September 8, 1961 Los Angeles Dodgers at San Francisco Giants Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 2
WSA 1 BAL 4
WSA 2 BOS 9
DET 2 KCA 6
MIN 4 CHW 5
@LAA 3
(10) NYY 9
CLE 1 CHC 4
PHI 1 CIN 3
STL 2
(10) PIT 2
@MLN 1 SFG 7
LAD 3

Standings at end of play this day

Candlestick Park, Attendance: 27,892

Friday, September 8, 1961
Time of Game: 2:13

Dodgers

78-55

Lost 1

2nd, 2 GB

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

W: M McCormick (12-14), L: J Podres (18-5)

Giants

71-62

Won 1

4th, 9 GB

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Wills SS                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .694   12    2   2   
J Gilliam 2B                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .246  .712    8    3   4   
W Moon LF                     3   1   1   1    1   0  .323  .935   11    3   0   GDP
F Howard RF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .300  .876   15    3   0   
G Hodges 1B                   4   1   1   2    0   1  .254  .731   10    9   0   HR
T Davis CF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .286  .756   13    1   0   
D Spencer 3B                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .249  .741   14    0   0   
  W Davis PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .252  .781         0   0   
N Sherry C                    4   0   0   0    0   3  .278  .763   15    3   2   GDP
J Podres P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .504         0   0   
  R Craig P                   1   1   1   0    0   0  .160  .422    1    0   1   2B
  G Windhorn PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .666    3    0   0   
  J Golden P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  B Aspromonte PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .225  .570    4    0   0   
  T Farrell P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .059  .118         0   0   
Totals                       34   3   9   3    1   6              106   24  10

BATTING

2B: R Craig (1, off M McCormick).

HR: G Hodges (8, off M McCormick; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF-CF).

TB: G Hodges 4; D Spencer 2; R Craig 2; J Gilliam 2; T Davis; W Moon; F Howard.

GIDP: N Sherry (6); W Moon (7).

RBI: G Hodges 2 (26); W Moon (72).

2-out RBI: W Moon.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M Wills-J Gilliam-G Hodges; J Gilliam-M Wills-G Hodges.

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Amalfitano 2B               3   3   2   0    1   0  .261  .670   11    2   1   3B,2B
J Davenport 3B                3   2   2   3    0   0  .280  .793    7    1   2   HR,SH
W Mays CF                     3   1   1   2    1   1  .305  .977   15    2   0   HR,IW
F Alou RF                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .270  .771    9    2   0   
O Cepeda 1B                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .301  .930   11   10   1   HR,GDP
H Kuenn LF                    2   0   1   0    2   0  .264  .690   19    2   0   
E Bailey C                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .263  .766   16    7   0   CS,GDP
J Pagan SS                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .256  .633   15    1   3   
M McCormick P                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .169  .402    9    0   3   
Totals                       29   7   9   7    5   2              112   27  10

BATTING

2B: J Amalfitano (10, off R Craig).

3B: J Amalfitano (4, off J Podres).

HR: O Cepeda (39, off J Podres; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF-CF); J Davenport (10, off R Craig; 2nd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF-CF); W Mays (35, off J Podres; 1st inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).

SH: J Davenport (10, off T Farrell).

IBB: W Mays (13, by T Farrell).

TB: J Davenport 5; J Amalfitano 5; O Cepeda 4; W Mays 4; J Pagan; F Alou; H Kuenn.

GIDP: E Bailey (6); O Cepeda (19).

RBI: J Davenport 3 (53); W Mays 2 (104); F Alou (38); O Cepeda (122).

2-out RBI: J Davenport 2.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 3 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Davenport-J Amalfitano-O Cepeda; O Cepeda-J Pagan.

BASERUNNING

CS: E Bailey (5, 2nd base by T Farrell/N Sherry).

PITCHING

Los Angeles Dodgers           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Podres, L (18-5)             0.1   4   4   4    0   0   2   3.60    5   17-12    8· 1· 3    0· 3· 1· 1     27    -     0.79  -0.31
R Craig                        3.2   3   2   2    1   1   1   5.92   14   39-26   16· 3· 7    4· 6· 2· 0          0-0    0.24  -0.03
J Golden                       2     1   0   0    1   1   0   5.12    8   26-15    8· 2· 5    2· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.29   0.02
T Farrell                      2     1   1   1    3   0   0   4.96    8   29-14    9· 2· 3    3· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.21  -0.02
Totals                         8     9   7   7    5   2   3          35  111-67   41· 8·18    9·14· 4· 1           -

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, W (12-14)         9     9   3   3    1   6   1   3.27   35  106-73   44· 9·20   11·11· 5· 1     62    -     0.54   0.16
Totals                         9     9   3   3    1   6   1          35  106-73   44· 9·20   11·11· 5· 1           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: T Farrell (14; W Mays).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Al Barlick, 1B - Bill Jackowski, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Shag Crawford.

Time of Game: 2:13.

