hunt now pitching. McCovey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Chacon hits a popup towards short. Pagan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Leo Cardenas pinch hits for Jay Hook. Cardenas strikes out.
Top 7 Bowman is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Amalfitano is called out on strikes.
Top 7 McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first, with Hook covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Johnson hits a popup towards short. Pagan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Coleman hits a popup towards short. Pagan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Post strikes out.
Top 6 Pagan strikes out. Johnson drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Pagan out.
Top 6 There goes Mays. The throw from Johnson and he is safe. Mays steals third.
Top 6 Landrith hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese juggles the ball. That's an error on Freese. Mays moves to second.
Top 6 Cepeda hits a fly ball into left field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Mays hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Freese hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Robinson takes first base on ball four. Pinson moves to second.
Bottom 5 Pinson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Kasko hits a popup towards third. Bowman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Kasko hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCovey settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on McCovey.
Bottom 5 Chacon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays who is chasing the ball. Chacon reaches third base with a triple. Johnson goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 5 Hook is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Ernie Bowman now playing third base. Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 McCovey hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Davenport hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Amalfitano moves to third.
Top 5 Amalfitano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 McCormick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Landrith scores.
Top 5 Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coleman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pagan for the out. Landrith moves to third.
Top 5 Landrith hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson. Landrith reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Coleman is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Post hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pinson scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 4 Freese strikes out.
Bottom 4 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 The ball gets by Landrith for a passed ball. Pinson moves to second.
Bottom 4 Pinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Alou hits a popup towards third. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chacon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Jay Hook now pitching. Mays hits a popup, foul, towards first. Coleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kasko hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Chacon hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Don Blasingame pinch hits for Sherman Jones. Blasingame hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 McCovey strikes out.
Top 3 Davenport hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Landrith tags and scores.
Top 3 Amalfitano hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Alou scores. Landrith moves to third. McCormick moves to second.
Top 3 McCormick takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coleman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pagan for the out. Alou moves to third. Landrith moves to second.
Top 3 Landrith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mays scores. Cepeda scores. Alou moves to second.
Top 3 Sherman Jones now pitching. Alou takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Cepeda hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson. Cepeda reaches second base with a double. Mays moves to third.
Top 3 Mays hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson. Mays reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 McCovey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCormick fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Coleman is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Post hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Freese hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Freese reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Amalfitano strikes out.
Top 2 There goes Pagan. The throw from Johnson and he is safe. Pagan steals third.
Top 2 McCormick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Landrith scores.
Top 2 Pagan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson. Pagan reaches second base with a double. Landrith moves to third.
Top 2 Landrith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Pinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Chacon moves to second.
Bottom 1 Kasko hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Chacon takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Cepeda hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Mays hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 McCovey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Amalfitano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.