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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
April 15, 1966
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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 April 15, 1966 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | April 15, 1966 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 15, 1966 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Gibson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Don Cardwell |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 32,231 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 41 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Paul Pryor 1B: John Kibler 2B: Bill Jackowski 3B: Ed Sudol |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Right Fielder |
| Julian Javier | Second Baseman |
| Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
| Tim McCarver | Catcher |
| Charley Smith | Third Baseman |
| George Kernek | First Baseman |
| Alex Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Jerry Buchek | Shortstop |
| Bob Gibson | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Matty Alou | Center Fielder |
| Gene Alley | Shortstop |
| Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
| Willie Stargell | Left Fielder |
| Donn Clendenon | First Baseman |
| Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
| Bob Bailey | Third Baseman |
| Jim Pagliaroni | Catcher |
| Don Cardwell | Pitcher |
| Harry Walker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
April 15, 1966
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Cardwell
Brock hits a popup towards short. Alley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Cardwell
Javier hits a popup towards short. Alley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Cardwell
Flood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarver vs. Cardwell
There goes Flood. The throw from Pagliaroni and he is safe. Flood steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCarver vs. Cardwell
McCarver strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Gibson
Alou hits a popup towards short. Buchek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Gibson
Alley is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Gibson
Clemente hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Cardwell
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bailey juggles the ball. That's an error on Bailey. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kernek vs. Cardwell
Kernek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Cardwell
There goes Kernek. The throw from Pagliaroni and he is safe. Kernek steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Cardwell
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Buchek vs. Cardwell
Buchek hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gibson vs. Cardwell
Gibson hits a popup towards short. Alley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Gibson
Stargell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clendenon vs. Gibson
Clendenon strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazeroski vs. Gibson
Mazeroski strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Gibson
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Cardwell
Brock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Cardwell
There goes Brock. The throw from Pagliaroni and he is safe. Brock steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Javier vs. Cardwell
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brock moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Flood vs. Cardwell
Flood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brock scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarver vs. Cardwell
McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bailey 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: ---
Pagliaroni vs. Gibson
Pagliaroni strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardwell vs. Gibson
Cardwell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Gibson
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Cardwell
Smith hits a line drive into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kernek vs. Cardwell
Kernek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Cardwell
Johnson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buchek vs. Cardwell
Buchek strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Cardwell
Gibson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Gibson
Alley strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Gibson
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kernek scoops it up and throws to first, with Gibson covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Gibson
Stargell strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Cardwell
Brock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Cardwell
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cardwell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. Cardwell
There goes Javier. The throw from Pagliaroni and he is safe. Javier steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flood vs. Cardwell
Flood hits a line drive into right field. Clemente picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Clemente. Javier scores. Flood moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCarver vs. Cardwell
McCarver is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Cardwell
Smith hits a line drive into left field. Stargell picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Stargell. Flood scores. McCarver moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kernek vs. Fryman
Woodie Fryman now pitching.
Kernek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it and throws to second for the out. McCarver scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Fryman
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clendenon vs. Gibson
Clendenon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazeroski vs. Gibson
Mazeroski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clendenon moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bailey vs. Gibson
Bailey hits a fly ball into right field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pagliaroni vs. Gibson
Pagliaroni hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Roberts vs. Gibson
Dave Roberts pinch hits for Woodie Fryman.
Roberts hits a popup towards short. Buchek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buchek vs. McBean
Al McBean now pitching.
Buchek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. McBean
Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McBean fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. McBean
Brock hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. McBean
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. McBean
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bailey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 8 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Gibson
Alou hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Brock who is chasing the ball. Alou reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Alley vs. Gibson
Alley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Clemente vs. Gibson
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out. Alou scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stargell vs. Gibson
Stargell hits a popup towards short. Buchek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clendenon vs. Gibson
Clendenon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. McBean
McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clendenon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCarver for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. McBean
Smith hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente who is chasing the ball. Smith reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kernek vs. McBean
Kernek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. McBean
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bailey fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 9 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Gibson
Mike Shannon now playing left field.
Mazeroski hits a popup towards short. Buchek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Gibson
Bailey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Shannon. Bailey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pagliaroni vs. Gibson
Pagliaroni hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bailey scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonder vs. Gibson
Jesse Gonder pinch hits for Al McBean.
Gonder is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Gibson
Alou hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Brock. Alou reaches second base with a double. Pagliaroni moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Alley vs. Gibson
Alley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 9 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buchek vs. Purkey
Bob Purkey now pitching. Jesse Gonder now catching.
Buchek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Purkey
Gibson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Clendenon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. Purkey
Brock strikes out. There goes Buchek. The throw from Gonder to Alley, and Buchek is out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 9 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Gibson
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier misplays the ball. That's an error on Javier. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stargell vs. Gibson
Stargell strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clendenon vs. Gibson
Clendenon strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazeroski vs. Gibson
Mazeroski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 9 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Purkey
Javier hits a line drive into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Purkey
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Purkey, and towards Mazeroski, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Purkey
McCarver takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Purkey
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 9 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Gibson
Bailey hits a popup towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Gibson
Jerry Lynch pinch hits for Bob Purkey.
Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonder vs. Gibson
Gonder hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kernek scoops it up and throws to first, with Gibson covering, for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/15/1966 -- St.Louis at Pittsburgh (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Brock L, rf 5 2 3 2 Alou M, cf 4 1 2 0
Javier J, 2b 5 1 0 0 Alley G, ss 3 0 0 0
Flood C, cf 5 1 3 2 Clemente R, rf 4 0 0 1
McCarver T, c 3 1 0 0 Stargell W, lf 3 0 0 0
Smith C, 3b 5 1 2 1 Clendenon D, 1b 4 0 1 0
Kernek G, 1b 4 1 3 2 Mazeroski B, 2b 4 0 1 0
Johnson A, lf 4 1 1 2 Bailey B, 3b 4 1 1 0
Shannon M, lf 0 0 0 0 Pagliaroni J, c 3 0 1 1
Buchek J, ss 3 0 1 0 Purkey B, p 0 0 0 0
Gibson B, p 4 1 0 0 Lynch J, ph 1 0 0 0
Cardwell D, p 1 0 0 0
Fryman W, p 0 0 0 0
Roberts D, ph 1 0 0 0
McBean A, p 0 0 0 0
Gonder J, ph-c 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 9 13 9 34 2 6 2
St.Louis 001 232 100 -- 9
Pittsburgh 000 001 100 -- 2
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson B (W) 9.0 6 2 2 2 10
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Cardwell D (L) 4.1 9 6 5 1 4
Fryman W 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
McBean A 2.0 4 3 3 0 0
Purkey B 2.0 0 0 0 2 1
E -- Bailey B, Clemente R, Stargell W, Javier J
DP -- Pittsburgh 3
LOB -- St.Louis 5, Pittsburgh 7
2B -- Bailey B, Alou M
3B -- Alou M, Smith C
HR -- Johnson A, Brock L
SB -- Flood C, Kernek G, Brock L, Javier J
CS -- Buchek J
T -- 2:41
A -- 32231
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