Giants @ Reds
August 23, 1961

Back Home
Visual
Play By Play
Text
Play By Play
Audio
Play By Play
Box
Score
Lineups
and Summary
Top 9 R H E
Giants 9 9 1
Reds 0 2 2
Top 9 R H E
Giants 9 10 1
Reds 0 2 2

Willie McCovey Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .260
OBP .500 .338
At Bats 3 269
Hits 1 70
• Singles 0 43
• Doubles 1 11
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 14
Walks 1 30
RBI’s 0 39

Jim Brosnan Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 3 14
 FIRSTPLAY/PAUSE  REPLAYLAST/BOX  
Close
1 ▲ ▼ 2 ▲ ▼ 3 ▲ ▼ 4 ▲ ▼ 5 ▲ ▼ 6 ▲ ▼ 7 ▲ ▼ 8 ▲ ▼ 9 ▲ ▼
Crosley Field - August 23, 1961
•
Single
Jim Brosnan
Jerry Zimmerman
Gordy Coleman
Don Blasingame
Gene Freese
Eddie Kasko
Jerry Lynch
Vada Pinson
Frank Robinson
Willie McCovey
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

McCovey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Return to all plays in text
PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Davenport hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. Pinson is chasing the ball. Davenport rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park three run home run. Three runs are unearned.
Top 9 Amalfitano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese juggles the ball. That's an error on Freese. Pagan scores. Marichal moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 9 Marichal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pagan moves to second.
Top 9 Pagan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Jim Brosnan now pitching. Orsino hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Alou hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 9 Cepeda hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 9 Mays hits a popup towards second. Blasingame catches it for the out, and throws it away. That's an error on Blasingame. McCovey scores.
Top 9 Jerry Zimmerman now catching. McCovey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson. McCovey reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Gus Bell pinch hits for Darrell Johnson. Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Freese hits a popup in front of the plate. Orsino settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan misplays the ball. That's an error on Pagan.
Bottom 8 Orlando Cepeda now playing left field. Felipe Alou now playing right field. Lynch hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Davenport hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Amalfitano takes first base on ball four. Orsino moves to third. Pagan moves to second.
Top 8 Marichal hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Pagan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cepeda scores. Orsino moves to second.
Top 8 Orsino is hit by the pitch.
Top 8 Bailey hits a popup towards short. Kasko settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Cepeda hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson. Cepeda reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Robinson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Pinson hits a popup in front of the plate. Orsino settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Blasingame hits a fly ball into right field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 McCovey takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Kasko hits a popup towards third. Davenport settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Jay hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Amalfitano hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Marichal hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Pagan hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Freese hits a fly ball into left field. Bailey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Lynch hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Robinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Orsino hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Bailey hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Cepeda strikes out.
Bottom 4 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pinson for the out.
Bottom 4 Blasingame hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Kasko hits a popup towards third. Davenport settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Mays strikes out.
Top 4 McCovey strikes out.
Top 4 Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Jay hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Freese hits a popup towards short. Pagan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Amalfitano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Marichal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
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.
Bottom 2 Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 2 Lynch hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Orsino hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Bailey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Cepeda strikes out.
Bottom 1 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.
Bottom 1 Blasingame hits a popup in front of the plate. Orsino settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Mays is called out on strikes.
Top 1 McCovey hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Davenport hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Amalfitano hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.