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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
May 27, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on May 27, 1961 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 27, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 27, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vern Law |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ernie Broglio |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 14,941 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 43 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tom Gorman 1B: Al Forman 2B: Stan Landes 3B: Vinnie Smith |
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 |
| Vern Law | Pitcher |
| Danny Murtaugh | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
| Joe Cunningham | Right Fielder |
| Bill White | First Baseman |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Stan Musial | Left Fielder |
| Daryl Spencer | Shortstop |
| Julian Javier | Second Baseman |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Ernie Broglio | Pitcher |
| Solly Hemus | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
May 27, 1961
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Broglio
Virdon hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Broglio
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Broglio fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Broglio
Skinner hits a fly ball towards center. Flood settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Flood. Skinner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stuart vs. Broglio
Stuart is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Law
Flood hits a popup, foul, towards first. Stuart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Law
Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski misplays the ball. That's an error on Mazeroski. Cunningham moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Law
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. Law
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Broglio
Clemente hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Broglio
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Broglio
Hoak hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazeroski vs. Broglio
Smith fires to second, and they've got Hoak trapped. There's the throw to White who applies the tag for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Broglio
Mazeroski hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Law
Musial strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Law
Spencer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skinner. Spencer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Javier vs. Law
Javier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Spencer scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Law
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Javier moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Broglio vs. Law
Broglio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it and throws to second for the out. Javier moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Flood vs. Law
Flood hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Law vs. Broglio
Law hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Virdon vs. Broglio
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Broglio
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Broglio fields it and throws to first for the out. Virdon moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Skinner vs. Broglio
Skinner strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Law
Cunningham takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Law
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cunningham moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. Law
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cunningham moves to third. White moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Musial vs. Law
Musial hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cunningham scores. White scores. Boyer moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Spencer vs. Law
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Boyer scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Law
Javier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Law
Smith hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Broglio
Stuart strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Broglio
Clemente is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Broglio
Burgess 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
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Broglio vs. Law
Broglio hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Law
Flood hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skinner. Flood reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cunningham vs. Law
Cunningham hits a ball on the ground into right field. Clemente picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Clemente. Flood scores. Cunningham moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
White vs. Law
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boyer vs. Law
Boyer hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Broglio
Hoak hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazeroski vs. Broglio
Mazeroski takes first base on ball four. Hoak moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Law vs. Broglio
Law hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Musial. Law reaches second base with a double. Hoak scores. Mazeroski moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Virdon vs. Broglio
Virdon hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mazeroski tags and scores. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Groat vs. Broglio
Groat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Law trying to get to home. Flood throws the ball in to Smith who tags Law who's trying to score from second, for the out. Groat moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Skinner vs. Broglio
Skinner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Groat scores. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stuart vs. Broglio
Stuart strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Law
Musial hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Law
Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Law
Javier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Law
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Javier moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Broglio vs. Labine
Clem Labine now pitching.
Broglio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Javier scores. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Flood vs. Labine
Flood hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cunningham vs. Labine
Cunningham takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to third. Broglio moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
White vs. Labine
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops it up and throws to first, with Labine covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Broglio
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Clemente for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Broglio
Burgess 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 -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Broglio
Hoak hits a line drive into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Labine
Boyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Labine
Musial hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spencer vs. Labine
Don Taussig pinch runs for Stan Musial.
Spencer hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Javier vs. Labine
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Boyer moves to third. Taussig moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Smith vs. Labine
Smith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Broglio vs. Labine
Broglio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Broglio
Don Taussig now playing left field.
Mazeroski strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schofield vs. Broglio
Dick Schofield pinch hits for Clem Labine.
Schofield strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Broglio
Virdon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Taussig. Virdon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Groat vs. Broglio
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Shantz
Bobby Shantz now pitching.
Flood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cunningham vs. Shantz
Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shantz fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Shantz
White hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Shantz
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shantz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Broglio
Skinner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stuart vs. Broglio
Stuart hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Taussig. Stuart reaches second base with a double. Skinner moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Clemente vs. McDaniel
Lindy McDaniel now pitching.
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Burgess vs. McDaniel
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Skinner scores. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hoak vs. McDaniel
There's a wild pitch. Stuart moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hoak vs. McDaniel
Hoak takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mazeroski vs. McDaniel
Mazeroski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taussig vs. Shantz
Taussig is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Shantz
Spencer hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Shantz
Javier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Shantz
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. McDaniel
Rocky Nelson pinch hits for Bobby Shantz.
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDaniel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. McDaniel
Virdon strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. McDaniel
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/27/1961 -- Pittsburgh at St.Louis (N)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Virdon B, cf 4 0 1 1 Flood C, cf 5 1 2 0
Groat D, ss 5 1 1 0 Cunningham J, rf 3 1 1 1
Skinner B, lf 4 1 2 1 White B, 1b 4 1 1 0
Stuart D, 1b 4 0 1 0 Boyer K, 3b 4 1 1 0
Clemente R, rf 4 1 1 1 Musial S, lf 4 1 3 3
Burgess S, c 4 0 0 1 Taussig D, pr-lf 1 0 0 0
Hoak D, 3b 3 1 2 0 Spencer D, ss 5 1 1 0
Mazeroski B, 2b 3 1 0 0 Javier J, 2b 5 1 5 1
Law V, p 2 0 2 1 Smith H, c 5 0 2 0
Labine C, p 0 0 0 0 Broglio E, p 4 0 1 1
Schofield D, ph 1 0 0 0 McDaniel L, p 0 0 0 0
Shantz B, p 0 0 0 0
Nelson R, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 5 10 5 40 7 17 6
Pittsburgh 010 030 010 -- 5
St.Louis 013 120 00x -- 7
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Law V (L) 4.1 12 7 7 2 1
Labine C 1.2 3 0 0 2 0
Shantz B 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Broglio E (W)* 7.0 10 5 5 1 7
McDaniel L (S) 2.0 0 0 0 1 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- Flood C, Mazeroski B 2, Clemente R
DP -- Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 6, St.Louis 13
2B -- Spencer D, Flood C, Law V, Virdon B, Stuart D
HR -- Clemente R, Musial S
SF -- Virdon B
WP -- McDaniel L
T -- 2:43
A -- 14941
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