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Dodgers
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 5, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Los Angeles Dodgers, played on May 5, 1961 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 5, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 5, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Podres |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Friend |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 25,023 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 38 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Forman 1B: Al Barlick 2B: Shag Crawford 3B: Bill Jackowski |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Maury Wills | Shortstop |
| Willie Davis | Center Fielder |
| Tommy Davis | Third Baseman |
| Wally Moon | Left Fielder |
| Norm Larker | First Baseman |
| Frank Howard | Right Fielder |
| John Roseboro | Catcher |
| Charlie Neal | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Podres | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Skinner | Left Fielder |
| Dick Groat | Shortstop |
| Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
| Dick Stuart | First Baseman |
| Gino Cimoli | Center Fielder |
| Don Hoak | Third Baseman |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
| Bob Friend | Pitcher |
| Danny Murtaugh | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 5, 1961
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Friend
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Friend
Davis 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 -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Friend
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Podres
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Podres
Groat hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Podres
Clemente hits a popup towards short. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Friend
Moon hits a ball on the ground into right field. Clemente picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Clemente. Moon moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Larker vs. Friend
Larker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Moon moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Howard vs. Friend
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out. Larker moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Roseboro vs. Friend
Roseboro is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Neal vs. Friend
Neal strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Podres vs. Friend
Podres hits a fly ball into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Podres
Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. Podres
Cimoli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. Podres
Hoak hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Cimoli moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Podres
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Mazeroski vs. Podres
Mazeroski hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Friend
Wills takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Friend
Davis hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Davis reaches second base with a double. Wills moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: -23
Davis vs. Friend
Davis hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Cimoli. Davis reaches second base with a double. Wills scores. Davis moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Moon vs. Friend
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Davis scores. Davis moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Larker vs. Friend
Larker hits a fly ball into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Davis tags and scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Friend
Howard strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Friend vs. Podres
Friend hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Podres
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larker fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Podres
Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Podres
Clemente hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Friend
Roseboro hits a fly ball into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Friend
Neal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Podres vs. Friend
Podres hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart juggles the ball. That's an error on Stuart. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Friend
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart fields the ball and throws to Friend covering. Safe. Podres moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Davis vs. Friend
Davis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skinner who is chasing the ball. Davis reaches third base with a triple. Podres scores. Wills goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Davis vs. Friend
Davis hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Davis scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Friend
Moon hits a line drive to left field. Skinner throws towards third. Hoak fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Hoak. Davis moves to third. Moon moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Larker vs. Umbricht
Jim Umbricht now pitching.
Larker is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Howard vs. Umbricht
Howard takes first base on ball four. Davis scores. Moon moves to third. Larker moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Roseboro vs. Umbricht
Roseboro hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Roseboro for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Podres
Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Podres fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. Podres
Cimoli strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Podres
Hoak hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Podres
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larker scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smith for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Umbricht
Neal hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Podres vs. Umbricht
Podres hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Umbricht
Wills hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skinner. Wills reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Umbricht
Davis 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
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Podres
Mazeroski hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Umbricht vs. Podres
Umbricht hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Podres
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davis fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Podres
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Umbricht
Davis hits a line drive into center field. Cimoli picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Cimoli. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Moon vs. Umbricht
Moon strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Larker vs. Umbricht
There's a wild pitch. Davis moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Larker vs. Umbricht
Larker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Davis scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Umbricht
Smith fires to first and picks off Larker. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Umbricht
Howard hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 8 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Podres
Clemente hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Stuart vs. Podres
Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. Podres
Cimoli hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. Podres
There's a wild pitch. Cimoli moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Hoak vs. Podres
Hoak strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 8 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Umbricht
Roseboro hits a fly ball into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Umbricht
Neal hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Umbricht
Bob Aspromonte pinch hits for Johnny Podres.
Aspromonte hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Umbricht
Wills hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Aspromonte moves to third. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Davis vs. Umbricht
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart juggles the ball. That's an error on Stuart. Aspromonte scores. Wills moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Davis vs. Umbricht
Davis hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 9 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Farrell
Turk Farrell now pitching.
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Farrell
Mazeroski strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Schofield vs. Farrell
Dick Schofield pinch hits for Jim Umbricht.
Schofield hits a popup, foul, towards third. Davis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 9 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. Green
Fred Green now pitching. Carl Warwick pinch hits for Wally Moon.
Warwick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Green
Gil Hodges pinch hits for Norm Larker.
Hodges hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Green
Howard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 9 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Farrell
Carl Warwick now playing left field. Gil Hodges now playing first base.
Skinner strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Farrell
Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Farrell
Clemente strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 9 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Green
Roseboro hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Roseboro reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Neal vs. Green
Neal hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Roseboro scores. Neal moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Farrell vs. Green
Farrell strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Wills vs. Green
Wills hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Green
Davis 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
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Farrell
Stuart takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Cimoli vs. Farrell
Cimoli hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Farrell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. Farrell
Hoak hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cimoli moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Farrell
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Mazeroski vs. Farrell
Mazeroski strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/5/1961 -- Los Angeles at Pittsburgh (N)
Los Angeles AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Wills M, ss 5 2 3 0 Skinner B, lf 4 0 0 0
Davis W, cf 6 2 2 2 Groat D, ss 4 0 0 0
Davis T, 3b 5 3 3 2 Clemente R, rf 4 0 1 0
Moon W, lf 4 0 2 1 Stuart D, 1b 3 0 0 0
Warwick C, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Cimoli G, cf 3 0 1 0
Larker N, 1b 2 0 2 2 Hoak D, 3b 4 0 3 0
Hodges G, ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Smith H, c 4 0 0 0
Howard F, rf 4 0 0 1 Mazeroski B, 2b 4 0 0 0
Roseboro J, c 4 1 1 0 Friend B, p 1 0 1 0
Neal C, 2b 5 0 1 1 Umbricht J, p 1 0 1 0
Podres J, p 3 1 0 0 Schofield D, ph 1 0 0 0
Aspromonte B, ph 1 1 1 0 Green F, p 0 0 0 0
Farrell T, p 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
42 10 15 9 33 0 7 0
Los Angeles 003 401 101 -- 10
Pittsburgh 000 000 000 -- 0
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Podres J (W) 6.0 6 0 0 1 3
Farrell T (S) 3.0 1 0 0 1 5
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Friend B (L) 3.2 8 7 3 2 2
Umbricht J 3.1 5 2 1 2 1
Green F 2.0 2 1 1 0 1
E -- Clemente R, Stuart D 2, Hoak D, Cimoli G
DP -- Los Angeles 1
LOB -- Los Angeles 10, Pittsburgh 8
2B -- Davis W, Davis T, Wills M, Roseboro J
3B -- Davis W
SF -- Larker N
WP -- Umbricht J, Podres J
T -- 2:38
A -- 25023
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