Saturday, October 18, 2025

Dodgers Lose 2 of 3 To Last Place Phillies

 GAME 3:

Game MVP:Art Mahaffey

LA Memorial Col    (10-18-2025 17:48:06)       Time 3:15, 79ø, Wind: 6 MPH In from LCF  Day Game

Jun 11, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9   10 11    R  H  E
1961 Philadelphia 15-35       1 0 0   0 0 1   0 0 0    0  2    4  6  2
1961 Los Angeles(N) 26-30     0 0 0   0 1 1   0 0 0    0  1    3  9  1


Recap


Phi  1st: Scored 1 run on 2 hits, and an error.

Phi      Pancho Herrera singled scoring Taylor to take the lead.  Phi  1 LAD 0.

LAD  5th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 1 run on 3 hits and on one walk.

LAD      Ron Fairly singled scoring Roseboro to tie the score.  Phi  1 LAD 1.

Phi  6th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Phi      Bobby Gene Smith hit a grounder scoring 1 to take the lead.  Phi  2 LAD 1.

LAD  6th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and on one walk.

LAD      Johnny Roseboro hit a solo HR(5) to tie the score.  Phi  2 LAD 2.

Phi 11th: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits and on one walk.

Phi      Tony Gonzalez singled scoring Amaro to take the lead.  Phi  3 LAD 2.

Phi      Bobby Gene Smith doubled scoring Gonzalez.  Phi  4 LAD 2.

LAD 11th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

LAD      Charlie Neal singled scoring Fairly.  Phi  4 LAD 3.


LAD  Johnny Roseboro: 3 for 5, triple, HR, 2 runs.

LAD  Maury Wills: 0 for 2, 3 W.


Phi  Frank Sullivan pitched 3 innings and picked up the win: 3 IP, 2 hits, 0 BB, 1 K. He moves to 3-5 on the season.

Phi  Dallas Green pitched the 11th to earn his 4th save of the year.

LAD  Sandy Koufax pitched a great 10.1 innings but took the loss: 2 earned runs, 4 hits, 2 BB, 10 K. He drops to 5-5 on the year.


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Philadelphia                   IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Mahaffey                      7.0  5  2  2  1  4  3  124  82  42   4.62  29 135(126)       58

 Sullivan W(3-5)              3.0  2  0  0  0  0  1   28  23   5   4.94  10   65(75)

 Green S(4)                   1.0  2  1  1  0  0  0   27  22   5   5.69   5   75(75)

                             11.0  9  3  3  1  4  4  179 127  52   4.82  44


Los Angeles(N)                 IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Koufax L(5-5)                10.1  4  3  2  0  2 10  132  91  41   3.76  36 145(146)  ++   83

 Farrell                      0.2  2  1  1  0  0  1   14  11   3   8.24   4   40(49)

                             11.0  6  4  3  0  2 11  146 102  44   4.92  40

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 E-Taylor(6), Amaro(6), Koufax(3)

 2B-Taylor(5), Smith,B(5)

 3B-Roseboro(2)

 HR-LAD Roseboro(5) off Mahaffey(6) in the 6th with bases empty, 315 feet

 SB-Phi Gonzalez(6) off Farrell(2) + Roseboro(7), 11th

 CS-LAD Wills(11) by Mahaffey(3) and Dalrymple(5), 3rd

RBI-Phi  - Herrera(24), Gonzalez(22), Smith,B(9)

    LAD  - Fairly(13), Neal(8), Roseboro(16)

 SH-Gilliam(9)

 WP-Green(2)

Poor-Walls 2(3)

OfA-Smith,B(1)

LOB-Philadelphia 3 Los Angeles(N) 8

 DP-Philadelphia 3 Los Angeles(N) 2

GWRBI-Gonzalez

Roberts Handcuffs LA As Philly Evens Series

 GAME 2:

Game MVP:Robin Roberts

LA Memorial Col    (10-18-2025 17:38:18)       Time 2:52, 71ø, Wind: 7 MPH In from CF  Night Game

Jun 10, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Philadelphia 14-35       0 1 0   0 1 0   0 1 0      3  7  1
1961 Los Angeles(N) 26-29     1 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0      1  9  1


Recap


Phi  1st: Failed to score on 2 hits and on one walk.

LAD  1st: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

LAD      Willie Davis doubled scoring Gilliam to take the lead.  Phi  0 LAD 1.

Phi  2nd: Scored 1 run on a hit and on one walk.

Phi      Bobby Del Greco hit a solo HR(2) to tie the score.  Phi  1 LAD 1.

LAD  2nd: Failed to score on 2 hits, and an error.

Phi  5th: Scored 1 run on a hit, and an error.

Phi      Ruben Amaro scored on a WP by Podres to take the lead.  Phi  2 LAD 1.

Phi  8th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 1 run on 2 hits and on one walk.

Phi      Don Demeter HBP scoring Smith.  Phi  3 LAD 1.


Phi  Pancho Herrera: 0 for 1, 3 W.


Phi  Robin Roberts pitched 8 innings to earn the win: 1 earned run, 9 hits, 1 BB, 3 K. He's 2-4 on the year.

Phi  Dallas Green pitched a 1-2-3 9th to earn his 3rd save of the year.

LAD  Johnny Podres pitched 7.1 solid innings but took the loss: 2 earned runs, 7 hits, 4 BB, 4 K. He drops to 3-3 on the year.


