Pirates @ Reds
August 6, 1961

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Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 9 10 1
Reds 4 8 2
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Pirates 9 10 1
Reds 4 8 2

Elio Chacon Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .326
OBP .500 .442
At Bats 3 43
Hits 1 14
• Singles 1 12
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 1 9
RBI’s 0 1

Clem Labine Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 1 6
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Crosley Field - August 6, 1961
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Clem Labine
Smoky Burgess
Rocky Nelson
Bill Mazeroski
Don Hoak
Dick Groat
Bob Skinner
Bill Virdon
Roberto Clemente
Elio Chacon
Johnny Edwards

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 9 10 1 6
Cincinnati Reds 4 8 2 6
Winning Pitcher Vinegar Bend Mizell
Losing Pitcher Joey Jay
Save Clem Labine
Game Winning RBI Bill Virdon
Attendance
Time of Game 2 hours 36 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Chacon hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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Bottom 9 Gus Bell pinch hits for Jim Maloney. Bell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Edwards takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Rocky Nelson now playing first base. Coleman hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chacon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Clemente hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Stuart strikes out.
Bottom 8 Lynch 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 8 Freese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. Pinson moves to second.
Bottom 8 Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Pinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Cardenas fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 8 Virdon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Johnny Edwards now catching. Labine is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Cardenas hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Chacon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Maloney 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 7 Johnny Edwards pinch hits for Jerry Zimmerman. Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops it up and throws to first, with Labine covering, for the out.
Top 7 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Groat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stuart scores. Clemente scores. Burgess moves to second. Two runs are unearned.
Top 7 Burgess is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Clemente hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robinson. Clemente reaches second base with a double. Stuart moves to third.
Top 7 Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas misplays the ball. That's an error on Cardenas.
Top 7 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chacon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Hoak hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Jerry Lynch now playing left field. Virdon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Jerry Lynch pinch hits for Wally Post. Lynch hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pinson scores. Robinson scores.
Bottom 6 Clem Labine now pitching. Freese hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Robinson hits a line drive to center field. Virdon throws towards Mazeroski. Mazeroski fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Mazeroski. Pinson moves to third. Robinson moves to second.
Bottom 6 Pinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Cardenas hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Mizell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maloney fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Mazeroski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Zimmerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Jim Maloney now pitching. Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chacon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Chacon hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Eddie Kasko pinch hits for Joey Jay. Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Burgess hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Clemente hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Stuart hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Zimmerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Skinner hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 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.
Bottom 4 Post hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Freese hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Pinson hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hoak is called out on strikes.
Top 4 There's a wild pitch. Mazeroski scores.
Top 4 Virdon hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Mizell bunts towards the mound. Jay fields it and throws to first for the out. Mazeroski moves to third.
Top 4 Mazeroski hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson. Mazeroski reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Chacon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Jay hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops it up and throws to first, with Mizell covering, for the out.
Top 3 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Burgess hits a popup towards third. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chacon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Zimmerman hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Post hits a popup towards first. Stuart settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Freese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Stuart hits a fly ball into left field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chacon misplays the ball. That's an error on Chacon. Virdon scores. Hoak moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 2 Hoak hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mizell scores. Virdon moves to third.
Top 2 Virdon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Burgess scores. Mazeroski scores. Mizell moves to second.
Top 2 Mizell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jay fields it and throws to home to get Clemente. Burgess moves to third. Mazeroski moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 2 Mazeroski is walked intentionally.
Top 2 Groat is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Burgess hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clemente moves to third. Burgess moves to second.
Top 2 Clemente takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Pinson hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Cardenas takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Chacon hits a popup in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Stuart hits a line drive towards first. Coleman reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 There goes Virdon. The throw from Zimmerman and he is safe. Virdon steals second.
Top 1 Skinner strikes out.
Top 1 Hoak hits a line drive into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Virdon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.