Cardinals @ Giants
August 15, 1961

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Top 9 R H E
Cardinals 2 5 1
Giants 3 4 1
Top 9 R H E
Cardinals 2 5 1
Giants 3 4 1

Don Taussig Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .293
OBP .000 .345
At Bats 1 150
Hits 0 44
• Singles 0 26
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 13
RBI’s 0 20

Juan Marichal Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
10 7 0
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Candlestick Park - August 15, 1961
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Out
Juan Marichal
John Orsino
Orlando Cepeda
Joey Amalfitano
Jim Davenport
Ernie Bowman
Harvey Kuenn
Felipe Alou
Matty Alou
Don Taussig

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 2 5 1 6
San Francisco Giants 3 4 1 5
Winning Pitcher Juan Marichal
Losing Pitcher Curt Simmons
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI John Orsino
Attendance 13,062
Time of Game 2 hours 44 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Taussig hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Lillis is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Schaffer strikes out.
Bottom 8 Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDaniel fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Musial strikes out.
Top 8 There's a wild pitch. Boyer scores.
Top 8 Boyer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Alou who is chasing the ball. Boyer reaches third base with a triple. Javier scores.
Top 8 White hits a fly ball into left field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. Javier moves to second.
Top 8 Javier takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Kuenn hits a popup, foul, towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 There goes Amalfitano. The throw from Schaffer and he is safe. Amalfitano steals second.
Bottom 7 Amalfitano takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Marichal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Bob Lillis now playing shortstop. Lindy McDaniel now pitching. Don Taussig now playing center field. Bowman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDaniel fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Charlie James pinch hits for Curt Simmons. James strikes out.
Top 7 Don Taussig pinch hits for Alex Grammas. Taussig hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Marichal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Felipe Alou now playing center field. Red Schoendienst pinch hits for Curt Flood. Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Orsino hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Davenport hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Alou tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 Felipe Alou pinch runs for Willie Mays. Cepeda hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kuenn tags and scores. Alou tags and moves to third.
Bottom 6 Mays is hit by the pitch. Alou moves to second.
Bottom 6 Alou hits a fly ball towards right. Cunningham settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Cunningham. Kuenn moves to third.
Bottom 6 Jimmie Schaffer now catching. Kuenn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Flood. Kuenn reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Sawatski strikes out.
Top 6 Musial is walked intentionally.
Top 6 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. White moves to second.
Top 6 White hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Marichal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Amalfitano hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Marichal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Simmons fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Bowman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Javier hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Marichal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Grammas hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Orsino hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Davenport hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Cepeda hits a popup towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Mays takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Flood hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Sawatski hits a fly ball into left field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Musial hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Musial reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Amalfitano hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Marichal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 White strikes out.
Top 3 Cunningham is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Javier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Marichal picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Marichal. Javier moves to second.
Top 3 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Bowman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Orsino hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mays scores.
Bottom 2 There goes Mays. The throw from Sawatski and he is safe. Mays steals second.
Bottom 2 Davenport strikes out.
Bottom 2 Cepeda hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Mays takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Flood 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 2 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 1 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 1 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Amalfitano hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Musial hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Boyer takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 White hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. White reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Javier hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.