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Philadelphia                   IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Roberts W(2-4)                8.0  9  1  1  0  1  3  131  84  47   5.53  32 125(125)       62

 Green S(3)                   1.0  0  0  0  0  0  0   16   9   7   5.63   3   70(75)  ++

                              9.0  9  1  1  0  1  3  147  93  54   4.88  35


Los Angeles(N)                 IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Podres L(3-3)                 7.1  7  3  2  1  4  4  132  80  52   4.26  32 135(142)  ++   54

 Farrell                      1.2  0  0  0  0  0  1   16  12   4   8.05   5   40(34)   +

                              9.0  7  3  2  1  4  5  148  92  56   4.97  37

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  E-Smith,B(2), Davis, T(4)

 2B-Davis, W(10)

 HR-Phi Del Greco(2) off Podres(9) in the 2nd with bases empty, 332 feet

RBI-Phi  - Demeter(7), Del Greco(3)

    LAD  - Davis, W(36)

HBP-Demeter(Phi) by Podres(LAD)

 WP-Podres(1)

Great-Amaro 2(15), Wills, M(22)

Poor-Taylor 2(5), Davis, T(14)

LOB-Philadelphia 7 Los Angeles(N) 7

 DP-Philadelphia 1 Los Angeles(N) 2

Drysdale Struggles Again, But Dodgers Prevail In The 9th

 GAME 1:

Game MVP:Willie Davis

LA Memorial Col    (10-18-2025 17:30:14)       Time 3:09, 75ø, Wind: 18 MPH Right to Left  Night Game

Jun 9, 1961                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Philadelphia 13-35       2 0 0   4 0 1   0 0 0      7  9  0
1961 Los Angeles(N) 26-28     1 0 2   1 0 0   0 1 3      8  7  0


Recap


Phi  1st: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits and on one walk.

Phi      Pancho Herrera singled scoring Smith to take the lead.  Phi  1 LAD 0.

Phi      Don Demeter hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Phi  2 LAD 0.

LAD  1st: Scored 1 run on a hit and 2 walks.

LAD      Willie Davis doubled scoring Gilliam.  Phi  2 LAD 1.

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

LAD      Willie Davis hit a 2 run HR(5) to take the lead.  Phi  2 LAD 3.

Phi  4th: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 4 runs on 5 hits.

Phi      Pancho Herrera hit a solo HR(6) to tie the score.  Phi  3 LAD 3.

Phi      Don Demeter hit a solo HR(1) to take the lead.  Phi  4 LAD 3.

Phi      Ruben Amaro tripled scoring 1.  Phi  5 LAD 3.

Phi      Don Ferrarese singled scoring Amaro.  Phi  6 LAD 3.

LAD  4th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

LAD      Jim Gilliam singled scoring Wills.  Phi  6 LAD 4.

Phi  6th: Scored 1 run on a hit and on one walk.

Phi      Ruben Amaro tripled scoring 1.  Phi  7 LAD 4.

LAD  8th: Scored 1 run on a hit and on one walk.

LAD      Maury Wills singled scoring Fairly.  Phi  7 LAD 5.

LAD  9th: Scored 3 runs on a hit and 3 walks.

LAD      Norm Sherry walked scoring Davis.  Phi  7 LAD 6.

LAD      Daryl Spencer walked scoring Moon to tie the score.  Phi  7 LAD 7.

LAD      Frank Howard hit a fly ball scoring 1 to win the game.  Phi  7 LAD 8.


Phi  Pancho Herrera: 2 for 4, HR, 2 RBI.

Phi  Ruben Amaro: 2 for 4, 2 triples, 2 RBI.

LAD  Willie Davis: 2 for 3, double, HR, 3 RBI, 2 runs.

LAD  Wally Moon: 0 for 1, 4 W.


LAD  Larry Sherry picked up the win: 1 IP, 1 hit, 2 K. He goes to 4-1 on the year.

Phi  Chris Short took the loss: .1 IP, 3 earned runs, 1 hit, 3 BB. He goes to 0-2 on the season.


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Philadelphia                   IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Sullivan                      2.2  3  3  3  1  4  3   71  44  27   5.15  15   60(60)s --   39

 Ferrarese                    3.2  2  1  1  0  4  1   71  47  24   4.23  17   75(75)

 Baldschun H(2)               1.2  1  1  1  0  1  1   27  16  11   6.14   7   30(34)

 Short L(0-2) BS(1)           0.1  1  3  3  0  3  0   34  20  14   4.43   6   70(75)

                              8.1  7  8  8  1 12  5  203 127  76   4.97  45


Los Angeles(N)                 IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Drysdale                      7.2  8  7  7  2  3  5  138  95  43   4.32  33 125(128)   -   37

 Perranoski                   0.1  0  0  0  0  0  0    2   2   0   4.94   1   20(20)s  -

 Sherry, L W(4-1)             1.0  1  0  0  0  0  2   11  10   1   2.45   4   75(75)

                              9.0  9  7  7  2  3  7  151 107  44   5.03  38

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 2B-Walters(4), Davis, W(9)

 3B-Taylor(2), Amaro 2(4), Wills, M(3)

 HR-Phi Herrera(6) off Drysdale(11) in the 4th with bases empty, 259 feet

    Phi Demeter(1) off Drysdale(12) in the 4th with bases empty, 267 feet

    LAD Davis, W(5) off Sullivan(11) in the 3rd with 1 on base, 315 feet

RBI-Phi  - Ferrarese(1), Herrera 2(23), Amaro 2(10), Demeter 2(6)

    LAD  - Davis, W 3(35), Gilliam(13), Howard(21), Sherry, N(2), Spencer, D(2), Wills, M(13)

HBP-Davis(LAD) by Short(Phi)

 SF-Demeter(3), Howard(2)

 WP-Baldschun(3)

Great-Amaro(13), Davis, W(8)

Poor-Demeter(4)

OfA-Davis, W(6)

LOB-Philadelphia 4 Los Angeles(N) 9

 DP-Philadelphia 1 Los Angeles(N) 1

GWRBI-Howard


Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Pizarro Bears Down To Shut Out Senators. White Sox Avoid Series Sweep.

