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Pirates
@ Reds
Crosley Field
April 30, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on April 30, 1961 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | April 30, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 30, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Friend |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jay Hook |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 21 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tom Gorman 1B: Stan Landes 2B: Vinnie Smith 3B: Dusty Boggess |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
| Dick Groat | Shortstop |
| Bob Skinner | Left Fielder |
| Dick Stuart | First Baseman |
| Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
| Don Hoak | Third Baseman |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
| Bob Friend | Pitcher |
| Danny Murtaugh | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
| Vada Pinson | Center Fielder |
| Gus Bell | Right Fielder |
| Frank Robinson | Left Fielder |
| Gordy Coleman | First Baseman |
| Gene Freese | Third Baseman |
| Bob Schmidt | Catcher |
| Leo Cardenas | Shortstop |
| Jay Hook | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Reds
Crosley Field
April 30, 1961
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Hook
Virdon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Hook
Groat hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Hook
Skinner hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stuart vs. Hook
Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Friend
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blasingame for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Friend
Pinson hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Friend
Bell 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, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Hook
Clemente hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Hook
Hoak is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Hook
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Friend
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Friend
Coleman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skinner who is chasing the ball. Coleman reaches third base with a triple. Robinson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Freese vs. Friend
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schmidt vs. Friend
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Coleman scores. Freese moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cardenas vs. Friend
Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to third for the out. Schmidt moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hook vs. Friend
Hook is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blasingame vs. Friend
Blasingame 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 3
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Hook
Mazeroski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Friend vs. Hook
Friend is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Hook
Virdon hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Friend
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops it up and throws to first, with Friend covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Friend
Bell hits a line drive into right field. Clemente picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Clemente. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Friend
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bell scores. Robinson moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Coleman vs. Friend
Coleman hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Freese vs. Friend
There goes Robinson. The throw from Smith and he is safe. Robinson steals third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Freese vs. Friend
Freese is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schmidt vs. Friend
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Mazeroski fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Hook
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hook fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Hook
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hook fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Hook
Stuart hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Hook
Clemente hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Hook
Hoak is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Friend
Cardenas hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hook vs. Friend
Hook hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Friend
Blasingame hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Hook
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Hook
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Friend vs. Hook
Friend hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Virdon vs. Hook
Virdon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson who is chasing the ball. Virdon reaches third base with a triple. Friend goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Groat vs. Hook
Groat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Virdon scores. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Hook
Skinner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Skinner reaches second base with a double. Groat goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stuart vs. Brosnan
Jim Brosnan now pitching.
Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Friend
Pinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Friend
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Friend
Robinson strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Brosnan
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas misplays the ball. That's an error on Cardenas. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. Brosnan
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brosnan fields it and throws to first for the out. Clemente moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Brosnan
Smith hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson. Smith reaches second base with a double. Clemente scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mazeroski vs. Brosnan
Mazeroski hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Friend vs. Brosnan
Friend strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Friend
Coleman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freese vs. Friend
Freese hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Friend
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Brosnan
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Brosnan
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Brosnan
Skinner hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Friend
Cardenas hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Cardenas reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Anderson vs. Friend
Harry Anderson pinch hits for Jim Brosnan.
Anderson strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blasingame vs. Friend
Blasingame 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 -
Pirates, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pinson vs. Friend
Pinson 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, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Nunn
Howie Nunn now pitching.
Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Nunn
Clemente hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Nunn
Hoak takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Nunn
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hoak moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mazeroski vs. Nunn
Mazeroski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Friend
Gino Cimoli now playing left field.
Bell 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 -
Pirates, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Friend
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Friend
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Coleman for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Friend vs. Nunn
Friend strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Nunn
Virdon hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Nunn
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Friend
Freese hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynch vs. Friend
Jerry Lynch pinch hits for Bob Schmidt.
Lynch hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Lynch reaches second base with a double. Freese moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Post vs. Face
Roy Face now pitching. Wally Post pinch hits for Leo Cardenas.
Post strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jones vs. Face
Willie Jones pinch hits for Howie Nunn.
Jones hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Blasingame vs. Face
Blasingame 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
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Box Score
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Game of 4/30/1961, game 1 -- Pittsburgh at Cincinnati (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Virdon B, cf 5 1 1 1 Blasingame D, 2b 5 0 0 0
Groat D, ss 5 1 2 1 Pinson V, cf 3 0 0 0
Skinner B, lf 4 0 1 1 Bell G, rf 4 1 1 0
Cimoli G, lf 0 0 0 0 Robinson F, lf 4 1 2 1
Stuart D, 1b 4 1 1 0 Coleman G, 1b 4 1 2 1
Clemente R, rf 4 2 1 2 Freese G, 3b 3 0 2 0
Hoak D, 3b 3 0 0 0 Schmidt B, c 3 0 1 1
Smith H, c 4 0 2 1 Lynch J, ph 1 0 1 0
Mazeroski B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Cardenas L, ss 3 0 1 0
Friend B, p 4 1 1 0 Post W, ph 1 0 0 0
Face R, p 0 0 0 0 Hook J, p 2 0 0 0
Brosnan J, p 0 0 0 0
Anderson H, ph 1 0 0 0
Nunn H, p 0 0 0 0
Jones W, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 6 9 6 35 3 10 3
Pittsburgh 000 231 000 -- 6
Cincinnati 021 000 000 -- 3
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Friend B (W)* 8.0 10 3 2 2 4
Face R (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Hook J (L) 4.2 7 5 5 0 3
Brosnan J 2.1 1 1 0 0 1
Nunn H 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Clemente R, Cardenas L
DP -- Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 5, Cincinnati 7
2B -- Skinner B, Smith H, Cardenas L, Lynch J
3B -- Coleman G, Virdon B
HR -- Clemente R
SB -- Robinson F
T -- 2:21
A -- 0
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