August 17, 1961 St. Louis Cardinals at San Francisco Giants Box Score and Play by Play

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CLE 4
BOS 3
(14) BAL 3
@DET 1 NYY 5
CHW 3 WSA 4
LAA 3 CHC 11
PIT 4 PIT 4
@CHC 3 MLN 7
PHI 6
(11) STL 2
@SFG 0

Standings at end of play this day

Candlestick Park, Attendance: 10,825

Thursday, August 17, 1961
Time of Game: 2:29

Cardinals

58-57

Won 1

5th, 13 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  1   0  1  0    2  7  0
Giants          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  3  1

W: L Jackson (9-9), L: M McCormick (9-12)

Giants

62-51

Lost 1

3rd, 8 GB

BATTING

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Javier 2B                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .297  .711    0    1   2   
C Flood CF                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .288  .738    0    5   1   SB,SH
C James LF                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .271  .678    0    2   0   2B
K Boyer 3B                    3   0   2   2    1   1  .317  .891    0    0   4   2B,SB
B White 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .296  .836    0   15   0   
D Taussig RF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .290  .799    0    2   0   
A Grammas SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .147  .459    0    0   6   SH
J Schaffer C                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .286  .676    0    2   0   
L Jackson P                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .140  .397    0    0   0   SH
Totals                       31   2   7   2    2   5                    27  13

BATTING

2B: K Boyer (18, off M McCormick); C James (14, off M McCormick).

SH: L Jackson (4, off M McCormick); C Flood (5, off M McCormick); A Grammas (4, off M McCormick).

TB: K Boyer 3; C James 2; C Flood; D Taussig; J Javier; J Schaffer.

RBI: K Boyer 2 (69).

2-out RBI: K Boyer.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Flood-B White.

BASERUNNING

SB: K Boyer (4, 2nd base off M McCormick/H Landrith); C Flood (2, 2nd base off M McCormick/H Landrith).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Amalfitano 2B               4   0   1   0    0   1  .270  .677    0    3   1   
H Kuenn LF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .700    0    4   0   
M Alou RF                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .302  .813    0    1   0   
W Mays CF                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .313  .997    0    3   0   
O Cepeda 1B                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .312  .943    0    7   0   2B
H Landrith C                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .220  .699    0    7   1   
J Davenport 3B                2   0   0   0    0   0  .269  .767    0    1   3   
  W McCovey PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .243  .740    0    0   0   
  E Bowman 3B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .150  .340         0   0   
J Pagan SS                    2   0   1   0    0   0  .266  .669    0    1   2   
  J Marshall PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .594    0    0   0   
M McCormick P                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .170  .403    0    0   2   
  F Alou PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .269  .760    0    0   0   
Totals                       29   0   3   0    0   2                    27   9

BATTING

2B: O Cepeda (21, off L Jackson).

TB: O Cepeda 2; J Pagan; J Amalfitano.

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

E: H Landrith (2).

PITCHING

St.Louis Cardinals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Jackson, W (9-9)             9     3   0   0    0   2   0   4.15   29     -       ·  ·     13· 9· 2· 3     83    -     1.13   0.65
Totals                         9     3   0   0    0   2   0          29     -       ·  ·     13· 9· 2· 3           -

San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M McCormick, L (9-12)          9     7   2   2    2   5   0   3.14   36     -       ·  ·      9·13· 0· 7     68    -     1.04   0.15
Totals                         9     7   2   2    2   5   0          36     -       ·  ·      9·13· 0· 7           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Frank Secory, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Augie Donatelli, 3B - Tony Venzon.

Time of Game: 2:29.