 GAME 3:

Game MVP:Juan Pizarro

Griffith Stadium    (10-15-2025 05:59:00)       Time 2:48, 81ø, Wind: 5 MPH Out to LF  Night Game

Jun 10, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Chicago(A) 34-17         1 1 0   0 0 0   0 0 0      2 10  0
1961 Washington 23-32         0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0      0  3  1


Recap


ChW  1st: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and on one walk.

ChW      Minnie Minoso singled scoring Robinson to take the lead.  ChW  1 Was 0.

ChW  2nd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

ChW      Juan Pizarro tripled scoring Aparicio.  ChW  2 Was 0.

ChW  6th: Failed to score on 3 hits.


ChW  Minnie Minoso: 3 for 4.

ChW  Jim Landis: 3 for 4.


ChW  Juan Pizarro pitched a great 8 innings for the win: 3 hits, 3 BB, 10 K. He's now 1-0 on the season.

ChW  Turk Lown pitched a shutout 9th to earn his 5th save of the year.

Was  Ed Hobaugh pitched 8 solid innings but took the loss: 2 earned runs, 10 hits, 1 BB, 2 K. He's 2-6 on the year.


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Chicago(A)                     IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Pizarro W(1-0)                8.0  3  0  0  0  3 10  125  89  36   0.60  28 145(146)       83

 Lown S(5)                    1.0  0  0  0  0  1  1   18   9   9   6.94   4   30(28)

                              9.0  3  0  0  0  4 11  143  98  45   3.62  32


Washington                     IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Hobaugh L(2-6)                8.0 10  2  2  0  1  2  116  83  33   6.31  32 130(129)       55

 Sisler                       1.0  0  0  0  0  0  0   19  13   6   4.50   4   75(74)

                              9.0 10  2  2  0  1  2  135  96  39   4.17  36

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  E-O'Connell(7)

 3B-Pizarro(1)

 CS-Was Hinton picked off by Pizarro(1) in the 1st Inn

        Hinton(3) by Pizarro(1) and Carreon(6), 4th

Pickoff(P)-Pizarro(1)

RBI-ChW  - Minoso(29), Pizarro(1)

 SH-Fox(12)

Great-Aparicio(23), Veal(4), Bright(11)

Poor-Fox(7), Pizarro(1), Veal(6), Bright(8)

OfA-Keough(2)

LOB-Chicago(A) 7 Washington 5

 DP-Washington 2

GWRBI-Minoso


Senators Sweep Double Header.

 GAME 2:

Game MVP:Coot Veal

Griffith Stadium     Game 2 (Game 1 - Was 6, ChW 5)    (10-15-2025 05:51:33)       Time 2:41, 65ø  Night Game

Jun 9, 1961                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Chicago(A) 33-17         0 0 1   1 0 2   0 0 0      4  8  1
1961 Washington 23-31         0 3 0   1 0 0   1 0 -      5 11  0


Recap


Was  2nd: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 3 hits, and an error.

Was      Gene Green hit a 2 run HR(3) to take the lead.  ChW  0 Was 2.

Was      Coot Veal singled scoring Klaus.  ChW  0 Was 3.

ChW  3rd: Scored 1 run on a hit.

ChW      Floyd Robinson hit a grounder scoring 1.  ChW  1 Was 3.

ChW  4th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

ChW      Al Smith hit a solo HR(6).  ChW  2 Was 3.

Was  4th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Was      Coot Veal doubled scoring Daniels.  ChW  2 Was 4.

ChW  6th: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks.

ChW      Jim Landis walked scoring Minoso.  ChW  3 Was 4.

ChW      Luis Aparicio singled scoring Lollar to tie the score.  ChW  4 Was 4.

Was  7th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Was      Chuck Hinton hit a grounder scoring 1 to take the lead.  ChW  4 Was 5.


Was  Marty Keough: 2 for 4, triple.

Was  Gene Woodling: 2 for 4, 2 doubles.


Was  Bennie Daniels threw a complete game for the win: 4 earned runs, 8 hits, 3 BB, 3 K. He's 5-2 on the year.

ChW  Bob Shaw threw a complete game but took the loss: 4 earned runs, 11 hits, 0 BB, 4 K. He goes to 4-2 on the year.


