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Reds
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
July 5, 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 July 5, 1961 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 5, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 5, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sherman Jones |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike McCormick |
| Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 20,755 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Stan Landes 1B: Dusty Boggess 2B: Tom Gorman 3B: Ed Sudol |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
| Eddie Kasko | Shortstop |
| Vada Pinson | Center Fielder |
| Frank Robinson | Right Fielder |
| Gene Freese | Third Baseman |
| Wally Post | Left Fielder |
| Gordy Coleman | First Baseman |
| Jerry Zimmerman | Catcher |
| Sherman Jones | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Matty Alou | Right Fielder |
| Harvey Kuenn | Third Baseman |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Orlando Cepeda | Left Fielder |
| Hobie Landrith | Catcher |
| Joey Amalfitano | Second Baseman |
| Jose Pagan | Shortstop |
| Mike McCormick | Pitcher |
| Alvin Dark | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
July 5, 1961
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. McCormick
Blasingame strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. McCormick
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. McCormick
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Jones
Alou 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, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Jones
Kuenn hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Jones
McCovey hits a popup, foul, towards first. Coleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. McCormick
Freese strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. McCormick
Post hits a popup towards short. Pagan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. McCormick
Coleman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Jones
Mays hits a fly ball into left field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Jones
Cepeda hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Jones
Landrith strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. McCormick
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. McCormick
Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Zimmerman moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blasingame vs. McCormick
Blasingame hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Zimmerman moves to third. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kasko vs. McCormick
Kasko hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pinson vs. McCormick
Pinson takes first base on ball four. Zimmerman scores. Jones moves to third. Blasingame moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Robinson vs. McCormick
Robinson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Landrith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Freese vs. McCormick
Freese strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. Jones
Amalfitano hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Jones
Pagan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Zimmerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Jones
McCormick is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. McCormick
Post strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. McCormick
Coleman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. McCormick
McCormick fires to first and has Coleman trapped. There's the throw to Amalfitano who tags Coleman for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. McCormick
Zimmerman 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, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Jones
Alou takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Jones
Kuenn is hit by the pitch. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCovey vs. Jones
There's a wild pitch. Alou scores. Kuenn moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McCovey vs. Jones
McCovey hits a popup towards short. Kasko settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mays vs. Jones
Mays hits a popup, foul, towards third. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cepeda vs. Jones
Cepeda hits a line drive into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. McCormick
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. McCormick
Blasingame 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. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. McCormick
Kasko hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Landrith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Jones
Landrith hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. Jones
Amalfitano hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Jones
Pagan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Jones
McCormick hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. McCormick
Pinson hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. McCormick
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. McCormick
Freese hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. McCormick
Post hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Landrith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Jones
Alou hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Jones
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 -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Jones
McCovey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Jones
The umpire calls a balk on Jones McCovey moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Jones
Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cepeda vs. Jones
Cepeda hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. McCormick
Coleman hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. McCormick
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kuenn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. McCormick
Jones hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. McCormick
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kasko vs. McCormick
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, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Jones
Landrith strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. Jones
Amalfitano hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Jones
Jim Marshall pinch hits for Jose Pagan.
Marshall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Jones
Ed Bailey pinch hits for Mike McCormick.
Bailey hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Jones
Ernie Bowman now playing shortstop. Sam Jones now pitching.
Pinson hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Jones
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freese vs. Jones
There goes Robinson. The throw from Landrith and he is safe. Robinson steals second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Freese vs. Jones
Freese strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Jones
Gus Bell pinch hits for Wally Post.
Bell hits a line drive towards short. Bowman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Jones
Gus Bell now playing left field.
Alou hits a line drive into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Jones
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Jones
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Jones
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Jones
Zimmerman hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Jones
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowman fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Bowman. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blasingame vs. Jones
Blasingame takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kasko vs. Jones
Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Jones
Mays is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Jones
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landrith vs. Jones
Landrith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cepeda moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Haller vs. Brosnan
Billy O'Dell pinch runs for Hobie Landrith. Jim Brosnan now pitching. Tom Haller pinch hits for Joey Amalfitano.
Haller strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Brosnan
Felipe Alou pinch hits for Ernie Bowman.
Alou hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cepeda moves to third. O'Dell moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Davenport vs. Brosnan
Jim Davenport pinch hits for Sam Jones.
Davenport takes first base on ball four. Cepeda scores. O'Dell moves to third. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bressoud vs. Henry
Bill Henry now pitching. Eddie Bressoud pinch hits for Matty Alou.
Bressoud hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson 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 7/5/1961 -- Cincinnati at San Francisco (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
Blasingame D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Alou M, rf 3 1 0 0
Kasko E, ss 5 0 0 0 Bressoud E, ph 1 0 0 0
Pinson V, cf 3 1 2 2 Kuenn H, 3b 3 0 0 0
Robinson F, rf 4 0 1 0 McCovey W, 1b 4 0 1 0
Freese G, 3b 4 0 0 0 Mays W, cf 3 0 0 0
Post W, lf 3 0 0 0 Cepeda O, lf 4 1 1 0
Bell G, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Landrith H, c 4 0 1 0
Coleman G, 1b 4 1 2 1 O'Dell B, pr 0 0 0 0
Zimmerman J, c 4 1 1 0 Amalfitano J, 2b 3 0 0 0
Jones S, p 3 0 2 0 Haller T, ph 1 0 0 0
Brosnan J, p 0 0 0 0 Pagan J, ss 1 0 0 0
Henry B, p 0 0 0 0 Marshall J, ph 1 0 1 0
Bowman E, ss 0 0 0 0
Alou F, ph 1 0 1 0
McCormick M, p 2 0 0 0
Bailey E, ph 1 0 0 0
Jones S, p 0 0 0 0
Davenport J, ph 0 0 0 1
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35 3 9 3 32 2 5 1
Cincinnati 001 001 100 -- 3
San Francisco 000 100 001 -- 2
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Jones S (W) 8.1 4 2 2 3 4
Brosnan J 0.1 1 0 0 1 1
Henry B (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
McCormick M (L) 7.0 8 3 3 2 4
Jones S 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
E -- Bowman E
DP -- San Francisco 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 8, San Francisco 8
HR -- Pinson V, Coleman G
SB -- Robinson F
HBP -- by Jones S (Kuenn H)
WP -- Jones S
Balk -- Jones S
T -- 3:00
A -- 20755
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