Friday, January 2, 2026

San Fran Jumps Out To Fast Start And Hangs On For Victory Over Chicago. SF Sits Atop of NL At 60-47

 GAME 2:

Game MVP:Orlando Cepeda

Candlestick Park    (01-02-2026 16:45:07)       Time 2:56, 74ø, Wind: 7 MPH Out to LF  Day Game

Aug 9, 1961                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Chicago(N) 52-55         0 0 0   4 0 0   0 0 1      5 10  1
1961 San Francisco 60-47      3 0 2   1 0 0   0 0 -      6 12  3


Recap


SF   1st: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks.

SF       Willie Mays hit a fly ball scoring 1 to take the lead.  ChC  0 SF 1.

SF       Orlando Cepeda doubled scoring Kuenn.  ChC  0 SF 2.

SF       Jim Davenport hit a grounder scoring 1.  ChC  0 SF 3.

SF   3rd: Scored 2 runs on 3 hits.

SF       Orlando Cepeda hit a 2 run HR(25).  ChC  0 SF 5.

ChC  4th: Sent 9 batters to the plate scoring 4 runs on 4 hits, and 2 errors.

ChC      Billy Williams singled scoring Kindall.  ChC  1 SF 5.

ChC      Ron Santo doubled scoring Williams.  ChC  2 SF 5.

ChC      Andre Rodgers hit a grounder scoring 1, E6.  ChC  3 SF 5.

ChC      Dick Bertell singled scoring Rodgers.  ChC  4 SF 5.

SF   4th: Scored 1 run on a hit, and an error.

SF       Harvey Kuenn hit a grounder scoring 1, E6.  ChC  4 SF 6.

SF   5th: Failed to score on 2 hits and on one walk.

SF   6th: Failed to score on 2 hits and on one walk.

ChC  9th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits, and an error.

ChC      Ernie Banks singled scoring Heist.  ChC  5 SF 6.


ChC  Bob Will: 3 for 5.

SF   Jose Pagan: 3 errors.

SF   Orlando Cepeda: 3 for 4, double, HR, 3 RBI.


SF   Mike McCormick pitched 7 innings to earn the win: 2 earned runs, 8 hits, 1 BB, 4 K. He's 12-9 on the season.

SF   Stu Miller pitched the 9th to earn his 6th save of the season.

ChC  Bob Anderson pitched 5 innings and took the loss: 5 earned runs, 9 hits, 3 BB, 4 K. He drops to 4-4 on the year.


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

Anderson,B L(4-4)             5.0  9  6  5  1  3  4  125  83  42   3.65  26 120(120)       28

 Schultz                      2.0  3  0  0  0  2  2   37  26  11   4.73  11   30(33)

 Elston                       1.0  0  0  0  0  0  1   16  11   5   6.75   3   35(35)

                              8.0 12  6  5  1  5  7  178 120  58   4.61  40


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

McCormick W(12-9)             7.0  8  4  2  0  1  4  115  78  37   2.96  31 135(139)       52

 Lemay H(2)                   1.0  0  0  0  0  1  0   17  13   4   4.38   4   60(75)

 Miller,S S(6)                1.0  2  1  0  0  0  1   23  16   7   2.27   6   35(40)

                              9.0 10  5  2  0  2  5  155 107  48   3.75  41

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  E-Banks(18), Pagan 3(20)

 2B-Santo(22), Kindall(22), Cepeda(19), McCormick(3)

 HR- SF Cepeda(25) off Anderson(11) in the 3rd with 1 on base, 339 feet

 CS-ChC Heist(4) by McCormick(6) and Bailey(18), 1st

     SF Mays(4) by Anderson(3) and Bertell(6), 5th

RBI-ChC  - Bertell(17), Santo(78), Banks(66), Williams,B(59)

     SF  - Davenport(42), Mays(82), Cepeda 3(87)

IBB- SF McCovey off Schultz

 SF-Mays(7)

 SH-Davenport(16)

Great-Williams,B(8), Mays(31)

Poor-Kindall 2(19), Rodgers(8), Pagan(23)

LOB-Chicago(N) 9 San Francisco 10

 DP-Chicago(N) 1

GWRBI-Mays



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