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Pirates 7 @ Dodgers 8
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
June 6, 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 June 6, 1961 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The home team Dodgers beat the visiting Pirates with a score of 8 to 7.

Game Summary

DateJune 6, 1961 
Visiting Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 7 H: 12 E: 3 LOB: 5
Runs: 7
Hits: 12
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 5
Home Team
Los Angeles Dodgers
R: 8 H: 10 E: 2 LOB: 7
Runs: 8
Hits: 10
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 7
Winning Pitcher—Johnny Podres  
Losing Pitcher—Roy Face  
Save—Larry Sherry  
Game Winning RBI—John Roseboro 

Game Info

DateJune 6, 1961 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / NightN 
Visiting TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Home TeamLos Angeles Dodgers 
Visiting Starting PitcherJoe Gibbon  
Home Starting PitcherRoger Craig  
BallparkLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum 
CityLos Angeles 
StateCA 
Attendance15,784 
Time of Game2 hours 38 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Vinnie Smith
1B: Mel Steiner
2B: Tom Gorman
3B: Stan Landes

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 
Joe Gibbon  Pitcher 
Danny Murtaugh  Manager 

Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Maury Wills  Shortstop 
Jim Gilliam  Second Baseman 
Wally Moon  Left Fielder 
Tommy Davis  Center Fielder 
Gil Hodges  First Baseman 
Daryl Spencer  Third Baseman 
Frank Howard  Right Fielder 
Norm Sherry  Catcher 
Roger Craig  Pitcher 
Walter Alston  Manager 

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Pirates 7 @ Dodgers 8
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
June 6, 1961

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         Game of 6/6/1961 -- Pittsburgh at Los Angeles (N)

  Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI    Los Angeles        AB  R  H RBI
Virdon B, cf          5  1  1  3   Wills M, ss           5  0  1  0   
Groat D, ss           5  1  1  0   Gilliam J, 2b         5  1  1  0   
Skinner B, lf         5  1  2  0   Moon W, lf            4  1  1  1   
Stuart D, 1b          4  1  2  1   Fairly R, rf          0  0  0  0   
Clemente R, rf        4  1  1  0   Davis T, cf-rf-lf     4  1  2  0   
Burgess S, c          3  0  1  1   Hodges G, 1b          3  0  0  1   
Smith H, c            1  0  0  0   Spencer D, 3b         3  1  1  0   
Hoak D, 3b            2  1  1  1   Howard F, rf          2  1  0  0   
Mazeroski B, 2b       4  0  2  0   Davis W, ph-cf        2  1  1  1   
Gibbon J, p           2  1  1  0   Sherry N, c           3  1  1  3   
Labine C, p           1  0  0  0   Roseboro J, ph-c      1  0  1  1   
Face R, p             0  0  0  0   Craig R, p            1  1  1  0   
Nelson R, ph          1  0  0  0   Podres J, p           1  0  0  0   
Green F, p            0  0  0  0   Snider D, ph          1  0  0  0   
                                   Sherry L, p           0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     37  7 12  6                        35  8 10  7

Pittsburgh       001 330 000 --  7
Los Angeles      001 310 30x --  8

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Gibbon J              4.2  6  5  3  2  4
Labine C*             1.1  2  2  1  1  1
Face R (L)            1.0  2  1  0  0  0
Green F               1.0  0  0  0  0  0

  Los Angeles          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Craig R               3.2  8  4  4  1  0
Podres J (W)          3.1  3  3  2  0  1
Sherry L (S)          2.0  1  0  0  0  0
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 7th

E -- Wills M, Groat D 2, Podres J, Stuart D
DP -- Los Angeles 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 5, Los Angeles 7
2B -- Burgess S, Groat D, Gilliam J, Roseboro J
3B -- Davis W
HR -- Virdon B, Sherry N
SF -- Hoak D, Hodges G
WP -- Face R
T -- 2:38
A -- 15784

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