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Chicago(A)                     IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Shaw L(4-2)                   8.0 11  5  4  1  0  4  137  94  43   4.63  36 130(130)       46

                              8.0 11  5  4  1  0  4  137  94  43   3.69  36


Washington                     IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Daniels W(5-2)                9.0  8  4  4  1  3  3  128  86  42   2.61  38 140(143)       55

                              9.0  8  4  4  1  3  3  128  86  42   4.21  38

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  E-Shaw(1)

 2B-Sievers(11), Veal(5), Woodling 2(7), Cottier(1)

 3B-Keough(5)

 HR-ChW Smith,A(6) off Daniels(5) in the 4th with bases empty, 334 feet

    Was Green(3) off Shaw(11) in the 2nd with 1 on base, 256 feet

 SB-ChW Robinson(2) off Daniels(3) + Green(9), 1st

RBI-ChW  - Smith,A(19), Aparicio(17), Landis(35), Robinson,F(9)

    Was  - Green 2(12), Veal 2(8), Hinton(14)

IBB-ChW Sievers off Daniels

 SH-Shaw(3), Cottier(1)

 WP-Daniels(2)

Great-Sievers(4), Fox(8), Klaus(12), Veal(3)

LOB-Chicago(A) 7 Washington 7

Washington Outlast 1st Place Chicago

 GAME 1:

Game MVP:Dale Long

Griffith Stadium     Game 1    (10-15-2025 05:44:27)       Time 2:45, 72ø, Wind: 6 MPH In from LCF  Night Game

Jun 9, 1961                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Chicago(A) 33-16         0 0 0   3 0 0   0 2 0      5 10  0
1961 Washington 22-31         0 1 0   0 0 0   1 3 1      6 11  3


Recap


Was  2nd: Scored 1 run on a hit.

Was      Gene Green hit a fly ball scoring 1 to take the lead.  ChW  0 Was 1.

ChW  4th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 4 hits.

ChW      Jim Landis hit a 2 run HR(10) to take the lead.  ChW  2 Was 1.

ChW      Cal McLish hit a fly ball scoring 1.  ChW  3 Was 1.

Was  7th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and 2 walks.

Was      Gene Woodling hit a grounder scoring 1.  ChW  3 Was 2.

ChW  8th: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits, and an error.

ChW      Floyd Robinson doubled scoring Landis.  ChW  4 Was 2.

ChW      Cam Carreon hit a grounder scoring 1, E4.  ChW  5 Was 2.

Was  8th: Scored 3 runs on 3 hits.

Was      Dale Long hit a 3 run HR(7) to tie the score.  ChW  5 Was 5.

Was  9th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Was      Danny O'Connell singled scoring Green to win the game.  ChW  5 Was 6.


ChW  Jim Landis: 2 for 5, HR, 2 RBI, 2 runs.

Was  Dale Long: 3 for 4, HR, 3 RBI, 2 runs.


Was  Dave Sisler picked up the win: 1 IP, 1 BB. He's 1-2 on the year.

ChW  Russ Kemmerer pitched 1.1 innings and took the loss: 1.1 IP, 4 earned runs, 5 hits, 0 BB, 1 K. He goes to 2-2 on the year.


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Chicago(A)                     IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

McLish                        7.0  6  2  2  0  3  3  110  64  46   2.84  26 120(115)       57

 Kemmerer L(2-2) BS(3)        1.1  5  4  4  1  0  1   31  25   6   3.49   9   75(75)

                              8.1 11  6  6  1  3  4  141  89  52   3.68  35


Washington                     IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Donovan                       8.0 10  5  4  1  0  0  117  85  32   4.42  37 145(152)       44

 Sisler W(1-2)                1.0  0  0  0  0  1  0   19  12   7   4.76   5   75(75)

                              9.0 10  5  4  1  1  0  136  97  39   4.21  42

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  E-Green(2), Cottier(1), Donovan(2)

 2B-Robinson,F(4), Green(8)

 HR-ChW Landis(10) off Donovan(7) in the 4th with 1 on base, 342 feet

    Was Long(7) off Kemmerer(4) in the 8th with 2 on base, 321 feet

RBI-ChW  - Landis 2(34), Robinson,F(8), McLish(1)

    Was  - Green(10), Long 3(24), O'Connell(12)

HBP-Minoso(ChW) by Sisler(Was)

 SF-McLish(1), Green(2)

 SH-Fox(11)

 WP-McLish(3)

Great-Aparicio 2(22), Minoso(10), Cottier 2(2)

Poor-Aparicio(6), Goodman(3)

OfA-Landis(2)

LOB-Chicago(A) 10 Washington 3

 DP-Chicago(A) 4

GWRBI-O'Connell

Tuesday, October 14, 2025

60 Hits In 4 Games.....Wow! Pittsburgh Sweeps An Embarrassed LA Squad

 GAME 4:

Game MVP:Bill Mazeroski

LA Memorial Col    (10-14-2025 14:59:12)       Time 3:14, 76ø  Night Game

Jun 8, 1961                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Pittsburgh 28-19         2 1 1   0 2 1   0 0 1      8 11  1
1961 Los Angeles(N) 25-28     0 0 2   0 0 0   0 3 0      5  9  0


Recap


Pit  1st: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 4 hits and on one walk.

Pit      Joe Christopher singled scoring Groat to take the lead.  Pit  1 LAD 0.

Pit      Don Hoak walked scoring Clemente.  Pit  2 LAD 0.

Pit      Smoky Burgess DP with bases loaded, end 1st.

Pit  2nd: Scored 1 run on a hit and 2 walks.

Pit      Bill Virdon hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Pit  3 LAD 0.

Pit  3rd: Scored 1 run on a hit and on one walk.

Pit      Smoky Burgess hit a grounder scoring 1.  Pit  4 LAD 0.

LAD  3rd: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits and on one walk.

LAD      Maury Wills hit a grounder scoring 1.  Pit  4 LAD 1.

LAD      Jim Gilliam singled scoring Larker.  Pit  4 LAD 2.

Pit  5th: Scored 2 runs on a hit and on one walk.

Pit      Bill Mazeroski hit a 2 run HR(8).  Pit  6 LAD 2.

Pit  6th: Scored 1 run on a hit.

Pit      Roberto Clemente hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Pit  7 LAD 2.

LAD  8th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 3 hits and on one walk.