Attendance: 27,892.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           San Francisco Giants                 
1. M Wills              SS    1. J Amalfitano         2B 
2. J Gilliam            2B    2. J Davenport          3B 
3. W Moon               LF    3. W Mays               CF 
4. F Howard             RF    4. F Alou               RF 
5. G Hodges             1B    5. O Cepeda             1B 
6. T Davis              CF    6. H Kuenn              LF 
7. D Spencer            3B    7. E Bailey             C  
8. N Sherry             C     8. J Pagan              SS 
9. J Podres             P     9. M McCormick          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   0  0-1  1--  6   13%  81% W Mays          J Podres        Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Davenport Scores
   b 1   0  0-0  ---  1    9%  64% J Amalfitano    J Podres        Triple to CF (Fly Ball)
   b 2   2  0-4  -2-  1    7%  95% J Davenport     R Craig         Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Amalfitano Scores
   t 6   1  6-1  1--  2   -6%  89% G Hodges        M McCormick     Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Moon Scores
   b 1   1  0-3  ---  4    6%  86% O Cepeda        J Podres        Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike McCormick facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  M Wills         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   50%  J Gilliam       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   53%  W Moon          Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      1--  5   55%  F Howard        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Johnny Podres facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   64%  J Amalfitano    Triple to CF (Fly Ball)
   R      --3  3   68%  J Davenport     Single to 2B; Amalfitano Scores
   RR     1--  6   81%  W Mays          Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Davenport Scores
   O      ---  3   80%  F Alou          Lineout: LF
   R      ---  4   86%  O Cepeda        Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
                  Roger Craig replaces Johnny Podres pitching and batting 9th
          ---  4   87%  H Kuenn         Walk
   OO     1--  2   85%  E Bailey        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Giants 4.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-4, Mike McCormick facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   87%  G Hodges        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---  1   88%  T Davis         Groundout: P-1B
          ---  5   87%  D Spencer       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   88%  N Sherry        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Giants 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-0, Roger Craig facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   88%  J Pagan         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   87%  M McCormick     Groundout: P-1B
          ---  1   88%  J Amalfitano    Double to LF (Line Drive)
   RR     -2-  1   95%  J Davenport     Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Amalfitano Scores
   O      ---  1   94%  W Mays          Lineout: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Giants 6.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-6, Mike McCormick facing 9-1-2
          ---  1   92%  R Craig         Double to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  4   94%  M Wills         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-  3   95%  J Gilliam       Flyball: RF
   R      -2-  3   93%  W Moon          Single to CF (Line Drive); Craig Scores
   O      1--  3   94%  F Howard        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 6.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-1, Roger Craig facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   93%  F Alou          Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---  3   93%  O Cepeda        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   93%  H Kuenn         Single to LF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  3   93%  E Bailey        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 6.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-6, Mike McCormick facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   94%  G Hodges        Flyball: RF
          ---  6   92%  T Davis         Single to SS
   O      1--  5   94%  D Spencer       Groundout: P-1B; Davis to 2B
   O      -2-  5   95%  N Sherry        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-1, Roger Craig facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   95%  J Pagan         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---  3   94%  M McCormick     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   94%  J Amalfitano    Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 6.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-6, Mike McCormick facing 9-1-2
                  Gordie Windhorn pinch hits for Roger Craig batting 9th
   O      ---  3   95%  G Windhorn      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   96%  M Wills         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2   96%  J Gilliam       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-1, Jim Golden facing 2-3-4
                  Jim Golden replaces Gordie Windhorn pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   96%  J Davenport     Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   96%  W Mays          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   96%  F Alou          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 6.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-6, Mike McCormick facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   94%  W Moon          Walk
   O      1--  6   95%  F Howard        Flyball: LF
   RR     1--  2   89%  G Hodges        Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Moon Scores
   O      ---  5   91%  T Davis         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   92%  D Spencer       Foul Flyball: C
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Giants 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-3, Jim Golden facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   91%  O Cepeda        Groundout: P-1B
          ---  5   92%  H Kuenn         Walk
   O      1--  4   91%  E Bailey        Flyball: LF
          1--  6   91%  J Pagan         Single to LF (Ground Ball); Kuenn to 2B
   O      12-  3   90%  M McCormick     Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 3, Giants 6.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-6, Mike McCormick facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   92%  N Sherry        Strikeout Swinging
                  Bob Aspromonte pinch hits for Jim Golden batting 9th
   O      ---  4   94%  B Aspromonte    Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2   94%  M Wills         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Giants 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-3, Turk Farrell facing 1-2-3
                  Turk Farrell replaces Bob Aspromonte pitching and batting 9th
          ---  6   95%  J Amalfitano    Walk
   O      1--  1   95%  J Davenport     Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Amalfitano to 2B
          -2-  4   95%  W Mays          Intentional Walk
   R      12-  1   98%  F Alou          Single to RF (Fly Ball); Amalfitano Scores; Mays to 3B
   OO     1-3  3   97%  O Cepeda        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Giants 7.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-7, Mike McCormick facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   94%  J Gilliam       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  2   99%  W Moon          Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS
          ---  1   98%  F Howard        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   99%  G Hodges        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Giants 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 7-3, Turk Farrell facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   99%  H Kuenn         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  7   99%  E Bailey        Walk
   O      1--      99%  J Pagan         Bailey Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  3   99%  " "             Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Giants 7.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-7, Mike McCormick facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1  100%  T Davis         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   99%  D Spencer       Single to LF (Line Drive)
                  Willie Davis pinch runs for Daryl Spencer batting 7th
   OO     1--  1  100%  N Sherry        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Giants 7.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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