Pirates @ Reds
September 19, 1961

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Bottom 6 R H E
Pirates 1 5 0
Reds 9 12 0
Bottom 6 R H E
Pirates 1 5 0
Reds 9 12 0

Vada Pinson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .344
OBP .667 .381
At Bats 2 579
Hits 1 199
• Singles 0 142
• Doubles 0 33
• Triples 1 8
• Home Runs 0 16
Walks 1 37
RBI’s 2 83

Earl Francis Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 7 0
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Crosley Field - September 19, 1961
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Out
Earl Francis
Hal Smith
Dick Stuart
Bill Mazeroski
Don Hoak
Dick Groat
Bob Skinner
Bill Virdon
Roberto Clemente
Vada Pinson
Eddie Kasko
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 6 Kasko hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Stuart hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Blasingame hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 O'Toole hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Francis fields it and throws to first for the out. Johnson moves to third.
Bottom 5 There's a wild pitch. Freese scores. Johnson moves to second.
Bottom 5 Johnson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Lynch scores. Freese moves to third.
Bottom 5 Freese takes first base on ball four. Lynch moves to third.
Bottom 5 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. Lynch moves to second.
Bottom 5 Earl Francis now pitching. Lynch hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Virdon hits a popup towards short. Kasko settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Joe Christopher pinch hits for Clem Labine. Christopher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Smith scores.
Top 5 Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lynch. Mazeroski reaches second base with a double. Smith moves to third.
Top 5 Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Skinner hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Robinson hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Clem Labine now pitching. Pinson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon who is chasing the ball. Pinson reaches third base with a triple. Blasingame scores. Kasko goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 4 Kasko hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. O'Toole scores. Blasingame moves to second.
Bottom 4 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart fields the ball and throws to Friend covering. Safe. O'Toole moves to second.
Bottom 4 O'Toole hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Freese hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 4 Coleman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Robinson scores. Lynch moves to second.
Bottom 4 Lynch is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 4 Robinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skinner. Robinson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Hoak strikes out. There goes Groat. The throw from Johnson and Groat is out.
Top 4 Stuart strikes out.
Top 4 Clemente takes first base on ball four. Groat moves to second.
Top 4 Groat hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Kasko hits a line drive into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Blasingame hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 O'Toole hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 There goes Virdon. The throw from Johnson and he is out, Blasingame applying the tag.
Top 3 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Friend bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Top 3 Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Freese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Coleman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Lynch hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Smith strikes out.
Top 2 Skinner hits a popup towards short. Kasko settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hoak hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Stuart strikes out.
Bottom 1 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 1 There goes Pinson. The throw from Smith and he is safe. Pinson steals second.
Bottom 1 Pinson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Blasingame hits a line drive towards third. Hoak reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coleman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Clemente for the out.
Top 1 Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coleman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Virdon for the out.