Pirates @ Reds
August 5, 1961

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Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 11 14 1
Reds 7 13 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 11 14 1
Reds 7 13 1

Gus Bell Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .259
OBP .250 .304
At Bats 4 185
Hits 1 48
• Singles 1 37
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 15
RBI’s 2 31

Al McBean Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 1 0
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Crosley Field - August 5, 1961
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Out
Al McBean
Smoky Burgess
Dick Stuart
Bill Mazeroski
Don Hoak
Dick Groat
Bob Skinner
Bill Virdon
Roberto Clemente
Gus Bell
Gordy Coleman

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 11 14 1 6
Cincinnati Reds 7 13 1 8
Winning Pitcher Al McBean
Losing Pitcher Ken Hunt
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bob Skinner
Attendance 12,125
Time of Game 2 hours 49 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Coleman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skinner. Coleman reaches second base with a double. Pinson scores.
Bottom 9 Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cardenas tags and scores. Pinson tags and moves to third.
Bottom 9 Pinson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Pinson reaches second base with a double. Cardenas moves to third.
Bottom 9 Cardenas hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Cardenas reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 9 Blasingame hits a line drive towards short. Groat reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Groat hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Bill Henry now pitching. Burgess hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Jerry Lynch pinch hits for Sherman Jones. Lynch hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Freese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Stuart hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hoak tags and scores.
Top 8 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. Hoak moves to third.
Top 8 Hoak hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robinson. Hoak reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McBean fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pinson for the out. Cardenas moves to second.
Bottom 7 Cardenas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coleman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Virdon for the out.
Top 7 McBean hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Sherman Jones now pitching. Groat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pinson throws the ball in to Blasingame who tags Groat trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 6 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Wally Post pinch hits for Jay Hook. Post hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat misplays the ball. That's an error on Groat. Freese scores. Edwards moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 Edwards takes first base on ball four. Freese moves to second.
Bottom 6 Freese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Burgess hits a line drive into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Clemente hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robinson who is chasing the ball. Clemente reaches third base with a triple.
Top 6 Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Hoak scores.
Top 6 Skinner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hoak moves to third.
Top 6 Hoak hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Robinson strikes out.
Bottom 5 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Cardenas hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coleman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Virdon for the out.
Top 5 McBean hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 5 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Clemente tags and scores.
Top 5 Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Clemente moves to third.
Top 5 Burgess takes first base on ball four. Clemente moves to second.
Top 5 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hook fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Hook hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McBean fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Al McBean now pitching. Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Skinner hits a popup towards third. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hoak takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coleman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Virdon for the out. Moryn moves to second.
Top 4 Walt Moryn pinch hits for Tom Sturdivant. Moryn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Freese hits a popup towards first. Stuart settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Robinson scores. Coleman scores.
Bottom 3 Coleman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Coleman reaches second base with a double. Pinson scores. Robinson moves to third.
Bottom 3 Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pinson moves to third.
Bottom 3 Pinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Blasingame hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first, with Hook covering, for the out.
Bottom 2 Hook hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Edwards hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Coleman scores.
Bottom 2 Freese hits a line drive towards third. Hoak reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Bell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Coleman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Coleman reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Skinner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sturdivant scores. Virdon scores. Skinner moves to second.
Top 2 Hoak strikes out.
Top 2 Virdon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robinson. Virdon reaches second base with a double. Sturdivant moves to third.
Top 2 Sturdivant hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Robinson strikes out.
Bottom 1 Pinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Cardenas hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Mazeroski hits a popup, foul, towards third. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Jay Hook now pitching. Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Burgess hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clemente scores.
Top 1 Clemente hits a line drive into left field. Bell picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Bell. Skinner scores. Clemente moves to second.
Top 1 Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hoak scores. Skinner moves to third.
Top 1 Skinner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Virdon scores. Hoak moves to third. Skinner moves to second.
Top 1 Hoak takes first base on ball four. Virdon moves to second.
Top 1 Virdon takes first base on ball four.