Cardinals @ Giants
July 7, 1961

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cardinals 3 7 1
Giants 2 6 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Cardinals 3 7 1
Giants 2 6 0

Willie McCovey Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .258
OBP .667 .333
At Bats 2 225
Hits 1 58
• Singles 1 38
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 11
Walks 1 24
RBI’s 0 35

Craig Anderson Season Stats

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1 1 0
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Candlestick Park - July 7, 1961
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Out
Craig Anderson
Jimmie Schaffer
Bill White
Red Schoendienst
Ken Boyer
Alex Grammas
Don Taussig
Curt Flood
Carl Warwick
Willie McCovey

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 3 7 1 8
San Francisco Giants 2 6 0 3
Winning Pitcher Lindy McDaniel
Losing Pitcher Stu Miller
Save Craig Anderson
Game Winning RBI Red Schoendienst
Attendance 16,675
Time of Game 2 hours 53 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Anderson covering, for the out.

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Bottom 9 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Anderson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Curt Flood now playing center field. Don Taussig now playing left field. Jimmie Schaffer now catching. Carl Warwick now playing right field. CraiAlou hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Alou for the out.
Top 9 Cunningham is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. Taussig scores. Schaffer moves to third. Grammas moves to second.
Top 9 Curt Flood pinch hits for Lindy McDaniel. Sam Jones now pitching. Flood strikes out.
Top 9 Bobby Bolin now pitching. Grammas is hit by the pitch. Schaffer moves to second.
Top 9 Mike McCormick now pitching. Jimmie Schaffer pinch hits for Tim McCarver. Schaffer is walked intentionally.
Top 9 Carl Warwick pinch runs for Stan Musial. Taussig hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays who is chasing the ball. Taussig reaches third base with a triple. Warwick goes all the way around to score.
Top 9 Ernie Bowman now playing second base. Jim Davenport now playing third base. Musial takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Amalfitano hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Lindy McDaniel now pitching. Miller strikes out.
Top 8 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 White takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Schoendienst hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Schoendienst reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Carl Sawatski pinch hits for Al Cicotte. 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.
Bottom 7 Pagan strikes out.
Bottom 7 Bailey strikes out.
Bottom 7 Alex Grammas now playing shortstop. Cepeda 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 7 Charlie James pinch hits for Jerry Buchek. James hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Stu Miller now pitching. McCarver hits a popup towards short. Pagan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Taussig hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Boyer moves to third.
Top 7 Musial hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. White tags and scores.
Top 7 Boyer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. White moves to third.
Top 7 White hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 McCovey 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 6 Mays hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Taussig. Mays reaches second base with a double. Alou goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 6 Alou hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Kuenn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Amalfitano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Cunningham strikes out.
Top 6 Schoendienst hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cicotte is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 There goes Loes. The throw from McCarver and he is out, Schoendienst applying the tag.
Bottom 5 Loes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Pagan 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 Bailey is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Buchek hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 McCarver is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Taussig hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Cepeda strikes out.
Bottom 4 McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards second. Schoendienst picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Schoendienst. McCovey moves to second.
Bottom 4 Mays 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 4 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Alou for the out.
Top 4 Musial hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 White hits a popup towards short. Pagan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cicotte fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Amalfitano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 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.
Top 3 Cunningham hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Schoendienst hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cicotte hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Pagan hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Bailey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cicotte fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 McCovey takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Buchek strikes out.
Top 2 McCarver hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. McCarver reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Taussig hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Musial hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Alou hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Kuenn hits a line drive towards short. Buchek catches it and tags out Amalfitano for the double play.
Bottom 1 Amalfitano takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Boyer hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
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 into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Schoendienst is called out on strikes.