LAD      Wally Moon singled scoring Gilliam.  Pit  7 LAD 3.

LAD      Tommy Davis doubled scoring 2.  Pit  7 LAD 5.

Pit  9th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Pit      Dick Stuart hit a grounder scoring 1.  Pit  8 LAD 5.


Pit  Bill Mazeroski: 2 for 4, double, HR, 2 RBI, 2 runs.

Pit  Dick Groat: 3 for 4, double, triple, 2 runs.

Pit  Roberto Clemente: 2 for 2, 2 W.


Pit  Bob Friend threw a complete game for the win: 5 earned runs, 9 hits, 2 BB, 2 K. He's 7-3 on the season.

LAD  Stan Williams pitched poorly for 5 innings and took the loss: 7 earned runs, 9 hits, 6 BB, 4 K. He drops to 4-6 on the year.


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Pittsburgh                     IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Friend W(7-3)                 9.0  9  5  5  0  2  2  140 102  38   3.48  36 130(134)   +   49

                              9.0  9  5  5  0  2  2  140 102  38   3.54  36


Los Angeles(N)                 IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Williams,S L(4-6)             5.0  9  7  7  1  6  4  128  77  51   4.20  28 120(113)       19

 Farrell                      3.0  2  1  1  0  0  4   45  34  11   8.83  11   40(50)

 Perranoski                   1.0  0  0  0  0  0  0   10   7   3   5.01   2   75(73)

                              9.0 11  8  8  1  6  8  183 118  65   4.99  41

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  E-Mazeroski(8)

 2B-Mazeroski(12), Groat(9), Virdon(6), Davis, T(7), Davis, W(8), Larker(11)

 3B-Groat(4)

 HR-Pit Mazeroski(8) off Williams(9) in the 5th with 1 on base, 335 feet

 SB-LAD Moon(1) off Friend(3) + Burgess(16), 4th

RBI-Pit  - Burgess(21), Mazeroski 2(31), Hoak(28), Virdon(28), Clemente(28), Christopher(1)

    LAD  - Davis, T 2(28), Gilliam(12), Moon(33), Wills, M(12)

IBB-Pit Clemente off Williams

 SF-Virdon(4), Clemente(2)

 SH-Friend(5)

Great-Moon(5)

Poor-Groat(24), Virdon(2), Spencer, D(3)

LOB-Pittsburgh 6 Los Angeles(N) 4

 DP-Pittsburgh 3 Los Angeles(N) 3

GWRBI-Christopher

LA Holds Pittsburgh To Just 12 Hits. Tally For Bucos....49 Hits In 3 games. Cruise to 3rd Straight Win

 GAME 3:

Game MVP:Earl Francis

LA Memorial Col    (10-14-2025 14:51:36)       Time 2:54, 67ø, Cloudy, Light Rain  Night Game

Jun 7, 1961                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Pittsburgh 27-19         1 0 2   2 0 0   3 0 1      9 12  2
1961 Los Angeles(N) 25-27     0 0 0   0 0 0   1 1 0      2  5  1


Recap


Pit  1st: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Pit      Bill Virdon hit a solo HR(7) to take the lead.  Pit  1 LAD 0.

Pit  3rd: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 2 hits, 2 walks and an error.

Pit      Roberto Clemente doubled scoring 2.  Pit  3 LAD 0.

Pit  4th: Scored 2 runs on 3 hits.

Pit      Earl Francis singled scoring 2.  Pit  5 LAD 0.

Pit  7th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 3 hits and on one walk.

Pit      Roberto Clemente singled scoring Virdon.  Pit  6 LAD 0.

Pit      Dick Stuart singled scoring Groat.  Pit  7 LAD 0.

Pit      Don Hoak hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Pit  8 LAD 0.

LAD  7th: Scored 1 run on a hit.

LAD      Maury Wills singled scoring Spencer.  Pit  8 LAD 1.

LAD  8th: Scored 1 run on a hit.

LAD      Willie Davis hit a solo HR(4).  Pit  8 LAD 2.

Pit  9th: Scored 1 run on a hit.

Pit      Don Hoak hit a grounder scoring 1.  Pit  9 LAD 2.


Pit  Bill Virdon: 1 for 2, HR, 3 runs, 3 W.

Pit  Roberto Clemente: 3 for 5, double, 3 RBI.


Pit  Earl Francis pitched a great 6 innings for the win: 1 hit, 3 BB, 3 K. He's 2-0 on the season.

LAD  Sandy Koufax pitched 6 innings and took the loss: 7 earned runs, 11 hits, 3 BB, 4 K. He goes to 5-4 on the year.


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Pittsburgh                     IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Francis W(2-0)                6.0  1  0  0  0  3  3   94  65  29   0.00  24  95(102)       70

 Labine H(5)                  1.0  1  1  1  0  0  1   14  10   4   4.37   5   70(75)   +

 Green                        2.0  3  1  1  1  0  0   25  22   3   2.08   8   30(36)

                              9.0  5  2  2  1  3  4  133  97  36   3.50  37


Los Angeles(N)                 IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Koufax L(5-4)                 6.0 11  8  7  1  3  4  117  77  40   4.01  31 145(153)       21

 Sherry, L                    2.0  0  0  0  0  2  1   30  20  10   2.54   8   80(75)   -

 Perranoski                   1.0  1  1  1  0  0  0   11   9   2   5.24   4   65(75)

                              9.0 12  9  8  1  5  5  158 106  52   4.93  43

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  E-Groat(10), Smith,H(1), Davis, W(3)

