9th Inning Spectacular Helps Dodgers Down Gints

 GAME 1:

Game MVP:Don Drysdale

LA Memorial Col    (08-28-2025 11:18:05)       Time 3:01, 70ø, Wind: 4 MPH Left to Right  Night Game

Apr 25, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 San Francisco 5-7        0 3 0   0 0 0   1 0 1      5  9  0
1961 Los Angeles 10-4         0 0 0   2 0 0   0 1 3      6 14  2

Recap

LAD  1st: Failed to score on a hit and 2 walks.

LAD      Norm Larker DP with bases loaded, end 1st.

SF   2nd: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 3 hits.

SF       Orlando Cepeda hit a solo HR(3) to take the lead.  SF   1 LAD 0.

SF       Jose Pagan singled scoring Alou.  SF   2 LAD 0.

SF       Jack Sanford hit a fly ball scoring 1.  SF   3 LAD 0.

LAD  4th: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 4 hits and on one walk.

LAD      Johnny Roseboro doubled scoring Larker.  SF   3 LAD 1.

LAD      Don Drysdale singled scoring Roseboro.  SF   3 LAD 2.

SF   7th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits, and an error.

SF       Jack Sanford hit a fly ball scoring 1.  SF   4 LAD 2.

LAD  8th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and on one walk.

LAD      Jim Gilliam hit a grounder scoring 1.  SF   4 LAD 3.

SF   9th: Scored 1 run on a hit, and an error.

SF       Joey Amalfitano hit a grounder scoring 1, E1.  SF   5 LAD 3.

LAD  9th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 4 hits and 2 walks.

LAD      Norm Larker doubled scoring Davis.  SF   5 LAD 4.

LAD      Ron Fairly singled scoring Larker to tie the score.  SF   5 LAD 5.

LAD      Norm Sherry singled scoring Fairly to win the game.  SF   5 LAD 6.

SF   Orlando Cepeda: 2 for 4, HR.

LAD  Norm Larker: 2 for 4, 2 doubles, 3 runs.

LAD  Maury Wills: 4 for 5.

LAD  Sandy Koufax picked up the win: 1 IP, 1 hit, 1 K. He moves to 2-0 on the season.

SF   Jim Duffalo took the loss: .2 IP, 3 earned runs, 4 hits, 2 BB, 1 K. He drops to 0-2 on the year.

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  E-Drysdale(1), Koufax(1)

 2B-McCovey(1), Bressoud(2), Haller(1), Larker 2(4), Roseboro(3)

 HR- SF Cepeda(3) off Drysdale(3) in the 2nd with bases empty, 305 feet

 SB-LAD Wills(4) off Sanford(2) + Haller(3), 1st

RBI- SF  - Pagan(1), Cepeda(8), Sanford 2(2)

    LAD  - Drysdale(1), Fairly(1), Gilliam(3), Larker(6), Roseboro(6), Sherry, N(1)

HBP-Haller(SF) by Drysdale(LAD)

 SF-Sanford(1)

 WP-Duffalo(1)

Great-Mays(4)

Poor-Pagan(1), Kuenn(3)

LOB-San Francisco 6 Los Angeles 10

 DP-San Francisco 1 Los Angeles 1

GWRBI-Sherry, N