Pirates @ Phillies
September 23, 1961

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Bottom 16 R H E
Pirates 4 9 1
Phillies 4 13 0
Bottom 16 R H E
Pirates 4 9 1
Phillies 5 14 0

Wes Covington Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .273
OBP .000 .328
At Bats 1 275
Hits 0 75
• Singles 0 53
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 11
Walks 0 22
RBI’s 0 46

Roy Face Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 11 17
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Connie Mack Stadium - September 23, 1961
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Home Run
Roy Face
Smoky Burgess
Dick Stuart
Bill Mazeroski
Don Hoak
Dick Schofield
Bob Skinner
Bill Virdon
Donn Clendenon
Wes Covington

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 4 9 1 7
Philadelphia Phillies 5 14 0 8
Winning Pitcher Jack Baldschun
Losing Pitcher Roy Face
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Wes Covington
Attendance 4,005
Time of Game 4 hours 5 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

End of Game

Covington hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 16 Walls strikes out.
Top 16 Skinner hits a fly ball into left field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 16 Stuart hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Clendenon moves to third.
Top 16 Clendenon takes first base on ball four.
Top 16 Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 16 Virdon strikes out.
Bottom 15 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 15 Callison hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 15 Malkmus hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 15 Baldschun hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Face fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 15 Face hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Baldschun fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 15 Mazeroski hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 15 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Amaro scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 14 Dalrymple hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 14 Amaro hits a popup, foul, towards first. Stuart settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 14 Walters strikes out.
Top 14 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Malkmus fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 14 Skinner takes first base on ball four.
Top 14 Wes Covington now playing right field. Lee Walls now playing first base. Stuart strikes out.
Bottom 13 Wes Covington pinch hits for Pancho Herrera. Covington hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 13 Walls strikes out.
Bottom 13 Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Callison moves to second.
Bottom 13 Callison hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Face fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 13 Roy Face now pitching. Malkmus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 13 Clendenon strikes out.
Top 13 Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Baldschun fields it and throws to first for the out. Virdon moves to second.
Top 13 Virdon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 13 Roberto Clemente pinch hits for Harvey Haddix. Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Malkmus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 12 Baldschun bunts towards third. Hoak fields it, throws to second, with Schofield covering, for one, and over to first, with Mazeroski covering, for the double play.
Bottom 12 Dalrymple hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 12 Amaro hits a fly ball into right field. Clendenon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 12 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Herrera scoops it up and throws to first, with Baldschun covering, for the out.
Top 12 Hoak hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 12 Burgess hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 11 Walters hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 11 Herrera is called out on strikes.
Bottom 11 Walls hits a line drive into right field. Clendenon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Amaro scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 11 Stuart takes first base on ball four.
Top 11 Clendenon strikes out.
Top 11 Schofield bunts towards first. Herrera scoops it up and throws to first, with Malkmus covering, for the out. Virdon moves to second.
Top 11 Johnny Callison now playing left field. Ken Walters now playing center field. Lee Walls now playing right field. Virdon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 10 Smith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Tony Taylor pinch hits for Tony Gonzalez. Taylor strikes out.
Bottom 10 Malkmus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 10 Harvey Haddix now pitching. Baldschun is called out on strikes.
Top 10 Walt Moryn pinch hits for Al Jackson. Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Malkmus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Amaro scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Hoak hits a line drive into right field. Walters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Dalrymple 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 9 Amaro takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Walters hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Herrera hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Jack Baldschun now pitching. Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards first. Herrera scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Burgess for the out.
Top 9 Skinner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Schofield scores. Clendenon scores.
Top 9 Tony Gonzalez now playing center field. Stuart hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Schofield moves to third. Clendenon moves to second.
Top 9 Clendenon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Schofield moves to second.
Top 9 Schofield takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Virdon hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Malkmus reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Smith hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skinner. Smith reaches second base with a double. Malkmus scores. Smith goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 8 Smith is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Malkmus hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clendenon. Malkmus reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Buzhardt strikes out.
Bottom 8 Dalrymple strikes out.
Top 8 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Amaro scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Hoak hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Amaro hits a line drive into right field. Clendenon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Walters hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Herrera is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Burgess hits a popup towards short. Amaro settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Skinner hits a popup towards short. Amaro settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Stuart hits a popup towards first. Herrera settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Walls strikes out.
Bottom 6 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 6 Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Clendenon hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Schofield hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Virdon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Malkmus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Malkmus hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Buzhardt hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Dalrymple bunts towards the mound. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. Amaro moves to second.
Bottom 5 Amaro hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Herrera scoops it up and throws to first, with Buzhardt covering, for the out.
Top 5 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Amaro fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Hoak hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Walters hits a line drive into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Herrera 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 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Burgess hits a fly ball towards left. Walls catches it and throws to Amaro who relays to Herrera to double up Skinner.
Top 4 Skinner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Schofield scores. Clendenon scores.
Top 4 Stuart strikes out.
Top 4 Clendenon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walters. Clendenon reaches second base with a double. Schofield moves to third.
Top 4 Schofield takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 3 Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Malkmus hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Malkmus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Jackson strikes out.
Top 3 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Buzhardt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Dalrymple takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Amaro strikes out.
Top 2 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Amaro fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Burgess takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Skinner hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Stuart hits a line drive into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Walters 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 1 Herrera hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jackson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Smith moves to third.
Bottom 1 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield misplays the ball. That's an error on Schofield. Smith moves to second.
Bottom 1 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Malkmus hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Clendenon strikes out. There goes Schofield. The throw from Dalrymple to second, and Schofield is out.
Top 1 Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Buzhardt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Malkmus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.