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Reds
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
May 29, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Cincinnati Reds, played on May 29, 1961 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 29, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 29, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Hunt |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike McCormick |
| Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 10,852 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 44 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Secory 1B: Tony Venzon 2B: Ed Sudol 3B: Frank Dascoli |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
| Eddie Kasko | Shortstop |
| Vada Pinson | Center Fielder |
| Frank Robinson | Left Fielder |
| Gene Freese | Third Baseman |
| Wally Post | Right Fielder |
| Dick Gernert | First Baseman |
| Jerry Zimmerman | Catcher |
| Ken Hunt | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Felipe Alou | Right Fielder |
| Harvey Kuenn | Third Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Orlando Cepeda | Left Fielder |
| Ed Bailey | Catcher |
| Chuck Hiller | Second Baseman |
| Jose Pagan | Shortstop |
| Mike McCormick | Pitcher |
| Alvin Dark | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
May 29, 1961
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. McCormick
Blasingame hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. McCormick
Kasko takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. McCormick
Pinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kasko moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. McCormick
Robinson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. McCormick
Freese hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hiller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. McCormick
Post strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Hunt
Alou hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Hunt
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hunt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Hunt
Mays hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson. Mays reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCovey vs. Hunt
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. McCormick
Gernert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. McCormick
Zimmerman hits a popup towards short. Pagan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunt vs. McCormick
Hunt bunts towards the mound. McCormick fields it and throws to first for the out. Gernert moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blasingame vs. McCormick
Blasingame hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Hunt
Cepeda strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Hunt
Bailey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hiller vs. Hunt
Hiller strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pagan vs. Hunt
Pagan strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. McCormick
Eddie Bressoud now playing shortstop.
Kasko hits a line drive into center field. Mays picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Mays. Kasko moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pinson vs. McCormick
Pinson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. McCormick
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Freese vs. McCormick
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kuenn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Hunt
McCormick hits a popup towards short. Kasko settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Hunt
Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Hunt
Kuenn strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Hunt
There goes Alou. The throw from Zimmerman and he is out, Blasingame applying the tag. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. McCormick
Post hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gernert vs. McCormick
Gernert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Post moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Zimmerman vs. McCormick
Zimmerman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Post scores. Gernert moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hunt vs. McCormick
Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCormick fields it and throws to third for the out. Zimmerman moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blasingame vs. McCormick
Blasingame hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kasko vs. McCormick
Kasko hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Hunt
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Hunt
McCovey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Hunt
Cepeda strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Hunt
Bailey hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. McCormick
Pinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Fisher
Eddie Fisher now pitching.
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hiller fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Fisher
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kuenn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Hunt
Hiller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bressoud vs. Hunt
Bressoud hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hiller moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marshall vs. Hunt
Jim Marshall pinch hits for Eddie Fisher.
Marshall hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hiller moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Alou vs. Hunt
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko fields it and throws to second for the out. Hiller scores. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Hunt
There goes Alou. The throw from Zimmerman and he is safe. Alou steals second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuenn vs. Hunt
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Duffalo
Jim Duffalo now pitching.
Post hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Duffalo
Gernert hits a popup towards third. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Duffalo
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with Duffalo covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Hunt
Mays hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Hunt
McCovey hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Hunt
There goes Mays. The throw from Zimmerman and he is out, Blasingame applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Hunt
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Duffalo
Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kuenn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Duffalo
Blasingame 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 -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Duffalo
Kasko hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Hunt
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Hunt
Hiller is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Hunt
Bressoud hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robinson. Bressoud reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Haller vs. Hunt
Tom Haller pinch hits for Jim Duffalo.
Haller hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Zimmerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Miller
Stu Miller now pitching.
Pinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Miller
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hiller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Pinson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Freese vs. Miller
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Pinson moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Post vs. Miller
Post hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Hunt
Alou hits a popup towards short. Kasko settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Hunt
Kuenn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Hunt
Mays strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Hunt
McCovey hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Miller
Gernert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. Miller
Elio Chacon pinch runs for Dick Gernert.
Zimmerman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou. Zimmerman reaches second base with a double. Chacon goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hunt vs. Miller
Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hunt for the out. Zimmerman moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Blasingame vs. Miller
There goes Zimmerman. The slide. Bailey applies the tag. Zimmerman is out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Miller
Blasingame strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Hunt
Gordy Coleman now playing first base.
Cepeda hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Hunt
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first, with Hunt covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Hunt
Hiller hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/29/1961 -- Cincinnati at San Francisco (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
Blasingame D, 2b 5 0 0 0 Alou F, rf 4 0 1 1
Kasko E, ss 3 1 1 0 Kuenn H, 3b 3 0 0 0
Pinson V, cf 3 1 2 0 Mays W, cf 4 0 2 0
Robinson F, lf 4 1 1 3 McCovey W, 1b 4 0 1 0
Freese G, 3b 4 0 0 0 Cepeda O, lf 4 0 0 0
Post W, rf 4 1 1 0 Bailey E, c 3 0 0 0
Gernert D, 1b 2 0 1 0 Hiller C, 2b 4 1 1 0
Chacon E, pr 0 1 0 0 Pagan J, ss 1 0 0 0
Coleman G, 1b 0 0 0 0 Bressoud E, ss 2 0 2 0
Zimmerman J, c 4 0 2 2 McCormick M, p 1 0 0 0
Hunt K, p 3 0 0 0 Fisher E, p 0 0 0 0
Marshall J, ph 1 0 0 0
Duffalo J, p 0 0 0 0
Haller T, ph 1 0 0 0
Miller S, p 0 0 0 0
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32 5 8 5 32 1 7 1
Cincinnati 300 100 001 -- 5
San Francisco 000 010 000 -- 1
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Hunt K (W) 9.0 7 1 1 2 7
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
McCormick M (L)* 4.0 7 4 4 2 2
Fisher E 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Duffalo J 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Miller S 2.0 1 1 1 2 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 5th
E -- Mays W
DP -- San Francisco 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 5, San Francisco 6
2B -- Mays W, Bressoud E, Zimmerman J
HR -- Robinson F
SB -- Alou F
CS -- Alou F, Mays W
SH -- Hunt K
T -- 2:44
A -- 10852
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