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Giants
@ Dodgers
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
April 26, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants, played on April 26, 1961 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Game Summary
| Date | April 26, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Home Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 26, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike McCormick |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Stan Williams |
| Ballpark | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
| City | Los Angeles |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 27,032 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 32 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mel Steiner 1B: Al Barlick 2B: Shag Crawford 3B: Ed Vargo |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Hiller | Second Baseman |
| Harvey Kuenn | Right Fielder |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Orlando Cepeda | Left Fielder |
| Bob Schmidt | Catcher |
| Jim Davenport | Third Baseman |
| Jose Pagan | Shortstop |
| Mike McCormick | Pitcher |
| Alvin Dark | Manager |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Maury Wills | Shortstop |
| Charlie Neal | Second Baseman |
| Tommy Davis | Center Fielder |
| Wally Moon | Left Fielder |
| Don Demeter | Right Fielder |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Charley Smith | Third Baseman |
| Doug Camilli | Catcher |
| Stan Williams | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Dodgers
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
April 26, 1961
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Williams
Hiller strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Williams
Kuenn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Williams
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wills vs. McCormick
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCormick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Neal vs. McCormick
Neal strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. McCormick
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with McCormick covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Williams
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Williams
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Williams
Schmidt strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Moon vs. McCormick
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hiller fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Demeter vs. McCormick
Demeter strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. McCormick
Hodges hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. McCormick
Smith strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Williams
Davenport hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Williams
Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Williams
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Camilli vs. McCormick
Camilli hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. McCormick
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. McCormick
Wills hits a fly ball into right field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Neal vs. McCormick
Neal hits a line drive into left center field for a base hit. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. McCormick
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hiller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Williams
Hiller strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Williams
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Williams
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Moon vs. McCormick
Moon bunts towards first. McCovey fields the ball and throws to McCormick covering. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Demeter vs. McCormick
Demeter strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. McCormick
Hodges hits a fly ball into right field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. McCormick
Smith strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Williams
McCovey strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Williams
Cepeda takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Williams
Schmidt hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Neal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Davenport vs. Williams
Davenport strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Camilli vs. McCormick
Camilli strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. McCormick
Williams hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCovey settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on McCovey. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. McCormick
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. McCormick
Wills hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cepeda. Wills reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Neal vs. McCormick
Neal hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wills scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. McCormick
Davis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Moon vs. McCormick
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCormick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Williams
Don Blasingame pinch hits for Jose Pagan.
Blasingame takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Farley vs. Williams
Bob Farley pinch hits for Mike McCormick.
There's a wild pitch. Blasingame moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Farley vs. Williams
Farley strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Hiller vs. Williams
Hiller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blasingame moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Kuenn vs. Williams
Kuenn hits a fly ball into right field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Blasingame tags and scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Williams
Mays hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hiller moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCovey vs. Williams
McCovey hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Hiller scores. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Cepeda vs. Williams
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Neal fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Demeter vs. Fisher
Eddie Bressoud now playing shortstop. Eddie Fisher now pitching.
Demeter strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Fisher
Hodges strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Fisher
Smith strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Williams
Schmidt hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Williams
Davenport hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bressoud vs. Williams
Bressoud strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Williams
Jim Marshall pinch hits for Eddie Fisher.
Marshall strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Camilli vs. Duffalo
Jim Duffalo now pitching.
Camilli hits a line drive into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Duffalo
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Duffalo
Wills hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Neal vs. Duffalo
There goes Wills. The throw from Schmidt and he is out, Bressoud applying the tag. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Williams
Hiller hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Moon. Hiller reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuenn vs. Sherry
Larry Sherry now pitching.
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Hiller moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Mays vs. Sherry
Felipe Alou pinch runs for Harvey Kuenn.
Mays hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Hiller scores. Alou moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
McCovey vs. Sherry
McCovey hits a fly ball towards left. Moon settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Moon. Alou scores. Mays moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Cepeda vs. Sherry
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills misplays the ball. That's an error on Wills. Mays moves to third. McCovey moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Schmidt vs. Sherry
Schmidt hits a line drive into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mays tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Davenport vs. Sherry
Davenport hits a popup towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Bressoud vs. Sherry
Bressoud hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McCovey scores. Cepeda moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Duffalo vs. Sherry
There goes Bressoud. The throw from Camilli and he is safe. Bressoud steals second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Duffalo vs. Sherry
Duffalo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Duffalo
Felipe Alou now playing right field.
Neal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hiller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Duffalo
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Duffalo
Moon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Demeter vs. Duffalo
Demeter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Moon moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Hodges vs. Duffalo
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Sherry
Hiller strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Sherry
Matty Alou pinch hits for Felipe Alou.
Alou hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Sherry
Mays hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
McCovey vs. Sherry
McCovey hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Cepeda vs. Sherry
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Duffalo
Matty Alou now playing right field. Jim Gilliam pinch hits for Charley Smith.
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roseboro vs. Duffalo
John Roseboro pinch hits for Doug Camilli.
Roseboro hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Duffalo
Ron Fairly pinch hits for Larry Sherry.
Fairly hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Duffalo
Wills takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Larker vs. Bolin
Bobby Bolin now pitching. Norm Larker pinch hits for Charlie Neal.
Bolin fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Bolin. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Larker vs. Bolin
Larker strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Bolin
There's a wild pitch. Wills moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Davis vs. Bolin
Davis hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/26/1961 -- San Francisco at Los Angeles (N)
San Francisco AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI
Hiller C, 2b 5 2 2 0 Wills M, ss 4 1 2 0
Kuenn H, rf 2 0 1 1 Neal C, 2b 5 1 2 1
Alou F, pr-rf 0 1 0 0 Larker N, ph 0 0 0 0
Alou M, ph-rf 1 0 1 0 Davis T, cf 5 1 1 2
Mays W, cf 5 1 3 1 Moon W, lf 3 0 2 0
McCovey W, 1b 5 1 1 1 Demeter D, rf 4 0 1 0
Cepeda O, lf 4 0 0 0 Hodges G, 1b 4 0 0 0
Schmidt B, c 3 0 0 1 Smith C, 3b 3 0 0 0
Davenport J, 3b 4 0 1 0 Gilliam J, ph 0 1 0 0
Pagan J, ss 1 0 0 0 Camilli D, c 3 0 0 0
Blasingame D, ph 0 1 0 0 Roseboro J, ph 1 1 1 2
Bressoud E, ss 2 0 1 1 Williams S, p 3 0 1 0
McCormick M, p 1 0 0 0 Sherry L, p 0 0 0 0
Farley B, ph 1 0 0 0 Fairly R, ph 1 0 0 0
Fisher E, p 0 0 0 0
Marshall J, ph 1 0 0 0
Duffalo J, p 1 0 0 0
Bolin B, p 0 0 0 0
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36 6 10 5 36 5 10 5
San Francisco 000 002 040 -- 6
Los Angeles 000 030 002 -- 5
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
McCormick M 5.0 7 3 3 0 7
Fisher E 1.0 0 0 0 0 3
Duffalo J (W) 2.1 3 2 2 3 0
Bolin B (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Williams S* 7.0 5 3 3 3 8
Sherry L (L) 2.0 5 3 0 0 2
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- McCovey W, Moon W, Wills M, Bolin B
DP -- Los Angeles 1
LOB -- San Francisco 8, Los Angeles 7
2B -- Wills M, Hiller C
HR -- Davis T, Roseboro J
SB -- Bressoud E
CS -- Wills M
SF -- Kuenn H, Schmidt B
WP -- Williams S, Bolin B
T -- 3:32
A -- 27032
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