 2B-Mazeroski(11), Clemente(12), Smith,H(4)

 3B-Stuart(1)

 HR-Pit Virdon(7) off Koufax(8) in the 1st with bases empty, 317 feet

    LAD Davis, W(4) off Green(1) in the 8th with bases empty, 305 feet

RBI-Pit  - Stuart(32), Hoak 2(27), Virdon(27), Clemente 3(27), Francis 2(2)

    LAD  - Davis, W(32), Wills, M(11)

HBP-Spencer(LAD) by Labine(Pit)

 SF-Hoak(2)

Great-Clemente(8), Wills, M 2(21)

Poor-Davis, W(5), Spencer, D(2), Wills, M(6)

OfA-Cimoli(1)

LOB-Pittsburgh 7 Los Angeles(N) 8

 DP-Los Angeles(N) 1

GWRBI-Virdon

Pirates Keep On Hitting. This Time Another 18 Hits To Drop LA

 GAME 2:

Game MVP:Joe Gibbon

LA Memorial Col    (10-14-2025 14:44:04)       Time 3:07, 80ø, Cloudy, Light Rain, Wind: 12 MPH Left to Right  Night Game

Jun 6, 1961                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Pittsburgh 26-19         0 0 4   0 4 1   0 1 0     10 18  0
1961 Los Angeles(N) 25-26     1 0 1   0 0 0   0 0 0      2  5  4


Recap


LAD  1st: Scored 1 run on a hit.

LAD      Jim Gilliam hit a solo HR(2) to take the lead.  Pit  0 LAD 1.

Pit  3rd: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 4 runs on 3 hits, on one walk and 2 errors.

Pit      Dick Stuart hit a 3 run HR(10) to take the lead.  Pit  3 LAD 1.

Pit      Smoky Burgess hit a solo HR(3).  Pit  4 LAD 1.

LAD  3rd: Scored 1 run on a hit and on one walk.

LAD      Wally Moon hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Pit  4 LAD 2.

Pit  5th: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 4 runs on 5 hits.

Pit      Smoky Burgess singled scoring Clemente.  Pit  5 LAD 2.

Pit      Bill Mazeroski hit a 2 run HR(7).  Pit  7 LAD 2.

Pit      Bill Virdon hit a solo HR(6).  Pit  8 LAD 2.

Pit  6th: Scored 1 run on 3 hits.

Pit      Don Hoak singled scoring Stuart.  Pit  9 LAD 2.

Pit  8th: Scored 1 run on 3 hits.

Pit      Bill Mazeroski singled scoring Stuart.  Pit  10 LAD 2.


Pit  Smoky Burgess: 2 for 5, HR, 2 RBI, 2 runs.

Pit  Dick Stuart: 4 for 6, double, HR, 3 RBI, 3 runs.

Pit  Bill Mazeroski: 3 for 5, HR, 3 RBI.

Pit  Dick Groat: 3 for 6.

Pit  Bill Virdon: 2 for 6, HR.

LAD  Jim Gilliam: 2 for 4, HR.

LAD  Wally Moon: 2 errors.


Pit  Joe Gibbon pitched a solid 8 innings for the win: 2 earned runs, 4 hits, 2 BB, 9 K. He's 6-1 on the year!

LAD  Roger Craig pitched poorly for 4.2 innings and took the loss: 8 earned runs, 9 hits, 2 BB, 6 K. He's 3-7 on the year.


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Pittsburgh                     IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Gibbon W(6-1)                 8.0  4  2  2  1  2  9  118  85  33   1.89  30 125(132)   +   73

 Haddix                       1.0  1  0  0  0  1  0   19  11   8   3.48   5   65(75)

                              9.0  5  2  2  1  3  9  137  96  41   3.54  35


Los Angeles(N)                 IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Craig L(3-7)                  4.2  9  8  8  4  2  6  131  90  41   6.54  28 125(128)       18

 Podres                       2.1  4  1  1  0  0  0   43  26  17   4.50  11   70(75)

 Farrell                      2.0  5  1  1  0  0  1   47  33  14  10.05  10   40(39)

                              9.0 18 10 10  4  2  7  221 149  72   4.87  49


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  E-Howard(10), Moon 2(3), Spencer, D(2)

 2B-Stuart(12), Skinner(7)

 HR-Pit Stuart(10) off Craig(8) in the 3rd with 2 on base, 336 feet

    Pit Burgess(3) off Craig(9) in the 3rd with bases empty, 311 feet

    Pit Mazeroski(7) off Craig(10) in the 5th with 1 on base, 262 feet

    Pit Virdon(6) off Craig(11) in the 5th with bases empty, 315 feet

    LAD Gilliam(2) off Gibbon(4) in the 1st with bases empty, 255 feet

 SB-Pit Clemente(2) off Craig(4) + Sherry(7), 5th

RBI-Pit  - Burgess 2(20), Stuart 3(31), Mazeroski 3(29), Hoak(25), Virdon(26)

    LAD  - Gilliam(11), Moon(32)

 SF-Moon(3)

 SH-Spencer, D(1)

Great-Virdon(10), Skinner(4), Hodges(2)

Poor-Davis, T 2(13)

OfA-Howard(2)

LOB-Pittsburgh 12 Los Angeles(N) 6


GWRBI-Stuart



Pirates Reel Off 19 Hits. Send Dodgers Packing

 GAME 1:

Game MVP:Vern Law

LA Memorial Col    (10-14-2025 14:36:06)       Time 3:00, 73ø, Wind: 10 MPH Right to Left  Night Game

Jun 5, 1961                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Pittsburgh 25-19         0 0 0   1 1 6   6 0 2     16 19  0
1961 Los Angeles(N) 25-25     0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0      0  4  1


Recap


Pit  4th: Scored 1 run on 3 hits.

