Cardinals @ Giants
April 23, 1961

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Cardinals 2 5 1
Giants 3 7 1
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Cardinals 2 5 2
Giants 3 7 1

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Candlestick Park - April 23, 1961
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Pickoff
Bob Gibson
Hal Smith
Bill White
Red Schoendienst
Ken Boyer
Daryl Spencer
Walt Moryn
Curt Flood
Joe Cunningham
Tom Haller
Felipe Alou
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Gibson fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Gibson. Alou moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 6 Alou hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Cepeda hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Moryn hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hiller scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Boyer strikes out.
Bottom 5 Mays hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Flood. Mays reaches second base with a double. Flood throws the ball in to Boyer who tags Mays trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Hiller scores.
Bottom 5 There goes Hiller. The throw from Smith and he is safe. Hiller steals second.
Bottom 5 Hiller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Loes hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hiller scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Cunningham hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Schoendienst moves to second.
Top 5 Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Gibson hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bressoud hits a popup towards short. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Haller is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Flood hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hiller fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Moryn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. White scores.
Top 4 Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with Loes covering, for the out. White moves to second.
Top 4 White takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards first. White races to the bag, beating McCovey for the out, and throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Kuenn scores. Mays moves to third.
Bottom 3 Mays hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kuenn moves to third.
Bottom 3 Hiller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kuenn moves to second.
Bottom 3 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Cunningham hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Schoendienst hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Eddie Bressoud now playing shortstop. Gibson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Haller settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Loes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Jim Marshall pinch hits for Jose Pagan. Marshall hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McCovey tags and scores. Alou tags and moves to third. Haller tags and moves to second.
Bottom 2 Haller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McCovey moves to third. Alou moves to second.
Bottom 2 Alou hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McCovey moves to second.
Bottom 2 Cepeda strikes out.
Bottom 2 McCovey takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Flood hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Moryn strikes out.
Bottom 1 Mays strikes out.
Bottom 1 Hiller strikes out.
Bottom 1 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hiller scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Loes fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Loes. Boyer moves to second.
Top 1 Boyer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 White hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Loes fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Schoendienst hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.