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Reds
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
August 11, 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 August 11, 1961 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 11, 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 | August 11, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim O'Toole |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Juan Marichal |
| Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 22,932 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 40 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jocko Conlan 1B: Ken Burkhart 2B: Mel Steiner 3B: Chris Pelekoudas |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Kasko | Shortstop |
| Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
| Vada Pinson | Center Fielder |
| Frank Robinson | Right Fielder |
| Gus Bell | Left Fielder |
| Gordy Coleman | First Baseman |
| Gene Freese | Third Baseman |
| Jerry Zimmerman | Catcher |
| Jim O'Toole | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joey Amalfitano | Second Baseman |
| Harvey Kuenn | Left Fielder |
| Matty Alou | Right Fielder |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
| Jim Davenport | Third Baseman |
| John Orsino | Catcher |
| Jose Pagan | Shortstop |
| Juan Marichal | Pitcher |
| Alvin Dark | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
August 11, 1961
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Marichal
Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Marichal
Blasingame hits a fly ball into right field. Alou 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. Marichal
Pinson hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Marichal scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pinson for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. O'Toole
Amalfitano hits a popup, foul, towards first. Coleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. O'Toole
Kuenn strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. O'Toole
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
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Marichal
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Marichal
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Marichal
There goes Bell. The throw from Orsino and he is out, Pagan applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Marichal
Coleman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. O'Toole
Mays hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bell. Mays reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cepeda vs. O'Toole
Cepeda hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davenport vs. O'Toole
O'Toole spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on O'Toole. Pinson fumbles the ball. That's an error on Pinson. Mays scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. O'Toole
Davenport strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orsino vs. O'Toole
Orsino strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Marichal
Freese is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Marichal
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Marichal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Toole vs. Marichal
O'Toole strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. O'Toole
Pagan 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, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marichal vs. O'Toole
Marichal 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, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. O'Toole
Amalfitano hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Zimmerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Marichal
Kasko hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. Marichal
Blasingame strikes out. There goes Kasko. The throw from Orsino to Pagan, and Kasko is out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Marichal
Pinson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Davenport settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. O'Toole
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, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. O'Toole
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. O'Toole fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. O'Toole
Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. O'Toole
There's a wild pitch. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cepeda vs. O'Toole
Cepeda strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Marichal
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Marichal
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Marichal
Coleman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Freese vs. Marichal
Freese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bell moves to third. Coleman moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Zimmerman vs. Marichal
Zimmerman strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
O'Toole vs. Marichal
O'Toole hits a line drive into center field. Mays picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Mays. Bell scores. Coleman scores. Freese moves to third. O'Toole moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kasko vs. Marichal
Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. O'Toole
Davenport hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orsino vs. O'Toole
Orsino hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. O'Toole
Pagan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marichal vs. O'Toole
Marichal hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pagan goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Amalfitano vs. O'Toole
Amalfitano strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Marichal
Blasingame hits a popup, foul, towards third. Davenport settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Marichal
Pinson hits a line drive into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Marichal
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. O'Toole
Kuenn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. O'Toole
Alou hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bell. Alou reaches second base with a double. Kuenn moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mays vs. O'Toole
Mays is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cepeda vs. O'Toole
Cepeda hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kuenn scores. Alou scores. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davenport vs. O'Toole
Davenport bunts towards the mound. O'Toole fields it and throws to first for the out. Mays moves to third. Cepeda moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Orsino vs. O'Toole
Orsino strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pagan vs. O'Toole
Pagan is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Marichal vs. O'Toole
Marichal 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, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Marichal
Bell bunts towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Marichal
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freese vs. Marichal
Freese hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynch vs. Marichal
Jerry Lynch pinch hits for Jerry Zimmerman.
Lynch 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, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. O'Toole
Johnny Edwards now catching.
Amalfitano hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. O'Toole
Kuenn hits a popup, foul, towards third. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. O'Toole
Alou hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Amalfitano moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mays vs. O'Toole
Mays hits a popup towards short. Kasko settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cepeda vs. O'Toole
Cepeda strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Marichal
Leo Cardenas pinch hits for Jim O'Toole.
Cardenas is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Marichal
Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Marichal
Blasingame hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Jones
Sherman Jones now pitching.
Davenport strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orsino vs. Jones
Orsino hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robinson who is chasing the ball. Orsino reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pagan vs. Jones
Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Marichal vs. Jones
Marichal is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Marichal
Pinson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Marichal
Robinson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Marichal
Bell hits a popup towards short. Pagan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/11/1961 -- Cincinnati at San Francisco (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
Kasko E, ss 4 0 1 0 Amalfitano J, 2b 4 0 1 0
Blasingame D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Kuenn H, lf 4 1 1 0
Pinson V, cf 4 0 0 0 Alou M, rf 4 1 2 0
Robinson F, rf 4 0 1 0 Mays W, cf 2 1 1 0
Bell G, lf 4 1 1 0 Cepeda O, 1b 4 0 1 2
Coleman G, 1b 3 1 2 0 Davenport J, 3b 3 0 0 0
Freese G, 3b 3 0 1 0 Orsino J, c 4 0 1 0
Zimmerman J, c 2 0 0 0 Pagan J, ss 2 1 0 0
Lynch J, ph 1 0 0 0 Marichal J, p 4 0 1 1
Edwards J, c 0 0 0 0
O'Toole J, p 2 0 1 2
Cardenas L, ph 1 0 0 0
Jones S, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 2 7 2 31 4 8 3
Cincinnati 000 020 000 -- 2
San Francisco 010 012 00x -- 4
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
O'Toole J (L) 7.0 7 4 3 4 7
Jones S 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Marichal J (W) 9.0 7 2 2 0 8
E -- O'Toole J, Pinson V, Mays W
DP -- San Francisco 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 3, San Francisco 8
2B -- Mays W, Alou M
3B -- Orsino J
CS -- Bell G, Kasko E
SH -- Davenport J
WP -- O'Toole J
T -- 2:40
A -- 22932
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