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Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 17, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on August 17, 1961 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 17, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 17, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vinegar Bend Mizell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Glen Hobbie |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 39 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Jackowski 1B: Ed Vargo 2B: Shag Crawford 3B: Al Barlick |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
| Dick Groat | Shortstop |
| Bob Skinner | Left Fielder |
| Dick Stuart | First Baseman |
| Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
| Smoky Burgess | Catcher |
| Don Hoak | Third Baseman |
| Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
| Vinegar Bend Mizell | Pitcher |
| Danny Murtaugh | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Heist | Center Fielder |
| Jerry Kindall | Second Baseman |
| Ernie Banks | Shortstop |
| George Altman | Right Fielder |
| Billy Williams | Left Fielder |
| Ron Santo | Third Baseman |
| Andre Rodgers | First Baseman |
| Dick Bertell | Catcher |
| Glen Hobbie | Pitcher |
| El Tappe | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 17, 1961
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Hobbie
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Hobbie
Groat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Hobbie
Skinner hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Stuart vs. Hobbie
There's a wild pitch. Groat moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Stuart vs. Drott
Dick Drott now pitching.
Stuart hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Drott
Clemente hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Drott
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rodgers fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Heist vs. Mizell
Heist hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kindall vs. Mizell
Kindall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Mizell
Banks hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Mizell
Altman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Drott
Hoak hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Mazeroski vs. Drott
Mazeroski strikes out. There goes Hoak. The throw from Bertell to Kindall, and back to Rodgers, who tags Hoak out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mizell vs. Drott
Mizell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Virdon vs. Drott
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Mizell
Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Mizell
Santo hits a popup towards first. Stuart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Rodgers vs. Mizell
Rodgers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Bertell vs. Mizell
There goes Rodgers. The throw from Burgess and he is out, Mazeroski applying the tag. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Drott
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Drott
Skinner hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Drott
Stuart hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bertell vs. Mizell
Bertell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Drott vs. Mizell
Drott hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Heist vs. Mizell
Heist hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bertell moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Kindall vs. Mizell
Kindall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out. Bertell scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Mizell
Banks hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Mizell
Altman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Drott
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Drott
Burgess hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Drott
Hoak takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Mazeroski vs. Drott
Mazeroski hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Mizell
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Santo vs. Mizell
Santo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skinner. Santo reaches second base with a double. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: -23
Rodgers vs. Labine
Clem Labine now pitching.
Rodgers hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bertell vs. Labine
Bertell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Drott vs. Labine
Drott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Heist vs. Labine
Heist hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Labine vs. Drott
Labine takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Virdon vs. Drott
Virdon hits a popup towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Drott
Groat is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Drott
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rodgers scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Skinner for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Kindall vs. Labine
Kindall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Labine
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Labine
Altman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Labine
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Drott
Stuart hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kindall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Drott
Clemente strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Drott
Burgess takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. Drott
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Labine
Santo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rodgers vs. Labine
Rodgers hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertell vs. Labine
Bertell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Drott vs. Labine
Drott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Drott
Mazeroski hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Schofield vs. Drott
Dick Schofield pinch hits for Clem Labine.
Schofield hits a line drive into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Drott
Virdon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Heist vs. McBean
Al McBean now pitching.
Heist hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kindall vs. McBean
Kindall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. McBean
Banks hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Banks reaches second base with a double. Kindall goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Altman vs. McBean
There's a wild pitch. Banks moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Altman vs. McBean
Altman hits a line drive into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Williams vs. McBean
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Santo vs. McBean
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Drott
Groat hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Drott
Skinner hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Stuart vs. Drott
Stuart hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Drott
Clemente hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rodgers vs. McBean
Rodgers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bertell vs. McBean
There's a wild pitch. Rodgers moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Bertell vs. McBean
The ball gets by Burgess for a passed ball. Rodgers moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Bertell vs. McBean
Bertell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rodgers scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Drott vs. McBean
Drott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Heist vs. McBean
Heist hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Kindall vs. McBean
Kindall hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon who is chasing the ball. Kindall reaches third base with a triple. Drott goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Banks vs. McBean
Banks hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Drott
Burgess hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. Drott
Hoak hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Hoak reaches second base with a double. Burgess moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Mazeroski vs. Drott
Mazeroski hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Moryn vs. Drott
Walt Moryn pinch hits for Al McBean.
Moryn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Altman. Moryn reaches second base with a double. Burgess scores. Hoak scores. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Virdon vs. Anderson
Bob Anderson now pitching.
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Moryn moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Groat vs. Anderson
Groat is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/17/1961, game 1 -- Pittsburgh at Chicago (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Virdon B, cf 5 0 0 0 Heist A, cf 5 0 1 0
Groat D, ss 5 1 2 0 Kindall J, 2b 4 2 2 2
Skinner B, lf 4 0 0 0 Banks E, ss 5 2 3 4
Stuart D, 1b 4 1 1 2 Altman G, rf 4 0 1 0
Clemente R, rf 4 0 1 0 Williams B, lf 3 1 1 0
Burgess S, c 3 1 1 0 Santo R, 3b 4 2 2 1
Hoak D, 3b 3 1 2 0 Rodgers A, 1b 2 2 1 3
Mazeroski B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Bertell D, c 4 1 2 1
Mizell V, p 0 0 0 0 Hobbie G, p 0 0 0 0
Labine C, p 0 0 0 0 Drott D, p 3 1 0 0
Schofield D, ph 1 0 0 0 Anderson B, p 0 0 0 0
McBean A, p 0 0 0 0
Moryn W, ph 1 0 1 2
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 4 8 4 34 11 13 11
Pittsburgh 200 000 002 -- 4
Chicago 103 301 12x -- 11
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Mizell V (L)* 3.0 6 6 6 1 0
Labine C 3.0 5 2 2 0 0
McBean A 2.0 2 3 3 4 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Hobbie G 0.2 1 1 1 0 0
Drott D (W) 7.2 7 3 3 4 4
Anderson B (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 4th
DP -- Pittsburgh 2, Chicago 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 7, Chicago 4
2B -- Santo R, Banks E, Hoak D, Moryn W
3B -- Kindall J
HR -- Stuart D, Banks E 2, Rodgers A, Santo R
CS -- Hoak D, Rodgers A
WP -- Hobbie G, McBean A 2
PB -- Burgess S
T -- 2:39
A -- 0
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