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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
June 16, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on June 16, 1961 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | June 16, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 16, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Gibson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Harvey Haddix |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 26,229 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 32 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Vinnie Smith 1B: Dusty Boggess 2B: Tom Gorman 3B: Stan Landes |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Carl Warwick | Center Fielder |
| Alex Grammas | Second Baseman |
| Bill White | First Baseman |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Charlie James | Left Fielder |
| Don Taussig | Right Fielder |
| Bob Lillis | Shortstop |
| Tim McCarver | Catcher |
| Bob Gibson | Pitcher |
| Solly Hemus | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
| Dick Groat | Shortstop |
| Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
| Dick Stuart | First Baseman |
| Smoky Burgess | Catcher |
| Don Hoak | Third Baseman |
| Bob Skinner | Left Fielder |
| Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
| Harvey Haddix | Pitcher |
| Danny Murtaugh | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
June 16, 1961
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. Haddix
Warwick hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Haddix
Grammas hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Haddix
White hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Gibson
Virdon hits a fly ball into left field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Gibson
Groat strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Gibson
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Haddix
Boyer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skinner. Boyer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
James vs. Haddix
James hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Boyer moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Taussig vs. Haddix
Taussig hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boyer scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lillis vs. Haddix
Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarver vs. Haddix
McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Gibson
Stuart hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Gibson
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grammas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Gibson
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hoak for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Haddix
Gibson hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. Haddix
Warwick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grammas vs. Haddix
Grammas 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
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Gibson
Skinner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazeroski vs. Gibson
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Skinner moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Haddix vs. Gibson
Haddix hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Skinner moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Virdon vs. Gibson
Virdon hits a fly ball into left field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Skinner tags and scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Gibson
Groat takes first base on ball four. Haddix moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clemente vs. Gibson
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Haddix
White 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 -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Haddix
Boyer hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
James vs. Haddix
James hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Gibson
Stuart strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Gibson
Burgess hits a fly ball into left field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Gibson
Hoak hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Taussig who is chasing the ball. Hoak reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Skinner vs. Gibson
Skinner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mazeroski vs. Gibson
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taussig vs. Haddix
Taussig hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Haddix
Lillis hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Haddix
McCarver 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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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haddix vs. Gibson
Haddix hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Gibson
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Gibson
Groat takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Gibson
There's a wild pitch. Groat moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clemente vs. Gibson
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Haddix
Gibson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. Haddix
Warwick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Haddix fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Haddix
Grammas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Gibson
Stuart is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Gibson
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Burgess for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Gibson
Hoak hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of James. Hoak reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Skinner vs. Gibson
Skinner is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mazeroski vs. Gibson
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Gibson covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Haddix
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Haddix
Boyer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. White moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
James vs. Haddix
James hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Taussig vs. Haddix
Taussig takes first base on ball four. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lillis vs. Haddix
Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out. White scores. Boyer moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCarver vs. Haddix
McCarver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boyer scores. Lillis moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gibson vs. Haddix
Gibson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lillis scores. McCarver moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Warwick vs. Labine
Clem Labine now pitching.
Warwick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak juggles the ball. That's an error on Hoak. McCarver moves to third. Gibson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Grammas vs. Labine
Grammas hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Gibson
Walt Moryn pinch hits for Clem Labine.
Moryn hits a fly ball into left field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Gibson
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Gibson
Groat hits a line drive into center field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Green
Fred Green now pitching.
White hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. White reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Green
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. White moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
James vs. Green
James hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Taussig vs. Green
Taussig hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. White scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lillis vs. Green
Lillis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Taussig moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCarver vs. Green
McCarver hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Gibson
Clemente strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Gibson
Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Gibson
Burgess hits a popup in front of the plate. McCarver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Green
Gibson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Warwick vs. Green
Warwick strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grammas vs. Green
Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gibson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Green
White 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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Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Gibson
Hoak takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Gibson
Skinner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of James. Skinner reaches second base with a double. Hoak goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mazeroski vs. Gibson
Mazeroski hits a line drive into center field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nelson vs. Gibson
Rocky Nelson pinch hits for Fred Green.
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Gibson, and towards Lillis, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Virdon vs. Gibson
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/16/1961 -- St.Louis at Pittsburgh (N)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Warwick C, cf 5 0 1 0 Virdon B, cf 4 0 0 1
Grammas A, 2b 5 0 0 0 Groat D, ss 2 0 0 0
White B, 1b 5 2 2 0 Clemente R, rf 4 0 0 0
Boyer K, 3b 4 2 2 0 Stuart D, 1b 4 0 1 0
James C, lf 4 0 0 0 Burgess S, c 4 0 0 0
Taussig D, rf 3 0 2 2 Hoak D, 3b 3 1 2 0
Lillis B, ss 4 1 1 1 Skinner B, lf 1 1 1 1
McCarver T, c 4 0 1 1 Mazeroski B, 2b 4 0 0 0
Gibson B, p 4 0 2 1 Haddix H, p 2 0 1 0
Labine C, p 0 0 0 0
Moryn W, ph 1 0 0 0
Green F, p 0 0 0 0
Nelson R, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 5 11 5 30 2 5 2
St.Louis 010 000 310 -- 5
Pittsburgh 001 000 001 -- 2
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson B (W) 9.0 5 2 2 6 4
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Haddix H (L) 6.2 7 4 4 1 1
Labine C 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Green F 2.0 4 1 1 0 1
E -- Hoak D
DP -- St.Louis 1, Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- St.Louis 7, Pittsburgh 8
2B -- Boyer K, Hoak D, White B, Skinner B
3B -- Hoak D
SF -- Virdon B
WP -- Gibson B
T -- 2:32
A -- 26229
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