Pit      Bill Mazeroski hit a fly ball scoring 1 to take the lead.  Pit  1 LAD 0.

Pit  5th: Scored 1 run on a hit.

Pit      Bob Skinner hit a grounder scoring 1.  Pit  2 LAD 0.

Pit  6th: Sent 11 batters to the plate scoring 6 runs on 4 hits and 2 walks.

Pit      Roberto Clemente hit a solo HR(6).  Pit  3 LAD 0.

Pit      Don Hoak singled scoring Burgess.  Pit  4 LAD 0.

Pit      Bob Skinner walked scoring Mazeroski.  Pit  5 LAD 0.

Pit      Dick Stuart HBP scoring Virdon.  Pit  6 LAD 0.

Pit      Roberto Clemente singled scoring 2.  Pit  8 LAD 0.

Pit  7th: Sent 10 batters to the plate scoring 6 runs on 6 hits, and an error.

Pit      Vern Law doubled scoring Hoak.  Pit  9 LAD 0.

Pit      Bill Virdon singled scoring 1.  Pit  10 LAD 0.

Pit      Dick Groat singled scoring Law.  Pit  11 LAD 0.

Pit      Bob Skinner doubled scoring 2.  Pit  13 LAD 0.

Pit      Smoky Burgess hit a fly ball scoring 1, E8.  Pit  14 LAD 0.

Pit  9th: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits.

Pit      Smoky Burgess hit a 2 run HR(2).  Pit  16 LAD 0.

LAD  9th: Failed to score on a hit and 2 walks.


Pit  Smoky Burgess: 3 for 6, double, HR, 2 RBI, 2 runs.

Pit  Don Hoak: 3 for 6.

Pit  Bill Virdon: 3 for 5, triple, 3 runs.

Pit  Roberto Clemente: 3 for 6, HR, 3 RBI, 2 runs.

Pit  Bob Skinner: 3 for 4, double, 4 RBI, 3 runs, 2 W.


Pit  Vern Law threw a shutout: 4 hits, 6 BB, 4 K. He's 3-3 on the year.

LAD  Don Drysdale pitched poorly for 5.2 innings and took the loss: 8 earned runs, 9 hits, 4 BB, 4 K. He's 4-5 on the year.


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Pittsburgh                     IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Law W(3-3)                    9.0  4  0  0  0  6  4  131  84  47   4.68  35 110(119)       77

                              9.0  4  0  0  0  6  4  131  84  47   3.57  35


Los Angeles(N)                 IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Drysdale L(4-5)               5.2  9  8  8  1  4  4  130  75  55   3.99  30 125(121)       19

 Farrell                      0.1  6  5  5  0  0  0   29  19  10  10.95   8   40(43)

 Golden                       3.0  4  3  2  1  0  1   49  38  11   2.53  14   30(21)   -

                              9.0 19 16 15  2  4  5  208 132  76   4.77  52

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  E-Davis, W(2)

 2B-Burgess(8), Skinner(6), Law(3)

 3B-Virdon(1)

 HR-Pit Clemente(6) off Drysdale(10) in the 6th with bases empty, 311 feet

    Pit Burgess(2) off Golden(1) in the 9th with 1 on base, 318 feet

 SB-LAD Gilliam(2) off Law(5) + Burgess(14), 1st

    LAD Wills(13) off Law(6) + Burgess(15), 3rd

RBI-Pit  - Burgess 2(18), Stuart(28), Mazeroski(26), Hoak(24), Groat(18), Virdon(25), Clemente 3(24)

        , Skinner 4(18), Law(3)

IBB-Pit Virdon off Drysdale

HBP-Mazeroski(Pit) by Drysdale(LAD)

    Stuart(Pit) by Farrell(LAD)

 SF-Mazeroski(2)

 SH-Law 2(3)

 PB-Burgess (3)

Great-Groat(16), Roseboro(5)

Poor-Davis, W(4), Gilliam(9), Spencer, D(1)

OfA-Clemente(4)

LOB-Pittsburgh 9 Los Angeles(N) 8

 DP-Pittsburgh 1 Los Angeles(N) 1

GWRBI-Mazeroski


Sunday, October 12, 2025

Walk Off 9th Inning Homer By Rosebero. Dodgers Down Gints. Improve To 25-24 On Season.

 Game 3:

Game MVP:Johnny Roseboro

LA Memorial Col    (10-12-2025 12:22:28)       Time 2:59, 68ø, Wind: 3 MPH Out to LF  Day Game

Jun 4, 1961                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 San Francisco 23-23      0 0 2   0 0 0   0 0 0      2  8  1
1961 Los Angeles(N) 25-24     0 0 2   0 0 0   0 0 2      4  6  1


Recap


SF   3rd: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 4 hits.

SF       Willie McCovey singled scoring Jones to take the lead.  SF   1 LAD 0.

SF       Ed Bailey singled scoring McCovey.  SF   2 LAD 0.

LAD  3rd: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on a hit, 2 walks and an error.

LAD      Jim Gilliam singled scoring Wills.  SF   2 LAD 1.

LAD      Tommy Davis hit a grounder scoring 1 to tie the score.  SF   2 LAD 2.

LAD  9th: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits.

LAD      Johnny Roseboro hit a 2 run HR(4) to win the game.  SF   2 LAD 4.


