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Dodgers
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 28, 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 July 28, 1961 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 28, 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 | July 28, 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 | Earl Francis |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 25,593 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Chris Pelekoudas 1B: Augie Donatelli 2B: Jocko Conlan 3B: Ken Burkhart |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Maury Wills | Shortstop |
| Jim Gilliam | Second Baseman |
| John Roseboro | Catcher |
| Wally Moon | Left Fielder |
| Tommy Davis | Third Baseman |
| Norm Larker | First Baseman |
| Duke Snider | Right Fielder |
| Willie Davis | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Podres | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
| Dick Groat | Shortstop |
| Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
| Dick Stuart | First Baseman |
| Don Hoak | Third Baseman |
| Joe Christopher | Left Fielder |
| Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Earl Francis | Pitcher |
| Danny Murtaugh | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 28, 1961
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Francis
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Francis
Gilliam hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Francis
Roseboro strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Podres
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam 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 takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Podres
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Francis
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops it up and throws to first, with Francis covering, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Francis
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Francis
Larker hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Francis
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski misplays the ball. That's an error on Mazeroski. Larker moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Francis
Davis hits a line drive into center field. Virdon picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Virdon. Larker scores. Snider goes all the way around to score. Davis moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Podres vs. Francis
Podres hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, 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, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Podres
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Christopher vs. Podres
Christopher hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Francis
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Francis
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gilliam for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Francis
Roseboro takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Francis
Moon hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Moon reaches second base with a double. Roseboro goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Francis
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Davis for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Podres
Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Podres
Smith hits a line drive into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Francis vs. Podres
Francis strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Francis
Larker 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, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Francis
Snider 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, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Francis
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 4
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Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Podres
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larker scoops it up and throws to first, with Podres covering, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Podres
Groat hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Podres
Clemente hits a fly ball into right field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Podres vs. Francis
Podres 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, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Francis
Wills hits a line drive into left field. Christopher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Francis
Gilliam hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, 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, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Podres
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Christopher vs. Podres
Christopher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davis fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Francis
Roseboro hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops it up and throws to first, with Francis covering, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Francis
Moon hits a fly ball into left field. Christopher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Francis
Davis hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Podres
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Podres
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Podres
Johnny Logan pinch hits for Earl Francis.
Logan hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Larker vs. McBean
Al McBean now pitching.
Larker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. McBean
Snider 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, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. McBean
Davis 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 -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Podres vs. McBean
Podres 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 7
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Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Podres
Virdon strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Podres
Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Podres
Clemente hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Stuart vs. Podres
Stuart hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Podres
Hoak hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Wills vs. McBean
Wills hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. McBean
Gilliam bunts towards the mound. McBean fields it and throws to first for the out. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roseboro vs. McBean
Roseboro hits a fly ball into left field. Christopher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Moon vs. McBean
Moon is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. McBean
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Christopher vs. Podres
Jim Gilliam now playing third base. Charlie Neal now playing second base.
Christopher 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, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Podres
Mazeroski hits a popup towards short. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Podres
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Leppert vs. Podres
Dick Schofield pinch runs for Hal Smith. Don Leppert pinch hits for Al McBean.
Leppert hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Face
Roy Face now pitching. Don Leppert now catching.
Larker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Face
Gordie Windhorn pinch runs for Norm Larker.
Snider hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Face
Davis hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Podres vs. Labine
Clem Labine now pitching.
Podres hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Christopher. Podres reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Wills vs. Labine
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wills for the out. Podres moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Gilliam vs. Labine
Gilliam 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, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Roseboro vs. Labine
Roseboro hits a line drive into left field. Christopher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Podres
Gil Hodges now playing first base.
Virdon hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Podres
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Podres covering, for the out. Virdon moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clemente vs. Podres
Clemente bunts, foul, towards third. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stuart vs. Podres
Stuart hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moon. Stuart reaches second base with a double. Virdon scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Hoak vs. Farrell
Turk Farrell now pitching.
Hoak hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stuart scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Farrell
Rocky Nelson pinch hits for Joe Christopher.
Nelson strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/28/1961 -- Los Angeles at Pittsburgh (N)
Los Angeles AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Wills M, ss 5 0 1 0 Virdon B, cf 4 1 1 0
Gilliam J, 2b-3b 4 0 0 0 Groat D, ss 3 0 0 0
Roseboro J, c 4 1 0 0 Clemente R, rf 4 1 1 0
Moon W, lf 3 0 1 1 Stuart D, 1b 4 2 2 3
Davis T, 3b 4 0 0 0 Hoak D, 3b 4 0 2 1
Neal C, 2b 0 0 0 0 Christopher J, lf 3 0 0 0
Larker N, 1b 4 1 2 0 Nelson R, ph 1 0 0 0
Windhorn G, pr 0 1 0 0 Mazeroski B, 2b 3 0 0 0
Hodges G, 1b 0 0 0 0 Smith H, c 3 0 1 0
Snider D, rf 4 2 1 2 Schofield D, pr 0 0 0 0
Davis W, cf 4 1 3 2 Face R, p 0 0 0 0
Podres J, p 4 0 1 0 Labine C, p 0 0 0 0
Farrell T, p 0 0 0 0 Francis E, p 1 0 0 0
Logan J, ph 1 0 0 0
McBean A, p 0 0 0 0
Leppert D, ph-c 1 0 0 0
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36 6 9 5 32 4 7 4
Los Angeles 021 000 003 -- 6
Pittsburgh 000 000 202 -- 4
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Podres J (W) 8.2 6 4 4 1 2
Farrell T (S) 0.1 1 0 0 0 1
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Francis E (L) 6.0 3 3 1 1 2
McBean A 2.0 2 0 0 1 0
Face R* 0.0 3 3 3 0 0
Labine C 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 9th
E -- Mazeroski B, Virdon B
DP -- Los Angeles 2
LOB -- Los Angeles 6, Pittsburgh 2
2B -- Moon W, Podres J, Stuart D
HR -- Stuart D, Snider D, Davis W
SH -- Gilliam J
T -- 2:18
A -- 25593
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