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Pirates
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 4, 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 August 4, 1961 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 4, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 4, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Gibbon |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Purkey |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 27,383 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Dascoli 1B: Mel Steiner 2B: Ed Sudol 3B: Frank Secory |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
| Don Hoak | Third Baseman |
| Bob Skinner | Left Fielder |
| Dick Stuart | First Baseman |
| Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
| Smoky Burgess | Catcher |
| Dick Groat | Shortstop |
| Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
| Joe Gibbon | Pitcher |
| Danny Murtaugh | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Elio Chacon | Second Baseman |
| Leo Cardenas | Shortstop |
| Vada Pinson | Center Fielder |
| Frank Robinson | Right Fielder |
| Wally Post | Left Fielder |
| Gene Freese | Third Baseman |
| Gordy Coleman | First Baseman |
| Jerry Zimmerman | Catcher |
| Bob Purkey | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 4, 1961
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Purkey
Virdon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. Purkey
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. Virdon moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Skinner vs. Purkey
Skinner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Virdon scores. Skinner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stuart vs. Purkey
Stuart hits a popup towards third. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clemente vs. Purkey
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chacon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chacon vs. Gibbon
Chacon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenas vs. Gibbon
Cardenas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Chacon moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pinson vs. Gibbon
Pinson strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Gibbon
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to second for the out. Chacon moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Post vs. Gibbon
Post strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Purkey
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas misplays the ball. That's an error on Cardenas. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Purkey
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chacon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Purkey
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibbon vs. Purkey
Gibbon hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Cardenas fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Gibbon
Freese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Gibbon
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak juggles the ball. That's an error on Hoak. Freese moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zimmerman vs. Gibbon
Zimmerman bunts towards the mound. Gibbon fields it, throws to third for the out. There goes Zimmerman attempting to get to second. Here's the throw, and he's out. Double play. Coleman moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Purkey vs. Gibbon
Purkey hits a ball on the ground for an out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Purkey
Virdon hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Purkey
Hoak hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Purkey
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chacon vs. Gibbon
Chacon hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Gibbon
Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibbon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Gibbon
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 4
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Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Purkey
Stuart hits a line drive towards first. Coleman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Purkey
Clemente takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Purkey
There goes Clemente. The throw from Zimmerman and he is out, Cardenas applying the tag. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Purkey
Burgess strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Gibbon
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Gibbon
Post hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freese vs. Gibbon
Freese hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Gibbon
Coleman hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Purkey
Groat hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Purkey
Mazeroski hits a popup, foul, towards first. Coleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibbon vs. Purkey
Gibbon 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, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Gibbon
Zimmerman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Purkey vs. Gibbon
Purkey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Zimmerman moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chacon vs. Gibbon
Gibbon spins and fires to second, with Groat covering, and Zimmerman is picked off. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chacon vs. Gibbon
Chacon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Purkey moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cardenas vs. Gibbon
Cardenas hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Burgess fields it and throws to second for the out. Purkey moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pinson vs. Gibbon
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibbon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Purkey scores. Cardenas moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Gibbon
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Purkey
Virdon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. Purkey
Hoak hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Purkey
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chacon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stuart vs. Purkey
Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Gibbon
Post strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Gibbon
Freese hits a popup, foul, towards first. Stuart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Gibbon
Coleman strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Purkey
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chacon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Purkey
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Purkey
Groat hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazeroski vs. Purkey
Mazeroski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Zimmerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Gibbon
Zimmerman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Purkey vs. Gibbon
Pete Whisenant pinch runs for Jerry Zimmerman.
Purkey bunts towards the mound. Gibbon fields it and throws to first for the out. Whisenant moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chacon vs. Gibbon
Chacon hits a line drive into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cardenas vs. Gibbon
Cardenas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Whisenant scores. Cardenas moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pinson vs. Gibbon
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, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Purkey
Johnny Edwards now catching. Rocky Nelson pinch hits for Joe Gibbon.
Nelson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Virdon vs. Purkey
Dick Schofield pinch runs for Rocky Nelson.
Virdon hits a fly ball towards left. Post settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Post. Schofield goes all the way around to score. Virdon moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hoak vs. Purkey
Hoak bunts towards first. Coleman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hoak for the out. Virdon moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Skinner vs. Purkey
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stuart vs. Purkey
Stuart hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Purkey
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. McBean
Al McBean now pitching.
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. McBean
Gus Bell pinch hits for Wally Post.
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Freese vs. Face
Roy Face now pitching.
Freese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson scores. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Coleman vs. Face
Coleman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clemente throws the ball in to Groat who tags Coleman trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Bell scores. Freese moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Edwards vs. Face
Edwards hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lynch vs. Face
Jerry Lynch pinch hits for Bob Purkey.
Lynch is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Chacon vs. Face
Chacon hits a line drive into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Brosnan
Gus Bell now playing left field. Jim Brosnan now pitching.
Burgess hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Brosnan
Joe Christopher pinch runs for Smoky Burgess.
Groat bunts towards the mound. Brosnan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazeroski vs. Brosnan
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moryn vs. Brosnan
Walt Moryn pinch hits for Roy Face.
Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coleman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moryn for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Labine
Hal Smith now catching. Clem Labine now pitching.
Cardenas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Labine
Pinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Labine
Robinson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Robinson reaches second base with a double. Pinson goes all the way around to score. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/4/1961 -- Pittsburgh at Cincinnati (N)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Virdon B, cf 4 2 2 0 Chacon E, 2b 5 0 2 0
Hoak D, 3b 3 0 0 0 Cardenas L, ss 5 0 2 1
Skinner B, lf 4 0 1 1 Pinson V, cf 5 1 2 1
Stuart D, 1b 4 1 1 2 Robinson F, rf 5 1 2 1
Clemente R, rf 3 0 0 0 Post W, lf 3 0 1 0
Burgess S, c 4 0 1 0 Bell G, ph-lf 1 1 1 0
Christopher J, pr 0 0 0 0 Freese G, 3b 3 0 1 1
Smith H, c 0 0 0 0 Coleman G, 1b 4 0 1 1
Groat D, ss 4 0 1 0 Zimmerman J, c 3 0 2 0
Mazeroski B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Whisenant P, pr 0 1 0 0
Gibbon J, p 2 0 0 0 Edwards J, c 1 0 0 0
Nelson R, ph 0 0 0 0 Purkey B, p 2 1 1 0
Schofield D, pr 0 1 0 0 Lynch J, ph 0 0 0 0
McBean A, p 0 0 0 0 Brosnan J, p 0 0 0 0
Face R, p 0 0 0 0
Moryn W, ph 1 0 0 0
Labine C, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 4 7 3 37 5 15 5
Pittsburgh 100 000 030 -- 4
Cincinnati 000 010 121 -- 5
1 out when winning run was scored.
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Gibbon J 7.0 9 2 2 1 4
McBean A* 0.0 2 2 2 0 0
Face R 1.0 2 0 0 1 0
Labine C (L) 0.1 2 1 1 0 0
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Purkey B 8.0 6 4 1 2 1
Brosnan J (W) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- Cardenas L, Hoak D, Post W
DP -- Pittsburgh 1, Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 5, Cincinnati 10
2B -- Robinson F
HR -- Stuart D
CS -- Clemente R
SH -- Purkey B, Hoak D
T -- 2:42
A -- 27383
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