LAD  Johnny Roseboro: 1 for 2, HR, 2 RBI, 2 W.


LAD  Larry Sherry pitched 1.1 innings and picked up the win: 1.1 IP, 1 hit, 0 BB, 1 K. He's 3-1 on the year.

SF   Jim Duffalo took the loss: 0 IP, 2 earned runs, 2 hits. He's now 0-5 on the year.


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San Francisco                  IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Jones,S                       6.0  4  2  1  0  5  6  121  69  52   3.95  27 125(123)       59

 Miller,S                     2.0  0  0  0  0  0  0   20  14   6   3.86   6   35(36)

 Duffalo L(0-5)               0.0  2  2  2  1  0  0    4   2   2   9.00   2   75(75)

                              8.0  6  4  3  1  5  6  145  85  60   3.89  35


Los Angeles(N)                 IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Williams,S                    7.0  6  2  2  0  1  6  128  89  39   3.63  29 120(119)   +   62

 Podres                       0.2  1  0  0  0  0  0    8   5   3   4.53   3  100(75)  --

 Sherry, L W(3-1)             1.1  1  0  0  0  0  1   19  16   3   2.73   5   70(75)

                              9.0  8  2  2  0  1  7  155 110  45   4.56  37

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  E-Cepeda(2), Spencer, D(1)

 2B-Hiller(6), Jones,S(1), Fairly(3)

 HR-LAD Roseboro(4) off Duffalo(3) in the 9th with 1 on base, 319 feet

 SB- SF Cepeda(3) off Williams(6) + Roseboro(6), 2nd

RBI- SF  - McCovey(14), Bailey(8)

    LAD  - Davis, T(26), Roseboro 2(15)

HBP-Davis(LAD) by Jones(SF)

 SH-Alou,F(1), Gilliam(8)

Great-Pagan(13)

Poor-Davenport(3), Davis, T(11)

LOB-San Francisco 8 Los Angeles(N) 7

 DP-San Francisco 1

GWRBI-Roseboro

Thank Goodness Dodgers Have Koufax. LA Ties Series At 1-1.

 Game 2:

Game MVP:Sandy Koufax

LA Memorial Col    (10-12-2025 12:14:43)       Time 2:30, 75ø, Wind: 16 MPH Left to Right  Night Game

Jun 3, 1961                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 San Francisco 23-22      1 0 0   0 0 0   0 1 0      2  4  0
1961 Los Angeles(N) 24-24     2 0 0   2 0 0   3 0 -      7 11  1


Recap


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

SF       Harvey Kuenn hit a grounder scoring 1 to take the lead.  SF   1 LAD 0.

LAD  1st: Scored 2 runs on a hit and on one walk.

LAD      Duke Snider hit a 2 run HR(5) to take the lead.  SF   1 LAD 2.

LAD  4th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 4 hits and on one walk.

LAD      Gil Hodges singled scoring Davis.  SF   1 LAD 3.

LAD      Johnny Roseboro singled scoring Hodges.  SF   1 LAD 4.

LAD  7th: Scored 3 runs on 3 hits.

LAD      Willie Davis hit a 3 run HR(3).  SF   1 LAD 7.

SF   8th: Scored 1 run on a hit.

SF       Felipe Alou hit a solo HR(12).  SF   2 LAD 7.


SF   Felipe Alou: 3 for 4, HR, 2 runs.

LAD  Willie Davis: 2 for 4, HR, 3 RBI, 2 runs, 2 SB.


LAD  Sandy Koufax pitched an outstanding complete game for the win: 1 earned run, 4 hits, 0 BB, 10 K. He's now 5-3 on the year.

SF   Juan Marichal pitched 6 innings and took the loss: 6 earned runs, 9 hits, 3 BB, 5 K. He's 4-4 on the year.


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San Francisco                  IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Marichal L(4-4)               6.0  9  6  6  1  3  5  101  66  35   4.12  28   90(90)s --   32

 Bolin                        1.0  1  1  1  1  0  2   14  10   4   2.81   4   75(75)

 Miller,S                     1.0  1  0  0  0  1  2   22  18   4   4.15   5   35(34)

                              8.0 11  7  7  2  4  9  137  94  43   3.90  37


Los Angeles(N)                 IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Koufax W(5-3)                 9.0  4  2  1  1  0 10  121  80  41   3.52  32 145(162)   +   83

                              9.0  4  2  1  1  0 10  121  80  41   4.61  32

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  E-Wills, M(11)

 3B-Landrith(1)

 HR- SF Alou,F(12) off Koufax(7) in the 8th with bases empty, 260 feet

    LAD Snider(5) off Marichal(7) in the 1st with 1 on base, 316 feet

    LAD Davis, W(3) off Bolin(3) in the 7th with 2 on base, 312 feet

 SB- SF Mays(7) off Koufax(2) + Roseboro(5), 1st

    LAD Davis(6) off Marichal(5) + Landrith(5), 4th

    LAD Davis(7) off Marichal(6) + Landrith(6), 5th

    LAD Davis(4) off Marichal(7) + Landrith(7), 6th

 CS-LAD Wills(10) by Marichal(2) and Landrith(6), 3rd

RBI- SF  - Alou,F(34), Kuenn(7)

    LAD  - Davis, W 3(31), Hodges(11), Roseboro(13), Snider 2(16)

 WP-Koufax(6)

Poor-Amalfitano(9), Kuenn(12)

OfA-Mays(3)

LOB-San Francisco 3 Los Angeles(N) 6