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Giants
@ Dodgers
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
June 4, 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 June 4, 1961 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Game Summary
| Date | June 4, 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 | June 4, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sam Jones |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Stan Williams |
| Ballpark | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
| City | Los Angeles |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 47,463 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 43 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Augie Donatelli 1B: Jocko Conlan 2B: Ken Burkhart 3B: Chris Pelekoudas |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Felipe Alou | Right Fielder |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Orlando Cepeda | Left Fielder |
| Ed Bailey | Catcher |
| Jim Davenport | Third Baseman |
| Chuck Hiller | Second Baseman |
| Jose Pagan | Shortstop |
| Sam Jones | Pitcher |
| Alvin Dark | Manager |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Maury Wills | Shortstop |
| Jim Gilliam | Second Baseman |
| Willie Davis | Center Fielder |
| Duke Snider | Right Fielder |
| Tommy Davis | Left Fielder |
| Norm Larker | First Baseman |
| Daryl Spencer | Third Baseman |
| John Roseboro | Catcher |
| Stan Williams | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Dodgers
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
June 4, 1961
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Williams
Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Williams
Mays hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Davis. Mays reaches second base with a double. Alou goes all the way around to score. Mays moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
McCovey vs. Williams
McCovey hits a fly ball into left field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Cepeda vs. Williams
Cepeda hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mays scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Williams
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Jones
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wills for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Jones
Gilliam hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Alou. Gilliam reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Jones
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Snider vs. Jones
Snider hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Williams
Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Williams
Hiller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Williams
Pagan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Williams
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Jones
Davis hits a popup towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Jones
Larker strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Jones
Spencer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hiller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Williams
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Williams
There goes Alou. The throw from Roseboro and he is safe. Alou steals second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Williams
Mays strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
McCovey vs. Williams
McCovey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Cepeda vs. Williams
Cepeda strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Bailey vs. Williams
Bailey hits a fly ball into left field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Jones
Roseboro hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Jones
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Jones
Wills hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Jones
Gilliam strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Williams
Davenport hits a popup, foul, towards first. Larker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Williams
Hiller hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Williams
Pagan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Jones
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Jones
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with Jones covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Jones
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Davenport. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Larker vs. Jones
Larker strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Williams
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Williams
Alou hits a popup towards first. Larker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Williams
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Jones
Spencer strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Jones
Roseboro hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Jones
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Jones
Wills hits a popup towards third. Davenport settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Williams
McCovey hits a fly ball into left field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Williams
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Williams
Bailey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Davenport vs. Williams
Davenport strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Jones
Gilliam hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Jones
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Jones
Snider hits a popup towards short. Pagan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Williams
Hiller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Pagan vs. Williams
Pagan hits a line drive into left field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Williams
Jones bunts towards the mound. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. Hiller moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Williams
Alou hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Williams
Mays hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Roseboro settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Jones
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Larker vs. Jones
Larker hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Jones
Spencer hits a ball on the ground into center field. Mays picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Mays. Davis moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Roseboro vs. Jones
Roseboro takes first base on ball four. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 123
Fairly vs. Jones
Ron Fairly pinch hits for Stan Williams.
Fairly takes first base on ball four. Davis scores. Spencer moves to third. Roseboro moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Wills vs. Miller
Stu Miller now pitching.
Wills hits a line drive towards first. McCovey reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Gilliam vs. Miller
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Sherry
Larry Sherry now pitching.
McCovey hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Sherry
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Sherry
Bailey hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Davenport vs. Sherry
There goes Cepeda. The throw from Roseboro and he is out, Gilliam applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Miller
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Davis for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Miller
Snider 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, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Miller
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Sherry
Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Sherry
Hiller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Pagan vs. Sherry
Pagan strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Sherry
Miller strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Miller
Larker 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, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Miller
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Roseboro vs. Miller
Roseboro hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Miller
Gil Hodges pinch hits for Larry Sherry.
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport juggles the ball. That's an error on Davenport. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Howard vs. Miller
Frank Howard pinch hits for Maury Wills.
Howard strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/4/1961 -- San Francisco at Los Angeles (D)
San Francisco AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI
Alou F, rf 4 2 3 2 Wills M, ss 4 0 1 0
Mays W, cf 4 1 1 1 Howard F, ph 1 0 0 0
McCovey W, 1b 3 0 0 0 Gilliam J, 2b 4 0 1 0
Cepeda O, lf 4 0 2 1 Davis W, cf 4 0 0 0
Bailey E, c 4 0 1 0 Snider D, rf 4 0 0 0
Davenport J, 3b 4 0 0 0 Davis T, lf 4 1 1 0
Hiller C, 2b 2 1 0 0 Larker N, 1b 4 0 0 0
Pagan J, ss 4 0 1 0 Spencer D, 3b 4 0 2 0
Jones S, p 2 0 0 0 Roseboro J, c 3 1 1 1
Miller S, p 1 0 0 0 Williams S, p 2 0 0 0
Fairly R, ph 0 0 0 1
Sherry L, p 0 0 0 0
Hodges G, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 4 8 4 35 2 6 2
San Francisco 200 000 200 -- 4
Los Angeles 000 010 100 -- 2
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Jones S (W) 6.1 5 2 2 2 8
Miller S (S) 2.2 1 0 0 0 1
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Williams S (L) 7.0 7 4 4 2 4
Sherry L 2.0 1 0 0 1 2
E -- Davenport J 2, Mays W
DP -- Los Angeles 1
LOB -- San Francisco 5, Los Angeles 8
2B -- Mays W, Gilliam J
HR -- Roseboro J, Alou F
SB -- Alou F
CS -- Cepeda O
SH -- Jones S
T -- 2:43
A -- 47463
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