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Pirates 6 @ Dodgers 13
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
April 16, 1961

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on April 16, 1961 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The home team Dodgers beat the visiting Pirates with a score of 13 to 6.

Game Summary

DateApril 16, 1961 
Visiting Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 6 H: 14 E: 1 LOB: 11
Runs: 6
Hits: 14
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 11
Home Team
Los Angeles Dodgers
R: 13 H: 14 E: 2 LOB: 10
Runs: 13
Hits: 14
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 10
Winning PitcherStan Williams  
Losing PitcherVern Law  
SaveEd Palmquist  
Game Winning RBICharlie Neal 

Game Info

DateApril 16, 1961 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Home TeamLos Angeles Dodgers 
Visiting Starting PitcherVern Law  
Home Starting PitcherStan Williams  
BallparkLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum 
CityLos Angeles 
StateCA 
Attendance27,716 
Time of Game3 hours 34 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Jocko Conlan
1B: Augie Donatelli
2B: Ken Burkhart
3B: Chris Pelekoudas

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 
Vern Law  Pitcher 
Danny Murtaugh  Manager 

Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Maury Wills  Shortstop 
Willie Davis  Center Fielder 
Tommy Davis  Third Baseman 
Duke Snider  Right Fielder 
Wally Moon  Left Fielder 
Norm Larker  First Baseman 
Charlie Neal  Second Baseman 
John Roseboro  Catcher 
Stan Williams  Pitcher 
Walter Alston  Manager 

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Pirates 6 @ Dodgers 13
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
April 16, 1961

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         Game of 4/16/1961 -- Pittsburgh at Los Angeles (D)

  Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI    Los Angeles        AB  R  H RBI
Virdon B, cf          3  1  0  0   Wills M, ss           6  2  2  0   
Groat D, ss           5  1  2  0   Davis W, cf           3  0  0  0   
Skinner B, lf         4  1  3  0   Demeter D, ph-cf-rf   3  0  1  1   
Stuart D, 1b          5  0  2  2   Davis T, 3b-lf        5  2  2  2   
Clemente R, rf        5  1  0  0   Snider D, rf          4  1  1  1   
Hoak D, 3b            5  0  2  1   Warwick C, pr-cf      0  1  0  0   
Smith H, c            4  1  2  1   Moon W, lf            3  1  1  1   
Mazeroski B, 2b       5  1  1  0   Gilliam J, 3b         0  1  0  0   
Law V, p              2  0  1  1   Larker N, 1b          3  0  1  0   
Green F, p            0  0  0  0   Hodges G, ph-1b       1  2  1  0   
Nelson R, ph          1  0  0  0   Neal C, 2b            4  1  3  2   
Shantz B, p           0  0  0  0   Roseboro J, c         2  0  0  0   
Burgess S, ph         1  0  1  0   Sherry N, ph-c        3  2  2  4   
Christopher J, pr     0  0  0  0   Williams S, p         2  0  0  0   
Cheney T, p           0  0  0  0   Palmquist E, p        0  0  0  0   
Witt R, p             0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     40  6 14  5                        39 13 14 11

Pittsburgh       120 001 002 --  6
Los Angeles      100 131 25x -- 13

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Law V (L)             4.2  8  5  5  3  1
Green F               0.1  0  0  0  0  0
Shantz B              2.0  5  3  3  1  1
Cheney T*             0.0  1  5  4  4  0
Witt R                1.0  0  0  0  0  0

  Los Angeles          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Williams S (W)+       8.0 13  6  3  3  5
Palmquist E (S)       1.0  1  0  0  0  0
  * Pitched to 6 batters in 8th
  + Pitched to 3 batters in 9th

E -- Davis T, Williams S, Groat D
DP -- Pittsburgh 1, Los Angeles 3
LOB -- Pittsburgh 11, Los Angeles 10
2B -- Mazeroski B, Neal C, Smith H, Groat D, Stuart D
3B -- Wills M
HR -- Davis T, Moon W, Sherry N
HBP -- by Palmquist E (Smith H)
WP -- Law V, Cheney T
T -- 3:34
A -- 27716

    

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