Dodgers @ Giants
August 20, 1961

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Dodgers 3 3 2
Giants 11 13 1
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Dodgers 3 3 2
Giants 11 13 1

Willie McCovey Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .252
OBP .667 .332
At Bats 2 254
Hits 1 64
• Singles 1 41
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 12
Walks 1 29
RBI’s 0 36

Jim Golden Season Stats

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Candlestick Park - August 20, 1961
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Out
Jim Golden
John Roseboro
Norm Larker
Jim Gilliam
Tommy Davis
Maury Wills
Wally Moon
Duke Snider
Ron Fairly
Willie McCovey
Joey Amalfitano
Jack Sanford
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larker scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCovey for the out.

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Bottom 5 Jim Golden now pitching. Davenport bunts in front of the plate. Roseboro fields it and throws to first for the out. Sanford moves to third. Amalfitano moves to second.
Bottom 5 Amalfitano hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pagan scores. Sanford moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Sanford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sherry fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Sherry. Pagan moves to second.
Bottom 5 Pagan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Snider strikes out.
Top 5 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sanford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sanford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Orsino hits a fly ball into right field. Fairly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Alou hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 4 Cepeda hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Fairly. Cepeda reaches second base with a double. Sanford scores. Amalfitano scores. Mays moves to third.
Bottom 4 Mays takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 McCovey strikes out.
Bottom 4 Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larker scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Davenport for the out.
Bottom 4 Larry Sherry now pitching. Amalfitano bunts towards the mound. Sherry picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Sherry. Pagan scores. Sanford moves to third. Amalfitano moves to second.
Bottom 4 Sanford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pagan moves to second.
Bottom 4 Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Koufax hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Larker hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Roseboro hits a popup, foul, towards third. Davenport settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Orsino hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Roseboro settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Alou hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Mays hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 3 McCovey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Davenport strikes out.
Top 3 Fairly hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fairly for the out.
Top 3 Moon takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sanford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gilliam for the out.
Bottom 2 Amalfitano hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Sanford hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Pagan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fairly throws the ball in to Wills who tags Pagan trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 2 Orsino strikes out.
Top 2 Wills hits a line drive into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Koufax hits a line drive to right field. Alou throws towards the plate. Orsino fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Orsino. Fairly scores. Larker scores. Koufax moves to second.
Top 2 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Fairly moves to third. Larker moves to second.
Top 2 Larker takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Roseboro hits a popup, foul, towards third. Davenport settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Fairly hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cepeda. Fairly reaches second base with a double. Moon goes all the way around to score.
Top 2 Moon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Alou strikes out.
Bottom 1 Cepeda is walked intentionally.
Bottom 1 Mays hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moon. Mays reaches second base with a double. McCovey goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 McCovey takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Amalfitano hits a popup, foul, towards first. Larker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Gilliam takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Wills strikes out.