San Francisco Giants vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 26, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 26, 1961 at Busch Stadium I. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 5, St. Louis Cardinals 8

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Amalfitano 2b 5 1 1 0
Davenport 3b 3 3 3 0
McCovey 1b 4 1 2 3
Mays cf 3 0 1 0
Cepeda rf 4 0 0 1
Landrith c 4 0 0 1
Alou lf 4 0 1 0
Pagan ss 4 0 2 0
McCormick p 1 0 0 0
  Loes p 1 0 0 0
  LeMay p 0 0 0 0
  Bailey ph 1 0 0 0
  Zanni p 0 0 0 0
  Bressoud ph 1 0 0 0
  Bolin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 10 5
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Javier 2b 3 0 0 1
Flood cf 5 1 3 0
James lf 3 0 0 0
Boyer 3b 4 1 2 0
White 1b 5 1 3 1
Taussig rf 1 1 0 0
  Cunningham ph,rf 1 2 1 0
Grammas ss 5 1 2 1
Schaffer c 2 1 1 0
Gibson p 2 0 1 4
  Bauta p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 8 13 7
San Francisco 101 000 1025103
St. Louis 130 030 10x8131
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
McCormick  L (10-13) 1.2 5 4 4 4 1
  Loes   2.1 4 2 1 1 3
  LeMay   1.0 0 1 0 1 1
  Zanni   2.0 2 1 1 2 2
  Bolin   1.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
13
8
6
8
9
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson  W (9-10) 8.1 10 5 5 6 5
  Bauta  SV (4) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
6
5

  E–Amalfitano (9), Mays (6), Pagan (12), James (5).  DP–San Francisco 1, St. Louis 1.  2B–San Francisco Davenport 3 (24,off Gibson 3), St. Louis Gibson (4,off McCormick).  HR–San Francisco McCovey (15,9th inning off Gibson 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Landrith (3,off Gibson); Javier (2,off McCormick); Gibson 2 (2,off LeMay,off Zanni).  Team LOB–10.  SH–Schaffer (3,off Zanni).  Team–11.  SB–Pagan (6,2nd base off Gibson/Schaffer); Cunningham (1,2nd base off Bolin/Landrith).  CS–White (9,2nd base by McCormick/Landrith).  U-HP–Tony Venzon, 1B–Frank Secory, 2B–Ed Sudol, 3B–Augie Donatelli.  T–3:11.  A–17,779.
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