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Cubs
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 25, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs, played on August 25, 1961 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 25, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 25, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Cardwell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Sturdivant |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 12,651 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 13 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jocko Conlan 1B: Ken Burkhart 2B: Mel Steiner 3B: Chris Pelekoudas |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Heist | Center Fielder |
| Don Zimmer | Second Baseman |
| Ernie Banks | Shortstop |
| George Altman | Right Fielder |
| Billy Williams | Left Fielder |
| Ron Santo | Third Baseman |
| Andre Rodgers | First Baseman |
| Sammy Taylor | Catcher |
| Don Cardwell | Pitcher |
| El Tappe | Manager |
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 |
| Tom Sturdivant | Pitcher |
| Danny Murtaugh | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 25, 1961
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Heist vs. Sturdivant
Heist is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Sturdivant
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Sturdivant
Banks strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Cardwell
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Cardwell
Groat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Cardwell
Skinner takes first base on ball four. Groat moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stuart vs. Cardwell
Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Sturdivant
Altman 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 -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Sturdivant
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Sturdivant
Santo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Cardwell
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cardwell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Cardwell
Burgess hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Cardwell
Hoak takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazeroski vs. Cardwell
Mazeroski is hit by the pitch. Hoak moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sturdivant vs. Cardwell
Sturdivant hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Rodgers vs. Sturdivant
Rodgers hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Sturdivant
Taylor hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cardwell vs. Sturdivant
Cardwell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Cardwell
Virdon hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Cardwell
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Cardwell
Skinner hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Heist vs. Sturdivant
Heist strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Sturdivant
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Sturdivant
Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Altman vs. Sturdivant
Altman hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Cardwell
Stuart hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Cardwell
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Cardwell
Burgess hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Burgess reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Hoak vs. Cardwell
Hoak strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Sturdivant
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sturdivant fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Sturdivant
Santo hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rodgers vs. Sturdivant
Rodgers hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skinner. Rodgers reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Taylor vs. Sturdivant
Taylor is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Cardwell vs. Sturdivant
Cardwell takes first base on ball four. Rodgers moves to third. Taylor moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Heist vs. Sturdivant
Heist 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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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Cardwell
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sturdivant vs. Cardwell
Sturdivant hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Virdon vs. Cardwell
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cardwell fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Cardwell. Sturdivant moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Groat vs. Cardwell
There goes Sturdivant. The slide. Taylor applies the tag. Sturdivant is out. Virdon moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Groat vs. Cardwell
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Sturdivant
Zimmer 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 -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Sturdivant
Banks hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skinner. Banks reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Altman vs. Sturdivant
Altman 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 -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Sturdivant
Williams strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Cardwell
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cardwell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Cardwell
Stuart hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Cardwell
Clemente hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Cardwell
Burgess hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. Cardwell
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Zimmer fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Sturdivant
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sturdivant fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Rodgers vs. Sturdivant
Rodgers hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skinner. Rodgers reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Taylor vs. Sturdivant
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops it up and throws to first, with Sturdivant covering, for the out. Rodgers moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Cardwell vs. Sturdivant
Cardwell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Cardwell
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cardwell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sturdivant vs. Cardwell
Sturdivant hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Taylor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Cardwell
Virdon is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Heist vs. Sturdivant
Heist hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Sturdivant
Zimmer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Sturdivant
Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Altman vs. Sturdivant
Altman 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 8
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Cardwell
Groat hits a line drive into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Cardwell
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Cardwell
Stuart strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Sturdivant
Rocky Nelson now playing first base.
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Nelson scoops it up and throws to first, with Sturdivant covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Sturdivant
Santo hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodgers vs. Sturdivant
Rodgers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Sturdivant
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/25/1961 -- Chicago at Pittsburgh (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Heist A, cf 4 0 0 0 Virdon B, cf 4 0 0 0
Zimmer D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Groat D, ss 4 0 1 0
Banks E, ss 4 0 2 0 Skinner B, lf 3 0 0 0
Altman G, rf 4 0 0 0 Stuart D, 1b 4 0 0 0
Williams B, lf 4 0 0 0 Nelson R, 1b 0 0 0 0
Santo R, 3b 4 0 0 0 Clemente R, rf 3 1 1 1
Rodgers A, 1b 4 0 3 0 Burgess S, c 3 0 2 0
Taylor S, c 3 0 0 0 Hoak D, 3b 2 0 0 0
Cardwell D, p 2 0 0 0 Mazeroski B, 2b 2 0 0 0
Sturdivant T, p 3 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 0 6 0 28 1 5 1
Chicago 000 000 000 -- 0
Pittsburgh 000 001 00x -- 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Cardwell D (L) 8.0 5 1 1 2 3
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Sturdivant T (W) 9.0 6 0 0 2 6
E -- Cardwell D
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Chicago 8, Pittsburgh 6
2B -- Burgess S, Rodgers A 2, Banks E
HR -- Clemente R
CS -- Sturdivant T
HBP -- by Cardwell D (Mazeroski B)
T -- 2:13
A -- 12651
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