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Pirates
@ Phillies
Connie Mack Stadium
August 7, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on August 7, 1961 at Connie Mack Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 7, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 7, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Friend |
| Home Starting Pitcher | John Buzhardt |
| Ballpark | Connie Mack Stadium |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 5,586 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Dascoli 1B: Mel Steiner 2B: Frank Secory 3B: Ed Sudol |
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 |
| Bob Friend | Pitcher |
| Danny Murtaugh | Manager |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Callison | Left Fielder |
| George Williams | Second Baseman |
| Wes Covington | Right Fielder |
| Tony Gonzalez | Center Fielder |
| Lee Walls | First Baseman |
| Charley Smith | Third Baseman |
| Clay Dalrymple | Catcher |
| Ruben Amaro | Shortstop |
| John Buzhardt | Pitcher |
| Gene Mauch | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Phillies
Connie Mack Stadium
August 7, 1961
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Buzhardt
Virdon hits a popup towards short. Amaro settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Buzhardt
Hoak hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Buzhardt
Skinner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hoak moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stuart vs. Buzhardt
Stuart strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Clemente vs. Buzhardt
Clemente hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hoak scores. Skinner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burgess vs. Buzhardt
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Friend
Callison is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Friend
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Covington vs. Friend
Covington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Buzhardt
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Amaro scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Buzhardt
Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Friend vs. Buzhardt
Friend bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Mazeroski moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Virdon vs. Buzhardt
Virdon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mazeroski scores. Friend moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hoak vs. Buzhardt
Hoak hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Skinner vs. Buzhardt
Skinner hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Friend
Gonzalez 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, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Friend
Walls strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Friend
Smith 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, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Buzhardt
Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Buzhardt
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Amaro scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Buzhardt
Burgess hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Buzhardt
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Amaro fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dalrymple vs. Friend
Dalrymple hits a line drive into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amaro vs. Friend
Amaro hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buzhardt vs. Friend
Buzhardt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Buzhardt
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Friend vs. Buzhardt
Friend strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Buzhardt
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Walls scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Virdon for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Friend
Callison hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Friend
Williams hits a popup, foul, towards first. Stuart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Covington vs. Friend
Covington hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Callison moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gonzalez vs. Friend
Gonzalez 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 5
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Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Buzhardt
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Amaro scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Buzhardt
Skinner hits a fly ball into left field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Buzhardt
Stuart hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Callison. Stuart reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clemente vs. Buzhardt
Clemente hits a line drive towards short. Amaro reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Friend
Walls 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, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Friend
Smith is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dalrymple vs. Friend
Dalrymple 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 6
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Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Buzhardt
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards short. Amaro scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Buzhardt
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Buzhardt
Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Friend vs. Buzhardt
Friend hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amaro vs. Friend
Amaro hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente who is chasing the ball. Amaro reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Buzhardt vs. Friend
Buzhardt hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Callison vs. Friend
Callison hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Amaro tags and scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Friend
Williams hits a line drive towards short. Groat reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Buzhardt
Virdon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Covington. Virdon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hoak vs. Buzhardt
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Virdon moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Skinner vs. Buzhardt
Skinner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Callison. Skinner reaches second base with a double. Virdon scores. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stuart vs. Buzhardt
Stuart strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clemente vs. Buzhardt
Clemente strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Covington vs. Friend
Covington strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Friend
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Friend
Walls hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Friend
Smith strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Buzhardt
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards first. Walls scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Burgess for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Buzhardt
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Buzhardt
Mazeroski hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dalrymple vs. Friend
Dalrymple hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dalrymple for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amaro vs. Friend
Amaro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demeter vs. Friend
Don Demeter pinch hits for John Buzhardt.
Demeter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Friend vs. Baldschun
Jack Baldschun now pitching.
Friend hits a popup, foul, towards first. Walls settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Baldschun
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Walls scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Virdon for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Baldschun
Hoak is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Friend
Callison 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, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Friend
Elmer Valo pinch hits for George Williams.
Valo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Valo for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Covington vs. Friend
Covington hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops it up and throws to first, with Friend covering, for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/7/1961 -- Pittsburgh at Philadelphia (N)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Virdon B, cf 5 1 2 1 Callison J, lf 3 0 1 1
Hoak D, 3b 5 1 1 0 Williams G, 2b 3 0 0 0
Skinner B, lf 4 0 2 1 Valo E, ph 1 0 0 0
Stuart D, 1b 4 0 1 0 Covington W, rf 4 0 1 0
Clemente R, rf 4 0 1 1 Gonzalez T, cf 3 0 0 0
Burgess S, c 4 0 1 0 Walls L, 1b 3 0 1 0
Groat D, ss 4 0 0 0 Smith C, 3b 3 0 0 0
Mazeroski B, 2b 4 1 2 0 Dalrymple C, c 3 0 0 0
Friend B, p 3 0 0 0 Amaro R, ss 3 1 1 0
Buzhardt J, p 2 0 0 0
Demeter D, ph 1 0 0 0
Baldschun J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 3 10 3 29 1 4 1
Pittsburgh 110 000 100 -- 3
Philadelphia 000 001 000 -- 1
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Friend B (W) 9.0 4 1 1 0 5
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Buzhardt J (L) 8.0 10 3 3 0 4
Baldschun J 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 8, Philadelphia 2
2B -- Stuart D, Virdon B, Skinner B
3B -- Amaro R
SH -- Friend B
SF -- Callison J
T -- 2:24
A -- 5586
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