Attendance: 10,825.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   St.Louis Cardinals            San Francisco Giants                 
1. J Javier             2B    1. J Amalfitano         2B 
2. C Flood              CF    2. H Kuenn              LF 
3. C James              LF    3. M Alou               RF 
4. K Boyer              3B    4. W Mays               CF 
5. B White              1B    5. O Cepeda             1B 
6. D Taussig            RF    6. H Landrith           C  
7. A Grammas            SS    7. J Davenport          3B 
8. J Schaffer           C     8. J Pagan              SS 
9. L Jackson            P     9. M McCormick          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   2  0-0  -2-      17%  65% K Boyer         M McCormick     Double; Javier Scores
   t 8   1  0-1  -2-      10%  87% K Boyer         M McCormick     Single; James Scores
   b 8   1  2-0  ---      -7%  81% O Cepeda        L Jackson       Double
   b 8   1  2-0  -2-       7%  88% H Landrith      L Jackson       Flyball: CF
   t 7   2  0-1  -23      -6%  64% J Javier        M McCormick     Strikeout Looking

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike McCormick facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  J Javier        Flyball: CF
          ---      50%  C Flood         Single
   O      1--      47%  C James         Foul Flyball: C
          1--      49%  K Boyer         Flood Steals 2B; Flood to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
          --3      50%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3      45%  B White         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry Jackson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  J Amalfitano    Flyball: CF
   O      ---      49%  H Kuenn         Lineout: RF
   O      ---      50%  M Alou          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike McCormick facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      48%  D Taussig       Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  A Grammas       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      45%  J Schaffer      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry Jackson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  W Mays          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      49%  O Cepeda        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  H Landrith      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike McCormick facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      48%  L Jackson       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      46%  J Javier        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      45%  C Flood         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry Jackson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      47%  J Davenport     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      44%  J Pagan         Single
   OO     1--      50%  M McCormick     Double Play: Flyball: CF-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike McCormick facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      47%  C James         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      45%  K Boyer         Strikeout
   O      ---      44%  B White         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry Jackson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  J Amalfitano    Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      49%  H Kuenn         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  M Alou          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike McCormick facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  D Taussig       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      45%  A Grammas       Foul Flyball: LF
          ---      47%  J Schaffer      Single
   O      1--      43%  L Jackson       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry Jackson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      46%  W Mays          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      49%  O Cepeda        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  H Landrith      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike McCormick facing 1-2-3
          ---      55%  J Javier        Single
   O      1--      53%  C Flood         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Javier to 2B
   O      -2-      48%  C James         Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      -2-      65%  K Boyer         Double; Javier Scores
   O      -2-      61%  B White         Foul Flyball: 3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Larry Jackson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      65%  J Davenport     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      68%  J Pagan         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      70%  M McCormick     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 0.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike McCormick facing 6-7-8
          ---      73%  D Taussig       Single
   O      1--      72%  A Grammas       Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Taussig to 2B
          -2-      74%  J Schaffer      Walk
   O      12-      71%  L Jackson       Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Taussig to 3B; Schaffer to 2B
   O      -23      64%  J Javier        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Larry Jackson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      69%  J Amalfitano    Flyball: LF
   O      ---      73%  H Kuenn         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      75%  M Alou          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 0.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike McCormick facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      73%  C Flood         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      77%  C James         Double
   R      -2-      87%  K Boyer         Single; James Scores
   O      1--      85%  B White         Flyball: CF
          1--      86%  D Taussig       Boyer Steals 2B
   O      -2-      84%  " "             Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Larry Jackson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      88%  W Mays          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      81%  O Cepeda        Double
   O      -2-      88%  H Landrith      Flyball: CF
                  Willie McCovey pinch hits for Jim Davenport batting 7th
   O      -2-      93%  W McCovey       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Giants 0.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mike McCormick facing 7-8-9
                  Ernie Bowman replaces Willie McCovey playing 3B batting 7th
   O      ---      92%  A Grammas       Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      91%  J Schaffer      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      91%  L Jackson       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Larry Jackson facing 8-9-1
                  Jim Marshall pinch hits for Jose Pagan batting 8th
   O      ---      96%  J Marshall      Flyball: LF
                  Felipe Alou pinch hits for Mike McCormick batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  F Alou          Flyball: 1B/Interference called
          ---      96%  J Amalfitano    Single
   O      1--     100%  H Kuenn         Lineout: 2B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Giants 0.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:SFN196108170

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation